The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-06-23
WHAT GARFIELD IS.
His Record as q ~Lawyer-The Brains
Supplied by Judge Jere Black-Thc
Rulc Of the People.
u1a.ytd ChrOTiclc.1

PrrrsBUEG, PA. June 8, lSso.-The Eepubli-
can dark horse h.ls only two legs. aud on
his head he wears q ~ hat. his arins-tor THIS
horse has nrins-nrc big and brawny, his body
large. heavy. solid; his forehead immense
broad, but reccdinS in Il way that max es Il
bad impression on one who believes In pllre-
nulogy, and suggests that II this thing went
on much further we would have weakness of
mind instead OF the brain, which The ~ hat
covers In the head of Garfield. lie Is capable
Of unlimited work and has bOundlcSs cndu-
rance. a taste for statistics and the ability 10
clutnr them il an agreeable style have made
him Il useful entertaining speaker. and have
given him the reputation for that prolnndi:y
which he does not possess. lie lisa German
In looks and in tastes, but too active, quick
and superficial 10 allow the comparison ilr-
thcr. a drivcron the canal In his youth, hcls
one OF the few men who, confessing without
shame his lowly origin, does not boast of 1t,
and who admits that he would never have
| been the IMAM he Is If he had always driven II
canal boat, In other words he succeeded in
spite of canals, and not because OF them. He
Is heavily bearded and has the all Eirility,
strength, and the enduring power OF which
"much hair Is said to he the sign. In MIN
the scluolmasler is abroad, for Garfield Is
teacher, preacher as well as soldier by brcvct,
lawyer by proxy, and ronlisi'n by pro ae
order, and In this respect his nomination Is
out of the ordinary lineand Il triumph for all
people In It's defeat Of the third term and the
elevation of politics; we have never hau y
IlISLI tlC 4" u 80 S"iaS"p 80 "'e'
fcrSon to think of In making this statement.
and Garfield will prove no exception In case
he should be elected, for, while he had some
big cnscs-won some-got big fees, lie supplied
neither the bruins nor the learning, but that
Democratic war horse, Judge Jere Black, took
him into partnership fora purpose" with the
party In power, and during that time injected
law and legal learning into that head above
mentioned; this law came out OF Ciarficlds
mouth In tie shape of el%OqucnCe, and enter
ed his pocket as Il fee; but the partnership Is
dissolved, the money t*pcntnnd the law learn
ing gone. Since his flattering election to the
senate he has had an idea that Presidential
lightning might possibly strike him, and so
he and his Western Reserve friends have been
erecting lightning rods all over him, which
drew tie %"thundcrs of applause at his portly
appearance in the Convention. and resulted
In his vote, on which he "pealS" to the coun-
try. When that other lightning. which the
Western Union Telegraph Company mas mar
messed. brought the news, there was all over
the North II sigh Of relief at the mouth or
Democrat II Rrpublican-for even though
the Democrats wanted Grant nominated, for
the, purpose Of defeating him, he might, bJ Il
possibility, have been elected. They rGcos,
nizc this, and were glad that. GrantlSln, third
termislm, ringism, were dead beyond the pos,
Sibility OF resurrection. The RepubllcansEad
been trembling i'm their political boots lestthe
Convention should nominate Grant or break
ND i'm q row-ci:iler contingency being partlc-
uiarly sure to bring defeat. and with II loss OF
the public purse and patronage; to-day they
L tS llll lS q ptShNL " SHsfD W
temporarily, that though the tdes or March
nave come they have not passed; that me
Democratic party. for The first time since the
war. is united, hopeful, CERTAIN sure to win:
that Conkling hasn't been placatcd even by
Arthur's nomination; That New York Is clay
and he the potter; that the Empire State is
for the Cincinnati nominees; that Cameron -
mad and wOuldn't object to teaching ms parry
Il lesson by losing Pennsylvania. and the ltc-
publican has still The Udium OF the thirl term
10 bear, In spite OF Garilclds nomination, FOR
the party Is the same old seven and siIpcnce
1t was before the Convention. What a spccta-
Gle IL was to the "e1ictc mOnalchist OF En-
rope" in general and Prince Leopo!d-ls he
sat on the stage in C~licaSo-in particular. TO
see what "a Government by the people, THIS
Is, Here was q body unknown 10 the laws-Dc-
yond control of law-with no Constitution
no Statutcs-a week before with 40 existence
to-day absolutely annihilated-responSlDic
to no one-superiOr to nothing-and yet toit
States and people have freely surrendered
rights and powers with which the Constitu.
ton OF the United States Is not blessed. 1t
does what no other power can do, ana, stran-
ger still, One-half, or just less than onc-hnlf.
Of the people obey 1t implicitly; lust more
than one-lialf disobey It as entirely. Who
can deny that the people do rule, aud say how
they shall be governed and by whom? The
other fraction have agreed to abide by the de.
cision OF u similar onstitaionleSs Sfdtmtctess
body. tOmcet In Cincinnati. and to make the
man selected by it President of the United
In view of the history OF conventions
In this country, would 1t be wrong to say that
"the unwriuen Is higher III the written
2" JARl.