The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-24

past alone. Les than two weeks ago one
Of the great leaders Of that party, the new
Senator from, Georgia declared 10 his place
on the floor Of the Senate, that ho yet be.
lieyed the rebellion was fright
complaining that rebel soldiers could
draw no pensions, eaid those things were
''tGy trying 10 q gallant people No, It's.
still the party Of treason. 1thAs no ira.
ditlons Of the past; no promphnga Of the
present; no aspirations oil the future
which d. II for the great work Of the con.
troll and guidance 0i our mighty and pro-
gressiye nation. The unseen, bat ire.
pressible forces Of our development aud
power-ot our great iuture-moylng with
resistless might, are all marshaled In our
support, and are al working Tor our
triumph. Yes, the Republican party Is
the outgrowth Of an lrfeconcilAble conflict
OF moral, social aud political forces. i
embodles to-day those which conquered
and survived. The Democracy representa-
those which were condemned and over.
thrown by the people, and the right which
has triumphed should not now go down
before the wrong which was beaten.
[Great applause
Every party has It's character written In
It's history. Let every Republican rejoice
that the history Of his party ID the seal
and attest Of Its character, and remember
with pride and gratitude, rs do every
time / face Republican audience, that
not one man Of its four million voters ever
raised hiS arm against his countEys dag
or the Nations power.
Less than twenty years ago, when this
government came under the control oil the
Republican party, Il was crnmbling into
anarchy and chaos, q by word among the
Nations. Under Republican rule the
dimmed glory OF the American name has
been restored. Our honor 90 indicated
and our destiny 30 guided, our resources
so developed and our mighty industries
90 fostered under the American system
that our country takes now Its unchal.
lenged first rank among the people Of the
earth. It 10 fit that the party which res.
cued the imperiled government should
still guide Il In its luminous, onward ca
reer.
But, my friends, It Is no holiday work
before Us. Remember that In States cast
ing within iortY.seven votes oil majority
In the Electoral College, free suffrage has
been abolished by red.handed force, though
In Ave OF those States, under q talr cleo.
ton, hundred thousand majority would
be cast for Republicanlsm. But a solid
North must again confront South made
solid by fraud and violence. The column
Is already forming. Oregon is in the lead;
Ohio will fall In In October. The whole
North will Join them. [Applause
Years ago, our great leader, In an argu-
ment OF unmatched eloquence and power,
thus summarized the great problems
which then confronted US: "0yer this
vast horizon oil interests, North and South,
above all party pejudices and personal
Wrong.doing, above our blttie.hostH and
our Victorious cause, above all we hoped
for and won, and you hoped for
and lost, is the grand onward
movement Of the Republic TO perpetuate
It's glory, to save liberty alive, to preserve
exact and equal justice 10 oil, 10 protect
aud foster ali these priceless principles,
until they shall have chrystalized into the
form OF enduring law, and become In.
wrought into the life and habits Of our
people. And, until these great results are
accomplished, 1t Is not sale TO take one
step backward. It's still more unsafe 70
trust interests Of such measureless value In
the hands Of an organization whose mem
bers have meyer conpreheuded their
epoch, have meyer been In syppathy with
It's great movements, who have resisted
every step OF It's progress, aud who.e
principal function has been ITO Ito In cold
obstruction across the pathway oil the
nation.n
Sly friends, the samc parties and the
same problems confront Us, but the I'll.
umph Of this yesr shall open the way Tor
the full victory Of liberty, under Law and
nationality with peace.
In his report Of the battle Of Chick
amauga, General Isosecrans't terrell says:
General Garfield proceeded to the irunt.n
The historian further tells Us that In the
tumult and confusion OF that battle, when
his command was swept back, Garfield
again pressed 10 the trout, guided only by
the roar OF the enemy's guns, In time TO
successfully aid General Thomas Ia the
decisive repulse. He Is again pushing TO
the trout, for
,ous, i :::s the grand old Asht On, the hsA. NO
often fought,
| our 10 10 nOUghtj
this bIttlS's brnnt, -..,,,.
the front"
| [Long, loud and enthusiastic applause.
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