Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-06-19
Remarkable Popularity Of the
Ticket The Enthusiasm
ofthe Press,

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The popularity Of the Republican Presi
dental Ticket is showing itself in all sec
lions Of the country. There has beern
parallel to it this half century. The Ne,
York Tribune, after stating that it tried fs
awhile to- persuade the people that tlr.
could do better than to nominate Grant
says:
There is no other American in whom
all interests and all sections cherish so pro
found trust as in Ulysses s. Grant
Hence the strength evinced by the repub
licans in intermediate local contests will b
no measure, no test, of that which will b.
developed when the people come to vot
consciously for him. He will receive NOR,
Votes from reconstructed rebels than eoult
he obtained for any other man who fought
calamity and successfully for the Union
Our candidate for Vice President haf prov
cd as invincibe in the arena of intellectual
struggle for Liberty and Loyalty as our more
illustrious candidate for President amid the
stern alarms of war. Grant and Colfay
are both in the prime of their manly Wig.
or and in the fullest maturity of their pow
ers. That our too long distracted country
Is destined under their auspices to achieve
speedy and complete restoration Of its
former prosperity and more than it's fratrr.
nifty We: will not cherish doubt"
The New York Herald, -dcmocratic,-
says: - -s-
compared with Grants military record
that Of our great military chiefs dwindle,
into insignificance. Grant is stronger thar
his party. Colfax is man Of large abili
ties, of broad and liberal ideas. and one o
the most promising and popular men in his
party. The platform adopted il broad
enough to admit all the various shades OF
opinion in the party. The ticket is a
strong one, aud how the democrats are 10
fight against it remains for them to deter
mime"
The New York conservative
says:
"Gen, Grant has the confidence of the
people of the country of all sections aud
all parties. They have faith in the intcg-
rity of his motives, clearness of his judy-
ment. the practical working of his mind.
and in his i!i<nosition AMI ability to co OPP
erate With those who may share with him
che power and responsibility of the admin
istraiion. He never shuns either, and his
R,odesty implies no lack of self-reliance,-
The selection of Mr.. Colfax for the second
place on the ticket is emiaently judicious.
His name will carry with it an assurance
Of personal fidelity an of uniform acqui.
sscence in whatever policy the party may
adopt or any emergency, which will be of
special value at this particular crises of onr
political affairs. He has the emiuently
reliable quality just now essential in
public man.
The New York Sun,-neutral,-afs after
soDe general eulogy of Gen. Grant, says:
"In tho midst of whispered venaity aud
corruption no man has ever doubted his
honesty, though he has unlimited control
over millions Of the public money. Mr.
Colfax is gentleman of pure character.
Of popular manners, and by industry and
energy has worked his way upward from
among the masses to his present prominent
position. The ticket as thus made up is
strong one, and will receive the enthusias
tic support of republicans, while the name
of Grant will. oubtldess, draw to its aid IL
considerable force from the Independent
voters of the country. and especiallyfrom
War democrats. To defeat such com.
bination the democratic party must place
i'll the field as candidates Tor President aud
Vice President two of the ablest and mos.
popular men,"
The Boston neutrality-suspicious.
says:
THE nominations made at Chicago are
such as will insure a republican success in
los th<, - .e
Grant it is needless to speak; it is equally
unnecessary to add. that his popularity is
the result Of great qualities Of mind and
character. manifested in great services per-
formed to the nation. His works speak for
him stronger than any words Everybody
likes the Speaker, though the speaker is
one of til, most resolute and unconpr0
missing of Republicans. and has repeatedly
placed himself in positions where almost
any other republican would have made a
mark for the most rancorous buse. He is
probably the most popular man who could
have been selected for the office, and ut the
same time is thoroughly safe The plat.
form ON which these men are nominated is
one which sensible men generally will con-
slider honest and wise."
The Providence Journal-republiean.-
enthusiastically says Of Grants nomina.
ton:
"Never since the day when Washington,
the illustrious father of his country. was
placed in the first magistracv Of the repub-
lie, has any nomination for that high posi-
ton sprung so spontaneously from the
hearts of the American people. No less
worthy Of the convention and of the party
which it represented, is the eminent states.
man who has been named for the Vice
Presidency"
The New Bedford Mercury says:
The nominations are not only fit to he
made. but are hailed with the greatest en-
thusiasm. The great Captain of our mr.
mics. the manly. Straightforward. consist
ent aud conscientious Grant. modest but
firm, wise in council as he was bold and
sagacious in war, is placed at the head of
the ticket wlthouta dissenting voice-not
by the clamor of aclamation. but by the
considerable vote of every delegate"
The Concord N. II. Monitor says:
Tho ticket is one of great strength. in
both military and civil service, and in
point of years, we believe. the youngest
ever presented to the people Of this coun-
try. That it will enlist the patriotism and
enthusiasm of the soldiers and young men
of the country. we have no doubt That
it will be triumphan,ly elected in Novem-
Der next. we have as little doubt"
The Washington Cronic'e says:
"Grant's nomination 10 pre-eminently a
nomination by the people-mads long be-