The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-03

proud, has grown SO rapidly in popula.
lion, wealth and influence during the ex.
lstence Of the Republican party, that We
have attained position as one Of the lead
ing powers OF the world. We can no
longer be satisfied with our isolation.
Recognizing the changed condition, We
must place In position men whose famili.
afity with other nations will enable them
To direct our affairs 50 We will take the lead
| In commerce as we have In agriculture and
manufactures. Do not for moment
doubt the strength Of our institutions.
THEY HAVE nERS TRIED IN BLOOD AND CONE
from tho contest better and stronger
power than the most ardent patriot dared
to hope for. No combination Of circum.
stances, no coterie OF individuals, no per-
sOnal ambition can eyer preYail against
he Intelligence and the Unborn love Of
liberty which are implanted in the hearts
OF Americans. When tho nominations
are made and the Convention has COM
pleted It's work, let there be but one senti.
nent animAting oil earnest, sincere and
unselflsh Republicans, aud let that be
that each shall vie with the other In carry.
lins our grand old party through the
coming eontect to victory.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION
The Chair-I have been requested by
tue National gow#ittee to designate Hon.
George y. Hoar, Of Massachusetts, as tenn.
porary Chairman, Tremendous cheers.
The Chair appointed Gov. Davis, Of
ITexag Mr., Frye OF Maine, and General
Ranm. Of niiI2ia. a committee to wait on
Mr. Hoar and conduct him 70 the chair.
As the committee appeared with Mr. hoaf
the audience broke forth ip loud applause.
The Chair proposed on behalf Of the
National Committee the following named
gentlemen to complete the organization:
Temporary Secretary, John II. Roberts,
OF Illinois, @. J.. MRgee, Of Pennsylvania;
Charles A. Clisbee, OF Michigan, Joseph
O. BroadWell, OF Missouri, Reading Clerks
Eugene Davis, Of New York, stenographer,
SENATOR noAR's SPEECH.
The ChaIr:-I take great pleasure in In.
Producing to you Hon. Geo. F. Hoar, Of
Massachusetts. [Applause.l
Senator Hoar addressed the Convention
as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF TnE CONVENTION: / thank
you for this distinguished mark OF your
confidence. The trainers Of the Constitu.
ton expected that the President would be
chosen by electors, who we're TO assemble
lin their respective States, and, on consul.
tatlon with each other, give their ballots
for Chief Magistrate. In case Of fail
ure by the electors, the House Of Repre-.
sentatiyes, acting by States, were to make
choice from the four who had the highest
number OF votes In the college, 10 far
from direct popular action did the ConBti.
tuition remove the choice OF the Execu.
tive. But the people, by the customs they
have established, have bailled the expecta.
tations Of the trainers OF the Constitution.
The elector OF to-day Is but q scribe. The
conventions Of the great political parties
desiHDAte each man for whom the peo.
pie directly through their agents, the
electors, 70 q choice between whom
they are practically restricted.
TuE FUNCTIONS OF THIS CONVENTION,
therefore, is to name one of the two men
whom the people Of the United States are
to select as their President. II itpertorms
its duties wisely, fearlesSly and freely, it
Is 70 name the man whom the people will
make their President. Your term OF office
d briel, but scarcely any duty Is entrusted
TO the most honored citizen Of the Repub.
lie whose dignity and authority Is oil as far
reaching public importance, as yours.
A RErRoSPRCr.
It is now twenty years since the Repub.
lican Convention met in this city; which
after stormy, but friendly contest put In
nomination Abraham Lincoln and Han.
nibal Hamlin. Lincoln hss gone TO bis
rest, and his companion upon that ticket,
In q fresh and vigorous age, Is present with
US to-day 10 give us counsel from the
stores Of an experience gathered from
life OF honorable public service. Lincoln
has gone TO his rest, as has Douglass and
Breckinridge, his two competitors Tor the
great office ot President. But the parties
which confronted each other then, con.
front each other now, unchanged In pur.
pose, In temper and In character.
4 THE sAMR OLD PARTY.
The Democratic party was ruled then as
Enow by the South, The single purpose Of
Its being was to give political supremacy
70 the olisarchies Of the South, and office
without the influence Of their subservient
4 Northern allies. In the pursuit Of that
and. every great public interest Vga Bacri.
ficed or disTegarded, expending little for
II public Improvements, either In the West
or inland river or lake.
N 1850,
The credit Of the Nation was poor lie
i ITrsasury empty, It's six per cent. bonds
bolow psr, aud our arunprotected maa aulse;
llureu ooniended ats fearful dlsldss nge
with tho paupsr labor Of Rafopes on
Wh6se work shops we depended ior 0
; large portion Of the necessities and COM
4 forts ol LIE; our little Nayy.was scattered
= over the four quarters Of the globe, and
four millions nt our counttymen were IN
8 hopeless bondage to them: Every new
State, as Il took itB place In the great tetni- i
/ ", but added a new dungeon on 70 their
/. gloomy prison house. AZ last y tne
III Democratic party lot 60 It's hold on power,
!. the National Gag itselt seemed about 70 pe
/. folded and laid aside to be regarded hence
! forth as . miserable symbol OF the utility
/ and folly oi the Lest great experiment oi
/ self governmsnt.
. uxcHASoEp N iguRPosE, TEAPER AMP
!. rJIABAqTEB.
TIN Democratic party eontronls US To-
u / aid, unchanged in purpose, In
Z Il TANNER and chsfacier, united In nothing
al prppoang no othermeasufeot policy;
sprscs its warfare upon the safeguards
Il whi6h tls SlAtion has thrown around
! he purity oi M eleehons. Il can see no
, other 0yil except that freeman should
j rast q free vote, under The protection ::