St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-06-18
Convention Scenes.
Editorial in Cincinnati GazetteJ

Editorial C1nclnnau GaZ6ttel
Mr.. Garfeld's speech nominating Mr..
Sherman-as speech adapted to its
object, and as an address to intelligence
and reason,-was as far superior to Mr..
Conkling's as the speech of Mark An
tony is to the rhOdomontade of Ancient
Pistol. 1t was speech which reason
ing men can receive without feeling
that their intelligence is insulted. 1t
is an historical statement of what the
republican party has done in its quar-
ter century history, the obvious lesson
of which is that the party is more than
man, and that craftsmanship is some
thing to a country. It's recital of the
part taken in all these great events by
the man he was nominating was an ell
oquent recital of historical facts, such
as reads well to the considering nations
outside that frantic mob. 1t is wholly
free from that superlative ascription
and brag which insults the intelligence
of our own people, and which, when
put in print as the style of leading
public man, makes our nation the
laughing stock of the educated classes
in Europe.
dispatch to Cincinnati Commercially
Ohio was called, and Garfield went
up to the platform amid immense en-
thusiasm and then heavy cheers. He
took his place upon the table, and with
no page, and no lemon, and no en-
broidered handkerchief, and with an
utter absence of friIls. He opened
most wisely and well; with a beauti-
fully presented figure threw oil upon
the troubled waters, and Gained the
raging passions of the multitude with a
refreshing sense of GOODNESS and rest,
as much as possible to imagine he was a
contrast to the demagOgical furbelowed
speaker who preceded him. His talk
was calm, and yet most impressive,
and he declined to reply to the assaults
and sneers of the gentleman from New
York. When he concluded, the ap-
plause was such as to show the great
hold that Sherman has upon the respect
and admiration of the people, for it was
hearty and long continued, and was
aroused by no appeal to the passions
no theatrical clap-trap attitudes, and
assisted by no galleries full of his state
people, and friends and relatives, and
political claqueurs.
OniO, III the CONVENTION, LOOK ncr I'LL
portance from having an orator in Gar
field, and a couple of candidates and
the balance of power, and yet was not
u positive quantity anywhere. Divid-
ed factions often animated by presiden-
tial restrictments, and apparently COIL
tanning more am Oition to the square
inch than any state, Ohio showed how
patronage had spoiled her ever since
her governor had become president.
Tom Young was jealous of Garfield;
Garfield was bitten with the presi-
dency; Foster with the vice-presi-
dency; Dennison with cabinet hopes.
Ed Cowles was afraid Sherman would
be nominated. Billy Bickham was
afraid Blaine would be. The state
adopted herself to expediency, and was
always soaping something over and
compromising for somebody, like an
ancient wing at a prize-fght. "The
niger brigade" as it was called, fol-
lowed Ohio around like day laborers
awaiting for custom-house assignments.
This state, therefore, occupied mega
tive position-waiting for something to
turn up instead of being heartily in
favor of anything; and its dissensions
led to the saying that Ohio wasn't for
Sherman, but for Ohio.