The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-06-17

the Chief Magistracy of the Uain6d States.
They will vote for him because he,illus-
trstes in his career, in the moot &enal
manner, the splendid rewards whic6 In
the theatre Of American politics, ,attand
honest purpose, laburious application,
| patriotic conduct and answering dovo-
ton to convictions. Abraham lincoln
was rail-splitter, Ulynes S.Gfant WAS
q tanner, and James A. Garfield COM
menced his career on the tow-path Of .
canal. He mounted from obscure penu-
~, like genius, to the highest pima
cles Of earthly glory. He climbed to the
top of the ladder by his own strong arm.
| he commanded success by a patient,
pure and glorious life. Whether as q ca
nal boatman, a student, college profes-
sor; whether at the head of the gallant
42d Ohio regiment in the bloody coils.
ions Of the civil war; whether as a MEM
Der Of the National House of Representa-.
tives or the United States Senate, Gen.
Jsmes A. Garfield has always been true to
himself and his destiny, to his country
and TO his party. Like Hon. John Sher-
man, his public record is conspicious for
its spotlessness. Like Hon. John Sher.
man his private life is irreproachable and
faultless. Like Ulysses 8. Grant, his pa.
triotism has been tried on the battle field.
Like Abraham Lincoln he will rise from
the cabin to the White House. Gentle
men, ratify the nomination of Gen. Jas.
A. Garfield with all my might, because
his triumph is the triumph of meritori-
Gus modesty.
renity of peace and the auspices of VIC
hn g..
seemed to be drifting to anarchy. Dem
ocratic politicians pointed with gleeful
gesticulstion to the storm in Chicago as
foreshadowing disaster to the Republi-
can party In 1880, such as visited the
Democratic party in 1900. Chicago, they
said, would be our Charleston. They
fancied that that great and splendid po-
litical organization, which on q hundred
battlo-fields strangled the Rebellion,
which smote slavery with the red hot
thunderbolt Of nations wrath, which
put the ballot in the hand of the slave,
which fixed the public credit on the eter-
nal foundations of good faith and honest
money, which managed the public affairs
of the American people during the stormy
crisis of twenty evcntful years, in o man
ner SO able and brilliant as to attract the
admiration Of the civilized world, would
be torn in pieces in furious wrsngle over
Presidential standard-bearer. Such a
prediction, while it might crafty Demo-
cratic sverice, was unwarrsnted by the
history OF the Republican party. II our
party should ever be shipwrecked it win
not be shipwrecked In unreasonable
wrangle over standard-bearer, but
through irreconcilable divisions on vital
measures Of public policy. To-day the
Republican party is not only united on
It's Presidential nominee, but it is solid
on every cardinal measure of public ad-
ministation. 1t Is solid ON the specie
standard. 1t il solid on the policy of
protection to American industry. It Is
solid on the honest payment of the pub
lie debt. 1t is solid ON liberal measures
Of relief to the heroic victims of the
civil war. It is solid ON the Constitu-
tionai right Of free ballot and means to
snsorce free ballot at all hazards. 1t is
sosid on National supremacy and solid
against State sovereignty. 1t is solid
for patiotism and solid against treason.
The Republican party enters the cam
paign of 1880 more united than it was
in 1860, more united than 1t was in 1854,
more united than it was in 1868, more
united than it was in 1879 and more
united than 1t was in 1876, for there is
absolutely no dissent eithey as to nomi.
nee or platform. When the Republican
party is united, acting in perfect har>
mony in all sections of the country, VIC
tory il certain.
I have overlooked one evershadowing
factor in Garffeld's nomination. He Il
an Ohio man. Ohio is prolific of men
Of mental and moral greatness.
Men Of brains grow and flourish
in the atmosphere Of Ohio as naturally
asliars propagate and multiply in Lou
isiana. Valor, patriotism and elequcnce
belong to Ohio as surely as chivalry be-
longed to the Spanish Peninsula in the
sixteenth century, or poetry to Greece
in the days Of Homer.
Show me an Ohio man who is not proud
of Ohio. Why the 23d Ohio regiment
gave us Rutherford B. Hayes for Presi-
dent in 1875, and the 42d Ohio Regiment
in 1880. 1 know the AID Ohio like a
book. robbed hen-coops with them
in Louisiana and stole sweet potatoes
with them in Mississippi. Garfield was
worthy Of the 42d regiment and the 42d
regiment was worthy Of Garfield.
In conclusion. let us put on our armor,
PoSA Jul AuoPsoSASs PoiioA Jul oSSou-
trements, put one hundred rounds in our
cartridge boxes, and with confidence in
our cause, for it is the cause Of Consti-
tutional government, with confidence
in our leader, for he is every inch man,
soldier, q patriot, q statesman and q
Republican, let US march with an un
broken front to a glorious victory.
Mr.. Senator Blaine, in a speech at
great meeting in City Hall, Portland,
said: There is no state in the Union
which has been So prosperous and -four
ishing as Maine during the last 30 years.
l do not forget, " he said (turning to SEN
ator from Iowa, who was on the plat
form)-'I do not forget that my friend
is from one of those great Western States
Of marvellous growth; but, not excepting
his state or any other. Maine has been
more prosperous than any one Of them"
The reason Is in this: the enormous saw
ing of our people in money, Industrious
habits, health, life, and happiness re-
sulting from their policy Of prohibition
to the liquor traffic. That policy ih
Maine has no organized or respectable
opposition from any quarter. Sneers
and jeers at 1t come to us from without
the stafe