Show HON WALTER Q GRESHAM judge gresham Gre shain lias ba declared himself in favor of grover cleveland and an honest government ile he is decided jamin II arrison and his rein 0 of scandal walter Q gresham was born march 17 1832 near lan lanesville Lanes desville es ville II lI arrison county ind ile iio obtained a very thorough common sel school local ed education arid and entered the state uni university hersity ver sity but able to remain main there one year he was admitted to the bar in 1853 at cor corydon ind and became a successful lawyer was elected to tile the legislature in 1890 arid and in august idill became lieutenant colonel colon el of the thirty hirty eighth indiana infantry the he following r december lie ile was r js s made colonel of the fifty thaid indiana arid and served nerved for two years years in that rank making an exceptionally brilliant record especially in the campaigns 0 of 1893 J in ill ili maksi ei aus au 11 1893 lie he was cimms commissioned brigadier general air and while idimo landing 1 till tho fourth division of general beairs blairs corps cops before atlanta lie received a wound which disabled him for a year endi ending ng b hie i c service march 13 ibra lis lie was brevet ted major general ge for gallantry in the atlanta campaign ile he resumed law gratice pr atice thi this s time it at new albany ind and became a republican leader soon after which w lie i it iu president grant appointed him federal judge for the district of indana in III april 1882 lie was appointed appoint postmaster general in president arthurs calil cabinet net arid and in ill july 1884 on oil tile the death of beci detary folder fell 0 ger h lie was made secretary of the treasury finally lie ho was in ill Oo october tober 1884 appointed united states judge 0 for the seventh judicial circuit i which vilich office lie still holds in III the preliminary contest before the republican ail national convention of isas ile he had a strong following arid and calne near securing tile the nomination for presidency judge Gresh atil is ili a brilliant man whose personal following fo in illinois and ladiana indiana is is something wonderful when it becanon known that this distinguished republican had revolted against ll arrion all and I 1 his methods of perpetuating 1 power ower a committee of republican leaders waited upon him and asked an explanation I 1 the judge did not consider that any excuse was vas duo due but lo lie 10 lid did say 1 I shall voto vote for mr Clevela cleveland ild arid and that is all there here is about it to the friends of if judge 0 I resham cresham res ham I 1 liis is course is no surprise jio ile hns has tile lie interests of the people at heart hear t lie ile is a monopoly and class clasa le legislation I 1 i lation and lie believes that tile the Ile republican publican party is conducted iu ab tile tho inte of both talking of the political Ioli situation recently jud judge e gresham said wo we need nien men to resist tho the aggressions 0 of those who beck i to make of our both an ail art and a mystery intelligible only to the adept and initiated initialed who assume tile the mana management 11 cyla of it by virtue of their capacity for the defeat and artful manipulation of their fel fellows fellens lons and when told by members of his hie own party how harrison intended n to win sir mr 1 li esham said the influence of such cam campaigners paig ners ul upon oil the countr country y is corrupt and d debasing ebasio and the area of political venality constantly calar enlarges q under it 0 their shameless arid and insidious attacks ou oil free institutions are ini in fluently more dangerous that 1 the revolutionary teachings and ami practices of a comparatively fl few w visionary vision and misguided men and women in our large cities according to til their views the whole interest that any citizen has in in municipal state or national government is measured by what can the man who abc acc accepts apts a bribe of iny any sort places ili liis con ciance and judgment in the vilest bonds bondage 0 ge ile he is no longer leiger free argument is wasted on oil him b im greed and love of amer aro arc greater than love of country they impair popular respect for law which is the only safeguard C for life arid and property and it will lie ile an ail evil day for the nation when its preservation depends upon their patriotism and courage they may masquerade aa the guards u ards of ri arid and address addres the people in tho the language of patriotism hut but their virtues are arc assumed they are hypocrite and assassins of liberty and would welcome a dynasty rather than shed their blood in defenso defense of popular government |