Garfield And Arthur!

Whcn the wires first brought the nowsto he awaiting multitudes upon tho streets, n this city, that Gon. James A. Garfiold, )f Ohio, had recoivcd 399 votos at tho Chi)ago convontiou upon the 36tu ballot, and was consoquontly tho nominoo of the ropublican party f'or prosidont of the United Statos, one great, glad shout of joy wont lip, and whcn tho (urther news camo that the nomination was effected by the uniting :f the forcea of Blaine, Sherman and Edniundá, tho pooplo wero fairly wild with snthusiasm. Evcrybody - but tho domosrats- you met had a Hmile of satisfaction upon their faces. Pcople shook hands as they haven' t shaken boforo since Loe's surrendor. Everybody folt like peaüng fortli glad huzzas, and so thcy did. The guns werc brought out in front of the Courier office and boomed forth thcir glad tidings ; overy boom pcaling forth the name of " Garficld," and the eoho roturning brought back the word " viotory !" A ratification meeting was immediately called for the opera house in the evening, and arrangements made for a monster bonfi je at the corner of Main and Huron streots. AT THK OPERA HODSE. When the hour of 8 o'clook arrived the opera house was crowded full of peoplo rightoously enthusiastic- f the espression is allowablc. When prominent men of the city one after anothor went upon the stage, thcy wcre receivod with enthusiastio eheers, eapoeially was this so when rlobcrt E. Frazer, a lifo-long democrat, marched upon the platform. Por several minutes the eheors wero deafening. The meeting was called to order by Hún. A. J. Sawyer, who said in effeot : The occasion of this meotlug Is Indeed a Happy olie. We meet to exchangecongratulatlous upon the happy termluaiiou of tho great repablloan convention at Chicago. For oneo tho coutest liad como ; lor once tho people had come In coutact wltii party machlncry, and the volee of üie people had graudly trlumpbed. Krom nrst to last tho contest had been waged relontlossly ; the will of the people was not only deslgned to be bent, but sinothered also. Uommenclng ín the primarles the machlnury had extended to the county convecUonn ; frora the countles to the staten and Iroiu there to the natlonal gathering ltself ; flerco and persistent had the manager been, doggedly determlned, at all hazzards, to carry victory with them ; but they met a worthy hout in battle, and to-day lies ktli.,1 the politlcal machine, while tho choleo oí the peoplo. Jame A. Qartlold, stands ut the hcad o? our leglons. With this man no one fult uusafe, or that thu party was nol saie. Every ono wiu conndent that the puro polltlciun.the grand statesman, tho K-ulcr of loaders, wouldsweep tho country like a grand wave, aud noxt November vlctory perch upon our banners. Mr. Sawyer then introduced as the first speaker of the evening ÍUDOE WAPLES, OF NEW ORLEAN.S. The Judgo congratulated tho peopic as wcll as tho party upon tho nomlnatlon, All had been excoedingly anxlous about tho cholee to bt made by thu party at Chicago ; as the taleruih wiroH havo been busy bo lias tho )euplo'sunxlety lucreastxl; lroni thoBtatr ot Maino and lilaiuu to tho goldon shores of Culllorniu, liad evory norve been straiuud, and every baar beat uniek as ballotafter ballot had boon tolli.it oü', and tho two groat conluslauts eauli wlthiu u littlo way of the prlzo they coveted. lilalno deservcd great honor íor hls noble ligia, aud thu mastorly manner in whieh hc turned hls forcos when tho decisivo niomont carne. When tho lmprrlous senator from New York Introduced Oen. Urant to tho convontiou, he sald "irom whonce comea our candidato," aud replied from " Appamatox and lts famous uppie troe." 1! uuy asKH from whence comes Uarfleld ? he would answer from the woods. We had taken one presidont from the woods; ho was a rail spllttor ; all know hla hlstory ; now a woodehopier had boon taken. Tho speaker then reforred to üarüold's oarly llfe, uow he had startod out vory poor, had rtr.st commenoed labor as a mere lad upon the towpath of a canal and in the winter Urne choppod wood, and brought all the moncy to hls wldowed niother to keep tho wolf from tho door. As he grew oider nis ambition for knowledgo grew groater. Kvery minuto was improved, and by work aud study ho made hls way through II iram College in Olilo, dolng Janltor work, ringing the bcil, etc., to eurn hls educatlon. After gradúatlon ho was mudo professor and then proHldont of the college. Then camo on lbo war, the cali for men to grapplo with traltorv. Krom the college preHidout's chalrto thefleldof battlo he goes, and wrltos a record upon the scroll of r,iiu; ui de-servlng as that of the horo of Appomatox, though not asdlstingulshed. Fnmi the battle field he was called to the counclls of hls natlon, and there he had been over slnce ; always stalwart, always puro, always manfully struggliug for thegoöd of tho natlon. He wont to tho convention slmply as a delégate, working conseientiously and fulthfully, but whonever and wherever heappeared tho multitudes burst forth in applause in thelr odmlratlon of hlm ; whenover he entered tho oonveutlou omlnouK shouts greeted hlm, and when a ballot had been taken glvlng to hlm lti votes, he aróse in nis seat and asked the chalrman lf lt was in order to uso the name of a man agalnat hls consent? Tho eonventton uuxwured it In the amrmative In two ballpts. Associated with hlm is Uen. Arthur, a man who properly represents the great state of New York. He thought there was not a more dlsappoiutod man In the United States to-day than tho great sago of (irammercy park. Tho speaker referrcd in ouloglstic terms to tho platform, and closed with ii prediotlon of unity in the party and vlctory in Novoinbor. The chairman then introduced in a very enthusiastio littlo speech, tho HON. R. E. FRAZER, who had loft tho democratie party for reasons whioh he will fully czplain during the coming canvasa. Ashearose to addrosa the audience a sceno of thü wildcat enthusiasm ensued. Shoute ront the air, hats were thrown up, and it was full five minutes be foro quict oould be lestorcd so that th snfiaki'.r r.nuld po on. It may soera strango to some of you to sec ra hcrti addresslnga ropublloan xneetlng. I do uo come hertí to tlimst my presonco or opinión upon you, but becauBo I navo boen lnvit d t do so Dy thochairruau of youreounty comraittOe, and beoausc my vlows acconl wlth tb oplnions expressod by the convention at Cal cago. I think lt ín time that the machine In polillos was run ofl' the track. I have watchet the proceedlngs of tho convention with grea anxlety and uotlced one thlng that shonld glv evcry American cl tl ren courage and comfort Ou the 34tn ballot when, 16 votes froia Wlscon sln were cast for Gen. Garneld bo urose In bi place to a polnt of order and sald a man 'saam ouglit not to be used in this convention wllli out lils consent. This ia the flrst instance in many years that a man lias been nomi natod to th o great office ol pnsbtdon t of the United suite when be dld not seck the offloe. It seerns to bo that the good oíd times of our fatbera are to re turn and the good oíd rule lnaugurated, tha the oftlco should seek the man, and not th mnu the oftico. This Is not tho flrst time I tav helped ratlfy the nominatlon of a repubilcan for president, I stood in the old court house and spoke In favor of Horaco Greeley's. I di tbat because I was a party man, and becaute we were ordered to do lt by the party managers and we must obey. I have thrown oü tha yokc and I stand bere to-nlght at the dlctatlo of no mu or no party, but as an American uit i.cu, txpressing my own cholee and exercisln my owu udgment. I know my action will b crlticlseu, and that too by men who have lel the repubilcan party and are now leaders In the democratie party. They bad a rlght to chango their views; this Is a raan's privilege i a free country. And as I bave always bee rtiuly to accord lt to othors I have a right t mid do demand it for mysult. The republlean ut Chicago have braken the strougost politica ring that over manaoled a party. A party tba eau do this and nomínate a cholee of the poople the people need not be afrald to trust. Tbl great party has shown itsoll capablv of purify mg itself witblu ltsolf. I sball undeavor, lf m frieiids doslre it durtog tbo canvass, to gtve a lungth tho reasous that havo moved me to cas my lot with tho republicaus- thls is no time o place for argunienUon such quuitious, but lt I a time for rejolclng, for the people have tr umphyd, tholr wlll lias been declarod to bo tli party law. Lot the enthuslaxm of to-night l continued througli the entiro oanvass, an November will, I ieel assurcd givc ujs tho vic tory. The Ann Arbor city band tLon gave som musio, after wLich Mr. Sawycr iotroduce a man wboiu hc said had cast his first am overy suceceding ballot for the república ticket. JÜDOE CHEEVER. The Judge sald that he had boen flghtlng lo tho aacendnnry of repubilcan principies au tbe repubilcan pari y ovor slnce he flrst cast ballot. He feit a llttle bit peculiar that even ing from tbe fact that ho mul been battlln wlth tuo precodlng speakor for a long tlm In tho tomporance iause, and lelt thou os if h was addr'HtüiiK a It-mperance convontion. H was gr;atiy rejoloed at tbe vlctory. Ithad boe an auxious time for thora all. but rlght wc luul they boen rewardeil for thelr auxlety. Th pooplfl had como up ïu thcir mlght and Ir umplied, and a man had been placed at th lieadof the ticket, of whom no one naad ' Mhamed. )1 wasa truemon in overy way. Repcated and long continued calis for TROF. M. C. TYLER, had the cffoct of bis bcing brought out b tho ohairman. One fact rospeclhig tbe nomlnee had liim a Rroat deal of Hollcltiidu. and that was t h:it. lu was once a ooUegc proftwHor, If pros dentlal ligbtnlug was tostrlko tlilsclassof pe plo, be had grout fcars for the future of thi city. Tho spoakor spoko of hls porsoual at iiuatntanco wlth Gen. Garfleld, and sald tha ujxm hls nomiuatlon hu bad sent hlm a telo Kram reoding: " Universal dolluht, hora ove your nomluutloii. No such ontltiiHlaxm I many years. Iad on to vlctory." Thoro was one isiinclof tho nominatlon nol mntloned i the spêeooeB aJTeady made, mul ln iliuKtraiw lt liy rocltlngau Incident from LongMlow Ullea Btandlah, wberoGou. Miles bliusolf and ohn Aldon wore both In love wlth the fair 'rlHclUn, butBluudish kuuw uut ui Aldcu's ufóctluu so hesent him to plead his caubb wilh ie fair one. Alden plead for hls frioud, aud rgued aud talked uutll l'risrülu autd : Why ou't you Muiik lor yourself, Jolm ?" 80 wllu ion. Uarneld. UIilu liad sout hlm to plead with Hbs Colunibla for her otlicr nou .luim Hherman, ud ho dld lt HO woll, ho arguud the case ho pcruaalvely, that Colviinbla simply aakcd "Why ou't you speak lor yourseli, Jamen .'" Hut amen repliod lt was out of order. Conkltng ¦hen asked lf hu feit ure of vlctory for Ueu. jiaut, replied : "öure! yessir! Nolblug luit u act oí Uod can help hls uuuilnatlon !" Ho Look the Imperial Koscoe at hls word. The ood liook saya tüere Is a time tu be huppy aml time to be sad. To-nlght was the tiuie for he republlcans to be happy and thu duuiucrats to be sad. Tho professor uext spoke of the Joy t gu vu hun to welcome Mr. Krazer lo tho rauk.s f tho party, lle sald thu party had hud a ;rund flght and both the üghtuud the timiilnaLon was a thlng to be proud 01. He thuu gavo us liaprotMious of Gen. Uarfleld froui personal cuuaintauco, hiscarly struggles for cducatiou, ud closed by Hayihg that hu was a noble Ulan, great Hoholar, u lalthlul ropubllcan, aud uno wo werc hutu ui havo for our noxt chiof uiaistrale. MR. A. M'UEYNOLDS was the next speukur. Uu had been a clttzon of ülno fur nearly 40 yoars, aud ouuld uut help mtkuow Uou. uarfleld, who was not a man olouglug to Ohlo alone, but to tho whole counry. The only tui uk ho would uoed to do to ecuro vlctory wuuld bo to ridoduwn thontitiis ind let the peoplo 8eu whut u uature'a uobleuian ho was. The speaker thou gave u hlstory f the uumlnoo from lulauuy up, aud latid hat In oh lo, ho was loved by evorybudy ; uot evou the drunkest Ohlo domucrat ho ever oaw would say auythiug Hgainst Uurlleld. The peuker thoh told soveral thlus whlrh hu had ïeard Gariluld aucused of by dcmocrals Umi evoulug, aud uiuoug the rust was thut "tho rusMi had an Interest in the contract lor furuishug stouo for tho court huuse whlch was all gong to tho dogs ;' that hls wlfo was a catholie ; hut he was u druukard ; that ho was a pruacher, etc. "Wheu any muu says anythlng ugaluHt hlni teil hlm he is a liar, and II' you aro llsputed cali on me and I win teil hlm X know ie la a liar." Ho had feit very uneasy lutely, or fear that he might dio and leavo hls couury In the hands ol democrats ; nuw he was exoodlugly glad for ho kuew thoro was 110 possile daugor of the demócrata guiulug thu day. The chairinan thon introducid odc who iad served uudcr Gen, Garfield, col. n. s. dean. He sald that lt was not hls forte to make speecues,bul that ho uever feit more rejolced iu lis Ufo thau upon that occasion. UarUeld had men hls choice lroui tho tlrut but ho had uot a ray of hope for hl nouiluatlon. The machino ïad recelved lta dcath blow. Uarüeld was the muu of all olhor men. Thero was not the Hllgutest laiul of tho machluo polltlclan abuul hlm. lt waa the vulce of the puoplu that ipoke, PKOF. A. WINCUELL Said hls volee had never been heard before In a political meuting lu the oity. He had uot jeen a partlsan herutofoie but ïnlght be hereafler. He feit proud of belng an Amorioau cltlaen that nlglil, for the machine had been doomed. lle had corresponded wlth Oen. Uarfleld soino 20 yeara prevlous, and hoped lt nu llxparagement to say that the man was a geologlst. Oarflold was a man of large intelllgeuce, jioad political views, pure aud unspottcd political integrlty, anda patriot. The speaker was tntertud lu hlm as u Standard boarer of th pure republicau party for whlch thoro was new hopes aud new cntbuslasm. He was for the candidato without reserve and thought he bhmild not hesltate to take the sturap. Ho belleved In republican triumph this fall, wheu there would be rejolclng from the remotest corner of tho eaat to the remotest corner of the west. KR. S. HASKELL sald he feit as did Prof. Tyler about the uomtuatiou. Keferred to the grandeur of Uarfleld's speech at the convention, and the great statesmanshlp it denoted, aud how iu the storm he stood culm and self-posKessed, aud through lt all slgnallzed hls worth aud abllity as a leader. The remarks wore oxceodiiigly good and woll teccived. Tbe chairman theu statcd that there woro many young mon in the city who rcjoioed with tUoiii that night, and called upon a representative of their ranks to say a few words, MR. C. A. T0WNE. The speaker was taken entlrely by surprise but proued eutlrely eqnal to the occasion. Ho wosu't a republican fumply becauHo hls fathor liad been, but becanso from all he could reftd and learn, republican principios were the truo ones with whieli to Ihls govornmeut. He hud recelved hls iuitiatlou into politics during tht; sweep over the state of that memorable short llved orgauization. tho greenback party, fcid in opposing thelr falluciims Ideas hls principies had crystalized. Upou thls occasion lio boliovod that pure principies had triuraphod, and that In tho person of Uon. Jas. A. Uarfleld they had a noble loader, well worthy tho honor confurred upon hlm. He then referred to the civil Korvlco plank of the platform, oulogilng lt aud stating his belief that Xho power whicn mukes parties corrupt would soou bo taken from thom, and ment win lnHtead Qf trlckory. The country would be better olT wlth olvll service os it should be and it was coming at no distan t dav. UEV W. H. BYDER Heiolced with all the rest that the machine had 00011 broken down, aud thought that tho wisdom of our fathers In foundlng thls covorument as they dld had been couflruiuil by that day's ovonuj. Everybody knows who Oarrlelil is and where he stands; wlth him thoro wa no old issues to be resiirrected. but all new, freshaud llvoones. The ropublican machino had been broken, but the democratie machine was stlll lu exlstenco, as powerful as ever, and the party must notcoiiHldor thcir work dono. Eho democratie machiuo run by Bliot guna, pistols, etc, prrscntcil a solld south, and lien; wasw ork to bu done lf vlctory was to begalued. The noxt and last speaker was J. V. IIAMILTON. Who sald he had been shouting hlmself hoarse over sinco the nominatlon, bo grent wa lio rejolced over lt. Ho roíorred to Michigan 's noble son, the lomcuted Chaudlcr, in a very feeltng manner, aud sald that with the dcatli of the thlrd term tho work was not all doue. Wo must conHlder the party we have to cope wlth. It Is not puny or weuk, but stroug and uuscrupulous. Wlth proper eilört Michigan would give 50,000 majority for Jas. A. Uarfleld. In closiog, tho chairman of the iuoeting, 1 Ion. A. J. Sawyer, made an eloquent little speech, rolating incidents of the convention, and the meeting closed with threc rousing cheers for tho nomineo8. THE BONFIRE. Whilo the meeting was in progresa at tho opera house an immense amount of kindling wood, boxes, barrels, etc., was gathered at the corner of Main and Huron streets, and about tho largest bonfire ever had in the city sent up its fiames in glory of the nominations Wtilc tlio Cuukiek k gun, uuJer the supervisión of Mr. C. B. Davison, belched forth sounda of gladuoss to rcpublicans and sadness to the despondent democracy.