The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-07-02

lowing sketch OF the life " james "A
Garnuld, the Republican candidate for
the Presidency
The fnl nAmeof the Republican nominee n
James Arrrham Darneld. He wns born No
venntt n, ISL, ah0ut iittccn miles from Clevs.-
land. llls father. Abraham CARRIED. had cm.-
grated tru New York. There were three
other cniiirt.n. The father died when James
was only tnlre years old, leaving the family de-
pendent upon small farm aud the cxertionS
~ the moih-r. Ma. nAfileld. the mother. a.
still living nt IN advanced age. She 4 q woman
81 strung viii. stern principles and tnorc than
average force 81 character. or the children
no One besides James has made the slightest
marx m the World Tine older brother Il a
faff1cs n Michigan and The two sisters arc
farntrrs wives.
james toiled hard on the farm and alsn
work "a Al The carpenters bench in the winter
Hut ne had Am ambition 20 ret an education
The Ohio tHnM ran MT Tar from whore he
lived, and finding thar the bUatnen got their
pay IN cash and earned better wages than he
could make AZ farming carpentry. he hired
our ~ adfiNrr on the towpal and soon gut APP
- the dignity uf holding the helm OF buaf.
FINALLY he decided 10 "a "a school called
sBc&uga Academy, IN an adjoining county. by
working az the carpenters bench mornings
and evenings ana vacation times. and teach
in country schools during he winter. he man
agt-- ~ attend the academy during the spring
and TALL terms and 20 sayea little money to-
ward going To College.
Hef0rc he wentto college Garfield had con
ncssed himself with the Disciples, 4 sect hav-
ing numerous membership In Eastern and
soushem Ohio, Western v.rginia and Ken
bell. travelled and preached The principal
peculiarly 81 the determination was it, re-
tnsAi n formulate beliefs into creed. the in
dependence ~ each congregation. the hos
pit alty aud fraternal feeling ~ the members
ano the lack or a regular ministry. He
worked his way through Williams College with
credit When he rot urncsi 10 Ohio he joined
the struggling little college ~ the young
Campbellilc sect M Hiram. Portage County.
near MS poynoods home. He became H. pro-
fcs~or ~ Latin aud 6 rrek. and in two years
was appointed President IL the college. He
frequently spoke on sundays in the churches
81 ine town ll the Nlcinity "a create an inter
esg IN the college. Among the Disciple, any
one can preach who mas "A mind 10 do 50, no or
dinarlun b Ing required.
During his prule-surship Garfield married
Mis- Lncretin randolph. daughter ~ farm
er IN the neighbour rd. whose acquaintance
ne had made while Ar the academy. where she
was also pupil The marriage was a love af-
TAR On o9tn sides. and has been thoroughly
happy enc. Ia lts9 the college President was
elected ~ the state senate. Early in the sum-
mer ~ III ne WAS cleo el C0lnnrl OF an in
fantry fchf nent Ia Northern Ohio. He took
u ficiI Ia t.ES.e.n Kentucky. frum whence
~ ~rI transferred ~ Louisville. and from
tpst piac' Fo the army ~ General Buell.
- participated in the second days
nghtlng M pltrhurr Landing He took
part IN the sieyc ~ Gorinfh and in the ol,-
SrAtiuns along the Memphis and Charles
ton kaiirmd- In January. 1866. he was np-
pointed Chief 81 stan ~ tho A my II the Cum
oeriAnd, ana bre prominent share in all the
campaKis ia Middle Tennessee in the spring
and summer ~ thar year. His last cpnspicti-
Gus military service was Al the battle Of Chick
amauZa- For his conduct in that battle he
va promoted a. a Naj0rGcnersflship. Cen
efal GARFIELD was nominated "a Congress while
m Has Ia the field In lnsas. on entering Con-
Erc@~ In Dee mher. l-<lf ~ srril Garfield wa,
placed upon ne Commigtceon Military Affairs
He took an actiye part III the debates OF the
House and won recogn tian which few new
mrmte j. succeed In gaining He WAS not
popular I'm ng hi. feipw-nenbers during his
nrSt term. They thought him somewhat OF
pr1Ant because he sometimes showed his
scholarship in his speeches. His committee
service during his second term was on the
Ways ANA Means. lie was rtnuminatcd ia
49, without ppsstion. bMf i'm 1886 there was
an say rt made 20 d-IeAl him. bur be contin-
utd 20 h. Reelected. The AShrabula district
IS the most faithful TO H. representatives OF
any ~ the worth II mas had but tour mem
bcrS in halt a century.
in the FOrtiefh Congress General Garfield
was Chairman OF the COMMITTEE on Military
Affairs. In the fnfy-hrSt lie was given the
Chair manAhip Of Banking and Currency. and
next the thuIrman<hlpnf The Appropriations
Committee. which he ncld until the Democrats !
came into power ID the House in 1875 When
james 81 Blaine went 10 the senate in IS77. the
mantle ~ Republican leadership In the House
MAS ~ comm IA consent placed upon Garfield. !
lie has worn IL with singular success, showing
= better temper and not less skill than his =
in January last General Garneii
W
~ vacated hy Allen q. Thurman on the fth Of
March. ISL.
General Garfield il the pnsseszer OF two
homes--One on the cOrner of Thirteenth and
streets. IN Washington. and the other in
summer house On little Mountain. a bold eie-
satlon Ia Lake County which commands view
~ fnirfy mil Of ricn farming country stretch
"a ln1E the -rOre ~ Lake Erie. with farm
Lung on boil sides OF the Lake Shore and |
Michigan southern Railroad. Cleveland Is only I
twenty-five I'm .fcs away and the pretty town or /
gainesville. named after Mr.. Henry ID. PAYNE
a hut fNe miles distant.
General Garfield has five children living /
q school ID New Hampshire. Mary Is a eiri /
about twelve The two younger boys are \
named Irwin and Abram- The Generals |
mother has long been 4 member q bis family.
oroad-shouldered and strongly built He has
= large head that seems 70 be three-fourfhs
liRht-brown hair and beard. large,
lignt-Diue eyes, q prominent nose and full \
cheeks He dresses plainly, Is fond OF brOad-
brimmed slQucn hats and stout boots
He was, ike Blaine and Collar. badly \
smi rvhs d by the Credit MoDllicr investigation.
The Or dt MobiIier was 10 ns-stock company
founded Ia Paris November ~, ls52s under the
rad Of the brothers Emile and aac pereire
and on the principle Of limited Liability for the
ran~action or a general banking business. 10
facilitate the construction Of public works and
10 des clop nHtipnd industry. On the model
u Amerlca was adopted hy a josnf-esnck
company d gained ia May. 1888. with capi-
al ~ $2.yO.1OO. In January, Is1s, the charter
saving been purchased by a company
0r1rinfzed for the construction OF the
Union Pacific Railroad. the stock was increased
20 tS.s5l.o)o and afterwards rose 70 q great
vaiue. paying enormous dividends. In 1s72. In
Che course Of legal proceedings In Pcnnsyi-
vania respecting the ownership Of stock II
appeared thar several members Of ConRrcss
Including James A. Garfield ~ well ~ Vice
President Colfax, we're unavowed stock holders.
This caused a great political scandal, ns II had
often been held 20 be- highly improper for
erted IN corporation the profits ~ which
might 10 larr -iy and directly affected BY his Il
vote On bills concerning II. The fact that
several Of the persons implicated took an nc
tive part added interest and excitement o. the
subject. The result was a Congressional invc<-
tIgatiOn " the session OF lr.y 3. In 1873 hotn
the House and senate Committees made re-
ports When the House Com mittce said IN