Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-21

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Iity to hear it. Mr.. Curtis went for
ward amid loud cheers and read the
address already published in the pa.
pers of June 7th. .T,,s.
The illusions to return to specie
payment, broken promises, the Pres
ident and Congress, and the PROPOSE
ton to put the political power of the
country in the hands of the Demo
cratic party unless the Convention BY
its nomination express determina-
ton to reform things generally, were
received with applause.
| Upon retiring from the platform
Mr.. Curtis was escorted to his, seat
by a storm of cheers. s3
A delegate from Missouri move
that the document just read by the
gentleman be referred to the Commit
tee on Resolutions without debate.
| A delegate from Montana-I desire
to amend that motion. l mean that
the address be adopted as the sense
Of this Convention. [crics of No
No!l H
The chairman 1t is referred to the
Committee on resolutions without
debate. ii 4e,ffs- q,s,,s
A motion to adjourn till o'clock
was lost. .4ep qaq III
Mr.. Pearce, of Mass.-I move that
all addresses, memorials and resOlu-
tions be referred to the committee on
resolutions, without reading and
without debate. Agreed to.
| There were loud calls for Gen.
Logan, who had taken his seat on the
stage. He responded with stirring
speech. s35s &5i
| GENERAL LoGAN's SPEECH. .l
On being introduced by the pre-
siding officer he said Mr.. President
and members Of the National Conven-
toni know not what can say to
you that would be of any benefit in
directing your minds in that duty
which you are called upon now ito
perform. You are the chosen repre-
sentatiyes of the United States of
| America, thus assembled here for the
purpose of nominating candidate for
President and Vice President, upon
a 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 advantage to the whole people of
this great country, and to enumerate
the many things that have enured to
the benefit of civilized man, would
be work that cannot now under
take. Our coming campaign, in my
judgment, however, is to be one of no
ordinary character. We have the ey-
idence now before us in the demon
strations that are being made by the
opponents Of the Republican party
sufficient to satisfy us. But 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.) ts
He said the question now was,
whether what had been done by our
armies and by the intellect Of our
party, should be DESTROYED whether
the Constitutional amendments shall
be maintained and the government be
continued in the hands of the lepub
lican party, or whether we will turI
it over to those who will oppose thu
principles of the Constitution with iIs
amendments. To you, then, this has
been referred, SO far as presenting tG
our countrymen, men for President
and Vice President that will stand
upon the platform and carry out these
principles. Let there be, then, no un
certain sound.in the platform whicl
shall be adopted by the Republican
party here to-day. 1t is not fol-
me to indicate what your committed
shall report or what you shall adopt
except to say as Republican, tina
that there be no uncertain sound OF
any question. That is the available
question before the American people
Cheers. This is Republican con
vention, and should only be captured
by Republicans and supported ant
sustained only by Republicans. LOut
Cheers. is lso
have learned while being Re
, publican that Republicanism in thi
land means liberty, freedom, enjoy
ment of happiness, and protection
under our laws alike to each and ev
cry citizen in the confines of ,thi
, country, let him come from wher
he may. [Cheers.l Will you tell m
! that we have power to protect tn
, American citizen on the high seas o
in foreign lands. say that the gov
, ernment has power to stretch forth it
. strong arm to protect the American
! citizen in foreign lands, and havin;
the power, it is bound in duty to pro
, tect him at home. Applause. TIL
way to protect American citizens il
their rights and in the enjoyment o
t that which they are entitled to unde
, onr Constitution, is to enforce tn
laws, to make such laws as will dray
a safeguard around each and ever,
; one Of them, and place in the Presi
Dental chair the man that will exc
! cute those laws for the benefit an
: protection of every citizen of th
country. [Checrs.l The man VIII
/ tells me that the four millions OF III
fortunate men Of our people VIII
have been made free men in this Ian
!. by the voice of, and the strong min
and will of the Republicans, an
, freedmen of this land, that they sha
not have their rights protected. tn
1 same as ours, but that they may be
: prey at any day or at any time, or i
|. any place, to the men who themsclve
i commit all kinds Of depredations an
: | frauds, for the purpose Of drivin
: them either into acqnicscence j
wrong or into voting against thei
friends, tells Of something whic
: must not happen. S "
Il Concerning the signs OF the time
he said, VIC find to-day the men j
: this land who failed Of success in over
!. turning this government by force Q
Z arms engaged since they have ha
!. success to certain extent in an attemI
: to destroy the governrnmenti in di1
a ferent manner The destruction Of thi
4 government Is contemplated, not b
force Of arms, not by force, but b
cspturing the govement and then nul
. lifying every law and every amend
ment to the constitution that give tha
lprotection to our citizens that "
. ourselves said they should have whe
we were battling to preserve the UI
ion. The indications Of this wer
!. first tho dark chamber proceeding
= against the leading citizens Of Amel
= lea the dagger of destruction is I
: be drawn and plunged to the yer
: vitals OF the men who stand firl
: lagAinst the storms that have role
Iagainst liberty and freedom in tn
!, land. Sir, every man is to be stricl
a en- down, every man is to be destroy
i ed, I care not who he is and when
: say these things have no rcfercnt
II to any individual or any person, br
Q it means rs Isaid that the commence
% mcnt Ia the .disintcgration and d,
9 struction ofthc Republican party b
! assailing the party and destroyin
J. every man who has been prominel
y within its ranks. (Applause.)
y General Logan appealed that thc'
y men be sustained by the Rcpublica
party, and affirmed that tho me
6 named by this convention for Pres
q dent and Vice President would |
J elected. dislike to hear it said, "
u can elect this man, but cannot Gle
that one. The Republican party, If
0, is true TO itself, can elect whoev'
l. you will nominate. Republicans ,
le this country should acqniescc
IS whatever Judgment these delegate
should decree.