The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-06-04

er. sf"d ssss greatness cee5isfsin the DOG
sesso OF qualities hici emiRentlY fit
him for the Chief Ma agissfacy OF the ma.
ton. He achieved his military famo
ht tifeless, not to. say unscxupulous,
ambition, but because IL was found that
+ BE performed every duty assined him.
He never lo-t battle, nor made n siege
without It's resulting in unconditional
surrender. 1t is to such nsasl ttsAt tie
American people now turn to con-.
p!ets reconstruction, tn hnisn the work
begun when Lee and his army surren.
dered. The last year has sufficiently
demonstrated his fitness for civil exscu.
tive duties to make IL evident that, like
washington, his craftsmanship 10 equAl
To his military genius.
His lieutenant in the campaign h llardS
~ less widely and tavo,a..y na.,.,a.
From the pineries of Maine To the most
remote mines and settlements Of the fhe
West, the name Of Colfax Is = household
word. Millions who never saw him
have, in one sense, personal acquain~
tance with him. 1t has seldom fallen
to the lot Of any public ms, to DO 20
estimated, by the people. He ID III flce
what he Is i,i regulations. The more In.
timately he Is known, the more impiic-
lily he IL trusted, and the more warmly
he Is loved Had 1t not been for the
geographical question:, discussed else
where, the convention wonlL have been
hardly less unanimous in his favor than
In General Grants. Many Who regard
him rs the best man for the position, -
far as personal qualifications and popu-
larity are concerned, withheld their
suffrage from him until IL became EVIL
dent that the section which had special
nNa ~ fhn ,IN
The outburst Of eiah usiasm with which
his nomination was greeted by those
present ut the convention was only q
specimen Of the mighty ware Of glad.
ness that circled round the Republic -
the news Of his nomination flashed
along the wires. Everybody knew
Grant would be nominated, SO that
there was none Of the charm Of an xjous
expectation In his case; but no one
could forecast the result OF the Vioo
Presidential contest All felt that q
great statesman, tried and approved,
should he selected, and everybody
knows that Schuyler Colfax meets the
requirements of the case in most pre-
eminent degree.
The nation Is now returning ~ the
good old times when tho Vice Presi-
dent was the second choice Of the people
for the President. George Washington
and John Adams were the first PrCsi..
dent and Vice President of the Uuited
States. One had led our armies All
through the war to victory, glorious and
complete; the other had been a Con.
gre,sional leader during aud through
out the war. Our Revolutionary fathers
wished ~ honor, first the soldier, aud
second the statesman. We, their sons.
emulate their example, not as mere int
tators, nor by accident, but because IL Ia
most fit that the civilian who WAS most
prominently mentioned for tho Presi-
dency should be Vice President. Being
thus the second choice Of the people for
the highest Office in the gift Of the peo-
pie, it was but just that he should be
presented to the people as n candidate
for the next highest Office Mt their dis
posal. 1t is evident that with the Ma
tional Union Republican Convention
the voice of the people was the voice Of
command aud 1t is no less certain that
In November its nominations will be
ratified 10y an overwhelming majority.
popular and electoral. for Grant and
Colfax. Chicago Journal