The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-06
Such Is the View Of Mr.. Clarkson, Who Says
the Judge Sought the Presidential Nomina-
tion from the Minneapolis Convention.
How Wayne MacVeagh's Flop to De-
mocracy Is Viewed at Washington.
George Ticknor Curtis on the Absurdiiy OF
Welded to the Free Trade Party.


GRESHAWS DEEECIIONs
Mr.. Ciarkson Thinks 1t Singular in View Of
the Judges Past Aspirations
Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Oct. 6-Jamee s. Clarkson.
of the Republican national committee. was
in the city to-day. Mr.. Clarkson, II will
be remembered, had charge OF Blaine's
campaign at the Minneapolis convention,
and upon general principles. opposed the
denomination of President Harrison. o.
cupying the position he did In that respect
and being chairman of the national commit
tee, he knew all about the operations
which were afloat TO defeat the President.
Asked, this afternoon. what he thought Of
the reported detection of Judge Gresham
from the Republican party, Mr.. Clarkson
said:
1T hardly seems possible TO me. for OF
my own certain personal knowledge Judge
Walter @. Gresham, through his friends,
sought the presidential nomination at Min-
neapolis upon the same platform on which
General Harrison stands to-day. He was q
candidate for the nomination four and
eight years ago upon the same platform Wa
have now, and If he has left the party it ID
platform, but from some personal reason.
1t has been my experience in q good many
years of political work that when q man
leaves party on account of personal feel
ing. whether it be against candidate OF
an issue. he takes only one vote with him."
Are there any persons whose names aro
to come out as having changed from
the Democratic to the Republican side in
the line OF offset to the detection OF Gresh.
am Cooley and MacVeaghp Mr. Clarkson
was asked.
common people," was the response.
Mr.. Clarkson. in reply TO questions,
stated that the soldiers were solidly
against Cleveland and Stevenson, as they
should be. and if the Democrats were sue.
cessful they would not only have TO keep
the South solid. but get sixty-four cleo.
toral votes In the North, which he believed
was next to an impossibility. He said that
certain to be for Harrison and Reid. He
did not believe Wayne MacVeagh's bolt
would hurt the party in the least
Secretary Foster. of the Treasury De-
partment, was asked to-day. what he
thought of the announcement that Wayne
MacVeagh was gong into the Democratic
party. Tht Secretary smiled, as he re-
fected, and said: "An old farmer friend q
good many years ago called my attention
to the fact that gronnd-squirrel never
climbed tree very high. have noticed
ever since that when ground-squirrel gets
abont ten or twelve feet high he stops. He
never gets ito the bouRhs of the tree. 1t
reminds me of MacVeagh."
Republicans In Washington ara con.
graduating themselves that MaoVeagh has
gone where he has for years belonged. and
they are much obliged to him for his let
ter, which exposes some of the underlying
principles and intentions of the Demo-
cractic party. They are gratified to see
him refer to Tho unreasonable system OF
protection" and to know that he stands
where Mr.. Cleveland does for q single gold
standard of money. He refers TO the dis
sstrous course of the Republican party on
the silver question" meaning the Repub-
lican aot of $780, doubling the purchase OF
silver and requiring the building of more
warehouses in which to store the useless
metal" Western Republicans were made
little angry by reading in tho letter that
"a currency based on silver" is 'huctuat-
ing,n and therefore dishonest" They also
read that not till republican institutions
our enjoying the single and stable standard
value which other civilized and CONNER
clal nations possess"
The veteran soldiers are indignant at the
slurs which MacVeagh casts upon them In
denouncing the pension laws and express
ing the Democratic position on pensions
by saying that the Republican abuses OF
the pension system staggers belief" az
there ie neither reason nor Justice in legis-
lation which destroys all distinctions be-
tween loyal service and desertion Of the
colors, between wounds received in battle
and diseases contracted in the pursuits Of
peace" This cruel fling ls intended for
the act of the last Republican Congress,
which Keeps the old veterans out Of the
poor-houses.
What "Chevaiier" Baysrd sayA
WILMINGTON, Del, Oct. 6.-In an inter.
view printed to-day ex-Secretary Baysrd
says: 1.-THE declarations of men like Judge
Walter Gresham and Wayne MacVesgh fur.
nish clear diagnosis of the political situs-
tion. They illustrate the operation of .
perception of the truth on the minds Of
two men of wholly Independents modes Of
thought living far apart; and who, inde.
pendently acting, arrive at the same con-
illusions and are impelled by similar con.
scientiousness to give 1t utterance. each in
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