The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-03-11

when q man had been out of office for
term Of years you might not renOmi-
nate and re-elect him? In this blessed
county of Oneida, which we who live
here regard-I beg pardon of my
friends-as the most enlightened and
correct upon earth [laughterJ, in the
county Of Oneida, q man who had
been sheriff before has more than
once, after another term had ihterven-
ed, been renOminated and reelected,
and nobody ever thought of an objec-
ton to him, although there is luna
tic asylum in this district that has
seven hundred citizens, and with all
those advantages and opportunities
no man was ever heard or heard Of
that supposed that the rule or the rea-
son ef 1t applied to such a case. But,
Mr.. President, do not want to seem
blessed with the gift of continuing.
1 am glad to know that some others
have 1t laughtcrl, and therefore be-
lieve that there Is man who mole
certainly than any other can win in
the next election. l believe he can
poll a larger vote in the State of New
York than any man whose name /
can spell. believe more Republicans
are for him than for any other Repub-
lican, and l believe more Democrats
will vote for him than will vote for
any other Republican. believe that
II the name of any man can break
into the solid phalanX of the South,
and carry either Virginia, North Car
DINA, Alabama or Florida one
Of which is u Republican State as
much as is Massachusetts-Iap plausel
Il believe if there be one man, the
luster and glory of whose name, the
power Of whose position commands
the confidence, not only Of white men.
but of those who were painted black
by Natures brush, and who had the
loyalty aud faith to cling to the flag
in the dark hour, work for it, fight
for it, and pray for il !; if there be any
man on this foOtstOOl whom the whites
and the blacks of the South cherish in
their hearts, that man is Ulysses :.
Grant. [Applause.
Mr.. President, this emergency is
greater than any man, and rises far
above the ambition and wishes. or
even the fate of an individual. 1t is
not to honor Grant, but ii is because
believe that the country and the party
need him. Applause. Neither
allegiance to this nation has the right
to refuse the use Of his name at time
like this. 1t is because Of the need of
that name, and not because of the
want of others whom | would gladly
see hOnOred, that give my voice and
my vote in favor of selecting him rs
the man in whom we believe, looking
to masses in the election, and looking
to- fsatx nd off I hax
indicated nj more length than was
necessary that shall vote gladly for
every word Of the report made to this
convention unanimously by the COM
mittee appointed for that purpose. !
shall vote against all amendments. i
shall vote for the resolution calling
upon the delegation to exert them
selves earnestly and uniteily to carry
out the judgment of the convention.
l shall do that, believing that no man
will accept a commission for this con-
ventiOn meaning to trample upon that
commission. shall vote for il because
/ would not see the Empire State lost
utterly in her influence i'm the nation
al convention.
At an Indictment season of the year
the Republican party has sent up her
gravest, her wisest, and her best. We
know the overwhelming Judgment of
the Republicans of this state. Let us
state it honestly and fairly, and if any
man is put upon the delegation to go
to Chicago, who, despite the action of
this convention, which gives him his
commission, can justify or excuse him
self in turning his back upon it and
seeking to defeat the object for which
he is sent, let that delegate answer to
himself and to those to whom he
deems himself amenable. All we can
do is to express, as Republican and
Democratic conventions alike have
done from time immemorial. the judg-
ment, as we believe it to be, of those
who constituted us and to whom We
are answerable. [Applause.