Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-07-15
All for Garfield "A Solid Column.

The Democratic papers have endeav-
ored to make their readers believe that
there was detection in the ranks of the
Republican party; that the GRANT men
were sore that the BLAINE men would
no, WORE cordially, and that the SHERMAN
men were lot interesting themselves for
GARFIELD All this Is mere bosh. The
Chicago Convention was Republican
body; the good of that party was the mat
ter of consideration before 1t; the dele.
gates favored GRANT, BLAINE, SHERMAN,
ETC., because they believed their tavorite
WAS the best man for the nomina' ion;
but when the convention decided TO take
man outside of the prominent candi.
dates, one who was In the convention
dong his best for the success Of another
man, and one who protested against
the use of his name in con-
nection with the nomination, then
ii was that all the members of the Con.
vention became ardent GARFIELD men;
then it WAS that the people accepted the
action of the Convention in good faith,
and Republicans everywhere became
Garfield men. There is no dissalistsc-
tlon. While Republicans possess no less
admiration for BLAINE, GRANT or SHEER
MAN, now, than they did before the Con
vention, the friends of all rally around
the standard bearer of the party-General
GARFIELD and will work for him as
enthusiastically as they would have done
had their own first choice been nominated.
1t WAS no dislike of GARFIELD that
caused delegates to favor other men
for the nominations; he was
recognised leader and favorite
with the party; and his nomi
ination is hailed by tn an with delight in
all parts Of the country. That he will
unite the party more closely than IT has
been united in the last ten years is not
now matter of doubt--it is absolute Ger
tainty. This fact was clearly shown at a
recent ratification meeting held in Bos-
ton, at which GRANT men, anti-GRANr
before the Chicago Convention were
present, and spoke freely and earnestly
in favor OF GARFIELD. Commenting on
the spirit OF the meeting, the Boston Trau.
etier says;
The most gratifying feature OF the
Faneuil Hall meeting was, to our think
ing, the evidence 1t afforded of the com.
plete unifcaton OF the Republican col.
umns. Senator Hoar did not forget, in
his eulogy of Garfield, to pay a tribute to
Grant, and through all the addresses we
search in vain Tor any attempt to recall
the recriminating slogan OF the opposing
preferences in the preliminary canvass.
The loyalty Of the Grant men TO the party
and its principles first, and 10 their grea,
leader second, was never in any doubt.
The enthusiastic declarati )ns of the men
who remember, and are proud Of the
recollection, that they stood up thirty.s'x
times to be counted Tor the greatest liv.
ing servant of our Republican institu-
tions sounded the death knel OF all the
hopes the Democracy may have built
upon their supposed chagrn and disap-
pointment. They are not chagrined, and
they will not sulk The stubborn devo-
ton, born OF sincere conviction, which
held their phalanx sold to the last ballot
at Chicago, is all transferred, Loyalty,
heartily, unreseryedly, to the new and
worthy leader of the united party This
Is the encouragement of the occasion to
Republicans, and this is its chief and
most unwelcome lesson to their adverse
ries.