The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-02
TIE Times.
OwOSSO, MICHIGAN.
GEO. M. DEWEY. EDITOR.
THE MAN WHO CAN WIN.


dental election was GEN'I.. WILLIAM
TEcUMsEH SHERMAN. AS the time
for holding the nominating conven.
ton approaches we see no reason for
changing our opinion; after all that
has been said the fact stands out
perfectly apparent tina. GEN'L. SHER-
MAN is the one man, who being live
representative of the principles of
the Republican party, can be elected
beyond any possible doubt. We
doubt not that there are other men
who could win the fight, but no other
one who will have it practically won
the moment his name is proclaimed
as the Republican nominee. After
the selection of the Republican can
didate the Democratic party will
have whole month in which to de-
termine the drift of public sentiment
and select as its candidate the man
who can command the greatest num-
Der Of votes in the pivotal states as
against the Republican nominee, but
il would search in vain for man
who could win against the HERO Of
the march from Atlanta to the sea.
It is said no one is authorized to
say that Gen'l Sherman would ac-
cept the nomination, and while this
is probably true, no man has ever
yet declined to accept nomination
for that exalted position, and if it
shall be rendered him, as we hope
and believe it will be, by the con-
vention Of the sd Of June. we feel per-
fectly assured that he would accept,
and We know that the man does not
live who could defeat him.
That Gen'l Sherman is a remarka-
bly, able and sagacious man, intensely
patriotic, infexibly honest, and radi-
cally right on all the questions of the
day, his history SO thoroughly attesls
that the man who should question it
would be considered a fit subject for
the mad house. His active life of 40
years in the public service of his
country shows that there is not
question of the day on which his
head is not level and his heart right,
and though the opposition sometimes
say that he is "cranky," yet he
has never uttered a word or done
q single act to indicate that
he is other than man who,
fully understanding the needs
of his countrymen, has that unbend-
Ing patriotism and unyielding devo-
ton 10 duty which enables him to
stand forth as truly representative
American. He was certainly the
serosd great leader in our civil war,
and stands as consciously before
the public as soldier and a states
man, as did he Of Appomattox who
has already been rewarded for his |
devotion, as GEN'L SHERMAN should |
now be, by giving him that exalted
civil distinction which is due to the
country's noble defenders. 1t is also,
a fact, and one which at this time
ought not to be overlooked, that
every Republican candidate for the
Presidency since the close Of the
war of the Rebellion, has been eth
tr a soldier-civil or a civilian
soldier, and that their patriotic services
in the field have been the common
as we'll the triumphant ground oftheir
support, and of their election by the
people. The self.complacent men
and the political theorists who think
they know more about politics than
the most sagacious politician may
sheer as much as they please at the
suggestion that enthusiasm is essen
tial in Presidential contest, but
when they shall have won a political
campaign without it they will be
much older and wiser than they are
to-day.
We doubt not that there are
other men besides Gen'l Sherman
who can win the political battle of
1884 with flying colors. Some of
them might win easily, others after
hard and vigorous fight. We have
no doubt that either Mr.. Edmunds,
Mr.. Lincoln. Mr.. Hawley or Gov.
Robinson could easily win, and we
I,oIseve Mr. blaine ,r precidenf Ar