Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1880-06-19

Press Opinions Of the Republican Nom
nations.

Press Opinions Of the Republican Nom
nations.
While Garfield has gone through
long public career with less of disrepu-
table anotoriety than Blaine has man
aged to acquire, he is not wholly free
from those stains which endeared the
Maine statesman to his supporters. He
has long been known as the Congress
sional attorney of De Golyer, the paw
ing contractor, and his name was prom
inent among those that adorned the
pages of Oakes Ames' memorandum
book in the days of Credit Mobilier.
He was one of those, also, who voted
for the Infamous s. salary grab in 1873,
and reported to the House as member
of the Conference Committee the ap-
bill which embodied the
'' grab 1t was the recollection of
these points in his career, undoubtedly.
that made him acceptable to the Blaine
men when their own candidates
chances were gone. The Grant men
will find him equally acceptable when
they recover from the chagrin of de-
feat. Without being an exponent of
third-t -termism. Garfield will be an ad-
exponent of Grantism in all the
rest of its features, and especially in his
devotion to the machine. To the re-
form element in the Republican party
the nomination will be painfully unsat-
isfactory, because of the stalwart ac-
ceptance, and because of the certainty
that the nominee will neglect no step
necessary to retain stalwart support.
To the doubtful voters it will be even
less satisfactory; but in their compare
tive freedom from party ties these will
turn their eyes hopefully, as the De-
mocracy does with confidence, to Gin
cinnati for the looming man, who is
to purge the Executive Department of
the Government of its corruptions and
it's subservience to "the machine"
purged the Legislative Department of
its extravaganza and of the lobby
Detroit Free Press.
General Garfield is well known in this
city personally. and has many friends
socially. He is an affable gentleman,
but with very deep-seateds and bitter
partisan preiudices, while he has more
ability then Hayes whom he foisted into
the Presidency. He will hesitate at
nothing to achieve party success. Al
ways living in strong Republican
district, and having had his own way,
he is intolerant toward his political oppo-
nents. He is a man of scholarly attain
ments, but lacks executive aptitude.
Nor, in the language of Murat Halstead,
the Cincinnati Commercial, "does he
possess the edge and point of character
essential to a large leadership" He has
many weak points in his record, which
will now be brought prominently before
the public, his political opponents hav-
ing heretofore been blind to his faults
and handling them with a great deal of
leniency. He will run about as well in
Ohio as any other Republican, but he is
not as strong with the masses as Foster.
Garfield has many bitter enemies within
his own party and his success in
political life comes from the fact of his
being resident of a strong stalwart
District. Had he lived in a close
District he would have been retired
long ago. When he gets under fire
through the State, the flash of triumph
his friends expect will vanish into q
wall of despair. Cleveland OHIO Plain
dealer.
The ticket is Garfield and Arthur
combination and Conkling. The Con
vsntion was shamed into permitting the
brilliant New York Senator to name the
second man on the ticket. The Chicago
Convention was in session one week
The Presidential possibilities of the
Secretary of the Treasury lie buried be
meath the treachery of alleged friends
and the cold Indifference or contemp
of his party; the Presidential corpse O
Blaine after this second defeat, is for
ever shrouded in corruption and despair
The departing Convention leaves behine
it the recollection of bowling thugs anl
thieves, of debauched delegates ant
ambitious candidates to attack and iniur,
the most nlustrious name she part,
holds, and disgraceful wrangles marked
the week, and the week planted resent
ments which will bear bitter fruit il
November. These are among the re
suits of the weeks work. The mos
notorious self-seeking candidates, bear
ing names not without tarnish, made ;
most venomous and malignant attacl
upon the commanding candidate, wht
had not asked for the nomination, ant
of these assailants Garfield is the heir
Cincinnati Enquirer.
1t required no extraordinary sagacit,
to foresee that the three principal con
testants at Chicago would destroy eacl
other and so fix on Mr.. Garfield as tn
most probable recipient of the highes
honor. In some points of view there j
ground for general congratulation. A
to ability, he is equal to the Presidenc
in these degenerate days, and superio
to the present incumbent; but for on
or two blots on his character while
member of Congress. no objection t
him could fairly be urged on the scor
of integrity. The most obnoxious poin
in his history outside his Credit Mobile
connections is the fact that he was on
of that obnoxious eight of the Electors
Commission banded together to stiff
the numerous frauds at the base of th
Presidential title, and conspicuou
champion to thwart the public will an
cheat Samuel j. Tilden out of tn
Presidency. The nomination of Ches
ter A. Arthur for Vice-President, VIII
was dismissed from Office by the Presi
dent, was simply sop extended t
Conkling to appease him, and instea
of adding strength to, will weaken tn
ticket, especially in New York. k.-Bosto
Post.
Out of this seething mass of corruI
ton James A. Garfield, of Ohio, ha
| been thrown to the surface, and ha
been named as Republican candidat
| for President. Garfield is a man {
more than average ability. He stand
as equal of the most dangerous ma
in the Republican party. He has bee
long time in Congress, and was re
| Gently elected to a seat in the Unite
States Senate. He is the successor {
Joshua K. Giddings in the House {
Representatives, and notwithstandin
most damaging proofs of his venalit
and jobbery in legislation, his constitt
ents have clung to him and pushed hin
forward. Garfield is known to be on
of the most corrupt men in Congress
His record is saturated with legislatiy
iniquitics,. and from the day that he el
tered public life he has been alder an
abetter of the most pronounced rasca
tiles that were ever engineered throug
| Congress. He stands forth as polit
cal jobber, base, criminal and unscrl
| pulous. The record is against him, an
the Republican press will be require
to whitewash him and defend him. 3
is as corrupt and rotten as Blain,
| The more his record is aired the mol
repulsive it will appear, and the Dem'
cratic party has abundant cause for Fl
licitation over the decision of the Oh