, 1881-01-20
1'uE lion. phtletus Sawyer, who was NOM

THE Hon. Phftetus Sawyer, who was NOM
mated lust evu ring BY tho lsopubiican memlers
of tho Wisconsin Legislature rs their candIlf3tc
FOR uHttcl StMtos Senior, II ono Of tho noat fe-
inarknble tnoh, III sonnp respects, thMl hus over
resided IN that Epllant Republican stn.e. Mr..
sawyor wls burn IN Vermont ab,1t atxty yenrs
ago. of poor parents md his cariy tifo WIS spent
III aidlnG his fntdor to support larEc family on
onu Of Tho hltiy, Rocky, sterile fnrlns fur
which tho Greeu Mouhtaiu Stato tlns long been
famous Ills acauty cuucatlon consisted In
atlch knowledge as Il acquired by three
months attendance each wInter ut tho
district schoo and such miscellaneous bits
OF rondlnK ia TURNER'S boy is c,t~
,nhlea to plek up during the long. winter
evenings. At tho age Of II ho purchased his
time 0f bis father, nud omlgratcd to tho thon
Territory Of Wisconsin. nud hired out by tho
month to work In d saw-mslt. All he brought
with him from Vermont WIS good health, good
hah1ts. stern integrity, tcnncty Of PURPOSE, and
differentiation a to bD d ulNn AtIonk sucn. lie
soon saw better opportunities for tnakiug
money than working by tho month. aud she
Improved thom; for hc possessed ruro busf-
ness tact. oHcrgy, and snsaclty, ull Of which
he put to good use. lie wis soon known
rs ouo Of tho rlchest lunlberlncn In Wis.
cons!n, nnd ns tam whoso comprehensive
in!na atd aotnluon sense might we'll bc utilized
fUr tho bcupt!t Of hls fellow -cttLz0ns atli tie
public. Mr. Sawyer was accordingly sent to tho
LEGISLATURE unu nttgr .ttat he WIS twice n,nlo
Mnyor OF tho Citr of Oshkosh. Then 1t was
determined tle0l 10 eigct 4 Republican
In tho Sixth Congressional District. of Wlseon.
sin, which contained about a,0O0 Democratic
m.jorlty, aud Mr.. saNyor WIS chosen 10 make
the rnec. He nccrptud tho nomination, t,lu
went nuout his cAnvnsa, as lle did everything
else Ut undertook to win, atid win he did by 4
hGndsunlc nlntorfty. Five times he carried TINT
district, anil It was only lost to the Republicans,
and Cube Douck elected, after phifetns Sawyer
1cdllnud pcre,Dptorlly to be nny ionYnr candi-
dnte. Ills ten yenra in Congress, from 1suI to
1871, covered tho most important and exciting
period of our National history. md called Tor
tho exercise Of tho best talent and grcatcst Wis
dotn that tho country could produce. Sir. Lin
coin had great admiration for what ho used to
Gull Ar. sawyoe's ''"horso SENSE" md
often consulted with him In tue dark
days Of tho neballton in regard to tho con.
duct Of public alrairs. Sawyer had rlsen from
obsclirlty, like SIr. Ltncoin,--nne was n rail-
splitter. and tho other waB Salpper,--uul they
bud injury things in common. Now that he tAs
bcen clcpted 10 tho United states senate Ia place
OF Angus Cltneron, ho will curry with him tho
rich experience TINT vas acqulrod by his ten
ycnrs Ut activo scryico In the House, to which Is
nddcd The uensjblc theory thnt ecoDn,ny md frlt-
Ha.lty can he applied to tho publse service Us
we'll rs to private business. Ms. Sawyer !s to bo
congratulated upon being chosen to represent. {.
stato that contains many Ablo aud worthy ns,f,
and tho Republican party Ut Wisconsin, will
never regfot having elevated him TO such NJ
honorable pos!ti0n.