Excerpt from A Review of the Presidential Battle-Field: With Gen. John A. Logan as the Republican Standard-Bearer in 1884 The stock of candidates to the convention for nomination is sufficiently large in number and varied in character to leave that body no excuse for making a fatal mistake. Its duty is plain and its resources for victory are abundant, and with out any regard to the personal aspirations of the statesmen who think themselves qualified to fill the presidential chair with honor and usefulness, the convention must be guided by these considerations in selecting a candidate: Is he honest, is he capable, and will he secure the full strength of the vote of his party through out the Union These questions must be met squarely and weighed according to their intrinsic merits. Nothing can be safely assumed, but every question must be considered in the light of history, experience, and common sense, without prejudice or partiality of a personal character, that the wisest and best choice may be made for certain victory, and that triumph may be assured in the stand ard-bearer of the party. The best and soundest declaration of principles possible may be shipwrecked in the ballot-box by an unwise and unpopular selection of a candidate. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.