Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-07
,eopls the name OF the Hon. James q.

| Ie0ple tue name OF Tue Hon' Jhmes ".
Blaine.
The nomination was seconded by
Frank Pixley, OF California. and finally
FRYE, of Maine, added a speech, 10 re-
lieve the dreAry plstitudes OF his prcde'
cessors.
Window Very Badly Len.
When Minnesota was called, +. +.
Drake, OF that State. presented the name
Of Hon. William Window In ten min.
utes' speech, that was only twice inter.
rupted by applause. The nomination
was not seconded, and tho statesman
from tho Northwest Immediately
dropped out OF all Presidential calcula.
tons.
Tho Candidate OF the Empire Grant Pre-
sentod by Conkiing.
When New York was called In the
roll OF States Senator Conkling arose
amid loud cheering, and proccedod slow
ly 10 the reporters platform; stepping
upon table, he waited quietly until the
cheering had ceased, and then kpoke
slowly and very deliberately, as follows:
When asked whence comes our candi.
date. We say from Appomattox. Ap.
plause Obeying instructions ! should
never dare 10 disregard expressing also
my own firm conviction. | rise IN be-
half Of tho State Of New York 10 propose
q nomination, with which the country
and the Republican party can Rrandly
win. The election before. MS will lie
the Austorlitx Of American politics.
IL will decide whether for years
to come the country shall be
Republican or Cossack. The need of
the hour in u candidate who can carry
doubtful States North and South, and
believing that he more surely than any
other can carry New York against any
opponent, and can carry not only the
North but several States Of the South,
New York in for Ulysses =. Grant. lilo
alone oi living Republicans has car
ricd New York M u Presidential candi'
date. Once he ecarried II even according
to a Democratic count. and twice he
carried II by the peoples votes, and hc
il stronger now. The Republican party,
with itsstandard in his hand, IN stronger
now than in 1903 or 1872.
Never Defeated
in war or in peace, his name IN the most
illustrions borne by living man. His
services attest his greatness, and the
country knows them by heart. Hts
fame was borne. not alone Oi things
written or sad, but ol the ardu.
ouE greatness oi things done, and
dangers and emergencies will search
vain in tho future as they have been
searched in vain in the past for any
other on whom the nation leans with
such confidence and trust, standing on
the highest eminenco oi human dlstlnc.
ton, aud having filled all lands with his
renown. Modest, firm, simple ard sell
poised, he has seen not only the titled,
hut the poor and the l0wly, IN the utter
most ends Of the earth rise aud uncov.
er before him. lie has studied the needs
and defects Oi many system, of Gov
crnmcnt. and he comes back better
Republican than ever, with wealth al
knowledge and experience added tn th"
hard common sense which 80 cOnspc'
uuusly distinguished him. All the fierce
the light that beat upon him throughout
most cvcntiul, trying and pcrllous SlN'
teen years ul the nations history, never
having had policy Ia enforce
against the will Of the people, he never
BETRAYED u cause or friend and the
people will never hetrnv or desert him
Niliiird and rcvilcd, ruthlcssly aspcrsrd
by numbcrlcss presses, not IN other
lands, but In hiS own; assaults upon
him have strengthened aud seasoned
hs hold on the public heart The
Ammunition OF Calumny
has all been exploited. the powder has
all been burned, once its force in spent
and Grants name will gllttcras u bright
and impcrishahlc gem the diadcm oi the
Rrpublic when those who have tried Ia
tarnish IL have moldcrrd in forgotten
graves, and their memories and cpi-
taphs have vanished utterly. Never
clRtcd by sucycss, never dcprcSn'd by
advcrsity, lac has ever, IN peace 40 in
war. shown the very genius oi common
sense. The terms he prescrlhed iOr
Lees surrender lurrshadOwcd the Wise
est principles and prophecies ot true
reconciliation. Victor IN the greatest al
modern wars, he quickly signallLcd his
aversion Ia war and his love oi pcaccby
an arbitration oi international disputes
which stands M the wiS"st nnd most
majestic example Of its kind in the
worlds diplomacy. When imitation at
the hulght ol ils popularity and irenzy
had swept both Houses Oi Congress, II
was the veto al Grant which, single and
alone, overthrow expansion and cleared
the way for specie resumption. To him
immcasurably more than any other
man In due the TACT that every paper
dollar IN IN good as gold. With him m
our leader, We shall have
No Dofsnsivo Cam aign;
no apologies or explanations Ia make;
the shafts and arrows have been aImed
u, him and they lie broken aud harmless
ut his feet. Llic, liberty and property
will lind a safeguard IN him. When hr
sail of the black mau ia Florida, "whcr'
ever am. they may come also, meant
that had he the uOscr 10 help II, the
puor dwc!lcrs In the cabin Ol the Souilp
should not bc driven IN terror from the
homes oi their childhood and ile graves
Of their murdered dead When he r..
fused to receive Dennis kearncy ia Cal
iiurnia he meant that Law lessncHs and
Communism, although II should dictate
laws to n whole city, everywhere would
meet a Zoe in him, and that popular or
Nv W ll'N w wv i'h' w
right, let the chips fly where they may,
His int gritty. common sense, hiS conf'
aye aud unrqusll"d experience ARE the
qualities offered ,o his country. The
only argument against accepting them
would amaze solomon. lie thought
there could bc nothing new under the
sun. Having tr,.d Grant tsice and
found him faithful, Ne are told Ne must
not even. after an interval Of years,
Trust HIM Again.
What Nultiication does not such a
iallacy involve The American people
exclude Jefferson DAVIS from public
trust, why1 becaus. he Sas the arch.
brand would he destroyed and nov
the same people are asted n csiracir"
Grant, and not 20 trust him, Why be.
cause h. was the arch.presryrr oi his
country because not Enly In var, but
aher~ ard twice a. Civil Magistrate. he
gave his highest, noblceI efforts 10 the
Republic IL such absurdlty al elec-
t,oncering jugyle, or hypafrisys mas
querades There IL no field Oi human
sctiv,A, responsibility or reason In
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