Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-24

and to-day, 1 think can truthfully say, with
out disparagement of any of the other great
names mentioned to this convention, and with
out plucking single leaf from their gar
ments, that no man stands
higher than he in the estimation of the Arneri-
can Democracy. He has on every proper occa-
sion Ia the forum and on the bench and in the
Senate, stood faithful as the peoples champion
against every form of oppression and wrong.
His patriotism is bounded by no mere State
lines, and when 1t was recently demonstrated
that far-off portion of our common country
was being Overrun by barbarious horde with
not link of sympathy with our American CIV
ilization, he raised his mighty roice against the
further continuation of the demoralized inno-
walton, and proved himself the friend and pro-
tector of the American laborer, and the purity
of the American home. (Applause.)
Great in genius, correct in judgment of un-
rivaled eloquence in the defense of
stands forth a born leader of the people,
whom they will delight to honor.
1t is expected of this convention, and the
times peculiarly demand the presentation of
ticket for the suffrage of the people which will
be clean and free from spot or blemish, or any
such thing, one around whom no dirty scam
dals cling. The people demand name that
will be itself platform. You are waiting for
your platform. | announce it, Allan G..
that bespeaks public integrity and
chivalric honor. 1t is platform.
enough for me.and all who know the unrivaled
Senator. In these days when corruption in
high places has stalked unchecked at monday,
his uame has silenced skepticism on the reality
of patriotism. and demonstrated that chivalric
honor and unsullied integrity are considered
well the highest type of American statesman
ship.
We would not be driven if we nominated him
to commence our campaign by defending our
standard bearer against charges, either well or
ill-founded against him, of moral obiquy or
official malpractice. We would not go before
the people asking conformation for past Offenses,
nor will the plea of the statute of limitation
daughter and applause) and most
searching investigation of all his
official career. Some men are able to say that
the arrows of defamation have fallen thick
and fast but harmless at their feet. Against
Allan G.. Thurman the furious tonguepf SLAM
der and most audacious calumny in this era of
SANDER has not had the boldness to even speed
from its weakening bow even one blunt arrow
against the spotless shield of the chief name
to-day. He has borne the brunt of battle in
the cause of Democracy when even the bravest
might have shrunk from the contest. He has
fought the good fight and has kept the faith,
but he has not yet finished his course of USE
fulness and glory. daughter and applause. }
Under his administration the rights of all,
and laborer, would be Vindi-
Gated. Real fraternity would then be
established between all sections, love between
us like the palm would flourish and place her
wheaton garland on our brow. and State should
only differ with sister State as one star from
another star in glory Daughter and applause).
find my time is passing away (cries of
A. Il I
say something of Ohio. The enemy have bee n
accustomed to call it Republican State.
deny it (great applause). l will
prove it by the opposition in their
recent convention. They have already an in
cumbent, an incumbent, mind you, of Tildens
chair down there from Ohio. daughter
and and appplau'e) pa!a They ,i have hin, him
convention that W, uld have been one that
BILE thirty-eight reasons why they should not
have another fellow there. (Laughter.) And
yet, so weak is their hold
upon Ohio, SO weak that
they have another Ohio insatiate archer. Would
not one rutherford, the ruthless, suffice, but
you must have another? Oaughter.) Did they
do that because it was Republican State, or
were they simply carrying black Republic
can Goals to Newcastle. daughter Not
by long deal. No sir, in 1876, that dark
year at the close of our first century, marked
by that deed without name, that infamy for
which every man engaged In it should be
framed in the worlds art gallery of roughery
for all time TO come. (great applause). In 1876.
with our glorious Tilden and Hendricks, God
bless them both, great applause), we gave our
largest vote, and Hayes only carried Ohio by
1000 in a vote of nearly 100000.
Fellow citizens, have had some thougts here
prepared, but will not weary you. (Cries of
go on, go on.) Somebody will be calling time,
Qaughter), and time at last makes all things
even. Let me here remark that
if you give US a candidate that will
concentrate the affections of Ohio, we will
march forth in battle array. Let me also call
your attention to fact. Recently Gen. Gar
field, better known by the epphonious epithet
given to him by our poet Laureate, Gov. Gen.
&C." You remember when the prosaic poet
broke down on his way from Chicago with
the Republican nominee he was announcing to
the highways and byways who their candidate
was, and paraphrasing on Conkling he said:
III you ask me whence our
candidate comes, my answer first
shall bs his from Ohio and his name is General
G.-(spokenwith a dancing air accompaniment
that created intense merriment.)
WINFIELD 8. HANCOCK.
Mr.. Dougherty, of Pennsylvania, desired to
present the name of soldier and statesman,
whose very name could suppress all faction,
loud cheers), who would be acceptable to the
North and SDuth, whose name would suppress
the last particle of sectional strife in this
country; who would cause unity in the party
and peace in the country. He would carry
Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Jersey, Connecti-
cut, New York, and Ohio. The name was that
of Winfield Scott Hancock. (Applause,
in which the galleries joined more generally
fhoa 1rrrsx
What was more, if elected, he would take bis
seat. (Renewed cheers.
They say poet is born not made. The Latin
of it is nldSctt,w non fuit but il that naaseitur
was fitted up by Foster. where was ii. laugh
ter But to return to the subject. (Laughter.)
General G.. when engaged in nominating some
body in Chicago-someDody thought it was
Sherman-but around that there hangs a rea-
sonable doubt, and will not therefore 90 into
that. But just before the nom-
ination and the nominee became inextricably
blinded in on indissolube unity Mr.. G.
made one remark: Brethren" said he, ''aIl
expect of danger, all / want to get through
with in the current year, for on the next year
the stars will fight for Us in their courses, and
organized stars and returning board ON us and
the census" he says, will continue us in
power"
Now, fellow citizens, give US our glorious
standard-bearer with the gonfalon thrown
out, in Gods bright sunlight of Thurman to
the rescue, and propose anticipating one year
Garfelds side wheel campaign. 1 will show
him more falling Republican stars in the
gloomy and melancholy days of November
(great laughter and applause) the like of which
had not been seen since Garfeld's Brigadier
General Xerxes led those mythical Greeks
against Leonidas at Thermopyla. (Great
laughter.) Well he did lead them-didn't he;
or was that all Greek to them. Now, then, if