, 1880-06-24
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.

THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
A Retrospective vicsv Of tho Grcnt
Struggle III t1lc Convctitfor-Tflc Hest
Faxalhle Ontcornc- lyhnt G.. Il. Far.ycll
nfI-rhc Paper 10 yytltcl, All looked
for Authoritative atntcnteattA-.Argus-
Eyed nt.i 1Flq,ilto.tE. =.
E"rrf,po,ukntF Minntupoth 1f4bu.t,
CErcAuo. June BIAS tlmC ptlAaes. the
cnnyclta,, Strengthens that the nolntnat.an Of
Garfield wus the bcst possfble outcome of tae
Cnnstnt!on. md the ,snnnanIty mid cordially
with which nllctasses Ut Republicans intiolHo
die nomination nre Mt, earnest OF 1na! Vic
1nry. 'fh0 feeling ut disappointment ut tho
nomination 0f Arthur Inns been succeeded by
coniAencu anl huue, rs tho truo clnr-
nctcr Of TIM man becomes known,
ard tlleru Is little doubt TINT Ills
namo OIL tho ticket fakes New York ont
ot the list OF doubtful States. The monk
mutton Of Gartlcll Inns ttlsarranged NIL filo
plnlls 0f the Democracy, AID HEY nte I1Ow
cnsttng nbulit for Il candidate who wiz ehcck-
,nate Garfield. Their nrti-thrtl-tert attll,,u-
nltion being nav useless, they nc seeking
for ,,ow line Of warfare, and tnew leader
for the campaign. They llnyo already insllie
MI attnck upon hts iDrsolnt character, ,uul
assniletl lin as corrupt politician, repeat"
Ing tho exploded c!!argc which Sgsator. Thur
,iilsi' pranotiiiGstt ia!se. lMt tatss enarges
years ng0. Tho Telegraph aud tho press
bring everything fnt6 ,&w1!-ifgllt, and truth
oveftAkcs md uvertlirMs fnlSthnoL, over halt
ttu circuit Of tho glttte, faster tltan the sui1
The most Intelligent men sec now moro
clearly tllan a week: ngO whnt dangers VIC
l,aye cse9prtl. ilal tlla thiri.terln . scliene,
s.leces!etl, u'etlhies. nt !i!r History Wotld
en re,s StS "f tKaf asf feaiIsn,, Ills asNt anfa h fi
yrars lleltco tl,thissor9,' would have marked
tl'is ~ tlle p'lltt Or departure frnin short
tgrnls OF ollsyv atla @ Hirect responsibility to
sss's sc Sfs s 81 rhiti t cf e'S sens5 sss
The recently declared policy OF tue ltrpl,t,-
l!t"li lnrtN, how much easier It wonl.l lave
osei!, W'1a thG wii9e t', tatf,1''age mf ne siny-
i,si:sd + ibTee, T. l,svs proloaas!i the tsEi'''
of h's Aaflitiinlstslte,ii tor fourth or flittl
for lin, ns his due7as some of them tlll;-
to M,akc Him PRESIDENT for llis as II rec9,I'-
country, when ny WIS put forward By
saanG 81 als auH9eatss Us nc strong nl!lt"
ot, profound, peace, nnd thu. yury npir WIS
t!eslsllloMs Witlt pIopiecles ol the sliblectiun
q tne tailtl-ttllrtl-tcrhi lteptlbllcans 70 tho
Nlet2r, VINO was never detentett, ana WHO
Nonss. s'.HuPbt wa h!E'u t9 ~ HttA VhO4 !ilt
Rebels; with twt,-tiftl,s OF tlle Convention
H9'Soi!uHlS Re ptt!gGA y tnelr ehsSt' thoroughly
disciplined Aitl oledIel,t to telr leaders, and
entltie':t Of success, It Is a nlntter Of rcjotc~
l1iE LIME thn EupH sense, relniblican spirit,
and patriotism! VI tic party prevailed against
s!lel. powerful coMbinHtion. mud that tho
My SntiGli H. saie ngist .i IKE pcril forever
onr .le'lyerehce y stue. n y lnlge measure,
to- to tlle @ 1rnye a. any persistent ilS1't ngainst
thsrt-tet!ils,n III Chicago aud Cn0k County
ut The primaries, By tho nntf-thfr.t-term dole
gates to the Cotrty md State Conventions,
nul to tic pcrInentti.E spirit nf tho nnti-tlrd-
term sentiment III Chicago as manifested Mt
tt1c monster h!ass.ileetlngs at Centrnl Music
Hal ant! tho lnrk grounds, and by the greAt
lloay Ut businessmen, mechanics, mid work.
ingtnell OF tic city.
There were two potent factors In Arousing
and Slihping this nnti-tllErd-tefln sentiment,
10 whom tue Republicans pf n!0 country owe
4 lasting debt OF grAtitnte-I'IIE CHICAGO
TnnuSE and Charles b. Farweli-as tho val
lint bfu,d Of lighters Agnfnst tho third tern,
aud It's consequences. Fred Douglass sud,
| while fn C!lictgo, tint II the Convention llud
becn held Il! any 0tlor city than Chicago.
| Grant would lave been nominated; tint
Tile TRIBUNE l.nt tho most perfect report nf