North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-06-10
"The Child Is Born"

"The Child Is Born"
Last Wednesday the wise men Of the
Republican Party, the great "Fusi Yam
Yams,' met in convention in the village OF
/, Chicago, located in the State of Cook
County, and nominated candidates for
President and Vice Presid snt of "our dis
tracted country" As it by this time well
known, a gentleman Ivy the name of Grant,
Ulyssus S. Grant, was nominated for
President, and Schuyler Col(ax, who has
been "Across the Continent" was nomina-
ted for Vice President. They will Of
course be elected.
The citizens Of Chicago evidently
thought there wasn't going to be much
Of shower, so they made no arrange
ments for the Convention, and the commit
tee was under the necessity of procuring
a hall-the Gift Concert Opera House-in
which to do business. About enc hun
drew thousand people were there who
wished to see the elephant, and three
thousand were accommodated. If man
had money enough, he could buy ticket
from the spectators. Ii he was not sup
piled with funds, he could lean against a
post in the street and swear with the
crowd. Considerable has been said about
the want Of enthusiasm, at Chicago. You
take city full of men and use them like
dogs, and you cannot expect them to be
very heavy on the cheer. Niggers might.
but white men appear to be differently
organized.
1t was well understood, long before the
masses met at Chicago, that "Bravc Ulysses
was the Man" Everybody knew it. be-
cause there was song to that effect pub
lished some time since. lie was bound to
be nominated. As rebel persuadcr Gen.
Grant is seldom equaled and never ex-
celled." As a taker of Richmond, he was
success. As Aankist he was unpleas-
always been considered A, No. /. As n
general of the armies we have always adj
mired Grant, but as a statesman, as the
man for President of the United States,
we never have been enabled to perceive
his superiority; and we are honestly afraid
that his nomination has been grand mis-
take.--Many good Republicans had rather
see the ticket tail first: Schuyler CoIfax
has more ability, and has every necessary
qualification which a President should
have; and we firmly believe he is the most
popular man with the people. This is
merely our opinion, but many that We
have heard express themselves, appear to
feel the same way.
1t would have pleased the great mass of
Republican voters much better if the Con
vention had nominated man that was
h7soun to be a Republican, and who could
say his soul was his own instead of one
who has always been u Democrat. The
party has tried one renegade from the
Democratic party, and have him on hand
yet, with a brilliant prospect keeping
him. Andy sticks like burrdock burr to
boys trowser's leg. 1t would seem by
the way conventions act that the best men
in the Republican party were reformed"
Democrats. For the good of the party,
we don't like to see it virtually acknowl-
edge quite so often.
Some Republicans, who would cheer
themselves hoarse over anything con.
vention does, will say that We have no
business to talk so. even if we do believe
it, but they must knos, by this time, that
we have a bad habit of saying about what
we think on most subjects. ~
Three cheers for Grant and nine for
Colfax.-Ripon JEs.) Republican.