Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-21
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to be worthy representative of thu
principles on which the Republic ha'
ever and must always stand.-
(Applause.) Hc referred to him a.
the great war Governor, because h,
won his. title in the field of duty
, well discharged. lie was equal du
ring the crisis, during the darkes
hour Of the rebellion, and equal Il
every crisis since in the Senate.
il He stands the peer of the best. Gap
plause.) He continued to, eulogizt
Morton at some length and urged
that Indiana had never had /;
Presidential nominee. Nominal,
Morton and there shall go NJ
a great shout of victory in No
; yember.ir lie euisndei,ied tina
Morton is physically unfit for the po.
ton of President, It is true he la.
been afflicted in his hips, but 1t dom
need legs to make President
His head and heart are sound
his ability and patriotism un.
questioned. If the rights Of tho
people, regardless of color, are to bt
Sustained and the union preserved, ,ne
man is better calculated to do that
(Great applause long confined.
Pinchback of Louisiana, seconded
Morton's nomination, in the name ol
the truly loyal people Of his state
llgreat applause in galleries.) Here
ferrcd to him as a man of spOtles!
integrity, matchless courage anG
broad catholic views. His election
!, would strike terror to the monster.
/. in the South who are driving away
capital, prosecuting her loyal people
and numbering them; would be tn.
complete and final settlement Of al
the great questions arising out of the
war. (Applause9
i General Harlan, of Kentucky, came
forward, and amid the greatest ap.
plause exhibited in the convention
nominated
BENJAMIN II. BRISTOW
in obedience to the instructions of the
entire Republican party of his State
The announcement of this name was
the signal for another tremendou.
round of applause. From ths
earliest of his manhood he had been
true to the great princi-
pies dear to the heart OF every
Republican,. He was reared in
the schools which taught him that the
u. s. did not constitute league but d
1 Nation. (Applause). Instantly when
the rebellion broke out he announced
that he would stand by the Union
come what might. lie followed his
words by entering the military sery-
ice, and subsequently, supporting the
cause with equal zeal i'm the Legisla.
ture.
Curtis, Of New York, next took the
platform, amid long and loud APP
/ plause, in behalf of that vast body
of Republicans of New York who
have seen that reform II
possible within the Republican par.
ty, because they have seen the heavy
arm of Government drawn upon the
thieves. He rose to second the nom
ination of Bristow; pointed ou,
the great occasion for reform
referred to Bristow as the one mar
who, more than any other. could a
this time, embody the. sentiment o
the country in behalf of such reform
and the condition Of continued as
tendency of the party i'm that it shal
discharge its duties to the people
Great Applause. al, e,'., a.,. +,
, Harlan proceeded at some length an,
forcibly to state Bristow's public rec
. ord, being frequently interrupted b,
. cheers. .I5d h'jti @.t 1893 =
Judge Poland, OF Vermont, second
ed the nomination, and referred to tn,
fact that a larger proportion of tn,
people of his State belong to the Re
publican party than I'm case of almos
any other State. Vermont had M
, candidate of its own, but has dee,
. interest in the work of this conyen
ton. The crisis is an impor
tant one. The boast Of Democ
racy is that they go into thi
canvass with united South in thei
favor. This is probably true, SO j
, needs comparatively small fragment
: of the Northern vote to remit tn
, destinies of the country again to tn
. hands of those who sought to brea1
. up the Union. Vermont and Ken
| tucky came into the Union together
I and he said they would stand togetLe
: for victory with Bristow. (Applausc)
ii Curtis proceeded to culogize Bris
J tow's record from the beginning o
! the rebellion, when he took his lif
: in his hand to the present. time. Ii
f conclusion he said if this is not to- be
this is the last successful lconven
: tion of the Republican party
!. 1t must go into the ecanvass with thes
: cries: First-Absolute protection Q
/ all rights of citizens every
where. Second-The hardest kin
8 of hard money and tn
E earliest return to it. Third no ring
) or ,cliques. No combinations, bu
/ the personal interests. of all the peopl
1 No personal Government applause
! Nothing but the will of the pee
a pie clearly expressed( (great applause.
. Richard A. Dana, of Massachntess
t also seconded Bristow's nomination
!. He knew of no other name that wa
. sure to carry Massachusetts next Nc
vember. Applause and Misses
II Mark what said: not that no othe
= name can carry Massachusetts,, bl
that know of no other that was S
!. sure to carry it. Renewed Kisses.
e When Maine was called upon
IS scene of the widest enthusiasm eli
7, sued, delegates and spectators risin
d to their feet, waving hats and fan
y cheering long and loudly. Ill
e cheering died away only to b
IS renewed and closing with thre
d cheers for Blaine. Ingersoli, of Ills
r took the platform and said: 'lssast s
I'll Massachusetts may be satisfied wit
the loyalty of Benjamin Ii. Bristo
g So am l. Applause. But if m
n man nominated by this Conventio
Y cannot carry the State of Massach,
!; sets, am not satisfied with the To-
l. atty of thatState. Cheers and laugl
+ ter If the nominee Of this Convel
s- ton can't carry the grand old con
j; monwealth of Massachusetts,
l. $4,000, majority, l would advise the
" to sell out Fanneil Hall as Il Dam,
le cratic headquarters. (Applause al
d laughter.) Iwould advise them |
j take from Bunker Hill that old mo-
n ument Of glory. ..e,.s
vi The Republicans of the Unite
J. States demand as their leader in II
ls great contest Of 1876 man of int
If lect-a man Of well known and a
n proved political opinion. fCheers
y They demand statesman, they d
o mand . reformer after as well as b,
le fore election. Cheers They d
1t mand q politician in the highest al
y broadest, and best sense of that wor
10 Cheers. They demand man a
ir quainted with public affairs with Il
wants of the people, ,theydemand ms
N with mind broad enough to cor
lc prehend the relations of the goyerl
ID ment to the nations Of the earth.
T. They demand a man well versed
.e the powers, duties and prerogatiy
'g of each and every department of tn
e government. They demand a man wi
K will sacredly preserve the tinanci
N honor of the United States cheers /
rt one who knows enough TO know tn
i. the national debt must be paid thr
IN the prosperity of the people one wi
~ knows enough to know that all the !
n. nancial theories in the world cam
,e redeem = single dollar applansel
g. one who knows enough to know tn
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