The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-06-12


wages are honest and fair.
SO much for this financial question and the
alluSion to II. We are fortunate in assem- bling
here for another reason. This democratic mar.
ty can be calculated on with as much certain
ty as an astronomer makes his observations to
make some infamous biunder just when the
republican party needs il. [Applause.l Ihave
not tine TO trace the history of this thing, but
from the repeal of the Missouri compromfse
down through the war until now a careful
search OF history will verify what 1 say. The
people who were becoming settled in their
seVeral professions have been recently startled,
and the non political portion OF the country
has been shaken to its center by the move
ments as Washington. Beyond all question
and tenure of Office of President Hayes.
Congress having settled this question and IN
augurated President Hayes, has no right TO re-
V1Ye the matter, and yet the democratic party
has 1naugurated a scheme which can give for
Its result no other end than revolution. We
say TO these gentlemen to-day, as we said to
malcontents in 1850, Mr.. Hayes title TO the
Office is undisputed, lapplasusel and woe be to
tue hand that is raised to disturb it. APP
piause.l There is an attempt to pacify the
country by the pretense that this movement
is not intended to strike at the presidents Of
nee or title. II this be true, why does a demo-
cratic gress refuse to declare so? They say
IL would be undignifed That is a very feeble
and shallow excuse. Those gentlemen in that
democratlc caucus who hesitatingIy supported
the measure say 1t would have been introduc-
ed and passed over their heads by those hay
ing the purpose before them of which I have
spoken.
What is the tendency of this? 1t is to ag-
gravate the distress of this country. Ii is 10
keep wages down, for il is certain that pros
perity can never succeed and continue in the
midst of such a condition of affairs. Capital is
timid and seeks close shelter. If we would
have our factories started again, If we would
ests ii must be settled once for AL that Unit
ed States is not Mexico. [Applause.l Do need
to suggest to you that the interest of every
of our nation, of the law. An attempt by viol-
ence to secure any right, in any direction, is
absolutely fatal. 1t is quiet repose in the law
tolerable and pleasant and enables INN TO lift
himself to wealth and station. think we NAV
congratulate oLrs.lves to-day, however we
that the republican party of this nation has
given 10 il a president who has no motive or
desire outside of the whole good of the coun-
try.
rhere has been a conspicuous absence of
self seeking ON the part of President Hayes, a
conspicuous devotion 10 what he thinks is the
best interests of the country. would feel
more interested in this thinglf believed the
contagion of such an example could ever
spread 10 the den Ocratlc party. That is the
trouble in this whole civil service reform, we
can not innOcuiate the democratic party with
IT. They won't take IT any way ought not
To detain you longer. have mentioned briefly
what seems suspicious and upon which the
republican party can be congratulated We
have also matters Of regret that challenge our
attention TO day. Our honored leader, our
governor and senator, has been called 10 his
eternal rest. We shall miss his counsel and
auguTa ed. He was republican fromconviction
and never faltered or failed TO give the ale
glance of his whole heart and mind TO his
party. He believed that in the success and
continued power of the republican party were
the interests of the country to be ad V9nced
and made secure. We mourn his loss. 1t
came not only as regret but challenge to
ourselves that we may make ourselves more
potent I'm the fight that is upon Us. l have
spoken to-day under circumstances that have
sadly tried me. thank you frr the cordial
the patience you have shown. j declare this
convention now ready to proceed to business,
a convention not only to resolve and nOmi-
nate, but convention which will elect its
ticket.
Upon the conclusion of the generals ''re-
marks, d" which were received very coldly,
the routine business began.
SECRETARY OF STATE
Major J. W. Gordon nominated for secre-
tGry of state Isaac s. Moore, of Vanderburg
and took especial occasion ID insult any
person who had ever voted aught but the
republican ticket. This wss regarded
by the friends of the other candi-
dates as very gratuirous, especially
when coming from one who is as liable to
be a democrat as a republican whenever he
takes a notion to 20 off at a tangent.
James B. Mulky, OF Bloomington, was put
forward very mildly. but being little hard
of hearing, withdrew. He was in the hands
of his friends.
DAVID w. Jones, of Fort Wayne, was
spoken of.
r. NJ Wellman, OF Dubois. was noml-
mated by a misguided constituent, who
asserted that although his county gave
twenty-three hundred democratic majority,
the nomination of Wellman would give the
county to the republicans by at least one
thousand. This was regarded as taking too
large contract, and 'juba" was danced
upon the man who owns that county.
L. NJ. Campbell, of Danville, imagined
billiard c. Donahue, OF Putaam, would be
good man, but a delegate asserted that he
was an Irishman, and even the statement
that he was friend to Abraham Lincoln
failed to help him out.
The first ballot resulted in Morris nomin
alton, who, upon being callei for, came for
ward and returned thanks in a very feeble
manner. An impression speedily became
prevelant that he is an exaggerated case OF
Watts, who aided very materially in killing
the ticket at the last election.
AUDITOR OF STATE.
The contest of the day conferred in the
struggle for auditor of state. After due con-
between General Il B. Mariindale.
General w. X. Holloway, General Lazarus
Noble, General Fred Baggs, General Godlove
s. Ortiz and General w. s. Jingle. it was de-
clded that here was the point to fiaunt the
ensanguined garment, and General Lingle
placed in nomination Colonel A. o. Miller,
of Boone county. The general made tel
ling speech from the stage and based the
claims of his favorite upon the statement
that he captured at Rich Mountain the first
rebel flag taken in out Of the wet during the
late trouble General Llngle neglected 10
state where he personally during that
engagement, but then he was speaking for
Miller.
Judge Woods, of Elkhart. nominated Gen
eral Milo 5. Hascall, of Goshen, who also
captured some kind OF flag, and strangely
enough that was also the first one.
The flag business evidently having a run,
Captain Ira B. Myers of Miami county, was
by Lyman Walker, of Peru, who
erted that his man never captured
a flag, but would have done so had he been
there at the time with the flag.
1t appearing that the bunting.business was
getting more than thread-bsre, George B.
Sleeth nominated f. II. Wolfe. He an
nounced boldly that the man he was groom
ing never captured flag, but he came very
near carrying off several muskets.
r. S. Robertson. of Fort Wayne, former