The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-27

land without joining the Democratic
party" But how aboat IL. Judge. when
the voter acceps an office under Demo
cratic Presldentf-Brookville American.
JUDGE GRESHAM will not resign until
after the 18th of March. In other words. he
Will not relax his grasp on the bird in hand
until he gets hold of the bird In the bush.
-Crawfordsvllle Journal.
JUDGE GRESHAM, in recent interview.
said he accepted the position of Secretary
of State unaer Cleveland, under sense
of duty" It always affected Pecksnit that
way.-Owen County Journal.
JUDGE GRESHAM labors under the delu-
sion that his insane jealousy of Benjamin
Harrison is identical with his love of coun-
try. He has exclusive monopoly OF the de-
lusion.-Seymour Republican.
JUDGE GRESHAM has fallen greatly In
the estimation Of the people. Whether
their estimate of him was too high Is not
the question here. but the fact remains he
has fallen.-Greenfeld Republican,
THE appointment of Judge Gresham as
Secretary of State by Mr. Cleveland, which
has been definitely announced. means, no
doubt that the former has burned his
fences behind him and will try to be a can
didate for the presidential office on the
Democratic ticket IN 1S96.-Washingt on
Times.
The Republican platform of 1883 was
strongly in favor OF protection to home in
dustries, first, last and all the time; and
still the Judge was vcrv angry because ne
was not selected to lead the party to vic.
tory upon that platform. 1t was this de-
feat principally whlch Turned his mind IN
the direction of vote for Grover last fall.
-GreeEsburg Review.
GRESHAM put aside the crown offered to
him by the Populists; well, 1t was empty
and, as he. was ambitious. and knew the
state of it's emptiness perhaps he was
justified in the refusal. But within SIX
months afterward this same Judge who had
declined the Populist crown. accepted
trst-class cierkship at the hands Of Grover
Observation-Disclosures News.
JUDGE GRESHAM has received ell the
honors he ever had at the hands of the Re-
publican party. He was appointed to his
present position by Republican Presi-
dent. and has all along been the recipient
of that party's favors. And yet he has not
the manhood or even the courtesy to per-
init his present place TO be filled by q Re.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Herald.
GRESHAM has been held up by the press
of the country and shown In his true Zig bit.
but the meanest thing of all is that after
receiving his appointment as judge from q
bcpuohCou IIcclucuis 10 SETS pIOUcE
continue to hold it until after Cleveland's
inauguration. making it impossible for Mr..
Harrison to appoint his successor. Gresh-
am Ia a smaller man than even his enc
mles believed HIM TO be.-Warren Repub-
lican.
WHATEVER may be said regarding Cleve-
lands display of craftsmanship and politi-
| cal sagacity In selecting Judge Gresham
as his chief Cabinet officer. the Mail be-
lieves that not a single word can be said
in defense of the Judges action In accept
ing the place at the hands of a Democratic
PRECEDENT. especially at the hands of Gro
YER Cleveland. whose opposing candidate
for the presidency he aspired to be in 1888.
-COlumbia Mail.
The support accorded by Gresham to
/ Cleveland was solely on the ground of his
enmIty to Mr.. Harrison. Of this it Is not
our intention to pirate before the public;
but for this enmity Gresham would never
have supported Cleveland. Because of
this enmity he did all he could to defeat
Mr.. Harrison, and it soIsly this
ground that he has been rewarded by
Cleveland with q place is his Cabinet
l-Plainfield Progress.