Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-06-18

ing himself al al academy IN $500 a teach
er ~ u country school. earning money 70 Tor
ward his ambition % become az educated
man IN lsj4 O. stubborn student ai college
lu lei- young man struggling against the
debts incurred in educating himself IL ls''
president Of an educational institute and a
State Senator IL $50 influential as d man
and prominent as politician IN SCI colonel
of d regiment and the commander OF brig
ado. driving forward with resistless energy
into Eastern Kentucky In l,G2 g brigudler-
general than q maior-general IN 1865
member Of Congress, reelected in 1864, Ct.
'Gs. 20. - "a, &c. ". and for nearly all
the time al acknowledge leader elected
United States senator IN 1850. nominated
for President IL June this IL the ideal Ca
raer Of the ambitious and aspiring American
boy Here is man. who, beginning life a.
asloor boy has IL truth fought Joe va. 20
distinction Pure and cOurageOu- a- boy
ambitious and self reliant a. o young lnEu.
treiess and brave as o soldier. aggressive but
tempered a. q leader IL Congress, Gen
Garfield has retained every friendship Of hi
youth. held fast 70 every comrade o. ms sol
dier experience, and commanded tn respect
OF al his co-lRborers IL Congress. Garfield
life i- the story Of young man who hn- sue
ceeued through his own effort. Having
uassed through all the TRIALS common 90 boys
and young men IL this country Ar ha-
achieved the distinction which a. @ par, Of
our American system, We teach al. our boys
90 strive foI Il Is from the people and Of
the people, pure kind-heRrted. tolerant
broad-spirited and distinguished mau.
OF Chester A. Arthur columns might be
written Modest retiring earnest and true
q Republican from the very birth Of the par
ty it wa. he who brought the first suit in the
uitcd States 20 establish the right Of colored
persons 20 vide IL public couveyRucos II
was be who sued ont d writ Of habeas corpus
and brought before "a judge IL New ork the
slaves Of Lehman OF NIrginia who was tax
iuu bis slaves tc Texas and passing through
New ok city The slaves were set free
!; vas he who with the Hon. VIZ. ii. EyArts
and three Others. signed the first callto organic,
Republican party i New York and q
meeting was held Oh the spot where now
standa the Fifth Avenue hotel. Ever active
giving Of his time aud money for the good Of
the Republican party because he believed IL
IT, wanting no ofnce and refusing al 0fiers
never holding az ofhc. IL his life save the
collectorship Of New York Of the striciest
ecrity. and Of broad liberal views. be d. IL
fact peculiarly fitted for the position 70
which be has been nominated
With d ticket like thu and d united party.
with the active. cordial and warn support Of
George William Curtis. DormEu l. Eaton.
the Esv. Dr Believe. Car Schurz and IL
fact. Of al. however they mas have differed
IL the past We have victory assured from the
very start and one, more are d united party
and united country n the language Of
another. there De- another question still viii
the wounds Of the war Ut healed ?, ! al
swer yes The Southern people must sub
NIT. not 70 the dlciatiOns Of the North, but
q the nations Ill, and 10 the verdict Of
mankind. They y ere wrong. and the time
viii come when they vii say that they are
vlctora who have been vauguished by the
right. Freedom conquered them. and free
DON viii cultivate their held- educate tLelr
children. weave for them the robes o. wealth
execute their laws and FL their hand with hal.-
py homes
M. Harris then introduced Mr.. DO--ual J..
Latou. who CHANGED u b. IL town for O. few
days NJ. EAtou was cordially received. and
spoke r. follows
DoEMLS J. EAros sfEIcE.
Lad,es as.6 Gf7ties,e1 II add little EN-
! lAsi- 10 the word Adies because this rat.1
cation has. ! see so many ladies Of Braitle-
boro and a. al such meetings throughout
tbs country you W.. find that the public VIZ
tue. and patriotism too will be- almost exact
ly IL the ratio Of IL. ladies a. tie gentlemen
When wac invited 10 say few words here
tu-uiELt ! al FIRST thought Il was d matter
which did not concern ne; that il wa mere
IS q BrAttlebO-O AFFAIR j. which Won were 10
talk over what concerned your village and
your duty IL the campo 81 but Oh o second
thought q. vlvldy came over NE that your
Stat j. the nrst GO vote next autumn You
lEc o GlstiU CulsLtL citizen a. d prominent .
,au dldats before tAs National Convention .
And Il ls Of interest C. the whole country to I
know with wLEt resignation. with what meas
mr. Of patriotism you temper your disnppoint-
neui. and what support Won give to the can
1ldaies that have been selected. Il Will be Of .
ne1presslble interest next autumn 10 know .
what y ermCut saye a. O. the probable result F.
Of the canvass and her Judgment upon the (
merits Of the candidates. ] remember with .
what interest, four years age We listened fur
the dispatches that were 70 tell us how Yer .
mort voted There Is d sympathetic ] might .
Say. al electric influence IL the heat OF tn .
IAN palgL- Il knowing TIT convictions Of q I
state not large IL area. but large IL inteIli
pence and virtue lou may say there is no
doubt about how y .rmOut viii vote but aside
from tn considerations 10 which ] nave re-.
.errec YOU have duty H. citizens TO give al. .
the prominence possible to your convictions
4nd TO make your majority as large a. possi
Bile
Perhaps Col Hooker has told You every
-linE Of -uteres, about the National CauyeI.-
ion. yet vii venture 10 supplement what
De- nAs said by briefly calling your attention
70 certain prominent and Vita facts which .
may be taken tns result OF that coIver-
lon. There were questions settled which
were a. important 70 our welfare as & nation
Is the candidates themselves. There Wa
growing NJ IL the Republican party a spirit
n Autocratlc dICtatIou. few leader. wouId
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sort o. pocket concern out Of the whole mai
Ter Of political organization. The idea aros.
ron what Wa called the unit rule that Is
he Slate conventions would choose the can
ndaies md every delegate was bound 10 vote
q TIE majority voted whereby the freedom.
II individual judgment would be totally SIM
pressed, AID encouragement would be given
q sp!rli OF discipline, manipulation and IL
rlgue by which few men would practically
!e' control OF the majority. The danger o.
hat princlpIe was most significantly Illus
rated II the last convention Of New York !.
consisted o. 400 members, and 2le member
'ald that 81 members should not have then
news represented al the convention at Chica
20 Nov the unit rule wa new rule. l.
De" spirit that had sprung W IL the kepub-
lean party, and II Wa full OF manifold and
manifest evil. The result Of the NatioDs'
convention was that the condemnation az
1t Ae pobAcau party was put upon H. aud il.
Practice stamped out Of our politics An
llause. The next question OF issue Of rrea1
moment was the right Of choosing delegate
ron each Congressional district SO thar ey
~ delegate can 60 10 the National Corveu-
lon untrammelled, and be able 10 SPEAK viii
freedom ior the constituency which ne repre-
sAls. II has always been the rule IL Yer
-oAl Anu Massachusetts. and il has been tne
lractlce II q great majority Of the States. IL
moose delegate sarum each Congressional dis
IIc!' ms right was taken away for the irsr
IN al the last state convention IN New Yorf
mo Tie selection was made subject 10 the
VII OF tht majority but the Chicago conveu-
ion has sustained the right Of SELECTING dele
'aies from each Congressional district Nov
he resuI. u these fundamental truths are So,
ennal 60 liberty IN free nation and import
M 10 al that Is dear IL our public affair