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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. 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
rs to come transformed his classes into battalions on the field of battle. The slavery question was still exercising the minds of all parties when Garfield returned to Hiram. His power as a speaker made him an important ally to the Abolitionist party in his country, and his fame brought numberless demands for platform work. The Democratic party in the States had unhappily identified itself with slavery. Its leaders defended the system, its members voted in its favour; while 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 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. A FAITH THAT IN THE YEARS TO COME TRANSFORMED HIS CLASSES INTO BATTALIONS ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE THE SLAVERY QUESTION WAS STILL EXERCISING THE MIND OF ALL PARTIES WHEN GARFIELD RETURNED TO HIRAM HIS POWER AS A SPEAKER MADE HIM AN IMPORTANT ALLY TO THE ABOLITIONIST PARTY IN HIS COUNTRY AND HIS FAME BROUGHT NUMBERLESS DEMANDS FOR PLATFORM WORK THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE STATES HAD UNHAPPILY IDENTIFIED ITSELF WITH SLAVERY ITS LEADERS DEFENDED THE SYSTEM ITS MEMBERS VOTED IN ITS FAVOR WHILE 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
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