Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-06-04
ME-. HoAI:'s SPEECH.



chair proceeded to address til" convention.
ME-. HoAE's SPEECH
CnCAGo, June 2-Thc following is "
lloar's speech, on taking the chair:
Gcnllemeu OF tbo convention / thank yor for
this distinguished mark OF YOUR confidence. tn
trainers of the constitution expect Ell that the r.
dent would he chosen hy electors who We're To as
semble IN their respective STATES and un cousulia-
tion with each other give their ballots for rh, chief
magistrate. In case of failure 10y the electors the
House Of Representatives. acting by STATES We q iu
make a choice from the four who had the highest
number OF VOTES IN the colege-so Tar from popular
action did the constitution remove the choice of
the executive. But the people by the custom they
have establiShedh have blci The Npcctaiina Of fh.
trainers of the constitution. The r!rctnr To-day *
hut Il scribe The conventions of Tho great ,.pi,-
parties designate each man for the people To va,
for directly through their agents, the electors.
TO 4 choice between whom they are practically
restricted. The function OF this convention. there
fore, to name one of the two men from
whom the people of the United States are In select
the President. II Il performs its duties wisely and
frlrlcS~iy. II l. To name the man whom the people
VII make their President. Your tenure Of uice Is
br, hut scarcely aHy tiu'y entrusted To the most
honnrcd citizens ui ihr Erpuhlir, which In dignity.
in authority. in iisrcarhing Importance, is equal To
yours. II j. tWrniy-siN years since the republican
convention met IN tiiiS ciiy. Wli,A AT ,r i S.urny
but friendly contest PIT IA nomination Abraham
Lincoln and iIaHuihit iiml.n. Lincoln has gone
To his rest. hu' his companion upon thai Ticket
fresh AMI vigorous Is present with ~ to-day Ia
give Us counsel from the stores of experience
gathered from 4 lif. Of honorable public service.
Lincoln has gone to his rest a. have Douglas aud
Breckenridge his two competitors for the
great ufiicr oF she presidency. I.ut the par
ties whirI rpHiroatd each other then confront
each other nov. unchanged IN purnuSe, temper and
charLc.ri. The democratic party was then ruled.
nov. ly the South. The single purpusr uf IT, hr
ing was II give polite supremacy ~ The oliGlr-
chlcS OF iic South aid o1lcr without lniiueHce 10
their slb-ctvent Northern allies. la pursuit of
that end every EfrL; puhl.c interest sacrificed
or ,ll-re.,are,l IT, '-,;u the credit OF the nation
usa..r mat t..sftl l. H..f.
Our unprotected manufactures cnniendg Al a,iclr-
fnl dlsIivanilT. with ihr pIupt' llhpr uf Europe.
on whose work shnns We depended for a large pOg-
ton of the heces-lri'S AMI comforts Of lc- our
little navy WAS sca,ie!cl over the fOnr quarters Of
the globe. FoGr millions of our country men were
IN hopeless bondage. Every new State as It took
IT. place in the great FAM hut added new dangers
to their gloomy PRISON house. Al iast a. the DEM
ocrair party let gn lis hold on power the national
nag Itself seemed about 10 be folded AMI laid aside
to be REGARDED ihehcelorlh a. miserable symbol
of fatality and folly % the last great cNpcI mcnt of
self government. The democratic party confronis
Us tp-'liN rs >ii'l. uhGdil@ci IN purpose. temper
and character. United IN nothing else. providing
no other measure policy. u urges lis warfare
upon the Safeguard which the na.iion has thrown
around the ruriil ul i elections. II can see no
other evil except that freeman should east free
vote under project o. OF national authority. In
louisiana and VI .sSisslpp II is the arcrnplice Of he
While League and ku klnN; IN south tiiolina 1t
fakes an honest ballot from the box AMI stulIs a
tissue ballot INTO rs place; IN New York u issues
fraudulent naturalization lIPrr-; IA Maine Ms am
bilious larceny trieS 10 rilfrr The whole stale
government Il. once; III Delaware II looks
with complac,n neg on the whipping post. As
in the II found Ia the constitution
nothing which could protect the national life.
80 in peace II ini5 nothing there which can
protect Rational honor. Can You find IN the history
of the democratic party for the past sixteen years
anything that that party has either done OF triri Ia
d1 except I" break down legal safeguards To
make these thn"S possible. The republican party
has no such miserable history The rebellion sub
due l. the slaves freed great public ways construct
cd the public credit rr-,stlhllshtl. the cht dlmiii-
lshed, sound currency Restored the flag respected,
above ALL hui not Tor these things alone, chief
". does the republican, party live. The republican
party lives thai VERY ii within our borders may
dwell Scclrc IN happy home may east and have
counted his equal Vol may send his child at pub
lie charge 10 free sctuul. Iu;ii these things com"
10 pass from the Atlantic To the Pacific from Cana
do 10 the gulf. the mission of our party l. not 49,
cnmlisirl. nor A. warfare with IL ancient aivrr-
sarles ended.
On motion Of Eugene Hale of Maine, the
roll of states was called, for the appoint
ment of committees on resolutions. ere
dentials. etc.