Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-06-10
GRANT g. WILSON.

The Philadelphia Convention has done
its work, and Grant and Wilson are the
candidates of the National Union Repub-
lican party. The denomination of Pres
ident Grant surprises no one-though
many are surprised at the unanimity and
enthusiasm with which it was done.
His unanimous denomination is without
precedent in the history of the country.
1t was. indeed, grand sight to see
every state and territory record its vote
for this plain, unpretending little man,
of whom so many bitter things have
been written and spoken during the last
three years.
This spontaneous and enthusiastic
support springs not alone from party
spirit, but mainly from that sense of
gratitude, which loyal people still feel
towards the man, who, more than any
other, cured traitors Of their madness
and gave us peace. His civil admins
tration, though perhaps not so brilliant
as his military record, nor in every par
ticular above criticism, in the main,
has been a successful one. Under
ress IN meaning the scars OF war, ana IN
developing its resources and paying off
its debt. If the President has commit
ted blunders, the people feel sure they
are of the head and will not be repeated.
Experience is a good schoolmaster, and
it cannot be denied that President Grant
will be better fitted for the duties of his
high Office in '73, than he was in 80.
Not only on account of his distinguish
ed military services and his trustworth :
mess, but because, also, of his resigna-
ton in 1868, of the Generalship of the
army, life Office, to take the nomination
of the party, there is with many sense
of obligation, which they feel can in nc
way be suitably cancelled except by a
reelection.
These things, with many others, con.
spired to make the Convention not only
unanimous, but enthusiastic in his sup.
portland it cannot be otherwise, than
that this enthusiasm is shared by the
people who sent those delegates up tc
Philadelphia to make this nomination.
The nomination of Henry Wilson fol-
the second place, instead of Schuyler
Colfax was unlocked for by maryland
only for the letter which Mr.. Colfaz
wrote some year and half since, une
quivocally declining a denomination
his denomination would have been Al
unanimous as that of Grant.
Senator Wilson's friends at once actec
upon the letter, and thus the field wa
somewhat pre-occupied before Mr.. Col
fax reconsidered his decision. Beside
this, Mr.. Wilson's friends were of tina
determined, aggressive sort, who carr,
everything before them and he wa
nominated on the first ballot, amid grea
enthusiasm-Colfax's friends prompt,
making the vote unanimous. Of tn
further causes which led to his nomina
tion, and of his fitness we have no tim
to speak; but produce the followin,
from Col. Forney's Press:
"Henry Wilson for Vice President points til
moral and adorns the story. We should regret tn
defeat OF the patriot Colfax, whose nomination W
preferred, If we did not see how well he bears
himself His Geographic Endorsement of his sue
cessful competitor Is the evidence of Wilson's avail
ability The causes that nominated Wilson wer
Irresistible. His life has been one long sacrifice
principle. He never doubted the supreme sequ,
THE Republican experiment. He was always fc
peace among common friends. He never quaile
IN dlsaster' He was never cruel to his adversarie
in defeat. But above and beyond all, he was eve
the earnest and honest friend of labor. Many pol
tcians have protested devotion to labor buf WI
son practiced what he prOfessed. Everybody bt
heved him born to toll. He has literally hewn Ii
way to the Seuate along the rocky sleeps of advel
sty HIS career has had no parallel since the day
of Benjamin Franklin. No slave ON a soutbeT
plantation hal harder struggle with poverty an
none Overcame more difficulties to ACQUIRE a con
mon English education To-day Henry Wilson
not only Senator in Congress, but the author
several standard works on political history, and
candidate of the greatest party EARTH for the SCI
ond office in the gift of the American people The
is not workshop in the land, not frontier HON
not afreeman's cabin in which Henry Wilson
nomination will not lie accepted as a direct tribn
TO the cause of enlightened labor. Yet with a
these ardent sympatles he is reither theorist m
iithternatlonaI, nor Communist. He does not forg
the men from whom he sprang. but he realizes til
IN TINS country at least there is not the sghte
necessity Tor conflict between labor and capita
and that he Is the wisest statesman who can recoI
Gle interests whose existence depends upon the
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