Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-16
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Senator Palmer who was at frst not
inclined to take kindly to the selection
OF Judge Gresham for secretary OF state,
has worked himself into Q good humor
over 1t, and tells the following story to
illustrate his present feelings on the
subject:
Personally my position is similar to
that OF little German friend of mine
who had his place OF business in the same
building with me in Springfield. 1t was
during the campaign Of ,'6S, when wa.
more or less interested in the nomins-
ton that the democratic convention
would make, so was my German friend
on the floor below me. As came down
stairs my German friend shouted to me:
WHO'S going to be nominated, gem
erslf I replied: 1T looks like Hen
bricks" Hendricks vas a eoot msn
Eurrah for Hendricks A few hours
later 1 had occasion to go down stairs,
ard my German fried questioned me fur
ther concerning the nomination. re-
piled; "It looks like Chase would be
ominsted." "Ahl' said he, Chase vas
bully man Harrah for Chase" FINALLY
word came that the convention had nom
mated Seymour and as passed nv Ger
man friends door informed him thai
Seymour was nominated. 'Dss is goot.,
said he. Seymour Vas the best MN
what they got. Hurrsh for Seymour"
This sbeut expresses my position at the
present time.
Congressman Holman, of indiana,
whose democracy is of the rock>ribbed
variety, is enthusiastic in his expression
of the selection of Judge Gresham for
secretary Of state. He says:
The selection meets with my hearty APP
prevail Judge Gresham is q man OF great
ability and purity, AID his selection is
most ssgacious one. His ability and his
honesty and the fact that he is indepen-
dent Of certain great influences has at
tached many of the people to him, and
he has large following OF men who,
while not yet outside OF the republican
party, are in sympathy with lower tax
alton, greater economy in the public ex>
penditures and all the great issues adj
vocsted by the democratic party. In
political prosecutions that came UP be
fore him soou after the war he manifelted
such fairness and impsrtislity as to win
a. many friends among democrats as
among republicans. When it was shown
TO him that q jury in political case had
been packed with republicans ne did not
wait to hear a word from the district at
torney, but at once discharged the whole
venire. His selection shows q DISPOSE
ti0n on the part of Mr.. Cleveland TO
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best men he can find. with q view to Il G
greatest efficiency of administration and
for the highest good OF the people, ard
without too close regard for political
records, and think he is right. On q
smaller scale it is like the nomination OF
Greeley in 1S72-the most ssgacious
nomination the party ever made, for it
needed just such nomination as that to
lit it out OF its old rgts.
Some press opinions are given:
Danville Press: President Harrison
appoints democrat to the supreme bench
aud President Cleveland appoints a re-
publican to q seat in his cabinet In this
year of our Lore it does seem as if there
was no politics in politics.
st. Louis Republic: Judge Gresham ia
~ muCn ooseoI Inau tne republican party
shat he is to all intents q democrat-and
long ways better democrat than some
of those who pass for democrats in New
England and New York.
st. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Gresh>
am appointment is not in recognition of
Illinois democrats, but it is a concession
to the democratic sentiment of all Sec
lions, which is not confined to be the
democratic party.