The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-25
HALsrEap ON BLAINE.
He Declares for the Republican
Ticket EmphaticaIly-The Peo-
pies Nominations.

At the great Blaine ratification
meeting held in Cincinnati Saturday
evening, Mr.. Halstead, of the Com
merciai-G Gazette was elected to pre-
side. On taking the chair he spoke
as follows
fELLow-CrrIzENs OF THE NATION
oFTHE UNITED STATES lappIause and
cheers II take the chair with the
understanding that order ia to be
preserved by the people, and for the
people. [Applause.] Any disturb
ance tonight that may be properly
construed to be in the nature OF rati-
fication will bein order. Laughter
The object of the meeting is to ex-
press our appreciation of the work of
the Republican National Convention
in Chicago [applausel;; our appro-
baton of the platforiA adopted by
that body, and of the nomination of
James q. Blaine and John A. Lo-
gan. Applause and Cheers.l
have noticed recently, frequently, the
danger of mentioning those names
laughter by any one who desires
to 60 on with his remarks.
| need not dwell on the names of
our candidates you all know them,
and know them well. The country
knows them, and history knows
them, and will know more of them
hereafter than it has heretofore.
Applause.
There seems to be no difficulty i'm
ratifying the nomination of Blaine
and Logan. Never in the history of
the country were names received in
the city where they were presented
as candidates for the highest office
with such demonstrations of popu-
lar ratification as in the city of Chi
cago. There is no mystery in the
nomination of Blaine. [Applause.1
There was no trick about it, no
scheme, no Ostrategy, no grand tactics;
1t was expressly and remarkably a
nomination by the people. 1t seems
the names of our candidates have
excited good deal of disapproba-
ton on the part of some of the great
and respectable public journals of
the day. Several of the journals
have halted a little, and seem to be
disposed to hesitate good deal, and
to make a number of criticisms in
advance of the Democratic nomina-
ton but they will find it vain to
contend against the popular current
that the opposition to Blaine en-
countered at Chicago. They are
entering upon lonesome and a
dusty road, and if they don't get out
OF 1t IN good time they will find it
tedious and a troublesome way.
[ [Applause.]
| don't believe that the people of
the United States, now numbering
are likely to be stamped
ed and filled with apprehension and
dismay because Blaine believes a
little in the exaltation of the Ameri-
can eagle Cheers and applause
| don't think there is any cause
tor alarm about what is known to be
Or what is believed to be his foreign
policy. | understand that it is his
policy to advance the American ma
ion to a higher place among the
nations of the earth. [Applause.1
understand that it is his policy to
protect American citizens at home
md abroad. Applause. l under
stand that he believes it would be
rood thing to have the great Ameri-
,an continents to come together in
! peace congress that they may pre-
serve peaee among themselves, and
axe a becoming stand against the
lggressions and the intermeddling
,fthe powers of Europe. Applause.
am not afraid of any of these
hings. | don't think the young
nen of the country are afraid of
hem. [Applause.l On the contra
rary, they glory in Blaine as the
highest type and most brilliant of
American statesmen. Applause
Ind if there were any question of
loubt as to the supreme fitness and
excellence of the nomination of that
nost able and thorough statesman.
James G. Blaine [applause,1 and of
hat splendid volunteer soldier and
statesman, John A. Lo-
,an applause] if there was even
doubt of their fitness for the great
rusts now in their hands, it comes
lome to the whole American people
hat they must make choice be-
wsen the Republican and the Dem
icratic parties and | am not aware
# anything the Democratic party
las done within the last quarter of
century, or anything that it is en-
bled now 10 make promise to do
anything that it has done or would
Ike to do-that commends it to the
onidence and suffrages of the peo-
lie of the United States. Applause
We shall have to vote whether all
he great departments Of the Gov
rnment shall or shall not be turned
nto the hands of the Democratic
'arty, and the present House of
representatives is an example and
warning. [Laughter In a word,
am opposed to trusting the vast
nd complex interests of the coun-
ry in the hands of the Democratic
'arty. loud applause.] 1t don't
eem to know what it would do ifit
ould, and so far as it does its ends
re evil.
The Doing OF a Maniac.
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