Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-04-12
MYRON w. REED FOR GOVERNOR.

M KUN w hEED FOh w V EhNOh.
This day new factor enters into the
politics of the State. This new factor is
My1on w. Reed. He enters, not of his
own accord, but he will be drawn in by
the will of the people, by the needs Of
the occasion, and by his eminent fitness
for the time and place. Without further
Introductory, The Herald announces that
Myron w. Reed will be the next Repub-
lican candidate for Governor of Indiana.
Every reasonable consideration tenders
him the nomination. The political ground
here will be hotly contested. The oppo-
sition will make despairing struggle to
regain control ofthe State. The Repub-
licans will have to fight to retain their
supremacy. For that campaign they de-
mand an intrepid leader--a captain who
can stand up and fight without taint of
fear. Such soldier is "Ossawattomie"
Reed. His nomination for Governor
would create an enthusiasm for the party
which would sweep.the State like wild
fire, from the lakes on the north to the
Ohio river on the south. He is the only
man in the State who at that time can
carry it for the Republicans by ma
jority of twenty five thousand. Policy,
principle and ability name him as the
man whom the Republican party should
select as its standard bearer. He is a
combination of successful elements. He
can unite and harmonic every discord
in the party. Under his banner there
would be no stragglers or deserters.
Every man would be in the ranks with
his armor on, fighting with his leader.
He would be loaded magnet to attract
voters from the opposition. Nothing
arises to oppose his nomination. Every
condition necessary to successful cam
paign, comprises to favor it. AS popu-
lar canvasser, whether on the stump or
off of it, no one in the state can measure
strength with him. He has the big
brain and The warm heart that will at
tach him to the people with hooks of
steel.' He is emphatically "of the peo-
pie and for the people" He first thinks
of the poor, but he does not forget the
rich. He would be deliberate and safe
reformer--"after the election as well as
before it." His ability as a speaker and
a thinker place him in the first order, as
one sent to influence the people. He does
not live on the surface of political insti-
tutions. His knowledge of them is prac-
tical and profound He touches all po-
litical subjects from stop to bottom
The party wants no superficial trifler for
leader. 1t demands man great enough,
and honest enough to solve all questions
with the "audacIty of genius Under
his charge there would be no doubt about
the ticket being taken care Of In joint
canvass, hewould make it highly enter
tanning for the other party. In his per-
sonal aud public life he is without flaw.
He is not too good tc be human, nor too
bad to be a GhristiAn. He is correct with
out being austere He stands up in the
world six feet high, -four square and
solid.'' He is firm without beng obsti-
nate. But whep he knows he is right,
not all the wa,.desing winds of the uni
verse can blow him from his purpose
He was a brave soldier il the Union
army, and followed the fortunes OF the
| flag as a private soldier for three years.
1t was his good fate and not his fault that
he does not now carry an empty sleeve
| or 60 upon crutch In patriotism he
worships at the altar set up by John Brown
and finished by Abraham Lincoln. His
character is as spotless as the snow on the
mountain peaks His mind is as pure
as the crystal waters of the lakes to our
| North. In practical resources he is as fer
tile as the rich valleys Of our State His
integrity is as firm and deep-rooted as the
great oaks in our forests His head is as
clear as he sky at noon, anu his heart is
as warm as a sunbeam in the tropics. =.
Let the Republicans nominate him for
Governor. The people will ratify the
choice with their votes. What an in
trepid leader he would make. To his
dauntless moral courage he would add the
bravery of an intellectual athlete. He IS
not afraid to throw a lance, or to pick up
a gauntlet. Under him the campaign
would not be dull and spiritless 1t
would be a rolling ball Of enthusiasm.
Nominate him He would be "a knight
errant i'll the political arena, and the
State would ring with many and loud
shouts of hurrah for "Ossawattomie" Reed.
Indianapolis Herald.