The Portland daily press., 1876-06-15


tect emlgrants; opposing any discrimination
against foreign born citizens; civil service re-
form urged: and initiation and reputation
strongly condemned. Resolutions were refer
red
Diez Endorf of Virginia, suggested the i'm
portance OF the meeting of the committees at
once.
The Chair called on the committees to meet
at the right of the chair to be assigned to their
rooms by the Sergeant-at-Arms
Awaiting report of committee on permanent
organization the military band in the gallery
occupied the attention of the audience
The Address of the New York Reform
Club.
Mr.. Curtis of New York, presented an ad-
dress of the Republican Reform Club of New
York, which he asked to have read Objection
being made at the reference to the oligarchy of
federal office holders in connection with a New
York Senator which called applause from the
| galleries and partial applause from the floor,
the question was put to the convention, and it
was decided by an overwhelming vote to hear
| it. MI Curtis in response to calls proceeded
| to the platform amidst applause from the floor
| and galleries. and read the address of June 9Th
| as heretofore published. The part of the ad-
dress referring to a return to specie payments
| and thorough civil service reform ELECTED
cheers. The conclusion of the reading was
| followed by prolonged applause and cries of a
| speech, speech, amid which Mr. Curtis return
| ed to his seat The reform club address, on
motion, was referred to the committee on reso-
| buttons.
Woman's Suffrage
Mr.. Mason of New York offered preamble
| and resolution as follows:
That whereas, remembering with gratitude
| the services of the loyal women of the coun-
| try.
| Resolved, That we favor the bestowal of DO
litlcal rights on all loyal citizens regardless of
sex. daughter and applause) Referred to
| the committee.
| A motion for a recess was rejected
| On motion of Mr.. Pierce of Massachusetts,, it
| was resolved that all addresses, memorials and
resolutions be referred without reading or de.
bate.
| Speech of Gen. Logan.
| Gen. Logan being called for, addressed the
| convention. Our coming campaign in my iudg-
ment is to be of no ordinary character We
| have tie evidence now before US in the demon.
STATIONS that are being made by the opponents
OF the Republican party sufficient to satisfy us
| that the time has again come for every lover OF
| liberty and freedom in the land to buckle or
his armor and be ready for the fray CAD
| planse.) That which bias been achieved by GU,
armies, that which has been made and per
| tected for the benefit of mankind by the in
tellect of your party, is before the country fol
| them to decide whether or not that which has
| been so far success shall be still continued a.
a success in this land, or whether all the fruits
that have been gathered by the Republican
| party, dHu NY tuelr eA6TllOUS, snail De de
| stroyed. 1t is for you to say whether that
which we have added to the constitution of the
| country shall be maintained, shall be sustained
and shall be carried out by laws that shall be
made by the legislative department of the
government, and that can only be made by
that department. of the government in the
hands of the Republican party, or whether you
| will turn itover 10 the hands of those who will
legislate in opposition to the principles thai
have been embodied in that constitution by oul
| amendments. (Cheers)
10 you, then, this has been referred, so far as
presenting to the country man that will stand
| upon the platform and carry out their prin.
ciples Let there be, then, no uncertain sound
on the platform that shall be adopted by the
Republicans here to-day. (Cheers.) 1t is not
report or what you shall adopt. except to saw as
a Republican, let there be no uncertain SOUND
| on any question that is vital question before
the American people Cheers This is g
Republican convention and it should be cap
| trred by the Republicans, and supported and
sustained only by Republicans cloud cheers.
| have learned while being Republican thai
| Republicanism in this land means liberty
freedom, the enjoyment of happiness, the pro.
| lection 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 power to protect? Will
/ you tell me that we have power to protect
American citizens On the high seas or in foreign
| countries? say that the government that has
| the power to stretch forth its strong arms &c
protect American citizens in foreign lands has
| the power and it is bound in duty to protect
| them at home. (Applause.)
Sir, the government that will not allow an
insult to its flag from 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 guaran.
! teed to them by the Constitution of the land in
which they live, that will allow them to be
| murdered, plundered and robbed is not gov
eminent of freedom and equality before the
law. lApplause.) The way to protect Ameri-
can citizens in their rights and in their enjoy
| ment OF that which they are entitled to under
| our Constitution, is to enforce the laws, to
| make such as will draw safeguard around
each and every one of them, and place in the
Presidential chair the man that will execute
those laws for the benefit and protection of
| every citizen of the country. (Cheers.) The
| man who tells me that four millions of unfortu-
| nate men OF our people who have been made
free men on this land by the voice and strong
arm and will of the Republicans and Union
| men of this land that they shall not have their
| rights protected the same as ours, but that
they may be prey at any day, at any time or
| in any place to the men who themselves will
commit all kinds OF depredations and frauds
for the purpose OF driving them either into
| acquiescence in wrong or into uniting against
their friends, tells of something which must
not happen. tits our duty to see that this
Shall not be done. (CheerS
Now, my conntrymen, one word in reference
| to the signs OF the times. What is it that we
see and we hear all above and around and
about us to-day? Look at the enemies of the
Republican party in this land. Do they sing
| the praises of the American Union? Do they
sing the praises of quiet acquiescence in the
| law of the Land? DO they come forward and
| defy the enemies of civilization, of republi-
canism and freedom, and say here we stand
with the banner of freedom in our hands and
we intend to wave it over the land and sustain
all that indicates civilization? Do we not find
them there among the enemies of our people 1?
mean the enemies of republicanism We
find to-day the men in this land who failed of
success in oyerturning this government by force
OF arms engaged, since they have had success
to certain extent in the attempt to destroy the
government in different manner. The de-
struction of this government is contemplated,
not by arms, not by force, but by capturing the
government and then multiplying every law and
every amendment to the Constitution that
gives that protection to our citizens that we
ourselves said they should have when we were
battling to preserve the Union. (AppIause.)
Now what is the start? What is the COM
mencement of this revolution? What does sit
mean and what is it for? Is it not the assas-
sination of the private character of every lead
ing Republican IN the land? CHEERS and long
continued applause) First in order one dark
chamber proceedings against the leading citi-
zens of America; then the dagger of destruc-
ton is to be drawn and plunged to the very
vitals of the men who stand firm against the
storms that have rolled against liberty and
freedom in this land. (Applause) Sir, every
man is to be destroyed, L care not who be is.
And when I say these things have no refer
ence to any individual or any person, but it
means that ther4commencementi is the disin-
tegration and destruction of the Rapublca
party by assailing the party and destroying
every man who has been prominent within its
ranks. (Applause.) With their destruction
then the contest is simple. 1t needs then but
mere movement on the works and the deed is
accomplished.
Sir, l say the men that stand firm and boldly
vindicate the rights of the people and the prn-
ciples OF Repubcanism, no matter who they
are, where they live or where they may live, it
is all immateral the Republican party should
sustain these men so far as they deserve being
sustained. (Cheers.) 1 do not mean this by
way of.saying Fave excuses to make for any
one man or set of men, but L mean that the
rights of the people should be guarded as we'll
as they have been guaranteed. Then in con-
clusion let me say this:
Give us Republican platform, give US as
candidates for President and Vice President
men known in the land. L have naught to add
to that. Whether l am good battler or not
is immaterial. The one you name is my man.
(Cheers.) The man you name is the Republi-
can standard bearer and is the man who will
be elected. Great cheerng) L dislike to hear
it said that we can elect this man but cannot