The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-09

III his favor OF being a selt-msde !
man. We do not believe he will be
elected president. because we believe
the country is iired Of his party; but
should. he be chosen to stand at the
head of the nation, We predict that
his administration will be good one.
Il viii not be marked by radicalism,
nor distinguished for It's disregard OF
law and the Constitution, but rather
by a closer observance of the rules,
ideas and methods OF the republic iu
lis simplicity than has bean known
for twenty years. Locally there is
much respec. fell for General Gar
field. IN his long public life he has
ever been opposed to rsdicaiism in
tie treatment Of this peculiarly
sit1ated territory. We do not know
that he is in special sympathy With
the majority class of the people Of
Utah, bat We DO know that he has
never sanctioned the prosecutions
that have been attempted here, and
has not been afraid to demand that
Justice aud their rights be accorded
them. 1! there IS to be a republican
President, General Garfield will suit
the people of Utah as well as any
prominent man in the party.
James a. Garfield vas born IN Orange,
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, November -,
1881. Abraham Garfield, his father, who
had emigrated from New York, died in
1888, leaving family Of four children,
Of whom James was the youngest, de-
pendent npou q widowed mother. In
/ March, 1919, he entered the Geauga
Academy, paying his expenses by work
! st the carpenter trade and an occasional
term of school teaching. In the fall of
1854, he was admitted TO the junior clsss
of Williams Collego, Massachusetts,
where he took high rank as student,
! and at the end of his course bore eff the
metaphysical honor of his class.
On his return to Ohio, Mr.. Garfield
was elected professor of Latin and Greek
IN the Hiram Institute, and year later
became its president. While occupying
| this position, he studied law and took
| some part in political affairs. In 1853,
he was elected to represent Portage and
Summit Counties in the senate of Ohio,
IN which he Immediately took high rank
rs q debater and practical legislator.
When the first regiments of DIX
troops were raised, the state was wholly
unprepared 10 arm them, and Mr.. Gar
field was sent to Illinois to procure arms
| Hesucceeded in securing 5000 muskets
which were Immediately shipped t
Columbus. On his return, Mr.. Garfield
was appointed colonel of the Forty-secon(
Regiment of Ohio volunteers, land in De
mber, 1861, with his command, wa
ordered 10 report to General Buell., i
Kentucky. he was Immediately place,
J IN command Of the Eighteenth Brigade
and was ordered by General Buell. /
drive the rebel forces under Humphre
Marshall out of the Sandy Valley, i
eastern Kentucky. 1t was grave re
sponsibilIty thus placed upon ciiize
soldier, who had never seen o battle, t
. | lead force of 2, 400 inexperienced troop
| against an enemy 5000 strong, under a
; officer who had led the famous charge {
] the Kentucky volunteers al Buena Nlstf
Garfield was entirely successful, defeatin
Marshall at the battle of Middle CreeE
who hastily abandoned his position, fire
! his camp equipage, and began 3 retrei
which was not ended TIL he reached Ab
I ingdon, Virginia For this brilliant an
. I successful movement Garfield receive
high praise from General Buell. and th
! war department. lie was promoted (
= the rank # brigGdier-general, his CON
, | mission bearing the date of th3 battle {
| Middle Greek.
? General Garfield was in the battle {
7 | Pitsburg Landing, and had share
the operations before Corinth. He sui
| sequently served as member of saver,
. | courts-marti4l In January, 1868,
was appointed chief Of staff of the Arm
of the Cumberland, commanded by Gel
ROsecrans. In this position he bore
prominent parL in all the military ope
ations Ia middle Tennessee, during Il
, spriEg and summer of 1868. His tini
, military service was in the battle
Chickamauga The value of his service
: il this engagement were appropriated
O. | recognized by the war department IN h
: promotion 10 the rank of msjor-genera
j for gallant ard meritorious conduct !
q the battle of Chickamaugs."
While absent in the field, Generi
Garfield had been elected a rcpresentatiy
: from Ohio 10 the Thirty-eighth Congress
, de resigned his commission on the 9TH
December, 1868, and took his seat
E | Congress, He was reelected to Il
r Thirty-nlnth, Fortieth, Forty-frst, Fort,
second, Forty-third, Forty-fourth, Fort
fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses. Bein
g powerful speaker, remarkably ready
debate, with abundant resources fIearI
ing he was soon recognized as a leadin
g spirit in the House AS member
q the committee on ways and means, and
chairman Of the committee on milItsl
2 affairs, and the committee on bankir
? and currency, he had hand in shspir
, the most important legislation.
Last winter he was elected by Il
= legislature to the United States Sena'
to succeed Judge Thurman for the s.
years term beginning on March 4th nez