The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-06-14

Carl schurz on our Platform anx
Candidate.
That eloquent German Republican orator
who seems to have thoroughly imbibed th,
spirit and the principles Of our fathers Of
Revolutionary days, addressed the people Of
Milwaukee fow days ago. From that pow
erful address we publish extracts to -day in
reference to our platform and our candi.
date:
THE PLATFORM.
By the Partially OF our delegation, I was
placed upon the committee on platforms and
revolutions. The spirit which animated tina,
committee was that the standard of Repub.
licanism should not be lowered one single
inch. Great applause.1 We endeavored to
lift the creed OF the party far above the level
OF mere oppositionai policy. The platform
gives il positive character. The Republi-
cans stand before the country, not only as
the anti slavery party, but emphaticsiiy az
the party Of free labor. lLoud cheers. T.
While penning up slave labor within the linn
hs which the Legislation OF sovereign States
has assigned TO 1T, we propose to plant free
labor In the territories by the Homestead bill,
and to promote free labor all over the land
by the encouragement of home Industry
Applause. La throwing it's shield over the
eternal principles OF human rights, the plat
form presents the anti slavery policy of the
party in it's logical connection with the great
material interests of the country. "To man,
his birthright to labor, freedom; to him
that wants to labor, work and indepen enoe;
TO bim that works, his Dues" This is the
Republican platform. loud and prolonged
che ering.l
| IL affords me special satisfaction to state
that the resolutions, the passage of which
was recommended by the Republican State
Convention OF Wisconsin, mean those con-
oernipg the Homestead bill and the rights of
naturalized ctizens, were successfully advo-
GATED, and form part OF our national creed.
Applause.
Our platform, adopted without opposition
and almost without discussion, adopted
amidst the most spontaneous and sublime
ou'oursts OF enthusiasm human eyes ever wit.
messed, 10 before the people. Ii is the bold
est, plainest, the most liberal ever presented
| to the nation by political party, and the
enthusiastic shouts Of millions from Maine to
the Rocky Mountains, have already sane.
toned it with their approval. [Oheers.l
OUR CANDIDATE.
| Mr.. President, had the honor to be q
member of that committee, who were to car
~ TO MIR. Lincoln the official announcement
of his nomination. The enthusiasm with
which we were received at Springfield was
boundlsss. There we saw Mr.. Lincoln,s
| neighbors,a nd it became apparent that those
who knew him best, loved him most. (Cheersl
Aud then saw Mr.. Lincoln again, for had
met him before in that memorable Senatori-
al campaign in Illinois, when he, as a man
OF true and profound convictions, although
ditcountenanoed and discouraged by MANY
| lcai ding Republicans, who thought it good
| policy TO let MIR. Douglas return to the Sem
ate without opposition, threw himself for.
ward for the irnperiled purity of our prn-
| ciples, grasped with bold hand the Repuh-
lican banner, which was in danger of sinking
into the miro OF compromise and unnatural
combinations, md held it up proudly aloft
in ono of the fercest struggles the country
ever witnessed Great applnuse1 | met
him then in the thick of the fight, when he
bearded the lion of demagogueism ia bis
den, when the brilliant sailes of his wit and
sarcasm drew shouts Of delight from the
multitude, when the thunderbolts OF his in
veotive ratified triumphantly against the bra.
zen front OF Stephen A. Douglas [applause.1
when the lucid, unanswerable logic of his
arguments ms PRED every patriotic heart
with new conf ience in the justice OF our
cause, and when under bis powerful blows
the large Democratic majority OF Illinois
dwindled down to nothing. There saw him
do what perhaps no other man in the nation
would have done. There learned to con
hde in the patriot and defender of profound
convictions. to esteem the statesman and love
the man. [Applause.l
And, now, saw him again, surrounded
Thy the Committee of the National Conyen.
ton, who bad come to lay into his hands the
highest honor and greatest trust which a
| political party has TO bestow-an honor
which be had not craved and had hardly
been sanguine enough TO expect. There be
stpod silently listening to the address of our
Chairman, his eyes downcast; in his soul,
perhaps, feeling of just pride struggling
with the overawing consciousness Of respon-
siollity. Then be answered thanking them
Tor the honors beloved upon him, and ac-
oepsing the leadership IN the great struggle,
not with the exulting tone Of one who has
achieved personal triumph; not with the
pompous airs and artificial dignity of one
who is conscious Of standing upon the great
stage of the world, bat With that unaffected.
modest simplicity Of a man who il strong in
the consciousness Of bis ability and his hon
est intention to do right. [Applause.1
Many OF those who now surrounded him
had voted fer other candidates In the Con-
ventiop, and some, still laboriDg under feel
ing OF personal disappointment, had come
there, not without sotne prejudice unfavora.
bleto MIR. Lincoln. But when they saw a
man who bad worked his way from the hum
biest station Ia life to his present eminence,
not by fast speculations or adventurous Of.
forts, not on the wing Of good LUCK, but by
quiet, steady labor, answering fidelity to
prinoipie and h's private and public duties,
by the vigor of bis genius and the energy Of
his character the man who had ron tho CON.
| hdenoe OF the people and was now lifted M on
the shield OF great national party, not by
ingenious com bnations and adroit manage
menf, but by the popular instinct cred
oy promises, unpledged to anybody and any