The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-05-31
orr CANDIDATES.
Ti,e Hon. schuyler coifsx

Schuyler Coltax, the popular candidate of
she National Mon Republican party Tor the
o.ice Of Vice President, is native Of New
! efk city. He was born in North Moore
street, March %, lS23, lis father having died
but short time previous With but limited
means, his widowed mother could afford TO
keep him at school hnt short time. and at
the age of ten he was placed in q mercantile
establishment, where he remained for three
years, contributing materially from his small
salary to the support Of both himself and
mother In 1896. he and his mother, in com
pany with others, left their home aud settled
in st. Joseph county, Indiana. Shortly after
his arrival in the West, be was appointed
Deputy County Auditor for st. Joseph coantT.
and employed his leisure hours in the study
Of State law, in which he is said soon to have
become an acknowledged expounde lie
read Law pretty thoroughly during these leis-
ure hours. hut not with a view to adopting j:
as profession He had but little idea Of
what great benefit the Information he ives then
gaining won prove to him in after years. In
1915 he started q weekly journal at South
Bend. the county seat OF ST .foseph county,
called tho 81 Joseph ldffg Register, hecaa!-
ing lis sole proprietor and editer Il W iter
in the indianapolis journal correc's mis-
take into which the public has fallen relative
to Nj. Colfax's connection with The printing
business. Mr.. L4rran. in his :. Dictionary
Of Congress, saws: :, He was bred print,
err He never was apprent;ced 10 the print
ing business, and knew nothing Of the nrsc-
teal pert Of the art preseryaiive OF all arts
until after he had commenced the publication
of The Register. With bis ready tact and
quick perception. however, and great anxiety
"a eeonomise-far his means were yet very
limi.ed-he s6on mastered the art sufficiently
10 help out of the drag - but lie never nj
tanned TO any great proficiency in the basi-
ness, his editorial ahors, the business of the
office and other duties soon claiming his en-
tire attention. The Register prospered, and
soon became souree Of profit to its propris-
Tor II YES ably edited, and was model of
courtesy and dignity. Every paragraph,
however small, seemed to have passed under
the supervision oil and TO reflect the mind
and elerated thoughts Of is editor He con
tinued his connections with this naper uu,ii
three or fouy years ago, writing q regular
weekly letter for is eosanlns during his FIRST
two terms IN Congress Il was fnrinr Tho
early days of The Register that Mr.. Cglfax
WAS laying the foundation for the reputation
he has since attained rs dehater 4 detat-
ing club was formed, which held regular
weekly meetings during the winter season.
and il was rare occurrence indepa 10 .inei
gatherings. Politics, the Temperance reform
and other 4bIaetg were otien as abl7 debate,!
in this society rs kindred Questions are n,
many deliberate bodies OF mach greater nre,
tensions OF the present dag. The Hon Jchn
ID. Defrees, now superintendent of go9eyn-
ment printing, and for many years editor and
proprietor Of the Indianapolis journal. 10
which Mr. Co!fax was also attached as Sen
ate reporter for some time after he eomment-
ed the publication of ths Register, was ala,
a participant IN these debates They were
both Wings, both ardeut advocates OF. md
believers in, the temperance reform, and
we're consequently seldom pitted against each
other in these debates. The attachment
formed 81 this early dag between these gen.
tlemen shll continues with undated teryor
In 1913 Mr. Golfay was chosen rs a delegate,
and elected as Secretary OF The Convention
which nominated General Taylor for the
Presidency. In 1850 he represented ST, 10
seph comfy IN the convention which framed
the present Constitution of Indiana. In This
convention he opposed, with all his abiIrv.
the adoption Of tie clause prohibiting free
eoiored men from settling 10 the State, His
opposition to this measure was tie ea,tsa nj
his defeat IN the following year when nomi.
mated Tor Congress in opposition to DR.
Fitch. Bat, with nli the ability, tart ma
stttS NfA FdtftfCilf HFf-WpFhFF.
he only distaneed his younp compet;tor 900
votes, ih district which had been stronosx
bsmoerarle Ter years. In 1862 he was AGAIN
osaes4ss y eae Wing National Convention
ne .oex an se,i7s pasi in the camnaien v hich
followed speaking often and rr;,;s.l : n.sh
Ia 1854, whea the great aes,s. - 80. -
Democracy was broken up. aaa 49,, lna'a "a
Hansers laid in a grave from ehies !, :
hoped they may never be resnrreeted, he y :
rsnoiniaste3 and elected 10 Congress, and
was consequently moro active than ever be-
IRE. HIS experience rs II dehater, and IN.
inta'sf9tv WITH stste md National politics.
lehiersa i'm, an osermatch fnr his opno
.e9'ss y aom he WIS always anxious 10 NEE,
q iI 10 eHen and fair discussion before the peo-
~, niie5 ffe was always ceYfsin 81 /. vic.
.ofy - iss6 he was aeass nominated "a
.oaefeSs, ana Re elected 81 l,an dson,s NJ
larls hls entrance mo Congress was !.
the midst q the great s,rnaala 80, rus =
Leeofnpton Rwintlae. A Mis- So. II
maiden speech in The uo,sa ~ IN, M
first speech in Congress wsn, III ~
10 rapM the tide Of 'efu
ror WHICH was sweeping over Struggling Rs.
sas. and clearly showing that even ,sen !
vas one OF The best debaters 10 Inc -.
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