Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-06-20
Senator inrrison,s sncrnh.


t,i ratification meeting was held at
Ssb;ch Ran Uar,,snn made tho folIn,v;ner
"h'N, ''h ai"iiiSVi in"Vo eho ioiioNihS
speech:
wc arc berc to.n,cbt. NV folIo,y.c,tizo,a In
this hasty and informal meoting ,'t to exprcss IS
t,nr nnlt,ion that our dcIcpntna NJ f,i,inaro
made 4 rood ticket we arc here to retify
tho nominations which have becn made ioy
President md Vice. presidcnt nv tbn NC ,sm u.
blca delcraios from ali Tho S,a,es os thc
Union at Chicago. We are here to saw:
tha, na ndone onc cn nrso SnHUo my nnye poen,
nro ono md Mi to.r,I1ht for amns a nIo,irc
iof Maine. and .Iohn <, Logan % Of IiiIInnis"
SSOyS SSn,C. y, yoIse ps senmon, % which even tho
that ho was tho firsr chocc OF more RepnS.
Sans sna T the United si.tos than any other
great hold upon to = peopei @ why M is"I Is Il that l
rostrums, his magical voice has been heard in
defense of Republican prnopcs-why is il
whore. Electoral votes aro given to ratify in
November the choice OF tho convention
hearts OF The u peopes It Is because aoG p" hns
bcon the bold, fearless and aggressive dc.
Fender nud champion OF RcpubIican prinoi.
pIcs from the orEanization of tho marty until
now.
Some OF our Democratic friends have OK.
pressed the foar that we would be compelled
to make a defensive campaign with james a.
Blaine "a our candidate. NV fcllow.citizcns
James q. Blaine and John a. Logan ncycr
fought a less defensive fipbt in their lives
They haye niways allowed Tho other Fellows
to do that. The Democrat who talks now
about n defensive flRht. whom Blaine and
Logan lead will probably be tutoring that cry
on the run over his shoulder before the cam
swords with nm adversary that he hns not
fought tho fight out bravoiy to the ond. Not
at ALL / am here TO say that we shall open
this campaign by charge along tho limo upon
nm adversary whose camp Is already in
muliny. Some timd people fear that Mr..
Blaine will involve the country In war Soma
,ovcrcautious business men affect to believe
THAT the even current of their money.gctting
will be disturbed by tho aggressive foreign
gurate. My fellow citizens no ono has ever
accused Mr.. Blaine of being fool. He has
some ideas upon foreign affairs, and l am
organizc them into n system when he laid
down the portfolio of State. Now, what sort
of u foreign policy did his dispatches fore,
shadow Ono I'm which this country should
play the bully2 One In which we shall, with
out cause. insult or deny tho Just rights of any
foreign government Not ut all. DO wo not
ul desire that we shall have u manly foreign
nolieyl one that shall not b, be characterized by
when any wrong is done in any foreign
country TO the humblest American citizen2
Bricfly and chiefly hc proposcd to call n Con.
Eress for consultation as to the mutual inter
Ssts Of the Nations Of The continsnt,a meet
pose of aggression; far from 1t. 1t was that
we might exercise our friendly Offices in tho
interests OF peace and stable government
among those people where government has
been SO unstable; where the existing regimes
are so rrcuucntly overturned rs to bring pros.
trntion to al private enterprises. II wns that
we might extend a kindly hand to these peo.
pie to help them on to Il higher civilization
that great commerce which Great Britain
monopoli2cs to-day. We are living near these
people They are striving to initiate us In the
experiment of free government Yet we are
without influence. 1t has been standing
shame that our relations to these South Amer
icnn Governments have been such that
neither we nor they have enjoyed any of tho
benefits of good ncighborhood. Mr.. Blame
proposed to remedy this confessed omission
IN our foreign policy. Congress of these
Nations wns the leading feature of his brief
administration of the State Department.
There was nothing to disturb business i'm that
policy but much promise of new market
for our surplus. Nobody wants war. II is Il
last resort, but every self'respecting Amcr
can docs believe in maintaining the proper
dignity, honor and influence of this great Ma
ton. am In favor of putting upon the sea
enough American ships armed with the most
improved ordnance to inforcc the just rights
of our people against any foreign aggressor
II isa good thing in the &c, interest of the peace
iot commerce to show the tng of our navy in
the ports where the flag of commerce is un-
ifuried. 1t opens the way to traffic and gives
security to our citizens dwelling in those
mote lands.
have digressed little in this talk about
Mr.. Blnines foreign policy. Neither he nor
we propose any policy that shall imperll the
quiet of this country, unless having exhaust.
iod every peaceful measure there should re.
main no other recourse but war.
But when that issue comes the patriotic
brave hearts of his countrymen will respond
that the dignity and the honor of the country
ana the safety OF her citizens must be main.
tanned, even If the money-getters suffer TEN.
porary interruption.
But want now to say n word about our
candidate for the Nice-Presdency, General
John A. Logan. Is there II soldier here that
don't love him; is there member of the
Grand Army that does not kindle with en-.
thusasm Mt the mention of the name of their
distinguished comrade, soldier of two wars,
with three wounds In his body, won in honor,
a
ly, fearless, hsnest man as ever lived is John
A. Logan. These are our. candidates. The
one has been the idol OF his party and Is en-.
fhroned to-day in heiratiections Talk about
these old storcsl His own State has since ap-
her gift. Nor can / forget that Gnriiold, who
passed through campaign of abuse to the
Presidential chair, taking with him the afcc.
ton and confidence of the people, leaned
upon aud trusted James g. Blaine. i can not
forget, my. countrymen, that on that sad
pleasure from the % vexatioas alton Which had u sur. If.
rounded the opening of his Administration,
that ne was leaning upon the arm of James
q. Blaine, in the fun trust of friendship, when
the assassin's bullet struck him down.
would net have you forget that Garfield gave
the much-nbuscd policy.
No; this will he no defensive campaign. Our
Democratic friends win have to look cso
where thnn in graveyard fora man who cui,
drive Blaine Into his ntrenchmcnts. lie
stands upon ali of the great issues square with
his party and he has so stood from the begin
ming. DO those businessmen who fear Blaine
understand that he has been always right
npon those, questions affecting the business
interests of tais country that had TO he solved
before we came to this condition of II sound
currency and silver basis for all business
enterpriscsI He also stands with his party
upon all of those great measures in which the
laborng masses OF the country are Interested.
Mr.. Blainc stands tonight square with his
party upon the proposition embodied In our
platform at Chicago that do not want in
this country imported contract labor. l be-
lieyo IN letting any man who wants TO become
impulse; but do not believe. nor does no be-
iiievc. nor does the Republican party believe,
IN imported gang labor. Contracts made in
foreign lands arc made ut foreign prices, and
the competition is unfair. Labor contracts
should be Individual.
Mr. Blaine believes In that-in what the Re-
publican party has declared to be its policy of
preserving the public lands of this country
Tor actual settlers. There was time in our
thistory when we thought our public donate
was incxhaustible. There was u time when
our Pacific Slope lay separated by weeks of