Year: 1879

To the Editor OF the National Republican,:


SIR: For years past / have been sub
scriber and a constant reader Of THE REPUBLI-
CAN, and it has afforded me no small degree of
pleasure to see that your columns are always
open in the interest of Republicans and old
soldiers. Especially has it been Sc Of late, in
connection with the upjustihable employment
of not only Democrats, but ex-Rebels In the
departments, when there are so many needy
and suffering ex-soldiers and good Republic
cans who are even better qualified to fill these
places. Mr.. Editor there is no one question
that has stronger bearing on this subject than
that of our next Presidential candidate. 1t Is
n question that should now command the at
tention, most seriously, of all reasoning and
thinking Republicans. We have in our party
many strong, good men, any one of whom
doubt not would make us o good ,presi-
dent, and that we can elect our candi-
date, Is In my mind foregone conclu-
sion, provided we are only true to our
selves, and support, with will, the one
whom fortune shall decide is to be our leader


In handling and talking this question over, all
good Republicans should avoid the advancing
of any one favorite at the expense Of others


Let us settle this question on merit, and with
out any of those family quarrels that too often
ALLEVIATE friends and always places weapons in
the hands of our adversaries. As an example
and warning in which this unfortunate prac-


tico was carried to tho greatest extent, l will
| remind you of the outrageous attacks of the
Cincinnati Republican papers, at the last nom
mating convention, upon Hon. James q.
| Blaine, exceeding, in fact, anything to be
! found in the Democratic papers, and of which


doubt not they are to-day heartily ashamed.


Had Mr.. Blaine been selected at that time,
how would it have been possible for them to
hip,n nd WIT tuh InCq IN ,a,txy
and what handle in the hands of our oppo-
nents, their action would have been. BY all


means let us select from the leaders of our
party, on the strength of merit, and then,
when fortune has decided We can all join
hands in one grand aud hearty rush that is
sure to carry us to victory. In accordance
with the above, i. e., without prejudice to
others, / desire to say why am for John
Sherman. Because, with the frmness OF
iron, aud yet with tho modesty of a
gentleman, he has for years past amid
| greater personal abuse than was probably
| ever before heaped on any one man, led in the
financial issues, until now thanks to him, ii is
no longer question of theory. Our credit and
| our currency are surpassed by none in the
world, and equaled by but few. From being at
heavy discount here at home 1t has gone
to q premium, without circulation abroad it
is now taken at par with gold in all the com.
mercial countries. Yet, now that il is accom-
plished people easily forget or overlook the
struggle that is past-they overlook the oppo-
| sitiOn of some of the most prominent men OF
the country, who, in their opposition, por-
| trayed in tho most extravagant terms the wide
destruction that was to follow; they over
| look the insidiOus legislation that had to be
met aud overcome, and that, too, with many
of our own party in favor of it; they over
look the daily abuse from one end of the country
| to the other of him, personally who with his
| oil hanH nd ha iIa1t "a
all, until "as quietly and TRANQUILITY as a vessel
would float from the river into the ocean," we
entered resumption. His old opponents die
hard, but the country at large has for some
time past most generously accredited TO him
this grand success. Now. Mr.. Editor let
us, in very brief way, look at his political
record. As member of the House of Repre-
sentatives he made one of the most memorable
races for the Speakership on record In the
days when Southern overbearance was hover
| ing over Congress, overawing the weak and
| timid, he was among the most out spoken on
the side Of principle, SO much so that per-
sonal attempt otSOuthern insolence was made
against him while speaking on the floor of the
| House of Representatives. He threw q box OF
old.fashioned waters in tho rowdys face and
quietly proceeded with his speech. That he
has not only been true TO the principles Of Re-
publicanlsm, but has been one Of its advanced
lights, one has only TO look ut this record
from his aid and support of all that was needed
during the war down 10 the present day, and
there is not single cloud TO be found. In
public business matters he Is untirlng, believ.
ing that ito attend to all Legitimate business,
at the time the business demands is the duty
of tho officer" II has been a very common
report that he has no personal mag
netism, and therefore no enthusiasm could
be raised for him. Mr.. Editor, do you
remember the reports of the absolute
disrespect that was shown him while he was