Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-07-14
Watertoiun Repabliran.
WATERFOWL, WIS.
All for Garfeld-A Solid Column.


The Democratic papers have endeav-
ored to make their readers believe that
there was detection in the ranks of the
Republican party; that the GRANT men
were sore; that the BLAINE men would
not work cordially, and that the SHERMAN
men were not interesting themselves for
GARFIELD. All this is mere bosh. The
Chicago Convention was Q Republican
body; the good of that party was the mat
ter of consideration before 1t; the dele
gates favored GRANT, BLAINE, SHERMAN,
etc., because they believed their favorite
was the best man for the nomina alton; ;
but when the convention decided to take
man outside Of the prominent csndi-
dates, one who was in the convention
dong his best for the success of another
man, and one who protested against
the use of his name in con-
nectiOn with the nomination, then
1t was that all the members OF the Con-
vention became ardent GARFIELD men
then it was that the people accepted the
action of the Convention in good faith,
and Republicans everywhere became
GARFIELD men. There is no dissatisfac-
ton. While Republicans possess no less
admiration for BLAINE, GRANT or SHER-
MAN, now, than they did before the Con-
vention, the friends of all rally around
the standard-bearer of the party-General
GARFIELD will work for him as
enthusiastically as they would have done
had their own first choice been nominated.
1t was no dislike of GARFIELD that
caused delegates to favor other men
for the nomination; he was a
recognised leader and favorite
with the party; and his nomi.
ination is hailed by them with delight in
all parts of the country. That he will
unite the party more closely than 1t has
been united in the last ten years is not
now q matter Of doubt-it is absolute GER
tainty. This fact was clearly shown at a
recent ratification meeting held in Bos-
ton, at which GRANT men, anti-GRANT
men, and friends of all the candidates
before the Chicago Convention were
present. and spoke freely and earnestly
in favor of GARFIELD. Commenting on
the spirit of the meeting, the Boston Trao.
eller says:
The most gratifying feature of the
Faneuil Hall meeting was, to our think
ing, the evidence 1t afforded of the COM
plete unifcation of the Republican col
umns. Senator Hoar did not forget, in
his eulogy of Garfield, to pay tribute to
Grant, and through all the addresses we
search in vain for any attempt to recall
the recriminating slogan of the opposing
preferences in the preliminary canvass.
The loyalty of the Grant men to the party
and its principles first. and to their great
leader second, was never in any doubt.
The enthusiastic declarations of the men
who remember, and are proud of the
recollection, that they stood up thirty. six
times to be counted for the greatest liv-
ing servant of our Republican institu-
tons, sounded the death-knell of all the
hopes the Democracy may have built
upon their supposed chagrin and disap.
pointment. They are not chagrined, and
they will not sulk. The stubborn devo-
ton, born of sincere conviction, which
held their phalanx solid to the last ballot
at Chicago, is all transferred, Loyalty,
heartily, unreservedly, to the new and
worthy leader of the united party. This
Is the encouragement of the occasion to
Republicans, and this is its chief and
most unwelcome lesson to their adversa-
ries.