The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-15
VOLUME XXIV--NUMBER 254.

"'S ~Su SSAhV"leuSeu W NHe
men since there began to Be- an economic
science; that is TO be the test for this peo.
pie. Cheers, We hear much said at
times about the great and mysterious,
the great and puIElinE problems Of finAn.
cial science. These difficulties vanish
very much when we apply to them some
very simple tests. Tell the truth and
fulfill your promises; to do that you will
solve half the trouble. [Cheers. What
did your bond say? read 1t and do 1t
What does your loan or legal tender note
promise TO dot and what did you promise
to do when you issued il? There Ia no
mystery in II; no extraordinary difficulty
in its performance. l hold Il to DO 10
all our political affairs perhaps, the
test Of our many high duties 10 bring
back our currency to sound basis to re-
sumo specie payments. [Cheers, And
it is not alone as question of the honor
and integrity Of the nation, but as q M.
tional prerequisite to the return Of bust.
ness prosperity. Our business men are now
utterly unable to make any definite. cal
calculations n regard to the future,
they are awaiting in some measure the
results OF this campaign that they may
decide upon their several campaigns, and
l can say to you also, shat there is pro-
found anxiety throughout the whole Re-
publican party that we shall give new as
surances to the country that all its
affairs .are 10 be administered with
high honor and integrity and that
the aacred trusts of the office
holders in this country arc indeed
sacred trusts and are not to be triaed
with by corrupt and designing men.
Loud cheers. do not in any sense
despair Of the Republic or the Republi-
can party. The great mass Of our people
have in their minds fidelity to every
beautiful, every noble and every high
ideal. We have been uplifted under the
providence Of God within these fifteen
years to see new glory in that institu-
ton, new glory in that flag, and when
the sausuine and hopeful and honorable
young man sees men in high office triatng
with those noble duties, trading offices
and giving them to unworthy men Tor
low personal or merely partisan motives,
when he sees men in Office winking Al
corruption and pardoning it because Of
partisan fidelity, he becomes dissatisfied,
and the general discomfort that prevails
now throughout the country in the minds
Of our noblest men, must not be disre-
garded by this convention If We desire
success. '[Cheers.
GOV. HAYES, OF OHIO,
was introduced and spoke as follows: l
am under many obligations for the honor
Of being called upon to-day, but itseems
tu me it would be more modest for me to
sit and listen, rather than TO speak in this
presence. But as you have done me the
honor Of calling upon me, l will say
word and word only. Il seems that
wonderful responsibility is resting upon
this Convention and the people in
this centennial year are demanding more
OF the representatives than has ever
been asked from public servants before.
fCheers. This is sentiment which We
must recognize in our action here:
have no sympathy with the vile slander::
ers who would destroy the reputation oi
our honest statesmen Tor political pur-
noses. Thereputation Of our public men
i TOO dear TO us for US to afford that they
should unjustly be destroyed. While we
will defend them in everything when
they are in the right, We yet commend
that spirit Of criticism which seeks out
wrong wherever it exists and punishes
the offender, and l trust II will be
freely exercised. The Republican party,
after its career Of l6 years, challenges
honest criticism. We refer to our record,
and what does it show? The shackles
stricken Oft from the limbs Of four or five
millions Of our fellow citizens. The ruin
Gus heresy that State Of its own nation
has the right 10 destroy our government
has been trampled out forever. Ap.
plause.l We have settled II that our ior-
eign born citizens Of the United State:
shall 90 up and down the earth protected
by the entire power Of the American gov
eminent. [C6eers.l We ate trying 10
settle the question that the American peo-
ple will do as they have promised 10 do,
and pay their honest debts. lCheers.l
MS they have done heretofore. We are
trying to settle the question that in every
part Of the country-in the South as well
as the North-eyery man shall be protect
ed in his rights Of person and OF prop.
erty, whether black or white. tCheers.]
The Republican party does not forget the
millions Of our colored fellow citizens oil
the South who stood by our dag, sup
ported by only few OF the white men,
and helped US fight the battles OF our
We remember that the bones OF
these colored soldiers are sleeping to-day
side by side with those Of our heroic dead,
on fields Of battle where they fell fighting
for the government Of the United States.
I Cheers. Remember that we propose,
God helping us, so long as we exist as q
party organization, to stand by them and
their rights. [Applause.l Whenever
we discover thieves and rascals within the
limits OF our party we propose to hunt
them out, punish them and drive them out
OF the party and into one where they be-
long. Laughter and applause As TO
the candidate of.this convention, We OF
Ohio ask only this; We fight nobody; We
assail no mans reputation whoever you
nominate; we will try and help to elect
him. [Applause.l All we want is man,
in the tirst place, who is honest, lCheers.J
In the second place We want man Of
comprehension enough TO know what Is
right and what Is wrong. Applause.I
and in the third place, We want man
who Is brave enough and strong enough
10 carry out his convictions, [Cheers.]
Give us man OF great purity Of private
life and an unexeePtionable public rec.
ord, and count on Ohio next November.
[Great Cheers.
srEEcH OF REV. HENRY HIGHLAND OAR
NETT.
Calls were made for Mr.. Ingersoll, Of
Illinois, Mr.. Seward, and the Rev. Henry
Highland Garnett, Of New York. Tho
latter ascended the platform and the
chairman thus introduced him:
GESrLEMES-I take pleasure in intro.
ducing to you man well known before
the abolition OF slavery in the United
States-a man who helped win the battles
we'll as the white citizens Of the country,
Rev. Henry Highla:1 Garnett, OF New
York.
Mr.. Garnett, we'll known colored
man, responded as sfollowS:
Mr.. PRECEDENT AND FELLow CITIZENS:
Il regret extremely that your kindness
has demanded my appearance upon this
,,I,tEor1, 1t thia Time I wOlIld have bean