CHAPTER XXI

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THE MICHIGAN ELECTION OF 1878--MR. CHANDLER'S RETURN TO THE SENATE--"THE JEFF. DAVIS SPEECH."

Development of "Greenback" strength in the West--Resolute resistance in Michigan to the spread of financial heresy--Mr. Chandler leads the Republican battle--A great victory--It is followed by his fourth election to the Senate--He takes his seat in time to answer rebel eulogies in the Senate on Jeff. Davis--His brief and telling response--It strikes the chord of patriotic feeling--The popular response--The "extra session" of 1879--Mr. Chandler's last Congressional speech. 374

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