The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-10
are our candidates. Your second choice,
selected with a unanimlty almost marvellous

| are our CandtulteS. II, 7 our second choice,
selected with aunanimity almost marvellous
In great conventions OF this character, had
every, trace Of Democratic blood fred out
Of him when the frs! shot exploded upon
the walls Of sumpter. From that time to
thia undertaking, unwavering, and ,funfal.
teripg, there hes never been q Republican
idea of'which John A. Logan has no! been
svigorous and Aggressive, m eloquent, and
q courageous champion. Applause We
have the real spirit OF the fiber Of tho
party embodied and illustrated by this
great ticket We bavo "a platform broad
enough ior every citizen to stand upon. Is
n III THE DEMOCRACY. t{iS ~
Tho night Ia closipg down upon us, the
old diabolism oil the Democratic party 10
not yet gone. Another Convention will DO
held here next month. Tilden will prob
ably be nominated. II 10 possible that no
is already dead Laughter and applsuse],
but with the slyness and the secretiveness
OF the author Of the cipher dispatches, he
might be dead two years and never lot any.
body know. Laughter1 We will run
living, breathing men, with bone and
ilesh, muscle and appetite, againat ghos.ly
reflections such as he. [Applauss and
laughter ] They toll us that be may. carry
New YORK. New York is great, practical,
splendid business State. Il was my great
good fortune to DO born there. II Is the
old Empire State. 1t stands like the angel
Of the Apocalypse with one foot resting
upon the sea and the other upon the land,
the mistress Of both. It has the spirits Of
Blaine and Logan In It's >bosom. ZAP.
plause J The old Rspublicanism OF that
Slate which challenged the diaboliam Of
Democracy thirty years ago has still within |
liz heart the old undying and impsriahable !
faith. [Applause ] Il will carry this ban.
ner, you may Ieat assured, forward through |
the storms and fires OF the conflict upon
which we are about 70 enter To triumph
and to victory. Applause There may
be those who will hesitate and ialter by
the roadside, There may DO those who
will weary In this magnificent march. The
campaign Is now upon us. We have 10
time Tor linimenta or poultices. We can.
not stop to heal tho iDfrm. The lame men
must fall behind. the cripples DO relegated
to tho rear. The great, healthy, splendid
marching Of the Republican millions tax.
ing up this banner will place 1t, you may
be sure, upon the topmost eminences OF
magnificent victory. [Applause.1
Y N. TIE TWO PARTIES. gE
G have never seen tho time, never ex.
pect 10 see 1t, when can debate with my.
oelt where is the choice between the Re-.
publican and the Democratic party. Oas,
with iis shining and glorious record al
great deeds, and tho other with career
leprous with Elm and spotted with iniauities.
never in all Its history have dono the right
thing except at the wrong tims. Laugh
ter During all the war 1t was 1tsver In
favor OF peace. After the war had ceased
1t raised the devil in the South. When
the gresnback was necessity itspurned it
as unconstitutional, and when the ueces.
sity ceased it swore we should have moth.
ing in the heavens but Rreenbacke, FAR
plause anu laughter Thus it has peen
with that crooked, incomprehersible party
the demon OF political cusssdness and
the embodiment Of all that ia wicked. nj,
wants US to look to Tiiden 81 lis prospec.
i've representative, who weighs ninety
pounds and is unable to hear, and Is re-.
lnembered only because he was the archi-
tect Of tho most unsuccessful fraud ever
engineered IN American politics rLona
applause. He 10 pitied because the fraud
alu not succesd. have no sympathy
With him for that reason. Democrats tell
me, ave will nominate Tilden." That ia a
sentiment. 1say to them, "For G DDS s,ke.
i you have got a sentiment, stick TO il
laughter; It ia the only one you have poi:
YOU have not had any in quarter Of cen.
Iusy. You are situated like uau with one
pair OF pantf; you cannot be critical; it ia
.he1e trousers or naksdness." laughter
and cheers q e.