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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. 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
licans led the way for its abolition. Soon after Garfield's return to Hiram, a well-known Democrat named Hart visited the town, to deliver an address on slavery. It was a clever speech, and made some impression, and the principal of the Institute was urged by the Republicans to reply. After some hesitation, Garfield did so. The answer was said to have been calmly 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 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. E THE REPUBLICANS LED THE WAY FOR ITS ABOLITION SOON AFTER GARFIELD'S RETURN TO HIRAM A WELL KNOWN DEMOCRAT NAMED HART VISITED THE TOWN TO DELIVER AN ADDRESS ON SLAVERY IT WAS A CLEVER SPEECH AND MADE SOME IMPRESSION AND THE PRINCIPLE OF THE INSTITUTE WAS URGED BY THE REPUBLICANS TO REPLY AFTER SOME HESITATION GARFIELD DID SO THE ANSWER WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN CALMLY 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
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