Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-21

soldier-a man whose long years oil q.
deity to his adopted country, and OF
bravery in her defence, should have
made all men forgot where he was born
and remember only the country and the
cause for which he fought-a bill was
introduced in the House authorizing
the President to appoint the hoary aud
Intrepid veteran q brigadier. general in
the United States army, on the retired
list, with rank and pay from AMI after
the passage Of the act. 1t Was then
known that the hero OF three wars-ex-
supreme court Judge OF Illinois, the only
man who had ever represented three
States in the United States Senate-was
fast approaching his end. The bcny
hands OF the grim spectre were stretch
ing forth to clutch the valOrous frame
that had defied foreign foe and domestic
traitor; the once strong body riddled
with balls and Scared and scanned with
wounds was not to hold together much
longer. He had been stricken with
paralysis. TO wounds and disease was
added one more mis.ortnne-poveriy.
On the bench as Judge; IN the camp
and ON the march asa soldier; in the
halls oi public dellheraticn as maker OF
his country's laws he hal been what
all ayes and all nations have agreed IS
"God MODEST work"-an honest man.
He had never robbed the enemy he con-
quered. He had never despoilei the
people who had reposed their trust in
him. No brlbe had stained the hands
that had drawn patriots sword. No
improper inducements, thinly disguised
as "fees," had procured1he exercise OF
his influence with heads OF corrupt and
corrupting combinations. He never
bought nor was he ever presented with
stock in corporations whose interests re.
auired legislation TO he modified by his
voice and his vote. For all these rea-
sons he was poor man, snd his poverty
Was extreme. The bill to place him on
the retired list would have furnished, at
a very small cost to his country, comfort
and security for the very short period
which his wounds would permit him
TO live; and against that bill was record
ed the vote Of the soldier who ran away
from the batlle-tields to tie politician
spoils of the know-nothing who opposed
the resolution sympathizing with the
efforts Of the Irish people to obtain for
themselves in their own land, the liberty
they fought and died to secure for US;
and OF the higot who voted To give pub
lie money to religious organization OF
Protestants, and withhold it from a
charitable organization OF Catholic wo-
men whose benevolence was admins
tered without regard TO creed. James
A. Garfield crowned his unworthy rec
ord by voting ;giinst the bill which
would have made comfortable and con-
tented the few remaining days OF aged,
brave. honest, noble, poor and sick.
James Shields, For this. fellow citizens,
make him President OF the United
States.
You, especially, my lrish-American
fellow citizens, you, especially, are har-
angued by demagO CUES 10 vote for him.
You know his record now. 1t was al-
WAYS consistent towards YOU. From
1861 to 1879 he never missed an oppor-
tunity 10 scorn your race and TO pour
ont his contempt on your aspirations.
His record is before you. The people OF
the United States abhor intolerance, 70
matter who may practice it. The ex-
Q .utive functions, dignitied by the ele-
waited and liberal spirit OF a Washington.
shall never be disgraced by know
nothing and a bigot.