The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-30
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The citizens OF Evansville will have
an opportunity to-day of greeting one
of the most honored and beloved
men of our State That they will
give him cordial and hearty welcome
there is no doubt. He is peculiarly
entitled to this at their hands, for no
other of our public men has done
more to make our State known and
honored abroad, aud give it a high
place among the patriotic States which
saved the Government. With OLIVER
p MORTON as her Governor, aud
SCHUYLER COLFAX as her represen-
tative at the head of the House Of
Representatives in Congress. Indiana
became the admiration, not only of
all the States composing the Union,
but of the whole world. ps
Mr.. CoLFAx's history is too famil-
lar TO the great majority Of our readers
to require repetition at our hands.
All the reputation that he possesses
he has earned by a life singularly
b'ameless and pure, aad an industry
that would give way to no obstacle.
We know of no one of our put lie
men whose characters are so free from
spot or blemish. Upon Mr. CoLFAx's
life even suspicion seems not to have
dared 20 attempt a stain. In his
political life, too, he seems to have
had the good fortune to multiply
his friends by thousands aud yet add
none to his list Of enemies, if
enemy he ever had. This seems the
more wonderful, when it is remem-
bered that he has never avoided
responsibility either as a politician or
as man, but has always boldly advo-
Gated what he regarded as the right,
apparently reckless as to who opposed
or what might be the consequences.
We remember in the year 1854 at the
great Fusion Convention held in In
d'anapolis, hearing one politician say
to another, as he pointed out Mr.
COLFAx in tie crowd, I" There goes
our next Congressman" Why do
you think so2" was the reply. Be.
cause" said he, "CoLFAX has the
faculty IF getting acquainted with
everybody, and all who know him
love him." The gentleman's predic,
ton proved true, for Mr.. CoLFAx
was elected that year, and has never
been beaten in his District since.
AS Speaker OF the House OF Repre-
sentatives during the stormiest period
in the history OF our Government, Mr.
CoLFAx has won .unfading laurels.
Notwithstanding the bitterness en-
gendered by the war, and the excite
ment that prevailed in the House, al
most every day, so genial in manner
and patient in. spirit and kind in his
demeanor, was Mr.. COLFAx, that he
invariably won the respect and chal-
lenged the admiration Of his most bit
ter political opponents. The House
repeatedly, and by unanimous vote,
passed resolutions thanking him for
the courtesy aud fairness with which
he discharged his duties as presiding
officer.
When it was evident that General
GRANT would become the candidate
Of the Republican party for Presi-
dent, many said that would dispose
Of Mr.. CoLFAx. as candidate for
Vice President, as it would not be
policy to nominate two men from ad-
Joining States. But when the dele
gates from the various States assem-
bled at Chicago, it was soon evident
that the people desired his nomina-
ton. While various States had local
interests that might be best subserved
by the selection of candidate with
in their borders, all were agreed that
the nomination Of Mr.. CoLFAx would
do most to give harmony and enthu-
siasm to the party. The result has
justified the correctness Of these ex-