National Republican., 1880-06-17
when the prolonged applause incident to his
appearance ceased he spoke Ms follows
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majesty Of the American people tCheep.l when
l reflect that wherever you find the sovereign
power, every reverend heart on this earth bows
down before real sovereignty, aud when relncm-
Der that here for 4 hundred years we have denied
the sovereignty Of any man, and IN place Of II
have asserted the sovereignty Of all instead Of one
see before me SO vast concourso that II IS easy
for me TO Imagine the rest Of the American people
gathered here tonight, and II they were all here
every man would stand uncovered aud with un-
sandaled feet In the presence OF the majesty OF The
only sovereign power in this goyefnmen!Iundc
Almighty God (cheeNl; and therefore 20 this great
audience pay respectful homage that ~ part be-
longs TO the sovereignty OF the republic. thank you
for this great mud generous denomination. APP
pear before you In position Of peculiar Import.
ance. cannot at this time utter word on the
subject of gcnenl politics. would not mar the
cordiality of this welcome by ans reference except
to tho present moment and SIS Significance,
but | wish 10 say that large portion
of this nssemblagc tonight are my COM
rades. late of the army Of the union. lChocu.l
To them can speak 18th entire prOprcty aud can
say that these very streets heard the measured
tread Of your disciplined feet years ago when the
impered republic needed your hands and hearts
to save It. ICheers.l You came back from the
scenes OF nniet with your numbers diminished,
but those you left behind were, mar!yted he
roes forever, and those you brought back,
marching beneath their taitcfed banners,
bore IN their hands the ark OF the COW
enant from the bloody helds OF the war Aud YOU
brought II in safety, TO bc saved forever by your
valor and the wisdom Of your brethren at home.
citizens Of the republic: ! greet you, comrades
and fcllow-soldiers and the great body Of dis
tinguighed citizens who have gathered here to-
night who ore the strong stay and support OF the
business, Of the prosperity, of the peace OF pacific
order and the glory of the republic. ! give
y91 y thanks for your Welcome loiIght' IL was was
that OF her glory all the nationalitics spoke when
they said
Normans sOxons and Danes We be.
But only Danes In our welcome of thee
And VIC say to you tonight of oil 'nationnlitics
and peoples, soldiers and civilians, there Is one
great name that weldsus into one. It is the name
of American citizen under the union and under
the glory of the flag that leads us 10 victory and
neace. For this magnificent welcome, citizens, l
thank you with all there is in my heart. PRO-
lOnged applause.l
HON. GEORGE NJ. robson,
of New jersey, was the next speaker, and said
My FELLOW. CITIZENS: No man who believes in
the right of freedom and of progress will ever de-
spNir Of the American republic in the presence Of
of the world to bear aloft the banner of politica
and personal progress, and to make II pass down
the line Of centcries for all time. [Cheers.l The
Keynote of every progress in the world is 10 bc
| found in the spirit which swels in the breast Of
every man and inspires him to, struggle
and freedom in order that he may arise from out
| OF the condition in which he finds himself and
rear his children IN condition better than his
| own Cheers. That Is the true spirit of Ameri-
can progress, that every man shall have the right
to work. to labor, to accumulate for himself and for
his own. children. That is the corner.sone, the
foundation spirit and idea, OF the, repuoi-
can party Of this country. ,[Cheers. That Is the
idea which makes labor honorable before the
world which has broken the chains which bound
it, and ennobled II by the willing industry OF mill
ions OF lrcemen. Our candidate of the republican
party is the honorable representative of that idea
If YOU believe that this is to be the principle which
is TO bear aot and forward the banner of progress
which Is to he the guiding star of hope and destiny
| of all the world. 1t is embodied in General James
A Garfield. IApplause.l IT you turn your back
upon him. you turn your back upon yourselves, your
wives your children, your country and the liberty
loving ofeyery language and ofcvery land. lCheers ]
feeling NlntpVpr
previous association, whatever personal idea of
whatever former connection, is bound to come
war. Fall into line, republicans lCheers. Let
there he no sluggard; let no man stand back; let
every member OF the old guard keep his vigil by
his watchiire; let the old color guard rally around
the flag, and once more bear 1t VIGOROUSLY into
the centre of the cnemy's house. lCheers.l
The next speaker was
GENERAL CHARLES G. WILLIAMS
| of Wisconsin, who said that when the repub-
| licUn convention met at Chicago we all had
our preferences. He for one favored tue
nomination of the honorable gentleman and
statesman from Maine applausel, but he
hoped that in view of the wise selection that
had been made, every true republican
would unite in the great struggle about to
ensuc and bring the party through trium-
phartly; that of course Wisconsin and the
whole country would delight in hon.
oring the general of generals, tho SOL
| ulcr OIL SOlOieTS, una inc country OWCu
him debt which they never could
repay He referred to Ulysses S. Grant.
This allusion elected long and enthusiastic
cheering. But as The gallant son Of Ohio,
General James A. Garfield, said the speaker,
had been the nominee of the party, all rcpub-
licans should be proud Of the selection. and
exert every effort toward putting him in the
presidential chair. He paid high tribute to
| General Gal fields personal and official purity.
GENERAL GEORGE A. SHERIDAN
was the next speaker, and made speech
interest of the occasion. He said that Gen
eral Garfield would be the next president of
the United States. and spoke of bis brilliant
war record; that If tho democratic party got
control Of the government they would roll
back the progress Of the country generation;
that everything the republican party had
done in the last twenty years had been fully
Endorsed by the democracy and that lie had
come 10 the conclusion that that Is what the
democratic party is for; that everything the
democratic party said the republican party
could not accomplish has been accomplished
HON. T. j. HENDERSON
OF Illinois said that should the spirit exhib.
tied at this meeting be shown in the future,
north and south, victory was assured. The
issue of the campaign was national unity
represented by the republican party, and
state sovereignty by the democratic. The
namo of james A. Garfield would prove q
tower in strength in Illinois, and her electoral
vote could be put down as sure for him next
November.
HON. A. G.. McooR
of New York congratulated the party aud
country upon the judicious solution Of what
at one time tended to be serious problem
He had known General Garfield in war and
peace, upon tho bsttle.Gulds of the south and
in the halls Of congress, and always found him
II true man aud one in whom implicit conf
dence might be placed. He wanted to say 4
word in regard To the other member of the
ticket, General Arthur. lie, too, owed nothing
to an accident of birth, but was msu Of the
people, Il true friend and wise counselor Ho
was IL republican of the strctest sect, aud had
always been, even at time When it meant
political death. With him as Il champion next
fall the thirty-fve votes of New York would
head tho republican column, and no man
could dispute tho vote.
HON. DUDLEY @. HASKELL
of Kansas followed in stirring speech, during
which he reGutcd tho ISLANDERS against the
head of the ticket, saying that the consttu
ency of the old Giddings district in Ohio could
not bo mado to believe them, nor could any
other honest people.