The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-06-20
STATE CONVENTION.
THE PLATFORM PRESIDENT HAYES
SUSTAINED.
Speeches tOmmIItefs, ORGANIZATION,
EIC.

! CIECISNATI, June i2.-The State
Republican Convention assembl al
III % this morning, the large Springer
Hall being tEO-thiTds full Of delegates
and spectators, even the latter being
compelled 10 secure tickets Of admis.
sion from the Reception Committee
The meeting was called 20 order 10y
Colonel Cooper, Chairman Of the
State Republican Committee, who in.
trOduced Rev. ID. II. Moore, who OF.
fered y fervent and brief prayer, ask
ing Divine guidance OF the delibera-
tiUEs of the Convention. Colonel
! Cooper then introduced Judge Welch
as temporary Chairman, who made q
fifteen minutes speech, the main
| body and substance OF which is Is fol-
lows
"The country is on the eve ofanOth-
er revolution. / might almost say,
/ in the language Of Webster, we are
In the midst OF reyoIutiOn.' There
is as much reason for uttering those
startling words now as there was in
1892 when they were uttered by their
author, or as there was in the winter
/ of 1850 when the late rebellion was in
embryo. / am no alarmist, but |
seriously fear and verify believe that
q revolution OF the Government is
now connecting at Washington City,
and that IL the maccaps there who
are now in the ascendant ecu have
their way, the country is in immi-
nent danger of being again plunged
into war. To avert such a catastrophe
the country must depend upon the
wisdom and efforts OF the great Re-
publican party, and l deem It the du-
ty of every member of that party, be
he old or young, TO come forward and
contribute his aid. In other words,
we are threatened with q second re-
belliO1, and the country looks to the
Republican party to devise means for
averling it or putting it down. The
leading strings OF the great party
which has more than once proved it.
self disloyal to the Government are
now in the hands OF the liTe.eateTs
and reckless members, just as was the
case in 1861, ana as came near being
the case IN March, 1877. The MASSES
OF that party and its wise and patriot
iC men are unable TO stay the tide or
to hold the hands of these reckless
leaders. They seem determined TO
override all party opposition and to
disregard all counsel and warning
from their own friends. The Venera-
ble Alexander II. Stephens, late Vice
President of the COnfederacy, as he
did in Montgomery at the Inaugural
tiOn Of the late rebellion, has warned
them Of the coming disasters, not
only to the country, but to their party
also IL they persist in their mad de-
signs. he las, as Il were, reau 10
them the riot act, and ordered them
to disperse. He has told them in ef-
feet that they are Catalines, and that
they Will in the end receive a Cata-
lines reward. 1t is truly said that
history repeats ITSELF The turbulent
spirits are but repeating the history
OF 1861, and many, if not most Of
them, are the same reckless and tur-
buIent men who then plotted the de-
structiOn of the Union. They began
by reducing the army TO a minimum,
and diminishing its pay, and then
tying up the hands of the President
that he cannot use the army without
their consent"
"My friends, this question OF threat
ened revolution rises high above all
other considerations at the present
time, and gives to this Convention
the character and importance OF a
National Convention. 1t has already
united the differing segments of the
Republican party into a solid unit,
and they will work shoulder to shOul-
der as against a common enemy. OF
all things, beg for harmony of ac-
tiOn in this Convention. Let there
not lie q jar or a single note OF discOrd.
Let us RdOptsthe maxim: Essential
liberty, and in all things charity At
least let the questions of civil service,
OF the Presidents past efforts at con-
ciliatiOn, let the questions of the tar
iff, OF the currency, of the public debt
and OF the public lands take care OF
themselves. Our late platforms
Rbundantly show what we promise
on these subjects, and our past record
abundantly shows our actions and
proves that we mean what we say.
Gentlemen, the Republican party is
not dead, but sleepeth. Let it wake
up; its work is far from being done.
Gentlemen, we flsttered ourselves
that we had drained the bitter cup of
rebellion TO its very dregs, that peace
anu Hal ALuOLJ LnA6hL pAGN1lA IlAOuBu-
out the land. The signs OF coming
prosperity were never brighter. We
have a President who has been in
stalled according to constitutional
forms of law, and whose patriotism,
courage and honesty no one dare de-
ny. 1t is for wOuld-be leaders of the
Democratic party 10 say whether this
state of things shall continue, or
whether the cloud Of revolution now
no larger than a mans hand shall
Overspread the sky, and again delUge
the country with civil strife and pos.
sible war. 1 thank you, gentlemen,
for the honor of this appointment,
and am now ready 20 proceed with
the organization OF the Convention" >"
ORGANIZING.
The speech was listened TO with
the closest attention, and was often
interrupted by applause. At Its close
call was made for five Secretaries,
who were chosen as follows: i.
HurtZ OF Athens, J. Il. Cramer of
Hamilton, o. II. Booth OF Richland,
w. H. CrOwell OF Ashtabula, and J.
T. Wally of Franklin. Tbs Commit
tee on Credentials was announced,
and the Vice. Presidents and MEM
bers of the other committees called
for.
COMMITTEES.
o VICE PRESIDENTS
First Disirict-E. Henderson, Hamilton
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