The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-06-10

ny Of the Republican party 10 be decEeed. l'That
Not here. where ! see the enthusiasts faess OF
seven hundred and hfty-siI delegates waiting 10
cast their yotes into the um aud determine the
choice Of the Republic lapplausel, but by four
million Republican nresides. where the thoughtful
voters, with their wives and children about thenE
With The calm thoughts inspired by love OF home
ana lose OF country with the history Of the past.
the hopes OF the future and the knowledge Of tho
great men who have adorned .and blessed our
Nation In days gone by-there God prepares
our work tonight. IAppiaute.I Not In Chicago.
IN the heats OF June, but IN the sober quiet that
WIZ come 70 them between now and November. in
the silence OF deliberate Judgment, will this great
question be aettled. lCries OF 'good!"I lei ne aid
them tonight. lGreat applause But now, gen.
tlemen OF the Convention. what do We wanti IA
Bear with me a moment. bear me Tor
this cause and for a moment, "be silent
that you may hear" ICries OF "goodF'i
IWenty-hv years ago this Republic was wearing
a triple chain Of bondage. long familiarity with
traffic Ia the bodies aud souls OF men had para
yzed rhe consclences OF a majority Of our people.
sbackled and weakened the noblest and most
bcnencent powers OF the National Government,
and the %grasIing power Of slavery WAS scizing the
virgin Territories OF the West ana dragging them
Into the den of eternal bondage.
Al that crisis- the Republican party was born; IL
drew Its first Inspiration from that fire OF liberty
which God has lighted In every human heart, and
which all tho powers of Ignorance and
tyranny can never wholly eTtinGuish. zap
planse.l The Republican party came to de-
liver and cave the Republic. It entered
the arena, where the belcagnered and aEssiled
Ieriltorles were struggling for freedom, and drew
around them a sacred circle Of liberty, which the
demon Of slavery has never dared 10 cross. It
made them free forever. Loud Applause aud cries
ol good Strengthened by its victory ON
tso frontier, tue young party, under the leadership
OF that great man who, on this spot, twenty years
ago, was made its leader, entered the National
capital. and assumed the high duties Of tho Gov
eminent. iApplause.l The light which shone
from ltE banner dignplipn the dartnasa
10 which slavery had enshrOudcd the cap
ltal' aud 10 that melted the shackles OF
every slave and consumed I'm tho fire Of liberty
every slave pen within the shadow OF the CAPITOL.
our great National industries. by an unprotected
policy wsr" Themselves Frustrated. aud the
streams " revenue flowed IN such feeble currents
that the Treasury itself was well nigh empty. The
money OF the people was the wretched notes
OF two thousand uncontrolled and ir-
responsible stnte banking corporations,
which were filling tho country with q
circulation that poisoned rather than sustained
the life OF business. loud spplause.l The Re-
publican party changed all this. IL abolished the
Babel OF confusion and gave the country a cur
reney az. National rs its flag, and based It upon
tne sacred faith. Of the people. Applause IL
threw lis projecting arm around our great indus
tries, aud they stood erect, AS with new life. 1t
nned with the spirit of true Nationality all the
great functions Of the Governments; 10 confronted a
rebellion OF nnexBnpled magnitude, with slavery
behind IL, and, under God, fought the final battle OF
llOerty untllstlle victory WAS won. lApplausc. |
Then, after the storms Of battle, were heard the
sweet, calm words OF peace spoken by the conquer
lux NatiOu,and saying TO the conquered foe that lay
PROSTATE at It's feet, This is our only revenge, that
you join us in lifting into the serene f%irmamsu
OF the Constitution, to shine like stars forever aud
ever, the immortal principles OF truth and justice,
that oil men, white or black, shall be free and
stand equal before the law" Loud applause.
Then came the questions OF reconstruction, the
public debt aud the public faith. In the
settlement OF these questions the Republican
glorious existence. and it has sent us here to pro.
pare II Tor another lustrnin OF duty and OF victory.
How shall we do this great works We can not do
1t, my friends, by assailing our Republican broth
ron. lGreat applause and cries OF Good" God
forbid that. should say one word to
cast q shadow upon any name on
tight is our Thermopyla. We are standing upon a
narrow isthinus. II our Spartan hosts are. united
we can Withstand all the Greeks that the Xcrxea
OF Democracy can bring against US. Let US hold
In their course" fight for us ih
the future. Tho census TO be taken this
year will bring endorsements and continued
power (applauscl, but in order to win this victory
now we want the vote OF every Republican, OF
every Grant Republican and every anti-Grant
Republican in America great applause; OF every
Blaine man and every anti-Blaine man; the vote
OF every follower OF every candidate is
needed TO make our success certain. Applause
Therefore,, l say, gentlemen and brethren,
we are here TO take calm counsel together, and
inquire what We shall do. A voice, Nominate
Garfield" Great applause We want a man
whose life and opinions embody all the achieve
ments OF which | have spoken. We want a man whe,
standing on a mountain height. sees all the
achievements of our past history, and carries
In his heart the memory Of all Its glorious deeds,
and who looking forward prepares 10 meet the la
hor aud the dangers to come. We want one who
will net IN no spirit OF uukindness toward thOss
we lately met in battle.
The Republican party offers to our brethren OF
the South the olive branch of peace, and invites
them to renewed brotherhood on this su,
preme conditions: that 1t shall be admitted
forever and forever more, that in the
war for tho Union we were right and they were
wrong. lCheers.l On that supreme condition We
meet them as brethren. and on no other we ask
them TO share with us tile blessings
and houors Of this great Republic.
lApplause.l Now. gentlemen, mot 10
weary you. | am about to present O name for your
consideration, the name OF a man who was the
conirado aud associate and frlendof nearly all
these noble dead whose faces look down
Lcheersl, referring TO the portraits OF
Giddings, Lincoln, Sumner, Wade. Chandler ana
other eminent Americans hanging in the
public service twenty-five years ago.
whose frat duty wa cOnragoonsly
when the first red drops OF that bloody shower
began to fall which finally swelled into tho deluge
Of war lehoersl; he bravciy stood by young
in the National Tsgis5ature. tbro%S6
all the subsequent years his pathway has been
parked by lab0rs performed in every department
Of legislation, Y0n nsk for his monumental poiut
you to twenty-five years OF National statutes.
[Cheors Not one great benefcent statute has been
placed upon our statute-boOks without his intelli-
gent and powerful aid. [Cheers. He aided these
our great ruies and navles and carried
us through the war, His hand was
stored and brought back the uuity and married
calm OF the States. His hand was in all that
great legislation That created tho war currency,
but in q still greater work tllat redeemed the
promises Of the Government. aud made the cur.
Tency equal 10 gold; and whom at last he passed
from the halls OF legislation into a high exec
utive Office, he displayed that experience,
intelligence, firmness and poise OF character which
has carried us through a stormy period OF three
years, with One-half OF the puplio press crying
~'cruolfy him" and a hostile Congress seeking 10
moved, until victory crowned him. Applause
The great fiscal affairs Of the Nation and the great
guarded and preserved while executing the
Law Of resumption. and effected Its object without
a jar and against the false prophecies Of one.half
Of the press and all the Democracy of this CONT
nent. APPLAUSE He has shown himself
able to meet with calmness the great
emergencies OF the Government. For twenty-five
years he has ,trodden the perilous heights
the, shafts Of malice has barred his
breast unframed. He has stood In the blaze Of
that fierce light that beats against the throne"
no stain on his shield. ] do not present him
AZ n better Republican or a better man than thou
sands OF others that we honor, but l present him
for your deliberate consideration. 1 nominate
john Sherman, of Ohio.
Applause. lasting several miuutes.l
Mr.. Billings, Of Vermont, nominated Senator
Edmunds.
Mr.. Cassidy, OF Wisconsin, nominated Hon. Z. B.
Washburno.
MIR. CRssady's Speech.
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF THE Con-
yRNTGoS.-Durug the exciting and arduous duties
OF this Convention. l have not occupied to exceed
three minutes OF your time Iapplausel, notwith-
standing am the Chairman Of g delegation. I
promise now. II you will respectfully listen for o
few moments not to use up the ten minutes
nllnttAd TO me by Two or thrnn minuteN. Il is