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By his eloquence he was able to carry the law calling out half a million of men, and it was not long before he convinced the whole country, as he had convinced Congress, of the wisdom of his advice. BY HIS ELOQUENCE HE WAS ABLE TO CARRY THE LAW CALLING OUT HALF A MILLION OF MEN AND IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE HE CONVINCED THE WHOLE COUNTRY AS HE HAD CONVINCED CONGRESS OF THE WISDOM OF HIS ADVICE
cases interested, advisers, and the presence of a strong, fearless counsellor, as wise and experienced as Garfield, was a great accession of strength. Here his moral courage was soon put to the test. More soldiers were urgently required, and two plans were laid before the country. One was to offer a bounty to volunteers; the other plan was to pass a law requiring every able-bodied man between the ages of eighteen and forty-five to be enrolled. Garfield's party favoured the former plan. Garfield himself approved the latter. He said that, in such times as these, only the most worthless men would want to be bought, the best would feel it a duty to serve their country, and his vote was given in favour of compulsory enlistment. It was a step that required courage, for it placed him in opposition to the whole of his friends and supporters. But he said, "I must vote according to conscience. My constituents may refuse to elect me again, but for fear of that, I cannot trample on my convictions. AND DIVIDED AND IN SOME CASES INTERESTED ADVISERS AND THE PRESENCE OF A STRONG FEARLESS COUNSELLOR AS WISE AND EXPERIENCED AS GARFIELD WAS A GREAT ACCESSION OF STRENGTH HERE HIS MORAL COURAGE WAS SOON PUT TO THE TEST MORE SOLDIERS WERE URGENTLY REQUIRED AND TWO PLANS WERE LAID BEFORE THE COUNTRY ONE WAS TO OFFER A BOUNTY TO VOLUNTEERS THE OTHER PLAN WAS TO PASS A LAW REQUIRING EVERY ABLE BODIED MAN BETWEEN THE AGES OF EIGHTEEN AND FORTY FIVE TO BE ENROLLED GARFIELD'S PARTY FAVORED THE FORMER PLAN GARFIELD HIMSELF APPROVED THE LATTER HE SAID THAT IN SUCH TIMES AS THESE ONLY THE MOST WORTHLESS MEN WOULD WANT TO BE BOUGHT AND THE BEST WOULD FEEL IT A DUTY TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY AND HIS VOTE WAS GIVEN IN FAVOR OF COMPULSORY ENLISTMENT IT WAS A STEP THAT REQUIRED COURAGE FOR IT PLACED HIM IN OPPOSITION TO THE WHOLE OF HIS FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS BUT HE SAID I MUST VOTE ACCORDING TO CONSCIENCE MY CONSTITUENTS MAY REFUSE TO ELECT ME AGAIN BUT FOR FEAR OF THAT I CANNOT TRAMPLE ON MY CONVICTIONS
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