The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-24
Mr.. Blaine's Great Champion.

There was one, man who did honor
to the State and rescued It from an
inglorious weakness. 1t was Col. Bob
Ingersoll. of Peoria, who C rried off
the oratorial laurals of the Conven-
iion. This was conceded on all sides.
Men like George William Cuatis and
Stewart L. Woodford. Of New York,
distinguished orators themselves,
hastened to pay a tribute to Inger-
soils genius for eloquence. He gave
his speech in which he nominated
Blaine all the effect of an extempora-
neous utterance by opening 1t with
the hot shot he poured into Mr.. Dana
who Immediately preceded him with
some injudicious statements concern
ing Massachusetts. Then he proceel
ed with an elegance of diction that
Mr.. Curtis could scarcely surpasS with
his pen in the quiet Of his study, and
an overwhelming torrent of strength
that swept everything before it. His
speech was monumental eloquence.
1t was pyramidal structure of tow
ering strength and delightful symme-
try. 1t was Il rare combination of
force and picturesqueness. Now it
commanded admiration for its grace,
and then carried men off their feet
with enthusiasm. Every sentence,
every word, every syllable, came
forth and bore down with telling
effect. His reference to the dry rub
bish of tho currency question burn
ished it up into fascinating brill
liancy, and he united resumptionists
and infiationists in common out
burst of applause,as he said Of resumr.
tion and prosperity: "When they
come they will come hand in hand;
hand in hand through the golden
harvest fields; hand in hand by the
whirling spindles and the turning
wheels; hand in hand past the open
furnace doors; hand in hand by the
flaming forges; hand in hand by the
chimnies filed with eager fire. This
money has got to be dug out OF the
earth. You cannot make 1t by pass
ing resolutions in a political meeting"
All this was for Blaine, and counted,
too. Blaine may never be President.
but can challenge any man In the
land to point to eulogy SO glowing.
and graphic, and irresistably fascin-
ating as the following, which was in
terrupted almost at every comma as
it fell from Col Ingersoll's lips:
This is grand year.-a year filled
with the recollection of the Revolu-
ton; filled with proud and tender
memories of the sacred past; filled
with the legends of liberty.-a year
in which the sons of freedom will
drink from the fountain of enthusi-
asm; year in which the people call
for man who has preserved In Con-
gress what our soldiers won upon the
field; a year in which we call for a
man that has torn from the throat of
treason the tongue of SANDER; man
that has snatched the mask Of Demo-
cracy from the hideous face of REBEL
ioa; y man who, like an intellectual
athlete, stood in the arena of debate;
challenged all corners, and who up TO
the present moment is u total stranger
to defeat. Like an armed warrior,
like plumed knight, James g.
Blaine marched down the halls gf the
American Congress and threw his
shining lance full and fair agains he
brazen forehead of every defame he
this country and inaligner of ca
honor" lie,
That speech would have nominal
Blaine had ballot been taken on
same day 1t was delivered. There ar
no doubt about that. Even at thed
distance and at calm reading It