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Though he had been slow to accept nomination, he did not hold back when once the battle had begun, and some few who looked with doubt on his youth and inexperience soon found that they had in their midst a bold though prudent leader. THOUGH HE HAD BEEN SLOW TO ACCEPT NOMINATION HE DID NOT HOLD BACK WHEN ONCE THE BATTLE HAD BEGUN AND SOME FEW WHO LOOKED WITH DOUBT ON HIS YOUTH AND INEXPERIENCE SOON FOUND THAT THEY HAD IN THEIR MIDST A BOLD THOUGH PRUDENT LEADER
, but its grim facts of slavery horrors, its awful pictures of slavery evils, were so overwhelming, that his opponent was completely crushed. This triumph naturally raised the demand that a man of such abilities should go into politics, and he was formally requested to become a candidate for the State Legislature. For a long time he refused. The interests of his school seemed so great, and his love for the work was so strong, that for a while nothing could move him. In the year 1859, however, the appeals of his fellow-townsmen had grown so urgent, that he reluctantly became a candidate for the Senate of the State of Ohio. He had held back until the trustees of the Institute and his fellow-teachers joined their entreaties with the townsmen, and offered during his absence to do double duty in the school to release him for the public service. Greatly touched by these generous offers, Garfield at length consented, and was at once nominated a candidate to the parliament of his native State. Y GIVEN BUT ITS GRIM FACTS OF SLAVERY HORRORS ITS AWFUL PICTURES OF SLAVERY EVILS WERE SO OVERWHELMING THAT HIS OPPONENT WAS COMPLETELY CRUSHED THIS TRIUMPH NATURALLY RAISED THE DEMAND THAT A MAN OF SUCH ABILITY SHOULD GO INTO POLITICS AND HE WAS FORMALLY REQUESTED TO BECOME A CANDIDATE FOR THE STATE LEGISLATURE FOR A LONG TIME HE REFUSED THE INTERESTS OF HIS SCHOOL SEEMED SO GREAT AND HIS LOVE FOR THE WORK WAS SO STRONG THAT FOR A WHILE NOTHING COULD MOVE HIM IN THE YEAR EIGHTEEN FIFTY NINE HOWEVER THE APPEALS OF HIS FELLOW TOWNSMEN HAD GROWN SO URGENT THAT HE RELUCTANTLY BECAME A CANDIDATE FOR THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO HE HAD HELD BACK UNTIL THE TRUSTEES OF THE INSTITUTE AND HIS FELLOW TEACHERS JOINED THEIR ENTREATIES WITH THE TOWNSMEN AND OFFERED DURING HIS ABSENCE TO DO DOUBLE DUTY IN THE SCHOOL TO RELEASE HIM FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE GREATLY TOUCHED BY THESE GENEROUS OFFERS GARFIELD AT LENGTH CONSENTED AND WAS AT ONCE NOMINATED A CANDIDATE TO THE PARLIAMENT OF HIS NATIVE STATE
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