The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-06-24
POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS.

~ 1t is good nomination.-SeSa-
tor Hdmlin.
~ am well pleased; an excellent
non,nstion.-PrssIient Hayes.
~ tits = capital selection; Garfield
is strong man.-Secretary Schurz.
~ Tho /" brainiest' man that could
be chosen. General Francis n. Walker.
D6 think the nomination of Cen
eral Garfield is very fortunate.-Benja-
min H. Bristoc. II
16r On the whole, the strongest NOM
nation that could have been made
Rcsidesss Se.iye.
1NThe antithird-term committee at
St. Louis informs General Garfield that
the duty assigned it disappeared with
his nomination, which it heartily in
dorses.
1SWe pause in the midst of the ex.
element to remark that the reduction
Of $4,000, 600 in the public debt in a
single month does not lookAs If the
Republican party had forfeited the con-
fidence of the country.-Ss Louis Globe
Democrat.
A~ There are no boilers, scratchers
or Independents who bear the Rcpubli.
can name, who cannot earnestly work
and honestly vote for General Garfield,
and there is no thorough-going Repub-
ican who will not accept him as q fit
representative of party principles
faithful depositary Of the party trust
NJ T. Times.
1@rAs q matter of course, the Illi-
nois Democrats publicly rejoice at the
outcome of their Springfield Conven-
tion. In private they hasten 20 drown
their chagrin with dose of their favor
ita tincture of rye. Trumbull must be
q bitter pill, especially for the old
wheel-horses Of the Egyptian Democra-
cy.-Caicago Jou rnaL
"a The Cburier-Jouyrs1l says: "All
the Democrats have to de now is to be
wise, and victory will be in their
| grasp" This is most solemn and
ponderous utterance, characteristic OF
the oracular CD. The fact is that il
has by accident named the one thing
which, according to its own testimony,
Democrats are incapable of doing. In
diandpohs Journal.
D@ It is doubtful If any other nomi.
nation could have Been made which
would have suited everybody so well.
Its very unexpectedness commends it.
An unsought nomination-the spontan.
eous Offering of the public voice-dis.
arms criticism In advance. For once
the dark horse has proved the besi
steed on the oourse.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press.
n6rl have as great confidence ir
Gen. Garfield as have in any man. in
the Republican party. l consider hi!
character unimpeachable. / have
watched him closely for the past si&teer
years and have seen nothing in hi
course but what the best men of the
party can indorse with enthusiasm. Hi
attitude toward the South has been firm
but not violent. think the older mel
of the party will accept the nomination
as a wise one, and that it will be sus
tanned &&tho. polls in November.-EI
I frgSfue7W W00tycy.
1@The Republican party has close,
up its ranks has CHOSEN its leader witt
more real, hearty, confident unity thai
at any previous election, and will re
sumo the aggressive against the part,
which has devoted all its energies to tn
purpose of sapping and mining the Con
stitutional powers of that National Gov
ernment which it failed to destroy b.
reasonable war. No man could b
named who has stronger popularit
with the Ohio Republicans, and thi
popularity has been of rational and firn
growth. Cincinnati Gazette.
N Both Garfield and Arthur wer
outspoken anti-slavery Wings befor
the Republican party was organized
General Arthur was a delegate in tn
first Republican State Convention tina
was ever held in New York-was, i
fact, one of the original founders of tn
party. General Garfield was youn
but ardent admirer of Joshua r. Gid
dings. the great anti-slavery champio
of Ohio, both before and after the ol
ganization of the Republican party
Garfield has represented Giddings' oil
district in Congress ever since the la'
ter's death.-EIchange.