, 1880-06-06
JOHN SHERMAN.

| t44V A1NAkG u 4fC" 1UlAs 4AosL C~A46 Ao Az
sponso the Secretary will proceed with the cal
of States.
When the State Of Ohio was cnlled Senate
Garfield rose to address the Chair, and was re
| ccivcd With loud aAd long cheering.
Scnntor GArtleld-Ir. President, have wit
! messed the extraordinary scenes Of this Conven-
ton with deep solicitude. No emotion touche:
my heart more quickly than sentiments In hono1
Of great and noble character; but I have
thought as sat on these seats and witnessed
this demonstration that 1t seemed to mo you
were the human ocean gathered in this circlo
have seen the sea lashod in its fury and tosset
into spray, and there is grandeur that moves
the soul OF a man when he looks upon 1t;
but I remember that 1t Is the calm
level Of the sea from which all
nights and depths are measured. fCheers.]
When the hour of calm settles on the oeoan
when tho sunlight bathes It, then the astrono-
mer and surveyor takes the level and measure.
nll terrestrial nights and depths; and Eeutlomen
OF the Convention, when the fervor OF our en-
thnsiasm has passed, when tho passion of the
moment has subsidized, it is TINT calm level OF
public opinion, below the storm, below the pas-
sion, from which the great thoughts Of mighty
people arc to be measured Gcrics Of Good "
and loud applausel and BY which they are to
be Judged; Not here, in this brilliant circle,
where 1900 men and women are Ra thered,
tied for the next four years ia
voice, "That's So" and loud applause. j
Not here. where sec the enthusiastic faces Of
urn and determine the fate Of tho Republic; but
BY 4,0O0W of Republican nrcsdos. where 4,00O,-
900 OF voters. with wives and children about
them. with tho calm thoughts of home, with tho
story Of their country, with the history of it's
life, with The knowledge Of the great men that
hye hed upon burning down Into their
ahull determine this mighty question. Loud
cheering.l Not in Chicago, ia tho heat of June,
but in the Republic, In the quiet, melancholy
days OF November, when men think and act IN
the silence Of their best Judgment, will this
question be- settIad. lAppiause.] And now.
Voice, Thats i hat IT, Ianseser Me.e and aN v" eheers s
What do wo want? Bear with mo moment;
"ho.r me for my cause" and fer moment s. be
sf@s s ea{s ao tns ReSSS Repasd of ours
WIS bearing and wearing the triple chain Of
bondage. Long familiarity with traffc in tho
cpaed the n aorar anf az o
people: the narrowing and disIntegrating doc
trine Of State sovereignty had paraiyzed the no.
aonal iona &C Government; e % and pus' the a. agsressiSe RE M
Territories of our West. and draggG|ns
It that crisis tie Republican Rep patty was born
Il drew its first inspiration from that fire Of
liberty which God has lighted in every heart,
nblo wholly to e1tlnguish. [Applausc.l Tho
Republican party was born out Of this great and
God given impulse. and it came to deliver and
sailed Territories were struggling for life, and it
stood beside them and drew about them the
great and sacred erc ef liberty They wsFo
Republicans under the leadership Of that great
nnn nm .,s who, on this spot twenty years
nsf ooa fer fe9 ns pecs
there. [Applause.1 Tho cleaning light from
their banners melted away the shhckles Of
slaves about the Capital, and throW!tts rays into
the darkest corner of every slave-pen IN Wash
ington
That party entered into the control OF the
Government, and it found all it's noblest func-
tons In bondage; tho great National industries,
by un impractlcable currency, were themselves
PROSTATE, and the streams were SO stckly that
and the dregs that we're In the Treasury were the
rags Of two thousand
AND uSnEGULArED ISDEPEND-
EST
lion that poisoned tho life Of business every
where The Republican party touched all this,
.hrew its protecting arms about the great Ma
Ind contrbutc fa eoers s fss to = grateTul @ Gou
They filled with tho genius Of nation
'lity all the great functions OF the Government,
confronted revolution with splendid armies that |
ought until tho mighty contest was ended; but |
lbovo the storm Of battle, and above the roar Of /
'cace that came from the cnnquoring Nation, ]
'aying to. the nebels who lay PROSTATE
It a,v thsr feet I've W. take this as our
nto the forum Of the Constitution, to shine for
yer M I' and eyer IKE tho star Of God, the simple
!octrine Of equality OF all men before tho uw."
AppiauseJ And then returning to our great
ncsuon' OF reconstruction. to our great debt,
Q our great public obligation, the Republican
anS9e 'aa s Years Of glory and
.nnch out on another lustrum OF glory and
,tctoEy, +S lApp!auss.1 Hoy shall you do
asssne @ ''s no do nebubesn sst ny yApoissa pfeaa:
iod forbid that should lay one limitation OF
'ortf upon any distinguished nnme in the great
in this ehtNfor It is our dFEh TEhermopylm this his
ear; we stand on tho narrow fsthnus, and tho
tile Spartan host must meet all tho Pcrsians
'tll light for us; tho census that will be taken
ais month will give us the victory,-therefore.
f. r t9s yGtory We
very nnt!,iTant Republican In America. Ian
lauso,l we want the vote OF every Blaine
or m m ma9 o2e qf every 14 fo
'r s1ocess. IApplau.c.} Therefore, say /,
cntlemen, brethren. wo are hero to take calm
,unsca together, and inquire what we shall do. :
voice, Nominate Garfield and cheers.l
WE WANT NAN
nose 9 lifo and opinions embody all these
movements OF which have spoken. We !
me he6i ab Weo sthmndng a. as # or
I'd IN his heart nll the love TOR tho .glores Of
1r past, looks forward to meet the dangers to
me. Wo want him in no spirit OF revenge
'tlln5t those that we fought in battle. Tho Rc-
! lnlican party goes To tho South with the palms /!
peace. the olive branch Of peace In its hand
ID hoids It out to every one on this |
prctne conddon: that 1t shall be admitted l
reFer and forcvcrmorc that We were right
10 tney were wrong. lAppiausc.1 On that I i.
prcme condition we meet them as brethren,
IL on any other terms VIC make no terms for :
ermorc. lAppluusc.] :
NOW, gentlemen, not to weary you, I am | :
out 70 present to you name for your consid- | !
at1on,-tne name Of q man who was the COM !
de- associate, the friend OF nearly all these G
rsons whose faces look down upon US In this | I
l1ulng hcrc Tonight; man who began his | '
reer in the politics OF this country twenty-five :
ars ngo, whose first service was done In days
. perl H.. on IT the plains Of Kansas when :
oTsr s;,,a beg began to full that thickened I
late Rebellion. lApplause.l He stood byit +
nonal nc, Legislature. through. all the subse-
e;lt yeafs, MS pathway hns been marked By ?
t lanofs !,e ne has performed in every depart
~ n.y.. " leg1shdon. You ask for his monument G
,ons t,,tns Squ 70 Twenty-Five years of National Q
! tutes. @ lAPpiause] And tell you chat not s
: Kaent' Deneucent statute upon your books | =
peen paced there without his Intelligent | n
i po~er1ul 20 aid lApplause.1 He aided these ! q
RAISED OUR GREAT ARMIES AND SAyIEs. =
carried us through tho War His hand Was | 81
tAe Workmanship of the statutes that re- | n,