Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-06-25
What Vice-Presjdent Wheeler Thinks
OF Garfield and Arthur.

At q recent ratification meeting at
Malone, n. Y, Vice-Presidcnt Wheeler
spoke, and thus indicated his opinion of
the Republican nominees, and his hopes
of Republican triumph in November:
The long-drnwn-out contest at Chicago has
been most fruitful in bcnetiCent results In
the settlement of every preliminary to the
complete organization of the Convention the
simple right trHmphed. Exceeding in I'M
pOrtmce every other consideration, the Con-
vention settled the fact that, so long as the Re-
publican party has organization, its rank and
tle speaking directly through their Congress-
ion0l delegates, shHll without let or hindrance
from any quarter whatsoever, have their free,
unshacilcd choice in the selection of candi-
dates for the highest offices of the Republic.
As when the natural atmosphere is murky
and laden with electricity, the thunderstorm
purifies it, and leaves all calm and invigorat-
ing, so the political thunderstorm at Chicago
has scattered the surcharFed clouds which
hung over the Republican party and threat
ened its disruption. In the calm which follows
stands revealed to us as our leader man tow
ering high in capacity, impregnahle in charac-
ter moral and political-the gallant soldier,
and the trained, ripe statesman, james a.
Gaield. What Republican throughout the
broad land will not recognize his name ms the
synonym of the highest type of patriotic devo-
ten TO country, of STATE smanship, and of in
teligent, fruitful service to the Republican
party2
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
last twelve years have known MIR. GARFIELD
intimately. For tour years we have daily sat
together upon the Committee of Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives.. And
thus lualiiied to speak intdfligently, say that
i'm all the characteristics of which have Just
spoken Mr.. Garneld is the peer of any man
now In public life. No man. certainly In the
later days of the Republic, has had more thor
ough training for its highest office than Mr..
Garfield. With prior service in the Legislature
of Ohio, he has now been for eighteen contn-
uOus years n member of the National House
of Representatives, from which, ON the 4th of
March next, ne wOuld-haVing been elected by
the unanimous vote of the Republicans of the
Legislature of his State-haVc gone to the
I nited states Senate had not the people called
him to the higher position. And i'll that posi-
tion | here make the confident prediction
he will be installed on the 18th day OF March
next.
1t is my good fortune also to know well
General Arthur, the nominee for the Vice
Presidency In unsullicd character and in
devotion 10 the principles OF the Republican
party, no man In the organization surpasses
him. NOman has contributed more of time and
means to advance the just interests of the
party than he.
These nominations are the trumpet to sum-
mon all the wandering tribes of the Rcpubli-
can party to its resplendent standard. Ia this
glad, auspiciOus hour let MS all renew our
featy To the grand organization in whose
keeping the interests and destiny of the coun-
try alone are secure. Onco more successful in
the coming Presidential election, and the only
element which has ever disturbed the peace or
threatened the unity of the Nation will cease
10 be dangerous. The apportiOnment 10 fol-
low the census now being taken will render q
united South harmless, even when reinforced
by united Northern Democracy. This is the
great prize for which we now contend, and
| under the leadership of Garfield and Arthur
we pledge ourselves to do our full snare In
winning il. And we Of the silver hairs take
good care to he found upon the outpOsts with
the younger men of the party in securing the
| grand coming triumph of the party to which
| we are attached by every consideration of lib
! erty, humanity and exalted government.