The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-15
Objection was made by delegate from

e itw the obiecting delegate withdrew hi
e objection, and the Chair asked il ther
was any further objection to its reading
e Objection was made by delegates frol
Louisiana and Delaware. ...
The Chairman then put the questio
I whether the address should be read, an
j. the motion was carried by decisiy
$ Cries Of @Take the platforml" "Go for
9 ward to the platform !"
Mr.. Curtis passed forward 10 the plat
r form, and while threading hia wa
e through the crowd was received wit
Q tremendous applause and cheers whicl
] we're renewed when he took his place b
5 the chairmRns desk and faced the audi
ence, $500
Mr.. Curtis said; Mr.. President, hav
| the honor to read the following address
. Mr.. Curtis then read his address Of Jun
. 9th, already published in the papers. TIL
: allusions In the address TO the returi
to specie payment, broken promise
, Of the President and Congress, ant
the proposition to put the politi ca
power ofthe country in the hands Of tn,
Democratic party unless the Conventiot
by its nomination expresses a'determina'
tiOn to reform things generally; were re
!. ceiyed with applause. Upon retiring
i. from the platform, Mr.. Curtis was escort
, ed to his seat by storm OF cheers.
A delegate from Missouri-I move thai
the document just read by the gentleman
h. ,nfa.,oJ a. tba Hntnn n,ittaa m Raznln
tions without debate.
], Delegate from Montana-I would Like
to amend that motion. move that thu
address be adopted as the sense Of the
Convention. ,-
Cries Of aNo, no."
The Chair-tt is referred to the Com.
mittee on Resolutions without debate.
Il A delegate from Mryland-As none
OF the committees are ready to report, l
move that the convention take recess
until 4 O'Clock.
Cries Of "No, no."
The question was put and the motion
was not agreed to. 1tA
Loud calls were made for Senator John
A. Logan. .-4 b. sd.
Mr.. Pierce, of Massachusetts, move
that addresses, memorials and resolu'
tions be referred to the Committee on
Resolutions without reading and without
debate. t,
The motion was agreed to,
! H. JOHN A. LOGAN SPEAKS.
There were loud calls for Gen. Logan,
who had taken his seat on the stage. He
responded, and on being introduced by
the presiding officer, said: e.
Mr.. President and gentlemen Of the
National Convention, Fknow not what /
can say 10 you that would be Of any bene-
fit in directing your minds in that duty
which you are called upon now to per-
form. You. are the chosen representa-.
tiyes Of the Republicans Of the United
States Of America thus assembled here
for the purpose OF nominating candi-
date for President and Vice President
upon Republican platform, to be voted
for at the next November election by the
Republicans OF the United States. To
pass over all that has been done by this
party Of ours which has been OF ad.
vantage to the whole people Of this great
country, and TO enumerate the many
things that have inured to the benefit Of
the civilized man would be- work that |
cannot now undertake. Our coming
campaign, in my Judgement, however, is
TO be OF no ordinary character. We have
the evidence now before us in the demon
strations that are being made by the OPP
ponents OF the Republican party sufficient
10 satisfy US that the time has again come
for every lover Of liberty and freedom in
this land
TO BUCKLE ON HIS ARMoR
and be ready for the fray. Applause.
That which has been achieved by our
armies; that which has been made and
perfected for the benefit Of mankind by
the intellect Of our party is before the
country for them to decide whether or.not
that which has been so far a success In
this land shall continue or whether all the
fruits that have been gathered by the Re-
publican party by their exertions shall be
destroyed. Il is for you to say whether
that which we have added 10 the consti-
tuition Of the country shall be maintained,
shall be sustained, and shall be carried
out by the laws that shall be made by the
Legislative department Of the government,
and that can only be made by that de-
partment Of the governmentin the hands
oftke Republican party, or whethe1 you
will turn It over 10 the hands Of those
who will legislate in opposition. 70 the
principles that have been embodied in the
constitution by our amendments.
fChers.l To you, then, this has been re-
iEsrred, 30 far rs presenting to the coun.
try man that will stand upon the plat
form and carry out those principles. Let
there be, then, y 80 a-
No UNCERTAIN SOUND
| in the platform that shall be adopted by
the Republican party here to-day,
[Cheers. 1t is not for me to Indicate
what your committee shall report or
what you shall adopt, except to say as
Republican, let there be no uncertain
sound on any question that's q vital ques.
,tion before the, American people. Cheers.
This Is a Republican convention and 1t
should only be
CAPTURED
by Republicans, and supported and sus.
tained only by Republicans. Loud
cheers.1 Ihave learned while being Ire.
publican that republicanism in this land
means liberty, freedom, the enjoyment oil
happiness, the protection under our laws
alike to each and every citizen in the
confines Of this country, let him
come from where he may. Cheers
Will you tell me that we have no power
to protect the American citizen on the
hig Il seas or in foreign lands? l say the
government that has power TO stretch
forth its strong arm to protect its own
citizens in foreign lands ha4 the power
and it ia bound in duty to protect him at
home. Applause,l Sirs, the govern.
ment that will not allow an insult to its
flag from a foreign foe or to an American
citizen from foreign foe, but that will
allow citizens TO be trampled under foot
and deprived OF each and every right
guaranteed to them by the constitution oi
the land in which they live, that will al.
low them to be murdered, plundered and
robbed, is not gogernment Of freedom
and equality before the law Applause
The way 10 protect American citizens in
their rights, and in the enjoyment Of
that which they are entitled TO under
our Constitution, is 10 enforce the laws
IN mako surh lava aR will draw n aafe,