Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-09
REPUBLICAN POLITICS.
Progress Of the Campaign Of Blaine
and Logan.


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New York Telegram
Ex-senator Grady, rising 10 protest against
the passage Of the resolution AMI the Adoption
Of tao address, r..de q long speech lie re-
viewed the whole political career OF Cleveland,
and quoted freely from the nclumnp OF uae
Times and the Herald in tho past m support 81
the position ho GRADY had now taken In ee
course of his speech Grady said:
Neither in the nomination OF tho teke' " 10
the methods by which It was brought a.9,nm
there the slightest claim upon the great po1y
of Democratic voters for Its support Inc
great majority Of the delegates TO the eonven-
lion who named Cleveland their hrst cholce
/ represented Republican CONSTITUENCIES ine
Number Of delegates who openly and earnestly
opposed his nomination were recorded, IN SPIN
OF all their protests AZ favorable 70 his anu
or engineered by the monopolists who have
secured control OF the party management. was
exerted 10 make him the candidate, and, ~ you
well know. the delegates who left their homes
loud in their professions Of hostility tohls can
didacy az inviting certain defeat 70 tns parry
gayeeyidence soon after their afIiralss
OF a change OF heart, which cnly the most SIN.
pie and charitable have ascrihed 70 pure ana
worthy motives The expressed design OF men
who urged his nomination was 10 concentrate
disgnlnfled Republicans, not 10 please Demo
crats. Preserving 10 myself the supreme right
Of a citizen exercising an act OF sovereign
ty. decline to prostitute my prerogause
Ia the purposes Of party managers. SUI
frage has been bestowed on me by the insiitu,
lions OF my country that it may be exercised
for the country's welfare. To the prosperity
and benefits of this Ian j dedicate II and i
can reconcile without dissertation any dlsposi.
ton Of il that would result IN the support OF
i n - 80 --.l.aarrYf .lnflAA IN tho nlta
ward garb OF a Democrat, ignorant OF the car
dinal principles of the political faith which ne
assumes to profess, and accepting from Demo
crats their votes that be may delight Repubh-
cans and Independents by the manner IN winch
ne will exercise the powers conferred upon
him by q betrayed and deludcd party. b9.
M vote will not be lost TO the Democracy IL
will be cast for the candidate whose followers
will be numbered by hundreds OF thousands,
whose motives cannot be impnnged, Tor their
J action can not be inspired by selfish hopes oi
( reward II will be registered for the prlnci,
pies which the Democratic party .protsssed
whom it held popular confidence, and Tor anan,,
doning which it lost popular support II will
be given for the candidate who has no hope oil
election and no desire for sordid benefits, for
%polticaI preferment, but who braves fatigue,
] abuse, and pecuniary loss that true Democrats
may find his candidacy a channel through
which they HAY express their
i Turn IN uhNh vi ~ H.'s
caotnred and betrayed by Know nothing dem
agogues hungry for places and spoils, to JON
the pure Democracy which struggles for prln-
ciples which the party organizatlon has
abandoned. l denounce the candidate whose
only merit is his obscurity that ma,
follow a statesman whose life has made gio.
rious the history Of his country i decline Z
bow down before . craven image because
prefer to follow the teachings OF the apostle o.
the true political faith Preferring shining
ability TO a dull mediocrity, q true reforInel
TO a sham reformer, 5 statesman TO a hang
man, an illustrious citizen 10 a political ad
yenturer, ! decline 10 support Grover Cleye
land for the Presidency, and here and now, II
the presence Of a leader whom ] have Away
regarded as my political sponsor, IN the mids
OF brethi en- and comrades with whom ] hay
shared many hard-fought battles in the politi
cal field. and before the eyes of all the coun
try, TO whom / have this night laid bare m,
motives and purposes, | declare myself II
favor of Benjamin +. Butler, soldier, jurisi
statesman, and patriot, and | appeal to tim
for my yindication-