The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-09-25
MR. CLARKE,s spEEcH.

The following is Mr. Clarke's speech
before the Republican Convention, ac-
cepting the nomination for Congress
"GENrLEaiES or THE CoNvENrIoSi
Nominated for the third time by the
delegated authority of the Republican
party of Kansas, as candidate for Con-
gress, trust / am not insensible to the
high honor conferred, or to the great
responsibility devolving upon me as
Representative of the people. I can
only return to you my sincere thanks
for this renewed expression. of conf
dence, and pledge to you in the future,
rs in the past, all am and all hope to
be in the service of this young and his
toric commonT ealth. Had the nomina-
ton been conferred upon any of the able
and patriotic gentlemen who were my
competitors for it, it would have been
my pleasure as it would have been my
duty, TO have given them my cordial
support. For, above all personal claims,
are the principles and objects of our
party. Hence it is, dismiss at once all
the asperities of personal strife, and in
that harmony and unity of feeling, as
generous as it is just, go forth to fight
the common enemy, both III the State
and nation. With Grant and Colfax as
our standard bearers, and knowing full
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the Union, of Restoration, and of Peace,
let us rally the loyal masses to the con-
fiict, rout the cohorts of treason at the
ballot box as they were routed by our
soldiers on the field of battle, and thus
bring the party of secession and of trea-
son to its final Waterloo of defeat and
humiliation.
The contest in which we are engaged
for The restoration of the country, de-
l..
of patriotic and loyal citizens. The as
sumptions of the late rebels, thirsting
for power and revenge, as they join
their bloody hands with their sympa-
thizers in the North, must be rebuked
forever. That which was won in blood
and sorrow On the battle field, must not
be surrendered at the ballot box. The
best Government God ever gave to man
now demands the support of all who
would guard with jealous care the inter-
ests of liberty and of mankind.
cit is the proud mission of the Re-
publican party to see that this govern
ment is restored in all its parts from the
shock of rebellion and treason. Nor is
this all, gentlemen. 1t must guard the
credit and good faith of the nation from
all forms of reputation and from all
schemes of injustice, extravaganza, mo"
nopoly, and fraudulent legislation.
While it encourages in its policy works
of internal Improvement, it must not
infringe i'll the slightest degree upon
the rights of the hum ,blest citizen.
Every acre of the public domain be-
longs to the people, and the Republican
party must and will see to it that the
rights of the people are protected in
possession. The merciless savages must
be driven FROM our State at any cost,
the peaceable Indians removed, and
their lands opened to immediate settle
mcnt at government price. Thus we
can rapidly build up on these boundless
prairies mighty commonwealth, and
invest it with all the elements of indus
try, of education, of religion, ofwealth,
of prosperity and of power.
''But, gentlemen of the Convention,
T must not detain you with speech.
Once more I.thank you. Relying upon
the Justice of pur cause, and upon the
goodness of the great Ruler of Nations
and of men, let us relax no effort till
peace is finally restored to our distract
ed country"