Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-06-17
BRIDGEPORT.

IN OF amid the bOlSterOuS waves OF q
tempestuous sea, but it's calm quiet sur
face, whence is reflected back the golden
sunlight, does the mariner take the
depths and heights of old ocean, was a
beautiful sentiment enunciated at Chi
cago-when the passions of the men of
this great Convention, lashed by the fu-
ry of their own vehemence, promised,
like the tenth wave of the sea to en-
gulf all in its disaster, words, impromp-
tu, shining like apples of silver in pic
lures of gold that brought order out of
confusion, "the sober second thought"
that there and then clearly indicated
their author as the child of the Conven-
ton, man whose exalted impulses are
as pure as his noble nature is generous
and expansive, and as full of the conf
ding simplicity of a child as he is cOura-
geouS iii his convictions, grand eXemp-
lar of integrity and honor of heroic
American manhood, my brave COM
mander, my old friend-true as steel,
hail all hail! and welcomed May the
chaplet of victory next November rest
gaily ON thee where dwells the "inde-
pendence of mans s0vereigntyp'
Out of the feverish anxiety of the
great Convention, it is proper to say,
that old Pease comes disenthralled-
united we stand'-all Schisms are heal
ed, the lukewarm are in line-many
having told us, 1--WE were lost but now
are found" With unqualified enthusi-
asm for the ticket, every man answering
at "roll CALL the order is "eyes right,
forward rings all along the line.
While the nomination of Garfield ex-
cites the livelieSt qualification and en-
thusiasm, let us not forget the plumed
hero, upon whose battered, honorable
shield was inscribed death to the twin
barbariSms of tyranny, 'the unit rule
and the third term" To the invinciLle
patriot, the matchless knight, the emEo-
diment of chivalric courage and true
manhood, James G. Blaine, zone of the
nObleSt Romans of them all" is due the
the land. 1t was him who made the
nomination of our brave standard bear
er the grand success it was gave the
party peace and reconciliation, the cOun
Try hope, that gave us Garfield, who will
bring us victory. All honor, glorious
Jim Blaine! imperishable renown is
thinel With all thy friends we wish on
ly that time and events may so order
that when thy honored friend and COM
peer, Garfield, whom you did so much
to advance, shall be ready to lay down
his Presidential scepter, that it be the
Nations honor that you take it up.
For Gen. Grant we have always had
an exalted regard, and esteem him one
of the distinguished men of earth, and
SO did all the DemOcracy-their isis
aunts," before and during the Chi
cago Convention, but how strangely
tickle has proven their love. We still
admire the "old commander" but not a
single expression of sympathy escapes a
Democrats lips for him in his retire
ment-not a move to nominate him by
these virtuous souls, not one now even
damns him even with faint praise. His
ability and claims have suddenly van
iShed in Democratic thin air.
For some time past Mr.. Jos. Waterman,
Grocer, near the Toll gate, has missed
many things from his store, which is fire.
quented by many. On last Thursday, he
had occasion to go to his cellar for sup
plies, and while there boy of the neigh
borhood skipped behind the counter,
grabbed a sack of silver, containing
about $l0O, and ran home with it. Du
ring the evening, Mr.. w. missed his
money, made diligent search for it, and
at last was informed by little girl who
was present when the boy stole it, of its
whereabouts. Meanwhile, an older
brotber-probably an instigator of the
theft-was paying off some fines of the
rowdies down town with the silver. At
last being satisfied as to the thief, Mr..
w. tackled the scampS, who at first de-
MED, then confessed, and brought back
the bag with about thirty dollars yet in
it. The boys are quite young, and the
question of their arrest and punishment
is under advisement. Let the law have
its course, by all means, for the good of
the boys and society.
Then, again, we hear of a probable
skedaddle of one of Burget McCOnn-
aughey's coal men, who went off with
some $500 in coal tickets to collect, and
has forgotten to come back.
We cannot forbear congratulating
Wheeling Republicans on their esprit du
corps. We were happy in participating
in their spontaneous jubilee the night of
Garfield's nomination, and for genuine
enthusiasm and whole-sOuled generous |
cordiality, no truer or better Republi- |
cans live than dwell in Wheeling. They |
have determined to carry aloft the ban
ner of Garfield with their accustomed
energy. All honor to the Garfield boys
of Wheeling.
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