The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-07-06

of four weeks.
WE select the following from the
proceedings Of the Republican State
Convention, held in Columbus some
time ago:
Then occurred the ''scene," the one
great thrilling incident Of the Con-
vention. Judge West, the blind and
aged lawyer of Logan County, was OBJ
served on the platform, and the dele
gates insisted on hearing him. Judge
West is master. of eloquence. He is
far above the average in height and is
very thin. His years and physical af-
Fiction have made him trembling of
limb and uncertain of step. 1t will
be remembered that when he delivered
his four hour argument before the
Supreme Court in favor Of the consti-
tutionality of the Pond Bill, he sat
down while addressing the bench.
Here, at the Convention, he was led
forward, leaning on his staff. His
burning words fairly thrilled his hear
ers. lie SAID:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND PEOPLE OF
OHIO: [ have no speech; [ came here
not to make one; | am covered over
by some bruises and the scars of re-
cent discomftures, and hence can on
ly exhibit them and ask your sympa-
thy. Laughter. My impression
from the noise I hear-for / see no
face-is that the Republican party is
still in the ascendant. The founda-
tions of the great Republican deep
are again broken up, and the windows
of Republican enthusiasm are open
and are pouring down upon us; and
from the indications before us the
flow this year, as heretofore, will sub
merge the "Mossback" Democracy
and land the ark Of the covenant OF
liberty upon the Ararat of triumph
Great applause. Gentlemen, we're
right. Renewed applause. We
generally are right, and we're always
going to be right if we know it. And
knowing the right, the Republican
party has the courage to pursue and
defend it. Loud applause. No time
serving, no sauntering, no affiliation
merely for the purpose of temporary
triumph, but for the purpose of estab-
fishing everlasting truth upon the
rock Of ages, though the heavens
should fall! Great applause. You
talk about the Democratic party! 1t
is the sewer into which all dissatisfied
elements rush. Uttered with dra-
matte, nervous force, the tall, attenu-
uated form of the speaker drawn to
its full length, his shaking limbs Vi
talized into steadiness for the nonce,
and his hand raised passionately to
heaven, this sentiment aroused the
most tumultuous applause, which
lasted a full minute. I have heard
the name of German mentioned here
to-day. If there is heart upon this
continent that admires German char
acter it is here. TSmiting his chest.
Great cheering, and cries of "Bravow
Sirs, remember when the men of '4S
sought our shores, how they were
thrilled as they saw the blue sky of
liberty stretched above, and felt rock
ing beneath them the waves Of free
dom that bore them to the shores of
this ''land of the free and the home
of the brave" And we welcomed
them. Applause. We welcome
them now. But we do not recognize
distinctions. We have no Germans,
we have no Irishmen, we have no
Scotch, we have no New Englanders,
we have no Southerners; we have
nothing but American citizens. Ire
mendous applause, in which a SEN
tence uttered by the eloquent blind
jurist was completely drowned. sThe
rights of each are the rights Of all;
the liberty Of each is the liberty of
all. [''Hear, hear" and applause.
If we have some old-fashioned, cher
ished institutions and cherished tradi-
tions which our fathers left, and
which we don't like well to relinquish,
it is simply because Of our old-fash-
ioned notions. In the forests came
our fathers with the institution of one
day in seven for rest and culture and
moral and intellectual elevation. The
forest fell, civilization was builded up,
liberty was intrenched, and all lands,
nations, and kindred came to enjoy it.
Shall we be criticized because we de-
sire to continue in existence an insti-
tuition that has secured these blessings?
Never, never! Warm and repeated
Oh, never, never! By
the memory of our fathers, by the
ashes of our mothers, by the shades of
dead heroes, we shall, we must, and
we will stand up and maintain and
defend this ancient and honored insti-
tuition of our civilization. Great ap-
plause. The Democratic party take
them from us? Never, never! Laugh
ter and applause. We may be de-
feated for little while The Repub-
lican party is the party of progress.
We may be baffled for a season; but
Truth crushed to earth will rise again,
The eternal years of God are hers,
Whilst error, writhing, shrieks in pain
And dies amid her worshipers."
The glory of the Democratic party
is in the past laughter and applause
gone glimmering through the dream
of things that were renewed laugh