Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-08-04

true men. and far above trifing with tb
interests of your fellow citizens, or lendin
your influence in any manner in suppor
of denageglsm. will leave this portion
of your paper and pass on to that wherein
you hold your candidate up to the consid
Grafton of the Republican voters of thi
district on account Of his physical ap
pearanee." When l first read this sentene
IN your paper it struck me as being S,
exceedingly ludicrous that went back il
the long gone years of my life when wa.
a boy. remembered reading dialogue
between Il father and his son. The appli.
cation seems to be so appropriate to tn,
case at hand I will quote it here for youl
benefit.
How big was Alexander, pa, the people cal
Was he like old Goliath, tall, his spear q
hundred weight?
Was he so tall that he could stand like some
tall steeple high,
And while his feet were On the ground his
hands could touch the SKYE"
remember the fathers answer was:
1t was not his stature made him great, but
the greatness of his name.''
This boys imagination must have been
wonderfully excited. He supposed that
the great Macedonian warrior whose name
filled the world must have been of stall
wart physical proportions. 1t also
seems to me, gentlemen, when you offer
the physical proportions of your candi-
date as being one of the reasons why the
voters of this Nineteenth District should
nominate him, that your imagination,
like the boys, was tremendously excited
A political wag once made the remark
that the late Stephen A. Douglass could
never be President of the United States.
A friend asked him why. He answered:
Because his coat-tail hangs too near the
ground" 1 looked upon this at the time
as being a good joke. am not so sure
about it since reading of the "physical
of your candidate, as his
q physical appearance is among the
you give US ly we should support
him and adopt him as our standard bearer.
l looked over the issue of the TELEGRAPH
of July 28th to see if 1 could find few
lines from your candidate wherein he might
consent to serve the people OF
this district in case he might be nominated
at the Convention, August 22d, nothwith-
it might be at the cost of great
90 sacrifice" looked in vain. I saw, how
ever, that he had been spending some time
in Trumbul county. l have heard of his
being in many of the townships of this
county. I suppose, of course, this change
Of base is simply TO avoid the Office that is
60 seeking hin" at jefferson. should
think that so able paper, signed by one
hundred and thirty-eight names of citizens
Of Jefferson, was entitled to a letter of
In view of all the facts, l
think it would be Of interest to US. The
politicians of Jefferson are well versed
in wire work, and their paper shows the
ear marks of some Of the ablest among
them. Yet it is evident that times have
changed, and the people demand something
more substantial and reliable than soph-
stry and political intrigue.
Gentlemen, your whole paper is a fraud,
and has its foundation down deep in the
hearts desire of your candidate as well
Is in your own vanity. make no war up
On the Hon. S. A. Northway, personally,
have simply answered the paper of his
friends, but in case he or his friends, for
him, should deem it advisable to answer
me, would then be pleased to address a
few propositions of personal nature to
himself. will now change the subject of
his communication, and pass to a notice
Of the worth of Hon. JAMES. A. GARFIELD.
It is needless for me to go into detailed
account of the life and public services Of
This distinguished Representative in Con-
yress. They are all well known to every
voter in this congressional district. His
history in Congress has become part of
the history of his country, and one in
which we have taken a deep interest, and
Of which we are free to say we feel proud.
This feeling is not confined to the people
Of the Nineteenth District, but it is nation
Al and reflects great honor upon the district
that he so ably represents. In every strug-
gle upon the floor of Congress when the
Government has been assailed, she has
found in him an able defender. As a de-
batter, advocate, or tactician he has no supe-
rior. He has been tried and never found
wanting upon any or all public questions
that comes up in the progress Of legislation.
He possesses more perfect knowledge Of
facts than any member of the House of
and has such a fund Of
that we find him always able
to handle any question that comes before
the House. While he is thus prepared to
meet all national issues, we find him ever
ready to listen to the calls Of the
humblest citizen of his district. From
time to time the writer of this has had oc-
casion to call his attention to matters per-
tanning to the welfare of his district, and
in every instance he has given his lmmedl-
ate attention, to the entire satisfaction of
the writer.
This is getting to be commercial dis
trict and any measure in C6ngresSaffeeting
the Lake interests, Gen. Garfield is always
prompt to attend to. Our harbors bear
evidence of this fact. His influence in
Congress upon all these questions is felt
and we, his constituents, become thereby
benefited.
In conclusion wish to say that l hope
the Republican party of this district VIII
not commit so great a blunder as to fall
to return to Congress James A. Garfield,
for still another term. In this we will not
only honor him, but do great credit to our
selves. Truly Yours.
REPUBLICAN.
A California Romance.
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