. Gems of the campaign of 1880. GENERAL GARFIELD. the million of men who vote and you have the grand,august sovereign of this last and best born of time,the American Republic. Now that the sovereign shallbe unshackled forever, that that sovereign shall beunpurchasable when he stands at the ballot-box toorder the supreme will of the Nation, that that sov-ereign shall be unintimidated by mortal man when heutters that final omnific word that commands the con-tinent—that is the great purpose that all true Ameri-cans should keep in their minds. When I see such a band of earnest young men asmeet me
. Gems of the campaign of 1880. GENERAL GARFIELD. the million of men who vote and you have the grand,august sovereign of this last and best born of time,the American Republic. Now that the sovereign shallbe unshackled forever, that that sovereign shall beunpurchasable when he stands at the ballot-box toorder the supreme will of the Nation, that that sov-ereign shall be unintimidated by mortal man when heutters that final omnific word that commands the con-tinent—that is the great purpose that all true Ameri-cans should keep in their minds. When I see such a band of earnest young men asmeet me here to-day I feel certain that if they coulddeploy themselves as a ballot-box guard to defend thepurity of the American ballot-box; to stand aroundit as around the cradle of our heir-apparent of Ameri-can sovereignty, such guardians, such defenders, willkeep the Republic pure and keep it free. Young gentlemen, your visit to me gives me a com-pliment of the highest sort, and while it disenchantsme, as I said a little while ag
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