Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-07-09
OUR CANDIDATE.

~ is hardly possible 10 over estimate the
value OF the work done by the Chicago Con
yention. The average duration of political
parties in this country has not been much
above twenty years. At that age the num-
Der Of leaders has unusually become 50
large that the party has been compelled to
split iu order to provide each one follow
ing. So did the federalists and whig par
ties, the Republican party Of 1924, and
the Democratic party Of 1860, and it really
looked to some of us as If the Republican
party OF to day was running straight on
the same old reef. But by the good provi-
dencc of God the needed pilot was Ia toe
ship. just at the critical ilstanr GrARfIELD
was forced in spite Of himself to take the
wheel, and Troihthat time the danger was
oyer.
Think Of it, What Republican is not
satisfied with the nomInation2 No Grant
man doubts that the cCgpty will have as
wise and styqng, and firm government
under Garfield as under Grant. No Blaine
man doubts that Garfield will be as faith
full and watchful in the protection of
American industry and theresisting of any
tariff tinkering as ever Blaine would have
been. No Sherman man IpAbts that
Garfield will be rs sound ana sagacious a
guardsmaN Of the p4bhc. treasury as ever
Sherman would have been. Even the
scral chers are as much delighted as say-
body, their attitude Of armed neutrality has
been abandQqed, aud their standing COM
mittoe has closed its doors, put up its
shutters, and chalked upon them "Closed
on account Of the death OF the proprietors.
From this moment for the first time in
years, there is absolutely 10 dissatisfaction
in Republican gqnFks The Republican
There is heneeforth no doubtful vote.
! The shifting vote, has stampeded already
to Garfield, and the only question is who
can declare for him first For votes the
| Democratic candidates, whoever they NAV
be, must rely on the inveterate, dyed-in-the
| wool BourbOns, who piously invoke
Andrew jackson at every election, aud
would vote for Satan il regularly nominat-
| ed by the Democratic convention. It is an
| old guard which never surTenders, but this
time it has got TO die, if it prefers that for
| choice. Il can get no recruits, and in O
contest without recruits from Republican
dissatisfaction, It has always been, and
| will alwaTs pc, a minority IN this country.
| AT present it is party without princi-
| pie or a candidate, and when the present
census shall reduce the solid south to its
fair shair Of power it will be payty with
out hope.
As things stand, tie best thing possible
| for Democrats who wish way out Of the
woods Is toTot5 for Garfield. The Demo,
cratic party has no such reserve candidate
as he to satisfy and harmonize all the con-
tending factions, so that, no matter who
may be nominated at Cincinnati, the only
certainty is that the disappointed faQtiQHs
will go out of the contest sore and dissatis,
fed. Usually the aght has been between
! the ReppHliean party aud an opponent
aided by Republican malcontents. Now
1 the Republican party is arrayed against a
discordant Democracy, and where can
dissatisfied Democrats better go than ia
Garfield for second choice he was the
second eholee OF every Republican candi'
date he will be the second choice of every
Democratic voter outside Of the faction
WHICH carries the day in Cincinnati TC
all such we eoWmeRd Garaeld's name u.
| that Of a courteous, fair and temperate
opponent, whom they may gladly accept a:
President.
And what a fitting cap-stone to place up
on a life so ideally American! Canal boy
carpenter, college student college proffes
sor, college president, a brave Union sol
der congressman, senator, president o.
the United States; every position vel
filed, and every one preparatory to thl
next. Every workingman who votes io
Garfield helps to increase the dignity ant
the possible rewards Of labor, and to max,
his oWp sons advancement easier anC
higher. II is a well rounded sQd complete
life, as worthy Of lasting record and as fpl
OF lasting encouragement to poor and am
bitions young men, as that OF Henry CLAY
or Abraham lincoln.