New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-07
ADDRESS OF GENERAL SHARPE.

| Address OF GENERAL SHARPE.
After selection by the band General George
| H. Sharpe raised his hand to enforce silence, and
| said:
| Your compliment is paid TO one who for four years
the head OF the organization OF the Boys in Blue
chairman OF its Executive Committee and under Ulysses
e. Grant It's commander relinqushing the place only
few weeks SINCE when he nominated for the Presi
dency And this nomination came to him in the way Of
all others honorable to statesman and soldier
while upon the floor OF the Convention he faithfully
striving to give effect to the great majority Of the dele
gates from his own State their effort TO
nomination OF distinguished OF Ohio. [Great ap
plause The thought that want TO present 10 you be-
fore this your comrade and former commander comes
forward not to make political adGresH-which few
capable OF making-but 10 acknowledge the fra
terna compliment you here to pay him. is that in
becoming the candidate OF the Republican party, Gen
era Garfield lapplause] is not an incongruous cand
date. [Applause.l
1t would be impossible that Republican National
Convention composed Of the best men OF the party
throughout land should after several days.
but and raernal deliberation nominate
OF their own number whose public life for twenty years
open book, who does represent ideas Of
the most thorough and stawart Republicans. loud
appausel But more than this. General Garfield
is not incongruous candidate. He was
not nominated because he could bring to his party O
favor Of loyalty which 1t otherwise needed. He was
not nominated his record Is Diank upon some
questions which the people OF this country are making
earnest inquire, about. He not nominated mask
behind which forces could gather which tried 10 shoot
the Government DEATH and which lately threat
ened 70 starve the Government to death. fApplause
He is not incongruous candidate He is Identified
with all the trials and triumphs OF the party. He
associated with Ulysses s. Grant In maintaining the
OF flag, which, he says, sweeps the ground
and touches the stars. Loud applause. He was |
associated with Abrahem Lincoln cheersl In the great
measures by which the Boys Ia Blue were sus- |
tanned. He has been associated with the Repub- |
can statesmen OF every and State in leading the
country through the dark days which the natural
results of an exhausting war.
squater sovereignty. human slavery, secession and
rebellion and the ragbaby OF paper money oil the |
graves which mark the history OF the Democratic party
and o one of these corpses that does not give evidence
OF the blows Of James A. Garfield.
On the other hand. he has been foremost In wise coun
sci for the restoration of the rebel States for the
premacy OF the civil law, for making popular suffrage
safe by education for the protection OF the National
ballot-box, and q brilliant leader, among host of
distin guished Republicans and under the conduct
OF a Republican Administration. In fearlessly main
toinng the public credit, and finally accom- pshing the
OF specie payments ApplauseI Ills record
ID that Of u soldier and statesman combned-of one