River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-06-17
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THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.

Each day evolves additional evidence
of the superior wisdom of the Chicago
Convention in placing in nomination
James A. Garfield for President. The
biography of General Garfield briefly
written is as follows: He was born
in the township of Orange, Cuyahoga
county, Ohio, November 10Th, 1881.
During his minority he attended dis
trict school and worked at carpen-
ter work. In March, 1919, he
entered Geauga Academy, where he
remained till 1854, except while work
ing at carpenter work and teaching to
obtain means to attend the Academy.
In 1854 he was admitted to the junior
class in Williams College, Massachu-
sets, from which College he graduated
in 1856. Returning home he was en-
ployed as teacher of Latin and Greek
in Hiram Institute, ut Hiram, in Port
age county, becoming it's President the
following year, remaining at the head
Of the institution for several years.
during which he studieI law and en-
gagged III political affairs. lie was
member Of the State Senate of Ohio in
1859 80, and entered the Union army
in 1851 as Colonel of the FOrty-second
Ohio Volunteers; was promoted to the
rank of Brigadier General, January
10th, 1862; was appointed chief of staff
of the Army of the Cumberland, and
was promoted to the rank of Major
General, September Goth, 1858; was
elected to the 38th, 3Qth, 10th,
list, 42d, 43d, 44th, 45th, and 10Th
body closing with the expiration of
the present Congress; he was last
winter elected United States Senator
to succeed Thurman whose term will
expire on the fourth day of March
next. We have thus given brief out
| line of the more important events in
the life history of the man who to-day
challenges the admiration and cordial
support of the entire Republican party.
Garfield was left an orphan at All
early age, dependent upon the exer-
! lions of widowed mother for his sup
port until he had attained an age suf-
ficipnt to enable him to maintain him
self, and is conspicuous example of
| the triumph of energy, perseverance
and natural talent over poverty and
consequent obscurity. lie is patriot,
scholar, statesman, and most emphati-
cally Self-made man; is of the people,
and knows what it is to toll for success.
in life unaided by the plethoric purse
of an indulgent father. He has at
tanned to the recognized leadership OF
his party in the House and as such q
leader has made for himself com
mendable record in behalf of loyalty
Justice and the public faith. Person
ally the Republican candidate for the
highest office within the gift of the
people is all that could be desired
while his fealty to those principles up
on which the party is founded entities
him to the suffrages of all electors who
believe that the perpetuation of those
principles would best subserve the in
terests Of our common country.
Chester A. Arthur, of New York
the nominee for Vice President, is {
native OF Vermont, but has been al
active and leading Republican in thu
Empire State for many years, and i
now chairman of the New York Re
publican State Central Committee
The nomination of Arthur WAS conced
ell 10y nearly a two-thirds vote, in def
erence to the wishes of a large minor
ity in the convention and for the evi
dent purpose of adding strength to tn
ticket in New York. All things con
sidered this concession WAS prope
one to make and Is doubtless TIL
strongest nomination that could hav
been made for the success Of the tick
ct in New York. Arthur was dismisse
from the customs service by Pres. Hayes
a fact tina. our Democratic cotempora
lies will strive to make the most OF
He does not stand charged with col
ruption or dishonesty, and his reinoH
Il was prompted by the fact that b
cause he WAS federal officer lie dis
not choose 70 surrender one of hi
dearest privileges as a citizen, that .
laDoring for the success of candidate
Of his choice. His nomination vi
prove a tower Of strength III Ne'
York. where his popularity viii PROV