Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1860-09-20
DIR. RANKtN'S SPEECH AT
NEBRASKA CITY,

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b. P. RANKIN life long Democrat
and well known throughout this Terrific
Fy returned to Nebraska City few day.
ago, from the mines He was called or
to make aspeech before the Young Men.
Democratic Clnb,a and did so. The mex,
number of the Neucs contained the fol-
lowing paragraph as evidence that DR..
Rankin Rankin supporting, j. Sterling Nor
ton sat e4 sai ao N3
''The enthusiastic Dr. made a most
thrilling and eloquent speech before the
young mems Democratic slub Of this city
on Monday evening. He alluded in the
eloquent terms Of an enthusiast and
a seer to the young Empire that IS being
built up by the side of the grand old
mountains west Of us, and said lots Of
things that were cheering and gratifying
10 the Democracy of this section. He
spoke eloquently of the man who was the
'honOred choice of The Democracy Of the
Territory in the present campaign. I"
Now the fact is, DR.. RAsK1N Ike d
very sensible man repudiated the nomi-
nee as will be seen by the following re-
port of his speech which we find in the
Nebraska City Press. 5a
aHe said he had been absent from the
Territory for some months. and expected
to soon leave again for the gold minesiof
the Rocky Mountains, where a great en-
pire was building up-where the ener-
gy and enterprise of the. pioneers were
developing the untold mineral wealth Of
a region destined to becone a great CEN
ter Of business and industry. He had
high hopes for the future of that region,
and thought its value was not fully real
lied, and the progress would be yetmore
wonderful than that which it had already
made. Its prosperity, too, would react
upon this Territory; that would always
be a mining country, and this region here
upon the Missouri must be the granary
from which il must be supplied with ag-
ricallural productions hence the prosper
ity of Otoe County, as well as other parts
of the Territory, was in a great measure
identified with that Of the gold region.
But wherever he should be be would al
ways feel deep interest in anything
that concerned this Territory, where be
had first taken an active part in public
affairs, aud where he had many personal
friends, as well as some enemies.
DIR. r. then briefly referred to the DO
sitions Of the different political parties,
and warmly eulogized Senator Douglas.
and upheld his political principles. With
the principles of the Breckinridge party
he had no symFathy-the gulf which sep
arated that faction from the Douglas De-
mocracy was wider and deeper even than
that which separated Douglas and Lin
coin. And what position had been taken
on the subject by the Omaha Convention
and by its candidate He felt somewhat
embarrassed in speaking upon this mat
ter, because he had hardly decided what
course it was his duty to pursue. As a
Democrat; he had no confidence in the
candidate, and did not consider him a
Representative of Democratic principles
and upon examining the platform he found
it equally unsatisfactory Il did not en-
dorse Democratic principles, nor the DEM
ocratic candidate for The Presidency. III
ignored the great principle Of popular
sovereignty, and did not maintain as it
should, boldly, the Democratic parity
Much as be differed with the Republi-
cans, he would do them the justice 10 say
that they had at least stated their prin-
cipIes plainly, and boldly taken their
stand upon them, while the Omaha plat
form was a lame attempt to estraddle''
the gulf which divided the Douglas De-
mocracy from the Breckinridge faction.
The candidate placed upon the plat
form; J. Sterling Mort on, who was row
attempting to obtain the votes Of the
friends Of Mr.. Douglas, while at the
same time holding fast TO an Office under
the Infamous administration Of his peTse-
cutor. James Buchanan, had for two years
past denounced him DIR. r. as disor-
ganizer and a disturber Of the harmony
Of the Democratic party, because he came
boldly oug as a supporter Of Mr.. Douglas
and his principles. When, In 1857, he
used his influence in the Legislature to-
obtain the passage Of resolutions endor-
sing Mr. Douglas as the champion Of Por-
ular SOVEREIGNTY, Morton, then a meme
Der Of the House, did all in bis power to