The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-06-09
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.


The Gazette says: The National Repub.
lican Convention doubled the dangerous
cape and sailed into smooth seas by nomi-
Mating Gen. James A. Garfield, man whom
every Republican can support heartily.
The nomination was made by concentru.
ton of the opponents of unlimited terms,
the supporters of Gen. Grant holding solid
as at the first vote; but when 1t ad been
made M. Conkling, tie brilliant generals
simo OF the Grant forces, gracefully gave
his and their adhesion by moving to
make the nomination unanimous.
The vote of this was no empty form,
for there was no candidate before the con-
vention, and no leading public man of the
nation, who could be more sincerely ac-
cepted by the whole Republican party, and
no one whose nomination could be more
free from any resulting soreness of defeat
to the supporters of the several candidates.
Naturally they chose a man who was
not candidate, and who had not, as can
didate, held aloof from their battle against
third term. And by this they chose one
whom the several parties in the conven-
ii n could more cheerfmlly accept than
they could candidate who had been con-
tending against them and look
ing to success through their despair.
Therefore was this decision, although
quickly executed. the most rational, and in
our view the most successful conclusion of
the situation. 1t was no blind impulse, no
recourse of reckless disappointment, no
effort of revenge, no blindfold saddling of
IA dark horse, no trifing with the fate of
the party by hasty resentment, no leap
into the dark, no ostrsining of the allegiance
OF intelligent Republicans, by jerking into
nomination a man unknown to lame. 1t
was the nomination of man of national
reputation, whose abilities have earned
him the recognized place Of the leader of
the House Of Representatives; of man
than whom no one could better harmonize
all the contending factions in the con-
vention; q man who is the peer of any;
who is himself part of all that is good
and glorious in the history of the Republi.
can party; who deserves all the honor that
belongs 10 the patriotic and successful
soldier; who was statesman, thoroughly
identified with all civil institutions before
lie left a successful political career to serve
his country in war, and who has in his
character and public services as much of
those qualities which draw the intelligent
enthusiasm of the people for the man they
have chosen for leader as any man whom
either of the several parties in the Conven.
ton could have named. Therefore do we
hail the nomination as great deiverance,
and as regcnerating triumph for the Re-
publican party.
The Enquirer says: The ticket is Gar.
Fl Id and Arthur--Combinatior and Conk.
ling. The Convention 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 traachery OF alleged friends and
the cold indifference or contempt OF his
party; the Presidential hopes Of Blaine,
after this second defeat, are forever
shrouded in corruption and despair; the
departing Convention leaves behind it the
recollections of the attempt of bowling
thugs and thieves, of debauched delegates
and ambitious candidates, to attack and
injure the most illustrous name the party
holds; and disgraceful wrangles marked
the week, and the week planted
resentments which will bear bitter fruit
in November. These are among thu
results Of the weeks work. The most no
torious self-seeking candidates, bearing
names not without tarnish, made mos
venemous and malignant attack upon th,
commanding candidate, who had not aske(