, 1876-08-05

party to another without poon cause,
nor to secure personal ends. He was
Democrat before the war, and was II
Douglass elector in the Douglass Breck.
enridgt Lincoln campaign. lie after
wards became n warm personal friend of
President Lincoln, and was a member ol'
the Baltimore Convention TINT nominal
cd him for his second term.
The Generals zeal IN the Temperance
Reform is not new one. He has long
been IN earnest advocate for the legal
prohibition of the liquor traffic. He
joined the Sons Of Temprance in 1858,
and WAS at one time Grand Worthy Pa.
trarch. lie has been Tor two terms pre-
siding officer Ct the Order of Good Tenn
plars in Kentucky, and is representa-.
tive 10 the International body of that
order, which recently met at Louisville.
Onl candidate for President.is speak.
er of no ordinary ability. He is gen
tleman of fine physique. is good reason.
er, makes his points clear by appropri'
ate illustrations, has an abundance of
keen wit, is possessed of a great magnet
ic power and when thoroughly aroused
is exceedingly eloquent. Socially he is
in many respects good specimen OF the
provrrDal southern gentleman: approach
able, hospitable, generous and yivacious.
From Louisville paper published
August 12th, 1875, we clip the following
reference to Gen. Smith:
But few men OF the nation have such
record turning his back upon the gill
tering attractiveness of political life
while he stood well within the portals,
with II bright record behind, and II still
more glorious one before him, he accept
ed the pasloratc OF comparatively fee
bic church, and worked tor moderate
salary tor the spirit welfare of his fellow
men. Whether the future may bring
him increased usefulness or not, it cannot
dun the spIcndor OF his past career but
we fain believe that the demand for hon
est and upright men in public positions
will yet call Gen. Smith to the ranks Of
public service from which he has volun
tariy exiled himself, lie wo Id fill. with
credit and ability any position in the
gift OF the people, from that Of Repre-
sentative, to Chief Magistrate of the Ma
tion."
GIDEON T. STEWART,
candidate for Vice .Presid cnt, is q gentle
man eininently fitted for the position.
He is clear. logical reasoner and pos
sessed Of excellent executive ability. He
is,thoroughIy posted in political history
and economy, and there are few if any
men in the country, who more thorough
ly understand the arguments in favor OF
independent political action on the part
OF temperance men.
Mr.. Stewart WAS born at Johnstown,
Fulton county, New York, in 1924, and
is therefore nearly fitty-three years old.
His ancestors on his fathers side come
from the north Of Ireland, originally
from Scotland. They became the found
crs Of the first academy ut Schenectady,
N. Y, which afterwards became Union
College His mother WAS daughter Of
a distinguished Methodist divine Of rev.
olutionary fame, Rev. Nichols Hill, ST.,
and sister OF the celebrated lawyer Of
the same name. At the age Of IA he re-
moved with his fathers family to Ober-
lin, Ohio. He soon entered Oberlin Col
lege, but while in his sophomore year
left that institution to commence the
study of law in tho office Of Chief Justice
Sawyer, of Ohio, now Of the U. s. Su-
preme Court. In August is46 he COM
menced the practice Of his profession at
Norwalk, Ohio, where he now resides.
He edited the Wing organ at Norwalk
for three years, and was three times elect
ed County Auditor by that party. I'm
mediately upon the organization of the
Republican party he identified himself
with it. In 1851 he went TO Dubuque,
Iowa, and purchased the Daily Times OF
that place, the only Union daily newspa-
per published in the north half OF that
State. He edited it during the war, then
sold ont and returned to Norwalk, and