Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-15
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each and every one of % viii take his departure
to his home satisfied that we have done the bes
we could for the country. To those that are dis
posed to be dissatisfied generally, only say to
them. st is the best we could do. If you cannot
be satisfied with that, we cannot help it. We
have done all we could for the benefit of the
country" DO that, my countrymen. without be-
ing driven either one way or the other, and you
will satisfy the country and the country will ratify
your choice. (Cheers)
On the conclusion of Mr.. I.ogan's speech there
were loud c0is for Gen. Hawley of CT. He came
to the front and said -
Mr.. President and Gentlemen--I wish to believe
as my gallant and eloquent friend has said, that
the republican party has but to nominate and go
home and act. l should be glad to believe it, ex-
pressed in as strong language as any sanguine
temperament could devise, but am not so sure it
is precisely SO. There has been growing up for
some time in the country, widespread and Sc
rious dissatisfaction. 1t is simple common sense
to recognize it. (Arplause) Now, / see the
officer who goes into battle understanding his
ground and recognizing the power of his enemies,
is well on his way to a victory (i'lal cO
Now, gentlemen, when ycu sa i.,o uuui.na.
ed you candidate and laid down your platform, if
your platform expresses, defines and propounds
sound republican doctrines, and your candidate be
an able, honorable, true republican, shall go to
work with all my strength TO elect him. But now
to the time. This afternoon, this night, to-mor-
row are precious hours for you TO decide what
you will do. (Applause.) | enter into no partic-
ulars, but you know, all of you, there is not man
that conduct himself within forty eight
hours that the three four months work before
US will be unavailing.
| beg to point out one particular. at least, in
which it is the high duty Of the republican party
TO act clear, strong and honorable. | refer to the
one great question Of debt and currency. There
is no higher test of fitness for republican gov
eminent, than the financial test. Can you re.o-
lutely determine that you will pay every dollar of
your debt according to the terms of promise
That you will return to sound currency based up
on the economic laws which have been acknowl-
edged wise by men since there began to be an
economic science ? That is the great test for this
people. (Cheers) Tell the truth and fulfill your
promises. Do that and you will solve half of the
Perhaps the test of our many high duties is to
bring back our currency to a 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 our eternal prerequisite to the re-
turn of business prosperity. Our business men
are now utterly unable to make definite calculation
in regard to the future. They are waiting in some
measure the results Of this campaign, that they
may decide upon their several campaigns, and l
can say to you also, that there is profound anx-
iety throughout the whole republican party that
we shall give new assurance to the country that
all its affairs to be administered with high
honor and integrity and that the sacred trusts Of
office holders in this country are indeed sacred
anu are uOt 10 tTlutu Will Nv corrupt anu
designing men. loud cheers.) do not in any
despair OF the republic or the republican
party. The great mass of our people have in
their minds fidelity to every beautiful. every no.
hle and every high ideal. When they see men in
Office winking at corruption, and overlooking it
and pardoning it because Of partisan fidelity, they
become dissatisfed and that general discomfort
prevails now throughout the country in the minds
of our noblest men, and it must not be disregard
ed by this convention if we desire success.
Moves nj q W InfrOduca6 n nd spoka
follows: 1t seems that wonderful responsibility
is resting upon this convention at this time. The
people in this Centennial year are demanding
more of their representatives than has ever been
asked from public servants before. (Cheers).-
While we will defend them in everything where
they are right yet the spirit of criticism, which
seeks ont wrong wherever it exists and Furnishes
the offender is commendable indeed, and l trust
it will be exercised. The republican party, after
its career Of l6years, challenges honest criticism.
We refer to our record and what does it show
The shackles stricken from or millions Of our
fellow citizens, and the ruinous heresy that
State of its own motion has right to destroy our
government has been trampled out forever. ZAP
plause). We are trying to settle the question that
in every part Of the country, in the south we'll
as the morrill, every man shall be protected in his
rights of person or property, whether black or
white. (Cheers). Whenever we discover rascals
and thieves within the limits of our own party.
we propose to hunt them out and punish them
and drive them out of the party into one where
they belong. daughter and appause). 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'll
want is man in the first place who is honest
Cheers. In the second, man Of comprehen-
sion enough to know what is right and what is
wrong. (Applause). Third one who is brave
Give us man Of great purity of private life and
an unexceptonable public record, and count on
Ohio next Nov. (Great cheers.)
Calls were made for Ingersoll of H., Seward,
and the Rev. Henry Highland. Garnet Of n. Y.
The latter ascending the platform, the chairman
introduced him as follows
Gentlemen-l take pleasure in introducing to
you a man well known before the abolition of
slavery in the United States, man who helped
to win the battle as we'll as follow the white citi
zens of the country.
Mr.. Garnet, a well known colored man, re-
sponded as follows:
would have been better satisfied to have lis
tened to other gentlemen whose names are well
known, to hear from you have expressed your de-
sires, and TO prove that mean what l say. One
particular desire that lies near the hearts of the
delegates to this convention is the publication of
the government, and the election of men as Pres
ident and Vice Pres ident of the United States,
who shall not only have the sagacity of knowing
what to do but who shall surround themselves
with men who know how to act to carry out the
desires of the true republicans of this country.
(Cheers.) There is another thing that earnestly
desire, but to which no allusiOn has been made.
Gratifed as have been to hear it announced by
every speaker who has appeared upon this plat
form, that it is your purpose to give protection to
the men who helped to secure the prosperity of
the Union. who helped you to lift up the old flag
from the dust when smiten down be disoyal
hands, let beg of this convention to notice this,
there were men from whose hands the letters had
been smitten, who got together their little earn
ings, and by the advice and direction of their
friends had laid it away for a rainy day, and by
the mismanagement of men who deceived them
they have been deprived of their little earnings,
and to-day there are aching hearts all over the
country, and especially in the south. So you can,
Mr.. President, try in your deliberations, to put in
a little plank that will give security to the freed
men of the south that the suiferings which they
endure in consequence of the rascalty and viii
lainy of the managers of the Freedmen's Saving
Bank shall be set Alright. (Applause) Don't
forget.
The Presiding Ofiicer-The Scrgeant-at-Arm
announces that the committee resolutions will
meet this evening at o'clock at 26 Vine street.
motion made to adjourn, but was with
drawn to enable ex-Gov. William Howard of
Michigan. and Fred Douglass to address the con-
venton.
Mr.. Loring of Miss. then came forward and read
the following report of the committee on organi-
cation;
For President Edward Mcpherson of Pa