Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-05-26
The National Ccnvention-lts Plat
form-its Nominees.

The Repubi!can Nauonal Coh'eh-
ton, which convened at Chicago on
the 10th, was, beyond all question, the
largest, ablest and most enthusiastic
ever held in the country. Delegates
to the number Of about 465, from "a
States and Territories, while having
f1vorite candidates, displayed de-
gree Of unarim:ty and harmony sell
dom Witnessed. Aud this feeling Of
harnony-this inwrought duty Of ad-
vaucing Frincip1es instead Of men, as
30 ONLY means by which to bring back
our governmental policy 70 It's pristine
psuity,-pcrvaded the 100000 stran-
gers who were SO eager to know the
name Of the standard-boarer that
should inargurate the Republican prin-
ciplcs on the 4th Of March, 1861, that
they could not await the slow action Of
the telegraph to inform them at their
own homes, but must needs hear 1t
pronounced by the chairman Of the
Convention. Chicago was all cnthu-
siasm; Illinois was wild with excite
ment; The Is Free States have sent UP
such burst Of JOY as has not been e:,-
hibited since 1910, on learning the re-
suit of their representatives in that
Convention.
The Platform is just as it should be,
conservative, plain, emphatic, and at
fords protection to all classes of citi-
zcns, whether native or foreign. It is
truly wise ana Just production.
OF the nominees, we are peculiarly
gratifcd. Months ago We commenced
to question the propriety of nominating
the great statesman of New Z ork, sole
ly on the score of availability. In cast
inc about for men who could be elect
ed, we chose Cameron for President
and Lincoln for Vice. While it seem.
then, and does now, perfectly plain to
us that that would be certainly irwin.
chile ticket, We gave as our first choice,
aside from policy, the ticket reversed.
The reasons are obvious. Lincoln is q
western man-can beat Douglas or
any other man in his own State-is an
eminent statesman, y profound, philo
sophie thinker, irreproachable in either
his private or public acts, and, above
all, is uni, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for his
answering integrity. He has earned
the proud appellatioa Of "Honest Old
Abe" We asked that he be made
Vice President, and our request has
been more than granted in giving him
the Aighcst Office within our gift, fol
such nominations is equivalent to al
election. All the devils in hell, com
blned with the Sham Democrats, can
not defeat his election.
OfGov. Uamlin, the candidate fol
Vice President, i may not be amiss t.
say q few words. Without doubt HI
is the most popular man in the New
England States. While Mr.. Lincolr
was in the House as a Henry Clay
Wing, MI. Hamlin was in the Senate
rs a Jackson Democrat, and both agree
ing on the great question which is now
the ruling issuc-the slavery question
When the Democratic party became
so corrupt, wicked and pro-slayory
Mr.. Hamlin left it as "a thing despis
Cd" AS soon as his age would per
nit, he was elected to the Legislator,
Of Maine. In 1913, lie was sent t
Congress, where lie remained two
terms. In 1849, he was chosen {. S
Senator, and IN 1856 he resigned to b;
elected Governor, and thus make hi
State certain for Fremont, IN which ht
succeeded. Shortly after, he resigned
the Govcrnorship, and was returned t.
the L. S. Senate, Of which body h
is now a conspicuous member.
There, fellow citizens Of all parties
IS oar ticket, and a righteous one it is
too. Every truly honest and intelligen
man, Of whatever party, we expect vii
vote it. OF course, we do not expec
that foss!lized old hard-shells, whose