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The Bal,inate Al nstrieau (i,selfkishiY respect.
ahle anthofnxsssvs We are glad % observe
numerous indI3kt6Bs 81 Ire gepefal crsc4rtence
81 de wings Ia saIioas paris Of the pniipn 10
he propristy al National cebysntiob III the
nomination az bandidales for ne Pfesid fusry and
The vice Presidency il 1874. Sihee o9f l4le ali
lasicn 10 The shhjecs tht following REMARKS tom
ihsILexinesondkssa Inseliieenxer have appeared,
in eoanexicn ls,A "a aHsicIe Iron she Sri4sn Ca
rssts, tchiniedlAsI ohso,l urgiHg sHsns ne
prepsiely Of saavension.
With resaEa p he place and timA slaitahis
futSxfe meeiia4 sd tae Ceayenliou, se hgyslhat
The saegeslioal rf he iassllieencerwil 5e&dppt-
ed, Tee infringement, however. 81 lRese par
liculars may u len tu Ire Wing nieantsfs Of
Congress, lo Y settled BY shtm dsfias lhe aps
preaching session
sThe jAs,ssf ana force Of lbs fellsisiak re-
narksOf he lhlelFeencer wNl b acknbwledged
BY every fes99ri
"ltvll bel remembered tha MI 9LlY has
not accepted any Nc lie numfrou sNlnkas II State
nominations which have been made os kiei COZ
the neit Pses1tsiey ner will Id, vi Heiiese,
permit his naEneso 81 used 10 couaekiAs win
that office, On Mss fully impressed willflR< idea
that majotiEy ef tie American PSoHIe- III
greet iYkig peIfy--eeslfeI his ELECTION ii i832
his own oplnihn and wishes were ovesrdled hy
his fsie1ds. N ls36 Ne yieI1eds,o Gsdsrhl Har-
risen and bin nsseG lo- be- forgailen ie3efso The
Harrisburg Cdnyeation In 1893 IS sal as1 bis
condaci euFiaE Tie roiaical campaign WI ls40..
afford EVIDENCES Of his seit-sarrifiee ipol recent
and TOO noble Ete b. EASILY erased ftolS dar me
mptes. II may beEtFuyS sid Of him lkai lin all
times OK difienlly Dr. danger. when shs mere
hunters for office Tor he timid lovers af pnpnari
~ would be disposed u shrink from hi soAIest--
TO surrender tie government 10 abe spstIers and
let min do its wtll>t-h be has never filtered or
failed be has always nobly and bo19ly barred
his bosom 10 lie sevefesl peltngs Of ihe Ptliless
Storm Of party strife, and The poisoned shafts Of
personal maiiknijy, alike 'defyIng the ;oRS and
scnrnihg The othef.,.F Again. and indeed again,
have his brlllanlltal andsexalted fame been
our shield and hackIef in the batlle--hF gallant
name our waichwuri and counteIsgn Outlines
past he has eyer been our leader in settling the
fortresses Of tHe enemI-our front rang man in
resisting their assaults,
6"But he has now retired to thepeaeefel Shades
Of Ashland, all Hit such be his desiinyslhese 10
pass 10 quiet happiness the remaining Years Of
his eventual I'VE. He neither complaiss of the
past nor challenges The future His grSatdeeas
have already made their mark upon sha age,
and neither time nor callmny can blSi eus Of
eradicate il. His contemporaries may Gail 10 do
him Justice, bat History and ppslerity wIilfl.
"But is thista lime forius te give MD dp--to
lose his strong arm, his intrepid courage his in
| flexible honesty, his ,matnred WsdomN While
corruption and dishonOr dare ID show shgif I'M
blushing face lin open day--while tre&soh and
traitors are landedand defended BY the kieh and
mighty ones Of earth, who else shall wesplace at
The head Of pur column Who can ssd well
command al hrmy Jas its General in Aousard
c6nhaIs, with bis many scars, all IN frshi2--
Who Shall rally his troops and give than .douf-
denre and final itiumph' 1
.,Mr. Clay himself could not if he's would,
transfer his lowering popularity TO tidy Ielher
leader, any mere than he could his pastEhssory
Hi nnrewaIded services and suffenngs id the
Wing cause have made, him bone of their bone,
and no base Ieaf pr tlmid poIicywiH evef induce
.l5Sm 10 give himyuP NJ abandon him. ThF mo-
migation, ihgn, Ola sNaiiqnai Conp<nncs, prfath-
elils ratification Of lhe Peoples Ao1lisaaoa al
ready made,E would in our opinion, sise him
such copcusiye evidence of public se9fnefit as
weuld induce him 10 accept The posilion hgs as
signed him. III
awhile oS his subject we hope we Ihabsbe
.psfdpned fdr Suggesting The city Of Bahimofe as
he place fdr holding the Conventahs as most
ACCESSIBLE ffcm The West, and equalE - with
EahYsplher city Oh thsseaboasd 10 The South and
North. The time about The ID Monday IinI De-
csnber, 1913, Ia be as numeronsly attended as
! cpnyenienIt With power for each delegation to
Yose the full electoral vote Of lhe SateyrdIige-
sSnled This VIII place the near AMI Instant
! States upon peffect equality, and express the
voice Of ihe Electoral College, 1 vi +
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