The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-22
lie KNOWS IT NOW.
MR.. BLAINE FORMALLY NOTIFIED.
Chairman Henderson Hands Him the
Nomination. which He scrntinizcs
nnd Accepts-A Barrel of Hun
e. combc Turned Loose.

lively appearance, and long before the
time for I'm committee appointed by the
; National cdNention to notify James q.
Blaine of bis nomination to the presi-
Dental candidacy of the Republican
party TO perform that duty u consider
able crowd collected around the Augusta
housJ to gaze with curiosity on the
members of the committee. Promptly
ut II o'clock the National Committee of
Notification proceeded in body to Mr..
Blainc's residence and were received by
Mrs. Blaine. As the day was opprcs-
slvely hot and the rooms of the mansion
crowded almost to sufiocation II
was suggested that the prescnta-
ton address by made upon the lawn.
Accordingly the committee and guests
proceeded to Il well-shadcd portion of
the grounds, where n semi-circlc was
formed, and all present stood with un-
covered heads, making an impressive
scene. When all was In readiness, Mr..
Blaine was escorted to the lawn, where
he stood within the are of the semi
circle. Gen. Henderson then stepped
forward and presented the address of
the committe, reading from manuscript.
He spoke as follows.
'MR. BLAINE:-Your nomination for
the office of President of the United
States by the National Republican con-
yention, recently assembled ut Chicago,
is already known to you. The. gentle
men before you, constituting the COM
mittcc, composed of one member from
each State and Territory of the country,
and one from tho District OF
Columbia, now come as the accredited
organ of that convention to give you
formal notice of nomination, and to re-
quest your acceptance thereof. II is,
of course, known to you that besides
your own several other names, among
the most honored in the councils of the
Republican party, were presented by
their friends as candidates for this NOM
ination. Between your friends and
friends of the gentlemen so justly en-
titled to the respect and confidence of
their political associates, the contest was
one of generous rivalry, free from any
faint of bitterness and equally free from
reproach or injustice. AT an early stage
of the proceedings of the convention
it became manifest that the Republican
States--whose aid must be invoked at
last to insure success To the ticket
earnestly desired your nomination. 1t
was equally manifest that the desire so
earnestly expressed by the delegates
from those states was but Truthful
reflection of the irresistible popular de-
mand. 1t was not thought nor pre-
tended that this demand had its origin
i'm any ambitious desires of your own,
or in the organized work of your friends,
but was recognized to DO what II truth
fully Is, the spontaneous expression by
a free people, of love and admiration of
chosen leader. No nomination
would have given satisfaction TO every
member of the party. This is not To be
expected in q country so extended in
area and so varied in interests. The
nomination of Lincoln In 1860 disap-
pointed so many hopes and overthrow
so many cherished ambitions that for II
short time the disailection threatened to
s..s. Is. ali
content was so pronounced rs to imperil
large masses of the party to organize in
opposition To its nominees. For many
weeks after the nomination of Garfield,
in 1880, defeat seemed inevitable. In each
case the shock of disappointment
was followed by sober second thought;
individual preferences gradually
yielded to convictions of public duty;
the promptings of patriotism finally
rose superior to the irritations and ami
mosities of the hour. The party in
every trial has grown stronger in face
of threatened danger. In rendering you
the nomination, 1t gives us pleasure to
remember those great measures which
furnished the causes for party congratu-
lations by the late convention mt Chicago,
and which are now crystalized into the
legislation of the country-measures
which have strengthened and
dignificd the nation, and while
the people have ut all times and on all
proper occasions, received your earnest
and valuable support. 1t was your good
brtunc to aid in protecting the nation
sgainst the assaults of armed treason.
You were present and helped to unloose
de shackles of the slave. You assisted
II placing II new guarantee of freedom
II the Federal constitution. Your voice
vas potent i'm preserving the national
nth where false theories of
finance would have blasted ma
tonal and individual prosperity.
Ne kindly remember you as II fast
friend of honest money and commercial
integrity in all that pertains to the Sc
,urity and repose of capital, the dignity
If labor and manhood, the elevation and
freedom of the people, and the right of
he oppressed to demand the duty of the
iovernment TO afford protection. Your
,ublic acts received the unqualified en-
lorsement of popular approval, but we
re not unmindful of the fact that par
les, like individuals, cannot live entirely
IN the past, however splendid the
ecord. The present Is overcharged
With immediate cares, and the future
presses on with its new duties and its
perplexing responsibilities. Parties,
like individuals, however, that are free
from the stain of violated faith in the
past, are fairly entitled to the presump-
ton of sincerity in their promises for
the future. Among the promises made
I by the party in its late convention at
Chicago was economy in the admins
!, tration, the protection of citizens, ma
I tlves, naturalized at home and abroad,
tie prompt restoration of the navy,
81 wise reduction of surplus
avenues, relieving Taxpayers without
iuturing labor, the preservation ofpublic
16nds for actual settlers, import duties
when necessary ut all to be levied,
mot fnr " Inn for la a al
purpose of revenue and protection, the
regulation of internal commerce, the
settlement of international differences
by peaceful arbitration, but coupled with
the reassertion and maintenance of the
Monroe doctrine as interpreted by the
the good work of civil service reform
to the end that the dangers to
free institutions which Turk I'm tile power
ofofiicial patronage be wisely and effect
ually avoided, honest currency based on
coin of intrinsic value, adding strength
to public credit and giving renewed vi.
tally to every branch of American in.
dustry. Mr.. Blaine, during the last
twenty-thrce years the Republican
party has builded up new Republic; q
Republic far more splendid than that
originally designed by our fathers. It,
proportions already grand, they may yet
DO enlarged. Its foundations may yet
be strengthened and its columns adorned
with beauty more respondent still
To you, as its architect, will soon be rs.
signed this grateful work."
Mr.. Blaine listened to Gen. Hender
sons address standing under an elm
tree with his arms folded on his chest
and his eyes usually cast down, but nj
times wandering about, scanning the
faces of the audience. When Gen. Hen.
derson had concluded speaking, Walker
Blaine, the candidates son, stepped for
ward and handed his father the manu-.