Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-09

up the offices SO az to perpetuate the Republi-
can party in power. Each of these represent
the position of the party that nominated them.
He had nothing to say against Garfield. You
could not expect them to put up. better
man than they have. He knew that Judge
Poland and Gen. Banks on the committee got
up some scandal about Garfield being mixed
up with the Credit MObelier matter, some
years ago. He had always said it was not SO;
but he didn't believe that they were any too
good TO lie about him. Now, inasmuch as they
both say they did lie when they made that re-
port, he did not believe Garfield did it. He
thought he was good man, and as good as the
Republican party could have nominated.
They tell another story about the De Golyer
pavement matter. He says he got fee of
$4,000. He (Jones) did not particularly object
to that, for he would like such fee him
self.
Another thing; once in while you could take
q man and put him out in the sun and let it
shine right down on him; you look at him all
around and the more you look the more you
admire. George Washington was such q man as
that; he stands out to- day in the broad sunlight
of one hundred years, more noble and more
glorious. As the daily sun shone on several
Presidents of the United States stand there.
In latter times there stood, in his (Jones)
Judgment, the grandest man that has stood on
the soil for two generations. He referred to
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. (Applause) The longer
he stands and the sun shines upon him, it will
be seen that every inch of his six foot four
was an honest inch; every drop of his blood
was honest blood; every sentiment of his
brain was an honest sentiment. Every senti-
ment of his heart was for our country and
the welfare of our people.
And it will come to pass in time-it has come
to pass to-day-when no nObler name stands
inscribed on our rolls than his.
We have put up another down at Cincinnati.
Take Gen. Hancock anywhere; take him in all
history; put him in any spot, and the mere fact
that he was there in charge of the spot made
the spot glorious. (Applause.) He immortal
lied it by his honesty and integrity; SO it in
Louisiana. We had had reconstruction. In
those days the Republicans were trying to find
some by-way to reconstruct the Southern States
so that the power of the Republican party might
be perpetuated at any sacrifice. That was
the key note of reconstruction. Gen.
Hancock was in charge of Louisiana and Texas
Without any thought of doing wrong to any
body anywhere, he simply turned back to the
fundamental law, and stated the very same
thing that he puts into his letter of acceptance.
free people, fair count, and the Enforcement
of the law. (Cheers.) That is all We want.
He then went on and drew glowing picture
of Gen. Hancock's gallant stand ON Cemetery
hill, where he won the battle of Gettysburg.
He continued by saying that sort of man was
the kind we liked to vote for. Why? Because
we know when man has been tried in such a
place as that, we know when man has given
such evidences of his sterling manhood and of
the honesty of his heart, that when he says that
s'the results of the war must be maintained, -
as he does say in his letter of acceptance, that
he means the honest results of
the war; the thirteenth and
fourteenth amendments of the constitution
must be maintained but there are minor re-
suits of the war that won't be maintained. You
need never expect him to send company of
soldiers to State capitol to control State
election. (Applause.) You will never again
see that if you elect Hancock.
Another result you will hear no more again
of Credit Mobilier steal, that ghost of corrupt
ion well sunk out of sight, like Saturn out of
the sight of the Almighty. In other words, the
results of the war that will be maintained will
be the constitution, and the Union will be
preserved, and maintained for you and your
children, and not for Mark a. Dunnell and A.
@. Smith. daughter and applause.) 1t will
be government for the people, and not for
the ofice-holders, and that reminds
me, talking about Garfield taking
thai 81, 900 fee on the pavement matter,
that wasn't half as mean as Dunnell after be-
ing in Congress six years to vote himself
$5, 600 salary year for the last two years. Gap
plause and laughter.) Why Garfield. if he took
that fee, took it for service that he was to rem
der, while Dunnell took it for service that he
had rendered and given his receipt in full.
That thing is played out. That will be another
result of the war that will not be maintained.
(Applause.)
He asked to be excused from making a
speech. and closed by saying that if there was
Democrat on Gods earth that could not vote
for Hancock and English he did not see any
other way for him to do but to vote for Wea-
yer. daughter and applause.
Col. Jas. George was called for, but ex-
cused himself by saying that at some future
time he would give his views on the political
situation.
The assembly adjourned to meet at the
call of the executive committee.