The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-06-06

engagement when Gresham ordered ,
battery to be located on Il bluff 4
mistake as to the position being made
he went to attend to it in porsoI unt
was struck by sharp.ShoOterS bulle
Iul wound and kept the gallant gen
eral OIL tho field for II year. To the
day OF his death Gresham mover re
covered tho full uso of his limb. Many
times the surgeons said the leg must
come OIL, but the sufferer with grim
determination replied: "When that
leg goes go too Ho saved his log,
but was on crutches for several years.
The war over General Gresham re-
turned to his profession, forming Il
law partnership at Now Albany, Ind.
In lo6G he was nominated for Congress
! against Nj. g. Kerr, but the district
was heavily Democratic and he was
defeated.
When General Grant, who thought
much OF him, became President, he
offered him the collecturshtp of tho
port OF Now Orleans. the second best
o1llce OF tho kind in the country, but
he declined it Us he did the position
of United States District Attoncy of
Indiana. The circumstances attend
ing this latter action showed his
warm hearted feeling to his friends
He had come to Washington to solicit
this appointment for a friend and had
brought all his influence to bear on
General Grant. Graut told him he
had already made his selection for
this position.
"Who is he ~ asked Gresham
1oursclf," replied Grant.
But Gresham would under no cir
llr,Ss sfl, f,,ly
finally prevailed upon to accept the
United States District JudgesEip for
Indiana. Until April, 1888, he held
this position with honor TO himself
and satisfaction to litigants. While
on the bench he took no active part
in politics., but his character and
reputation were known to tho leaders
OF the country. 1t consequently hap
pcned that when Garfield was forming
his Cabinet, Gresham's name was
among those originally agreed upon.
Blaine particularly urged his solcc-
ton. The situation became such,
however, that Garfield was compelled
to modify his original intention and
Gresham was not invited to accept
portfolio. Garfield was ass;tssinutcd
and Arthur succeeded him. When
Postmaster General Howe died in
April, 1889, Gresham, then holding
court at Evansville, was rendered the
vacant position by telegraph and ac
cepted. Near the close OF Arthur's
term, on tho death Of Secretary
tolgor, ho was appointed Secretary OF
The Treasury, Il position he held until
1881, when he Withdrew from the
cabinet altogether. During his Cab-
net service, though one of the youngest,
he was one Of Arthur : most trusted
advisers. His judicial quality Of mind
his sense OF fairness, his even temper,
made him valuable coadjutntor, IN
December, 1884, Judge Drummonu
having retired from tho Office OF
United States Circuit Judge, Arthur,
who bad taken him from the bench,
had the satisfaction Of restoring hin,
10 the. bnncl at the ciOse of his service.
In lSSS Judge Gresham was made a
prominent candidate for the Rrpub-
llcan nomination for the Presidency
| at the Chicago convention uEalnsl
Harrison, Sherman, AlEcr, Allison
and the otlior Republican, leaders
whose names wore prominent. iiar-
rlson ultimately ChpturGd the Indiana
delegation. and wa, nominated. Pre-
vlons 10 that Gresham had displayed
strong inclination TO dissent from
the extreme high tarilf doctrine of
U'i' i'"Poni iI"h 'hlIS. III IL Spct'cn
delivered from tho steps of the sub
treasury in New York he had ad.
vocntcd revision Of the tariff in the
interest Of the consumer, but had in.
Sisted that the revision should be
made ny The friends, not the enemies,
Of protection. His lihrrul views ON
the tariil created aguinst him the AN
taSonism OF the extreme prOJcctiOnists
at Chicago. When tho Republicans
assumed power and revised the tarim
by the passage Of tho Nick inIcy law
Judge Gresham with other Rcpubli-
cans 0pehIy disscnted, and in 1892,
alter the nomination OF Mr.. Cleveland
by the Democrats, he with other dis
tinguishcd Republicans like Wayne
MacVcagh, who Was' Attorney General
under Arthur, renowned their allie
glance to tho Republican party and
advocated MIR. Clevcland's election.
After Mr.. Cleveland was elected in
February, 1893. he summoned Judge
Gresham to Lakewood, N. D., where
after a consultation he tCndcrcd him
the position of premier of the Cabinet
he was forming. Judge Gresham uc-
ccptcd and assumed the duties oi
Secretary of State on March I, 1893.
During his short torn as Postmaster
General, Gresham accomplished much.
The reduction Of postage on letters
from three cents TO two and the in
crease of weight allowable from half
an ounce to one ounce were the crown
ing glory Of his administration.
AS Secretary Of State in the present
administration, Mr.. Gresham has had
TO deal with perhaps more vexatious,
intricate and delicate diplomatic affairs
than has fallen to the share of most
Secretaries Of State. His treatment
OF these was marked by the strong
individuality which was part Of the
man. Perhaps from his long judicial
experience he was disposed to view
every question from tho sound point
of exact and equal justice. TO him it
made no difference how any line of
action promised to AFFECT his own cOun
try. He conid and did disabuse his
mind Of any personal fcoling in deal-
ing with any internal question and the
first consideration with him was always
absolute fairness. If his own country
occupied u false position in the matter
he thought it was his duty to set it
right. even at Il sacrifice Of material
interests as it might appear ut the
time.
The Secretary was a very hard