Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-06
GRESHAM FOR CLEVELAND
The Eminent Jurist Cannot
Support Harrison.
HE IS OPPOSED TO MONOPOLISTS
And Therefore Has to Leave
the Republican Party.


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New York World.
CHICAGO, Ill, Oct. 1.-Judge Walter
@. Gresham will vote for Grover Cleve-
land. The announcement was made
this morning upon authority of Judge
Allen, of the Federal court, and con-
firmed by Democrats of high standing
who had been in some way acquainted
with the fact.
Tonight it is the general subject Of
conversation among politicians of both
parties. Judge Allen, of the United
States district court at Springfield, first
made the announcement. Judge Grcs-
ham has been in the state capital several
days sitting with Judge Allen.
Judge Gresham told Judge Allen he
should vote for Mr.. Cleveland, and told
him he was at liberty to repeat the state
ment.
Judge Allen did repeat it, and that is
how the news reached Chicago.
The great iurist who doomed up as
such formidable candidate for the
Presidency in 1888, who has long stood
dangerously near to the Presidents am
bition, and who would to-day be upon
the bench of the Supreme Court Of the
United States but for Harrson's vindc.
tiveness, returned to Chicago His
position as judge Of a Federal court
would not permit him to discuss politics
or to pose in an interview for publication.
The accession of man of such
national prominence as Judge Gresham
to Mr.. Cleveland gave the Democrats
around western headquarters Joy
enough to last through October.
The acquisition of Judge Gresham by
the Democratic party was declared to be
more than enough to Offset the adverse
influence Of the withdrawal Of General
Sicliles, should the old warrior conclude
to bolt the ticket. Judge Gresham's &C.
ton would, it was considered, draw a
large number of voters to the Demo-
cratic party in Illinois and be Of ines
Unable service to the party in Indiana,
where he is unusually strong and where
| ltarrison's strength is waning.
Great interest has followed Judge
Gresham during his campaign and he
has been made the subject Of many SEN
sational stories by political writers.
The announcement that he would ac.
| cept a nomination as a candidate for
| the Presidency Of the Peoples party
spread by Farmer Tanbinsii and then
denied, and the subsequent statement
emanating from the same source that he
would take the stump against Harrison,
likewise disproyed, kept the Judges
name high in political interest and the
Republican leaders uneasy for a month
after the Minneapolis convention.
But the announcement of to-day, con
sidered with Judge Gresham's we'll
known disapproyal of President Har-
rison and his methods, coming from
such authors, leaves no room for doubt.
| ing that Judge Gresham's vote and in
tluence are lost to the Republican party.
When the World correspondent called
on Judge Gresham tonight he refused
to talk politics. 81 shall vote for Mr..
Cleveland, and that is all there is about
it" said he.
To the friends Of Judge Gresham his
course is no surprise. lie has the in.
terests of the people at heart.
lie is against monopoly and class
legislation, and he believes that the Re
publican party is conducted in the in
tercsts OF both. Talking of the pultica
situation recently, Judge Gresham said
I'VE need men to resist the aggression:
Of those who seek to make Of our poll
tics both an art and mystery, intel
ligible only to the adopt and initiated
who assume the management of it b,
virtue of their capacity for the defea
and artful manipulation Of their fellows
Their influence upon the country i
corrupt and debasing, and the area o
political yenality constantly enlargc
under il.
According to their views the who'll
interest that any citizen has in municl
pal, state or national government il
measured by what he can make out of il
1t is worse than idle to shut our eve
to the existence of corrupt methods anC
practices in our politics, which threaten
: to subyert our free institutions.
, "Fhe people are often cheated at thu
polls and in legislation, and prize
. which should be the reward of homes
t merit are too frequently bestowed upol
the cunning and INSCRIPTIONS rich
! Real freedom is not enjoyed by tn
: people unless the laws are enacted b
their honestly chosen representatives
and their freedom of action is as mucI
impaired when it is corrupted, infiu
9 enced, as if controlled by force.
The man who accepts a bride of an
t sort places his conscience and iudgmcn
/ in the yllest bondage. He is no longe
| free. Argument is wasted on hin
! Considerations of the public veal Q
! woe, greed and love Of powerare create
than love of country. They lmpai
, popular respect for law, which is tn
only safeguard for life and property
and it will be an evil day for the natio
| when its preservation lnuanlS mn