The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-06-10
MILAN EXCHANGE
THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1880

cage. nominated, after much wrang-
ling. on last Tuesday, Jas. A Garfield,
ofOhio, on the 18th ballot. The res
suit was as follows: Garfield, 399;
Grant, 306; Blame, AZ; Sherman, 3.
Washburn, 5.
From the indications Oh the prima-
~ action for organization, it was evil
dent that the third term candidate was
weak and unpopular. The champions
of Grant were overthrow when the
unit rule was rescinded. A Waterloo
defeat was assured, though, the old
guard remained with threatening front
and unbroken ranks.
We are thankful to the Republicans
who thus defeated the movement to
overthrow the wise course of our first
chief officer, the pure and patriotic
Washington. Thus has a military
leader been relegated to private life,
and condemnation passed, even by his
own admirers, and the danger OF plac-
ing an ambitious man at the head OF
our government.
Il behooves the Democratic party
lin view of the excellent nomination
at Chicago-we accord the party all
praise in the selecticn) TO do no fool
ish thing at the Cincinnati convention
on the 22nd inst. We must have
candidate that is not vulnerable;
a false step in this direction will assur-
eddy bring defeat. Let US show as
much sagacity as our opponents. We
believe the Democracy has the nu-
merical strength to elect president.
We have several prominent statesmen
worthy to be our standard bearer. We
cannot afford to enter the canvass with
4 candidate who is on the defensive.
There is only one man that Is spoken
of by the press that cannot unite the
party. and it is the part OF wisdom to
eliminate all things from the coming
struggle that will produce discord or
hesitation in support of the nominee.
If the Democracy are not as blind a.
the Grant men in the recent cOnven-
ton, they will not shut their eyes to
the large opposition in our ranks to
one man, and he will be left to spend
his few remaining days in the enjoy
ment of domestic life. But few of the
states have instructed their delegates
TO the National Convention, and i'll
this action they have shown much
wisdom; the delegates are thus free to
act for the interest Of the party, and
are not tied down in the interest OF
one mtn. We cannot underrate the
strength of our opponents candidates
or the unity that will prevail in their
ranks. In the spirit Of harmony and
peace, We urge on the democracy TO
let no predictions for any one man
enter into the choice of candidates.
But after a careful scanning of the po-
liUical horison, with harmonious
and earnest spirit for success, not OF
men, but of principle, 60 forward
with Democratic catholicity in the
discharge of Il duty which is Of prime
importance to all lovers of free gov
ernment. The nominee of the lie,
publicans is very popular, is more con-
sentative than either of those who
ran in the nomination. He vii.
thoroughly unite his party. Before
the war he devoted himself to preach
ing peace, being q minister of the
Christian church. He is more wor-
thy than either of his opponents, and
consequently more dangerous candl-
date. 1t is only by harmony and
wise selection of standard bearer,
who il not before nomination too OBJ
noxious to thousands of voters, even
in his own party, that success can be
expected.
{. A. Arthur, Collector of the
Port of New York, was nominated by
reclamation on the first ballot, re-
ceiving on the first ballot 46S votes.
This was another blow at the Repub-
lican leader, Conkling, who opposed
the removal of Cornell and the APP
pointment of Arthur. Conkling has
had his plumage sadly rutfied in the
nomination, and will require time to
regain his equanimity, and again be
entitled to the nick name. bestowed
on him bv the gentleman from Maine,
who has the satisfaction even in defeat,
20 know that he caused his enemy 10
bite the dust.
We have received the speech of
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