Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-06-16

| mnrtyrcd louuor, James n. GNrticldsI anu 80
long as II ronans true to its principles viii
party; andifit surviyes me, as It surely will,
blessing OF God and tho gratitude Of my
II You ask me, my friends, whero that old
party had Its birthplace answer that II was In
the hearts OF twenty millions OF loyal people.
Ifyou ask mo for Us unity, point to Nation
sand of the bravest and best of all this great
| land OF ours. II you ask me for Its work for
liberty would hold up the shackles,the broken
shacklcs of tour million men sending back the
answer, ~ made them free" IL you ask me
for the deeds OF that old Republican party
manhood Il stood at the very borders of h r
territories and said TO tho darkened institu.
tions Of slavery, THUS far shalt thou go and
II took tho doctrine OF state-rights and tram
pied II beneath the feet of the people, and
lifted up the supremacy OF the Government
| Its history In the past Is secure its glory Is
assured, and Its history IL immortal aud In that
supreme hour OF our victory It seized the iron
hammer of Justice and beat OF tho shackles
OF four millions OF men, and led them NIL
broken, crushed and bleeding to the plane of
universal manhood. 1t was the grandest
of law and order and mutual unity over dis
sention aud strife.
since: when was permitted to stand upon the
| grandest avenue the world contains. There
saw the Rrandcst funeral the world ever saw
| There were gathered along that grand thor
oughfarc countless thousands Far as the eye
could reach saw them stand not doing honor
TO King; none OF the Old Worlds Princes or
| Potentates were moving by to their last rest
ing place. but citizen OF tho Now World, q sol
dicr OF the republic was dead. saw, them
es mns dGs by Me
| to the great dead No word was spoken; 1t
was the silent reverence of nfty millions of
Thought dead, his fame still lives as the beacon
| light TO guide tho Nation across the ocean OF
truth into the haven of triumph.
my
| moves backwards. Her step is in the ad-
vance always. Always In the advance Of the
| loyal lead the grand old Republican party to
victory and that OLD party never moves to the
rear: nevcrl ..,.r ID. .f
While we bow In humble submission to the
| mandator of courts, while we bow In humble
submission to the officers of justice and of law.
We recognlse that Upon some questions s and and
| be heard. We say that when courts decide
laws. to be unconstltutional laws that are
coynze these courtsand bow in submission to
them. But fit must be we will mako that Con-
stitmtion so that such laws, right and Just,
shall be proclaimed under the laws and by the
courts to Unconstitutional.
We opon our gateway to the citizens oi all
lands; @ OF al cimes, nnd OF ao nationa,,'es, ,h
| feast Mt our table of Liberty.
| The doorway stands wide open, and when
| they step within them for the first time they
burst into the full splendor of free men.
| But we will say to them In all kindness.
"Come and enjoy with us our liberties, but do
not attempt to 5ubvert and destroy them.
| Come and partake with us the blessings of
| this great Country a country redeemed by our
tatners ana aemented Dy tne D,oot ot our nr
| destroy them" fF
| Inave belief thnt this convention will put
| into the field such II ticket upon such plat
| form as will neither have doubt for the one, or
| ambiguity in the other, and when that ticket
shall tle nominated and that platform enunci-
atcd believe that the great people of Ohio,
| itItyr
ratifythe one by the election of the other.
| The Republican party, my friends, is not
accomplished after it had given to the Nation
the immortal Lincoln and the martyred Gar
field, aud it still lives TO carry on the prin-
| rights, and ID will still remain to proclaim
| throughout Ohio. and throughout America
that TiFht and justice and liberty shall always
This speech which was extemporaneous
| took the convention by storm and was cheered
| to the, echo When order was restored the
| President announced that nominations for
| ..s.,, SECRETARY OF STATE
Sennt6r Horr. OF LoraIn. made n speech eu-
| logiaing Hon Charles Townsend, and con-
| cliding by nominating him for recollection to
the office OF seereHry of State. -
| County. moved that the rule be suspended
and that Mr.. Townsend be nominated by acca-
| nation.
! The motion was carried by an unanimous
vote of the convention, and Mr.. Townsend was
| declared the nominee. t.-t
| Being called for Mr.. Townsend responded as
/ follows: XIX
.ur. President and Gentlemen Of the Convention:
To receive the endorsement of body of men
| like this under the rules by which you nomi-
mated me is high honor and distinction which
| | appreciate, and 1t would be unworthy of that
| favor and of that trust If did not appreciate
| the honor, and therefore | return to you my
| most profound thanks for your vote, trust and
| confidence whichyou have just reposed in me-
can only promise you Iii, that should be elect, ,s
purpose tQ.elect IN this audience: see Il con-
| vlction and intelligence to elec', and when
elected can only promise you that whatever
ability | possess will be at the service ofthc
| office, with my resources coupled with indus
| try, care and consciousness in the discharge of
its duties. 4 shall endeavor ut the end of two
| years to return to you the Office again in such
| II manner that may meet your approval. | be-
| lieve thar this is not the time or the occasion
/ for me to make what might be termed Il social
| speech There has been much said here today
eloquently, ably, ,patriotically and sincerely
that with you indorse. the RePuolican party
own convictions, and walking in the light of
its own convictionsit 1t is all powerful and has
| always borne the banner of its party triumph
antly to honor and to victory. i see here a
| generation that lived when free speech and
| free ballot and free press and free territory
| were all In Jeopardy. ssee that same
generation, when free press, free suffrage,
| free ballot free schools and freedom pre-
vailed the land, but the Old Guards should
not yet die. The Republican party should
| live even IL II would have no other purpose
than to see that free suffrage, free press, free
| schools, and an untcrriied and untrammelled
| ballot to prevail In the land. The Old Guards
should remain in line. IL has called into ex-
| istcnce that has right to achieve. 1t has
| yet much more to work out, and much more
that II will work out, and that more is already
| overshadowed In the great sentiments coupled
with the notion that public policies that per-
| wade every heart before me. This assembly
has come here for purpose more prominent
| and greater In character than the bare naming
of the candidates for Office. 1t came here un-
hn hnf In Ia In
and that that something Is important, that 1t Is
vital, that 1t reaches tho interests of the party
There has scarcely ever been an assemblage so
| large to foreshadow the earnest connections of
the Republican party as Is manifested in this
assembly, and now cannot foreshadow to you
what the platform will be more than can you,
but have no doubt of its spirit and you have
none. You are in accord, and will be in ac-
sion, not in malice. but in prudence and
thought TO carry II out and establish 1t in the
constitution II i need be and In the laws, and
of the Republican party another great record
OF the triumph in the interest of manhood and
| civilization and progress in this age.
SUPREME JUDGE.
The Chair then announced the nomination
for Judge of the Supreme Court next in order,
Judge Osborne, of Lucas, came forward, and
| In brief speech reviewing the history and
! character of the gentleman, nominated Hon.
Colonel u. W. McClong, of Cincinnati, moved
| thut lue rules DC SuSptnueu anu Juuge Doyle
be nominated by acclaim alton, which motion
was carried with great enthusiasm.
HOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Nominations for members of the Board of
Public Works being next in order, Mr.. y, A.
Parrott presented the name of Captain John
Reising, of Miami. t. I....I.' '.lat
NJ. j. Williams, of Fayette, nominated Leo
| Weltz 't'
f. @. Culley, in warm, laildatory speech
nominated G. A. Blokinger, of Defiance.
w. q. Cooper, of Mt. Vernon, named james
Fullington, the presentincumbent, for rcnom.
nation. tt,, ...s...,....tI
j. Kelley Knox placed before the convention
Mr.. Martin +. stephens, of Darke.
The ballot was ordered and the roll of coun-
ties was called, with the following result:
Reislng =. ........ s.
Weltz. ..,..,...,,.. ,,......,.....,........ 6i
Flicknger. ....,................ -. .,..... cot
Fullington u. J.. ...... .................. l0
stevens. ''s'i-..''....''ss,.... u
..f .. .. =