The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-24
For the ItErU BLIcAN.
rROM THE WEST.
LAFAYETTE, Ind,
June 10Th, 1868.

ED. REPUBLICAN, Since l met
yom nj tho great convocation Of the
Republican Party Mt Chicago, and
witnessed the unanimous and cnthusi-
astic nomination of Grant and the
equally enthusiastic endorsement of
Coliax, have seen no cause to doubt
the success of our ticket in the coming
campaign, You are aware, perhaps,
that Indiana is considered doubtful
State; but the fact that our forces are
awake to the danger, and are preparing
for n vigorous contest, will serve to
assure you that we mean to be victo-
rous.
1t is now believed that if the Dem
ocrats nominate an eastern man for
President, Senator Hendricks will be
put on the ticket with him for Vice
President. In that case, as Hendricks
is now the Democratic candidate for
Governor of this State, that party will
make new nomination. The indi-
cations point to Joe. Mcdonald as the
most, if not the only, available man !;
the same individual, you will remem-
Der, who was so ANONYMOUSLY slaugh-
tered by Governor Morton. If this
occurs it will be to the advantage of
the Democracy, as Mcdonald, despite
his former failures, is more formida-
BILE opponent than Hendricks. In
either case, however, the Republicans
of Indiana are determined to do their
duty, as they have heretofore done,
and defeat their opposition.
The party in this State is intensely
radical, and this is one of the most
radical congressional districts; now
represented by Hon. G. S. Orth, and
will be again the coming Congress.
Mr.. Orth is one of those rare public
men, against whose integrity, both as
a man and politician, no suspicion
can be raised. Every speech he has
uttered and every vote he has cast
have been in the interest of his country.
He has been thorough, consistent,
unAinching radical, faithfully repre-
senting his constituency and holding a
highly honorable and crcditable posi-
tion among his fellow-menbers While
he was at his post of duty, during the
boisterous time Of impeachment, a
movement at home was organized
against him similar to that which he
so signally defeated at his last election.
After a brief and sharp campaign he
has come out the victor more signally
than before, and is now our candidate
for the next Congress. Standing as he
does. on his radical record this his
fourth successive nomination will serve
to give you some slight idea of the
political complexion Of this district.
You can hardly know how highly
we regard Colfax, and what an infu-
encc his name will have in carrying
the great North West. He is one Of
lndiana's idols, and it is no small
honor to be ranked with such men as
Morton, Lane and other great lights
of our party. He is a politician of
the new school that is to be in "the
good times coming" christian gen.
tleman and representative of the
true "Young American" element. The
thunders of enthusiasm that arose in
Chicago will roll increasingly over the
prairies Of the West in honor of the
patriotic and victorious General at the
head of our ticket and in honor of that
other man thereon, Schuyler Colfax,
whose reputation for virtue, honor and
probity has kept equal pace with
his great and growing fame as states
man.
| As at the convention Pennsylvania
decided the nomination in favor Of
Colax we now look to her to decide
the success Of our ticket. Every eye
will be turned on the keystone State,
and through close scrutiny great will
be her honors for well doing.
| The faint hold that the repudiatiou
| idea obtained in the minds Of our peo-
ple has declined, and they have con-