The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-11-03
JUDGE GRESHAM'S VOTE.
IT WILL GO INTO THE BALLOT BOX
FOR CLEVELAND.
he Writes an Open Letter Which Leaves No
Doubt as to His Position-Approves
the Position of Cleveland
on the Tariff Issue.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-Don M. Dick
inson, chairman of the Democratic ma
tional campaign committee, has Sc
cured copies of the following state
ment and correspondence through
Hon. Bluford Wilson, solicitor of the
treasury during the administration of
President Grant. The statement and
Judge Gresham's letter which accom-
panies it sets at rest all question as to
the fact and manner of the support of
Cleveland and Steventon by that dis
tinguished end influential statesman.
TO the Public:
The truth of the statement made by
myself and Others, that Judge
Gresham had said he intended to vote
for Mr.. Cleveland at the coming elec-
tion having been persis tently denied,
not only by the Republican press but
also by the national Republican COM
mittee and upon the stump, it is due
Judge Gresham and his friends that
the truth De known, and therefore
take the responsibility of giving to the
public his letter of the 9th of October,
addressed to me.
TSigned1 BLUFoRD WILSON.
, To Hon. Bluford Wilson, Springfield, Ill;
DEAR MAORI have your letter Of
21st inst. did tell you at Spring
field that after mature reflection
was determined to vote for Cleveland
this fall because l agree in the main
with his views on the tariff and did
not believe in the principles embodied
in the. Mckinley bill. l adhere to
that determination and have said
nothing indicating a change of pur-
pose. 1t is not true that with my
knowledge or consent the president
was asked to appoint me to any office.
!, 1t is not true that L requested anyone
to do anything to obtain the Repub-
lican nomination this year. 1t is not
true that voted for Cleveland in 1888.
1 have voted the Republican ticket at
every presidential election since the
party was organized, except in 1864,
when was not able to go to the polls.
The Republicans were pledged to
the reduction of the war tariff long
before 1883 and during the campaign
of that year the pledge was renewed
with emphasis again and again. In
6l6du VI b00plhS thNU PtOLhioO OhO
Mckinley bill was passed imposing
still higher duties. 1t was passed in
the interest of favored classes and not
for the benefit of the whole people. 1t
neither enhanced the price of farm
? products nor benefited labor. Wages
are and ever will be regulated by
supply and demand. Duties were
imposed upon some articles 80 high
as to destroy competition and foster
trusts and monopolies. L think you
will agree with me that this was an
abandonment of the doctrines of
moderate incidentS protection. The
tariff is now theI most important
question before the people and what.
ever others may do, 1 shall exercise
right of my individual judgment and
vote according to my convictions. L
think with you that a Republican
can vote without Joining the Demo
Y cratic par y. How shall vote in the
future will depend upon the questions
at issue. Very truly yours.
w. @. GRESHAM.
HAS NOTHING 10 SAY.
CHICAGO, Nov. Judge Gresham
was seen at his residence tonight and
told of the giving out of his letter.
"Well, what of it?" he remarked.
"Do YOU intend to take the position
outlined in the letter."
II have n thing to say"
"The letter is acknowledged by you,
then?"
'Who gives it out?" asked the
judge.
"Don M. Dickinson"
"Well, I have nothing to say about
it,"
"You will neither affirm nor deny
that you wrote the letter?'..
"I have nothing to say and that is
enough"
CLARK AT GEORGETOWN.