The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-06-10

Nation. The dangers Of q solid South can only be
ateitSh br faithful performances " every prom
Use which the Nation has made 10 the citizen.
fbe execution OF the laws. and the punishment OF
all thoso who violate them. arc the only safe
methods by which an enduring peace eau be
secured and genuine prosperity established
throughout the South. Whatever promises the
Nailon makes, the Nation must perform. The
NATION with safety .~relegaies this duty
70 the States. The solid South must be
divided by the peaceful agencies OF the ballot, and
an opinions must there md free expression, and
10 TINS end the honest voter must be protected
against terrorism, violence or fraud,
aud We affirm II TO be the duty aud purpose of he
Republican party 10 use all legitimate means 10
restore all the states OF this Union TO the most per.
fee~tharmOny which may be possible, aud We sub
Eit TO the practical. sensible people OF The United
States 70 say whether il would not DO dangerous
TO the dearest integests OF our country at this time
TO surrender the Administration Of the National
Government 10 q party which seeks TO overthrow
the existing policy under which we arc so prosper.
ons, and tins bTing distrust and confusion where
there 10 now order, confidence and hope.
20 Nin'h 6 D, his9aIsiie"n PSI,y' %saherins
last National Nat pH coaSsntIon am'G OF RESPECT ps f iss
the constitutional rules governing appoint
ments to office. adopts the declaration o. President
Hayes, that the reform Of the civil service should
be thorough, radical anu complete. To this end it
demands tile cooperation o; the legislative with
tho executive department OF The Government, aud
that Congress shall so ieEislste that fitness. asrer-
tanned by proper practical tests, shall admit 10 the
pubic service.
MI. Conkling's Speech.
when asked whence comes our candidate. we
say from ~AppomattoX. lApplause.l obeying in
disregard expressing also my own
frm conviction. / rise In behalf Of
with which tho country and the Republican party
can Rrandly win. Tho election before US VIII be
the Austerlitz'o OF American politics. 1t will decide
whether, for years to como, tho country shall he
Republican or Cossaek. Tho need OF the hour
Is n candidate who can carry the doubtful
States, North and South, and believing that
he moro surely than any other, can carry New
York against any opponent. and can carry not
oulY the North but several States OF thu south,
New York is for Ulysses s. Grant. He alone of
living Republicans has carried New York "a a
Presidential eindidate. Once lie carried IT.,
even according 70 a Democratic count, aud twice
lie carried It by the peoples votes, and he Is
stronger now; tho Republican party with its stand
ard IN his hand is stronger now than In 1868 or
1872. Never defeated in war or In peace, his name
is the most illustrlous borne by living man. His
services attest his greatness, and the country
knows them by heart. His fame was born not
alone Of things written and said, but Of the
ardnans greatness of things done, and dangers
and emergencies will search in vain In the future
as they have searched In vain in the past hOr
any other on whom the Nation leans with such
S Sislest emi 19S trust 81 S StnnSans dls I'll toG
and having filed all lands with
his renown, modest, firm, simple and self-poised.
he has seen not only the titled but the poor md
the lowly in the uttermost ends of the earth riso
and uncover before him. He has studded the
needs and the defects OF many systeuIs Of Gov
u uhiDl huh ub NOALNn buth u hiufIlthu
than ever, with a wealth Of knowIedee aud ex-
.perience added to the hnfd common sense which
so eOnspicuously distinguished him while the herco
light beat upon him throughout tho most
e%ventiul, trying aud porilous sixteen years OF the
Nations history. Never having lad o policy TO on
force against the will OF the people, he never be-
trayed q cause or a friend, and the people
will never betfzy or desert him. Ntlified
aud reviled, ruthlessly aspersed by
numberless presses, not in other lands, but in his
own, assanlts upon him have strengthened and
seasoned his hold on the public heart. The am
munition OF cRlumny hos all been exploded; the
powder has all been burned once. Its force is
spent, and Grants name will glitter as n bright
ana imperishable star in the diadem of the Re
public when those who have tried
to tarnish 1t have mOldered IN forgotten
graves. aud their memories and 'OpitRphs have
vanished utterly; never elated by success, never
depressed by adversely, no has over ia peace as in
war. shown the very geuius Of common sense.
The terms he prescribed for Lee'a surrender, fore
shadovod the wisest principles and prophecies
OF the true reconstruction; victor IN
the greatest OF modern wars, he quickly
signRlized his aversion TO war aud his love Of
peace by mn arbitration OF international disputes,
which standB as tie wisest and most majestic eI-
ample OF The kind in the worlds diplomacy. When
Initiation at the height OF its popularity and frenzy
had swept both houses OF Congress, IL was the
veto OF Grant which, single aud alone, overthrow
expansion aud cleared tho way for specie resuinp-
ton. To bin UNNECESSARILY more tbnn
TO any other man, 10 due the fact shat every
paner dollar Is as good as gold. With him as our
leader, we shall have no defensive campaign, no
apologies or explanations TO make; the shafts aud
arrows have all been aimed NJ him. and they lie
broken at his feet. Life, liberty and
When he said of the black men In
Florida, wherever I am they may come also"
he meant that had he the power TO help II, the POOR
dwellers in the cabins OF the South should not he
driven in terror from the homes of tloir childhood
and the graves oftheir murdered dead. When he re-
fused to receive Dennis KeRruey in California, he
meant that lswlessness and Communism, although
it should dictate laws to a whole oitv, everywhere
would meet q foe in him, and that popular or un-
--..l. H. v-E - - NhA 1Aaa - . NfrlaN lN NNa
chips fly where they may. His integrity, common
sense, his courage and uneqnaled experience are
the qualities offered to his country. The only
argument against accepting them would
amaze Solomon. He thought there could
be nothing new under the sun. Having tried
Grant twice and found him faithful, we are told
we must not, even after an interval OF years. trust
him again. What qualification does not such p
fallgcy ~invOlvcl Tho American people exclude
Jefferson Davis from public trust. Whyi Because
he was the aroh-traitor and. would -be-destroyer,
md now the same people are asked
to ~ostraciSe Grant, and not to
trust him. Why3 because. he was the arch. pre-
server OF his country; because, not only in war,
but afterwards twice rs Civil Magistrate, he gave
his highest, nOblCst effort to the Republic, Is such
masqueradel There is no field OF human activity,
beings object TO an agent because
wanting. aud because he has unequaled expert
encc, making him exceptionally competent and
fit, Fronl the man who shoes your horse to the
w Wy or WI DltdAlk luuE CAustY AuC O1ltttT no
manages your railway or your mill, tho doctor
into whose hands you give your life, the minister
who seeks TO save your soul, what man
DO you reject because you have tried
him, and by his works have known binli
what makes tho Presidential office an exception to
all things disc In tho common sonse TO be~ applied
ters on tho free choice and Judgment which is the
birthriglt Of tho American peoplGl Can 1t DO said
that Grant has used official place
Pha has p0 no Elasd sS and p paiERsiiI poSor Rs not no Ssen
aaked for him, without natrnnage!or power, with
out telegraph wires running from his house to this
Convention. without election contrlVances lCrics
Of "0h! Oh" and laughtorl; without effort on his
part, his name Is on HIS country's lips, and he is
struck at by the whole Democratic party.
because his nomination will be the death-blow 10
Democratic success. He Is struck AZ by others
who find 0tfenso nnd disqualification in the very
.~scrvicos he has rendered, aud in tho very OK
perience no has gainod' Show me a better man;
name one and / am answered but do not point
as a disqualification TO the very fnclb which mako
this man fit beyond all others. Lot not experience
disqualify or excellence impeSCh him. There is
no third term In the case, and tho protonSc win
dic with tho political d~og-days which gendered
IT.. Nobody is really worried about u
third term except those hopolessly longing for a
iirst term, and the dupes this have made. Without
bureaus, committees, officials, or emissariss to man.
%ufacture sentiment in his favor; without intrigue
or effort on his part, Grant Is the eau
threatened to holt Hnicss the Convention did az
they said. He is q Republican who never wavers.
He and his friends stand by the creed and the
candidates. OF tho Republican party, holding tho
rlghtful rule of u majority rs the very essence OF
their faith, ana meaning to uphold that faith
hgalnet the conlnon enemy and the oharlatans and
g|uerrlllas who from time to time deploy between
the lines and forage on the one side or the other.
Tho Democratic party Is q standing protest against
progress. lts purpose is spoils, its hope aud very
eNlBtence,ts a solid South, its success IL q menace
to prosperity and order, This Convention
is master OF q supreme opportunity.
pf N1a IfniHnh GIalnnE AND Vnalh ..vn - a. Al.