The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-06-17

20 he great ahilIsass which Asvs wen tAsn.
III. GARFIELD + ese Of the Sbsest. Sest and
purest statesmsn living. He has . rsesrd
without blemish, reputation seeesd q
none, and win be the next President or Tie
United States. Mr. Arthur 10 an able MAJ
and vii! add strength to the vote in New
York. loud applause.] -
George b. farrish-Nr. President, ladies'
and gentlemen, every man has his choice.
With some the grand old hero, Gen. Grant
was the favorite. With others the eloquent
and irrcsistible Blaine stood ~ first choice.
BY many the name Of John Sherman, the
cool head and far-seeing financial expert,
was held aloft for honor. But, fellow-citi-
zens, the choice Of the Chicago Convention
Is the happy medium on which all factions
can unite and concentrate their forces. In
James Garfield we have the combinstioa Of
all-the warrior, the orator and the hnancier.
lApplause.1 BY the greatness Of the services
he has rendered to his country, By the mag
nitude Of the achievements he has wrought
for bis party, he has won the proud title Of .
leader among leaders. [Cheen.l Whatever
may be our individual preferences in the Ne
lection OF . Presidential nominee, We can do
no otherwise than render our full need Of
praise to James A. Garfield. [Applause. |
The nomination Of James A. Gar6eld IL be. |
ing received with the utmost satisfaction |
throughout the entire country. The implic- |
1t confidence reposed In him by the party In |
all sections Of the United States insures . |
united effort TO swell his majority to the hum
dreds Of thousands next fall.
Judge Lauck-Ladies AMI gentlemen, the
nominations are made. So far % we are con-
cerned, the conflict must be entered upon
and must be fought to conclusion. Aad It
Is high time that all this unpatriotic talk
about individual preferences should cease. II,
am for Americas proudest, purest, most con-
scientions statesman, James A. Garfield, Zap
plausel the man who in the great struggle ut
Chicago thought Of his friends first, Of him
self last. loud applause.l We will hear
nothing more Of "scrstchery," '.kickers,"
disgruntlsd independents" or "anti-third-
term" malcOntents. James A. Garfield IL the
man who when the back pay was voted hand
ed his 5000 back to the Treasurer Of the
United States. [Applause.1 he IL to-day :
The peer Of any man I'm American politics I
with clean and spotless record, universally !
popular with his own and other parties, . | {
'talwart in Republican principles. and one G
who stood up shoulder to the wheel In active G
service in the late civil war;. With such . 8
nan at the head Of the ticket the Republican !
party will roll up one Of its old time MAORI
les and bury all opponents for another tweu-
y years. loud applause.]
Judge Edwin Hill-My fsllow-citixens, We
assemble here tonight Is Republicans 7
noniously united-embracing every element !,
md subdivision Of Republicanism. We .
ome to fall into line in our places, and to I,
orm again the grand column which won the :,
ictories Of 1854 and 1868. We come here to
|eclare our approval Of the selection q can
|idatcs made BY the Chicago Ceavsntien, .
nd our purpose 70 do our utmsst = have =
hat selection ratiAed 1t the elec4isa q Ne 4
embcr. Tonight we ding out again the old d
anncrs Of the victorious Republican party, 6
While We move into the contest with hurrahs d
Or Garfield and Arthur. James A. Garfield b
) not only that type OF . Republican upon {,
those shoulders there descended and has N
'orthily rested the mantle Of that grand old Il
rophet of liberty, Joshua X. Giddings, but
e is a tried patriot and soldier, brilliant
cholar, statesman who has stood in the II
'ont rank Of the ablest living Americans, m
nd, next to Abraham Lincoln, is the proud \
st specimen Of the Western man, who, by Il
is individual exertions and native talent, b.
As won way to fame that America has ever q
reduced. Applause and cannon.l His y
anne has been before the American people q
" the last thirty years, and his spotless h
aaracter, clear record, noble qualities and
road, comprehensive grasp Of State craft,
AXE him to-day the foremost man in the line "
American statesmen. For ten years he
IS been the leader In the House, and his
Use counsels and sound judgment have cx-
'cised Il controlling influence on the Repub-
can side for practical legislation. His name -
i'll unite all factions, and under his banner '"
cry Northern State will march to victory ~
il fall. Tremendous spplause.] %