The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-06-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. June 10th, 1880.

the hearts of the loyal people Of tht
country by his veto of the Deputy
| United States Marshals' Bill, through
which the Democratic party expected
to neutraliZe the United States election
laws, and thereby lnaugurate system
OF fraud in the large Northern cities,
to give them the electoral votes OF
northern states which they know it is
impossible for them to obtain in an
honest election.
! On Wednesday evening last the
friends Of General Garfield rendered
him a serenade, at which Attorney
General Devins, ex-Secretary Robson,
Hon. Charles G. Williams and others
made excellent speeches. AS the re-
port Of Hon. Chas. G. Williams speech
in the National Republican would
give the impression (unintentionally),
to any one who did not hear him that
he (Mr. W. was bemoaning the fact
that General Graz t, or Mr.. Blaine, his
own favorite choice, was not nominal
ed at Chicago, and that we must try
and pull through, Notwithstanding,
while every one who heard him (Which
was one Of the largest political gather
ings ever assembled in Washington
know that nothing could be further
from the spirit and tenor of his re-
marks. ] will give you brief synop-
sis ofhis spesch.
He Said he presumed be had been
called out, because it so happened that
Wisconsin, at Chicago, paved the way
to General Garfeld's nomination. Gap
.plause.) But speaking for her here, he
INDUCED in no local exultation, for
what was her joy would prove the ma
TONS gladness She, with all the rest
of the people of this country, would
delight now, and ever, to honor the
general Of generals, the soldier of SOL
diers, and his comrades, and the men
who followed and fought with him
Ulysses S. Grant (applause); for to him
and to them this nation owed a debt
which it could never expect to pay. So
would We remember and honor our
great and successful fnancier, John
Sherman. His own choice (said Mr.. W.
had been James G. Blaine (applause) :;
moi that be failed to appreciate others,
9butle was free to say that he would
EDe very glad to see the time come when
meI who bore the brunt of battle
Were. the fight was the thickest and
J1ae s'A'Ys the fiercest, whether in the
rouse, the Senate, or at the l4ustings8
will be called by all the people, from
the Atlantic to the Western plains, to
strike home at the enemy, whether the
number be one Or legion, recognized
and rewarded. (Applause). But every
sentence, word and syllable he had ut
tered as applying to James G. Blaine
applied with equal force to James A.
Garfield.
Gen. DeVins, in his conclusion, had
spoiled his (Mr. VS. beginning, for
he had intended to say that in the per-
son Of our nominee we presented pa
triot, scholar, statesman, soldier
and man. (Applause). Now this was
not mere jingle of words, but were a
true description of theSman, and dem
onstrated that excellent Presidential
timber had been selected by the Chi
cago Convention. If they were not
descriptive, will some one be kind
enough to say which word should be
omitted in describing James A. Gar
field?
The Democrats (said Mr.. w. had
already begun to asperse his character
but if the Saviour were to run for the
Presidency, he would be maligned.
mo birds will be caught with this
chaff. They say General Garfield dealt
in Credit MObilier, and then Cakes
Ames paid him in net profits $4,000.
Now, my friends, Gen. Garfield has been
in public life eighteen years, in the
full glare of day. His craftsmanship OF
\ the appropriations and other commit
tees of the House; his possessed state
secrets and his knowledge as to in
lcrease and decrease of custom duties
Enabled him, through friends, to make
millions of dollars: yet were he to die
Tomorrow, he would die comparative.
jly poor man. (Applause). He has nc
prof1igate or expensive habits. Now,
when you come to think that he let
all these magnificent opportunities GO
by in order to secure $4,000 from
Cakes Ames, don't you think, in
common parlance, that it is little
too thin?" It is intimated that he
is crooked and might steal: Will you
bet high that, in this canvass, he will
get the majority vote of the thieves.
blowers and strikers Of this country
Cheers. Don't you think they will
vote against him by large majority
Who will vote for him? You know,
nv friends, the men WHO have sue
ceeded in life, who when they were
bows studied by the fire light, in the
cabin. in the humble home; who work
ed on farms, in stores and shops, in
mines and forests, and who by sheer
grit Of Drawn and brain wrought out
their way to success; these by large
majority will vote for James A. Gar
field. (Applause),
Yes. Wisconsin greets you with an
all hail" She does rejoice that it
was her fortune not only to point the
wav. but that her vote was the first to
seal the nomination, and from that
height the clouds of the convention
wore left behind: the sun again APP