Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1884-07-17

surely rescue inc repuDiicr KNOW you
will pardon me for saying il is no time
for personal devotion or u personal can
vass. No man has the slightest clai m
To our personal preferences,
and we have no personal objections to
weigh Us feather even against
our resolute choice on such a
ticket as will certainly unite all
friends of constitutional liberty, purity
and reform in solid array for the coun-
try. Cheers. And this spirit now
animates the eXpectant hope which is
turned to this convention from every
quarter of this union. A great change
has been wrought in recent years in
this country, not alone in numbers, in
personal and material characteristics,
but also in the minds of the people and
in the composition of its political forces.
| We have ceased to fight in fratricidal
| war; the sin Of slavery has been pGrged;
the crime of secession has been punish
ed; both arc Mt an end and the chained
mans sorrows are forever closed, and
stand in memory only as SAFE guards for
the national justice, peace, and union
forever Cheers. The horrors of the
dreadful hour of internecine conflict
must stimulate suitable honor and re-
ward TO the noble men whose lives were
offered then for their country's saliva
ton. but these people will not 90 back
ward thither for luminosity and springs
Of action to destroy the fruits of their
labors and sacrifices. The hour of peace
and concord, the embrace of friends
after bitter war, the restored joy of hap
by liberty and enduring union arc their
highest honor; the most noble chaplet
that ever crowned soldiers memory.
Who dares scar to bleed again. who
fans dying spark of enmity, strips the
tenderest leaves from that laurel leaf of
glory [cheers and doubly wicked he
who perils a nations peace and happi-
ness to serve by such ends vain am
bition. Cheers. The day for such
attempts has passed.; a new generation
is on the scene of action, an educated
and intelligent generation. They un-
derstand our intentions. They compro-
bend the tremendous growth and
capabilities of this country, and
they accept the responsibilities
which have devolved upon them. Their
realizing sense is keen that the welfare
and progress Of this people demand,
have long demanded, an utter and rad
zeal change in the administration of the
government Applause.
They have heard repeated promises
Of reform with each recurring election,
and with disgrace and shame they wit
ness each new administration descend
into deeper iniquities than those it prom
ised TO amend. Applause. There is
IL growing conviction that the one re.
form which will work all others, and is
the condition OF all, is tho utter defeat
of the present party in power applause
and there is but one hope. Ii is N vain
to look TO any new party organization
Applause. The prosperity, and prog.
ress, and success of this republic rest:
to-day upon the wisdom and patriotism
of the Democratic party now here il
convention. Loud applause 1t is
the party which brings down the tradi'
tons and represents the principles up
on which this government was founded
rs a homestead of equality and liberty
Applause. 1t is the party of Thoma:
Jefferson Tapplause], of James Madison
rapplauseJ and of Andrew Jackson
Applause. AS they taught and led it
il stands to- day, the party of the people
for honesty, capability and fidelity in
the public services, for strict principle!
of economy in public affairs, for the en-
enlargement of every art and Industry
the development of trade and manufac
ture, with equal justice to ALL APP
plause. l. stands as they inspired it
the party of the people for the generous
diffusion of knowledge, the elevation o
every man, for common rights ant
equal opportunities for all, thu
class favOritism and corporate
oppression. The friend of labor, the in
spiration of youth, the nursery of free
men. Applause. II has shared tn,
vicissitudes Of the frailties, the faults
of humanity. 1t has profited by the
sweet uses of adversely laughter, anc
it stands forth to-day with q discipline
: of patriotism fitted to invoke and re
ceive the restoration of that power
which for half a century it welded L
the nations granduer and glory. APP
J plause. More than five millions o
free men, greater number than cas-
tho ballots for Lincoln, breckenridge
Douglass and Bell, all combined, com
: pose this patriotic aggregation. Fo
nearly 20 years it has been recruite,
steadily and constantly from the up
| right and fearless, who, preferring tn,
rewards of self-respect TO the allure
ments of power, have shaken the dus
! from their feet and departed from thu
= Sodom of so-called Republicanism,
! has exchanged for these the venalt,
| and timc-serving of its own forme
possession, who sought the spoils o
Office where they were to be found. !
: has received and continually receive
I new accessions of those who come il
r the same character which we have re
: ceived before, and if there be any VIII
. cannot abuse its high purpose and for
r titude and ability to wait for the cul
4 mination of its principles, we are ready
D TO continue the like exchange. An
= plause 1t has enlisted and caugh
: tho lire OF the young manhood of thi
nation, and tho spirit of victory rule
Y its councils and rides in the front of il
! battle. Applause. Tho fatality @
: laundering has become Reprbl
o can possession laughter and applause]
n and the doom OF Gods award to folly
j. let us pray may be theirs. The tri
! umph of the party of tho Republican
y vote cannot be longer stayed. A cor
o iident expectation may be placed il
S wise deliberations, and we may hop
5 from your wisdom the first step to b
Y taken and to see again our nation nc
: stored its real station among tn
k powers of the earth; TO see its marine
d public and commercial, again as Q