The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-21

bh4bNhENNAf sNbNNAANSA ~ 1917
Editors InlellSeneer.
On behalf Of numerous friends, alike OF
the subject as well as the author, will you
Oblire Your numerous friends over here by
republishing Ingersoll's great speech NOM
mating Blaine ut Cincinnati. It is not
long, and Just now would be mighty in
teresting reading, especially in view OF the
near approach otlSSO.
Respectfully yours, ]. NJ. TooD.
The speech of Ingersoll on the occasion
referred to, is longer perhaps than the
Doctor supposes, but we nevertheless
comply with his request by reproducing it,
US follows: a.8o
When Maine was called the Hon. Rob
ert II. Ingersol, Of Illinois, advanced to
the rostrum and spoke as follows:
Massachusetts may be satisfied with the
loyalty OF Benjamin II. Bristow. So am ].
[Applause. But il any man nominated
by this Convention can not carry the State
OF Massachusetts,, am not satisfied with
the loyalty OF that State. Cheers, ap.
plause and laughter.l II the nominee OF
this Convention can not carry the grand
old Commonwealth OF Massachusetts by
5000 majority, would advise them to
sell out Faneuil Hall as Democratic
headquarters. [Cheersand laughter. l
would advise them to take from Bunker
Hill that old monument OF glory. The Re-
publicans OF the United States demand rs
their leader in the great contest OF 1876 a
man ofintellect, % man OF integrity lcheersb
man OF well.knOwn and approved pOliti-
cal opinion. [Cheers.1 They demand q
statesman. They demand a reformer at-
ter, as we'll as before, the election.
[Cheens.l They demand politician, in
the highest and broadest and best sense OF
the word. Cheers. They demand man
acquainted with public affairs, with the
wants OF the people, with not only the re-
quirements OF the hour, but with the de-
mands OF the future. They demand man
broad enough 10 comprehend the relations
OF this government to the other nations OF
the earth. [Applause They demand q
man well versed in the powers, duties, and
prerogatives OF each and every depart
ment Of this government. Applause.l
They demand a man who will sacredly
preserve the financial honor Of the United
States. [Cheers.1 One who knows
enough TO know that the National
debt must be paid through the
prosperity Of this people; one who
knows enough to know that all the finan-
cial theories in the world cannot redeem
single dollar [applausel; one who knows
enough to know that oil the money must
be made, not by law, but by labor [cheersl;
one who knows enough 10 know that the
people OF the UnitedIStates have the in.
dustry to make the money, and the honor
to pay it over Just as fast as they make it,
[Cheers.l The Republicans Of the United
States demand man who knows that
prosperity and resumption, when they
come, must come together. Cheers When
they come they will come hand in hand
hand in hand through the golden harvest
fields, hand in hand by the whirling spin.
dies and the turning wheels, hand in hand
past the open furnace doors, hand in hand
by the flaming forges, hand in hand by the
chimneys filed with eager fire, reeked and
grasped by the countless sons OF toll This
money has got to be dug out OF the earth.
You cannot make II by passing resolutions
in political meeting. [Applause.l We
Republicans OF the United States want a
man who knows that this government
should protect every citizen at home and
abroad cheers1; who knows that any gov
eminent that will not defend its defenders,
and will not protect its protectors, is a dis.
grace to the map OF the world. Applause
They demand q man who believes in the
eternal separation and enforcement OF
church and schools. They demand 3 man
whose political reputation is spotless as a
star, but they do not demand that their
candidate shall have q certificate OF moral
character signed by Confederate Con-
gress. [Great cheering
The man, who has in full habit and
rounded measure all OF these splendid
qualifications iSthc present grand and gal
liant leaderOf the Republican party, James
&, Blaine. Cheers. 4.
Our country, crowded with the vast and
marvellous achievement otits first century,
asks for man worthy Of her past, prophet
icOf her future; asks for q man who has the
audacity Of genius (applausel; asks for
man who is the grandest combination OF
heart, conscience, and brain beneath the
flag. Applause.1 That man is James G. |
Blaine tApplausO.l For the Republican.
host, led by this intrepid man, there can
he no such thing as defeat. Applause, J
This is a good wear, atyear filled with the |
ncollections 81 the Revolution [applausel;
filed with the proud and tender memo.
ries Of the sacred past; filed with the
legends otliberty; q yearin which the sons
OF freedom will drink from the fountains
OF enthusiasm [applausel; q year in which |
the people cab for a man who has pre- |
served in Congress what our soldiers won
upon the field [cheersl; q year IN which |
we call for the man that has torn from the
threats Of treason the tongue OF SANDER
[applausel; man that has sn2tched the
mask Of Democracy from the hideous face
OF Rebellion; man who, Ike an intellec'
challenging al corners, and up to the pres;
ent moment is a total stranger TO defeat
[Applause.l Like an armed warrior, like
u plnmed knight, James g. Blaine marched
down the halls OF the American Congress
and threw his shining lance tnll and TAR
against the brazen forehead otevery de
famer Of this country and maligner OF It's
honor. loud cheers and cries Of "tme"
and go on" ts,E