Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-25
What ylce.Presldent Wheeler Thinks
. Of Garfield and Arthur.
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At a recent ratification meeting at
Malone, N. Y, Vice-P President Wheeler
spoke, and thus indicated his opinion of
the Republican nQminees, and his hopes
of Republican triumph in November:
The long-dmwn1but contest at Ohi0aro has
been most frultfpl in benehcent results In.
the fettlemcnt OF every preliminary To the
completes organization of the Convention the
simple right trinmphod. Exceeding I'm i'm
Sghtiah settled f4ct tbat so iop@ rs ~ Tho ,Re R
publican party has organization, its rank nnd
nle, speaking directly through their Congress-
lOpal delegates, SHALL without let or hindranCe
from any Quarter whatsoever, have their free,
tInshholled choice I'm the selection Of candi-
dates'for the highest Offices of the Republic.
AS when tho nntunll atmosphere Is muriSy
and nldOn with electricity, the thunderstorm
puriiics II, and leaves all calm and inyllrOrat-
ing' 40 the political thundeStorm at Chicago
has scattered the suroharFed clouds which
hung over tho Republican party and thfent-
ened its disruption. In the calm which follows
stands revealed 10 us az our leader man tOw-
ering high In capacity, impregnable In oharab4
ter, moral and polltiCa-the gallant soldier,
and the trained ripe statesman, James A.
Gaheln Whit Republican throughout the
brpRG I-Ld Will not recognize his name as the
synOnym Of the highest type of patriotic devo-
ten 20 country Of state smanship and of in
telllgent fruitful service TO the Republican
For the last thirty years much Of my time
has been spent in the public service. In that
period have come more or less In contact
with the leading men Of the country. For the
last twelve years have known Mr.. Garfield
intimately. For four years we have daily sat
together upon the Committee OF Appropria-
tlons Of the House OF Representatives.. And
thua lualiiled TO speak intClligentlg,l ] say that
In all the charnctCrlstiCa Of which i have lust
spoken Mr. Garneld ia the peer Of any man
now ip public life. No man. certainly IN the
later days of the Republc, has Ind more thor
ough training for It's highest office than Mr..
Garfield. With prior service In the Legislature
OF Ohio, he has now been for eighteen oontln-
uOus years II member OF the National House
Of Representatives, from which, on the 4th of
March next, he would--hnying been electedb by
Che unan nous vote OF the Republicans OF the
Legislature of his State--haVe gone to the
United stRtes Senate had not the people called
him 10 the higher position. Aud In that post
lon / here make tho confident prediction
next.
II is my good fortune also to know well
General Arthur, the nominee for the Vice
Presidency. In unsulliod character and In
devotion 10 the principles OF the Hepublioan
party, no man In the Organization surpnsses
him. Norman has contributed more of time and
means to advance the Just interests of the
party than he,
Fhese nominations are the trumpet to slun-
mon all the wandering tribes of the Republl-
can party 90 Its resplendent standard. In this
glad. nuspciQus hour let us all renew our
fealty 20 the grand organization In whose
keeping the interests and destiny OF the poun-
try alone are secure. Once more AuuCessful in
the coming Presidential election, and the only
element which has over disturbed the pcpor or
threatened the unity Of the Nation will cease
90 be dangerous. The npportinnment 90 fol-
low the census now boing taken will render q
united South harmless, oven when reinforced
by united NortherV DemOciucy This Il the
great prize for which We now contend, and
under the leadership Of Garfield and Arthur
we pledge ourselves 70 do our full share In
winning IT, Aud we Of the silver hairs take
Eood care 20 ho found upon the outpnats with
the younger men ot tho party In securing the
. grand coming triumph OF the party to which
We arc attached hy every consideration Of lib.
crty, humanity aud exalted government,