The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-21
CAMPAIGN THUNDER.
Washington City Republicans Get
Up a Heavy Peal.
Distinguished Speakers on Three
Stands Indiana Republicans
The Prohibitfonists-Poi
In Politics.

ing, which might have been estimated in
numbers anywhere between 1900 and So
000-sone declaring there were 50,0e0-but
which, at any Ia tie, was SO large that it was
out of the question for anything like all
{ he people to hear the speeches which we're
delivered at the same time from
5hree stands, was hold here Thurs
day night TO ratify the nomination
of Blaine and Logan. The place of assembly
was the City hall, which had been tastefully
and appropriately decorated for the occasion,
and the speakers were Senators Sherman,
Hawley and Malone, William W. Phelps,
Fred Douglass, and Representatives Bayne,
Dinghy, Perkins, Horn, Golf, OHara, Bel
ford, Miller, of Pennsylvania; Smalls, Mil
liken, Boutelle, and Reed, and the enthusi-
asm was all that the managers could have
desired.
At one time three men were speaking who
| twenty years ago no one would have thought
it possible could have been speaking at the
national capital together in behalf of conf
mon cause. At the center stand, beneath
the statue of Lincoln, stood Senator
Malone, of Virginia, major-general of
thee onfederacy, one of Lees
adjutants, addressing the throng
in behalf of the success of Republican prin-
ciples, and the election of Blaine and Logan.
At his left, at another stand, stood Congress
man Pettibone, of Tennessee, addressing a
similar crowd, who, as the leader of a band
of Union soldiers, harrassed Gen Mahone's
Confederate forces. At the right stand at
the same time spoke Frederick Douglass, a
slave in Maryland when Malone was a mas
ter in Virginia.
Resolutions endorsing and ratifying the
presidential nominations were adopted with
cheer, and then Judge Shelabarger intro
| duced Senator Sherman, who said, in part:
u will support the nomination-lcheersl-
of Blaine and Logan as heartily as 1 have
done those of Fremont ami Lincoln,
and Grant and Hayes and Garfeid-iap
plausel-and this | would do, fellow
| citizens, even if they were less worthy
that know them TO be of the distinguished
honor proposed for them / would do it for
| my own honor. | have no patience with any
| man who for himself or any other person
| would take his chances for success in poiti-
cal convention, and when disappointed,
would seek to thwart the action of the con-
| vention. Blaine and Logan have been Sc
lected from among the millions of
their countrymen to represent-not
themselves, but the Republican party
of the United States. They represent
| the American union, one and indivisible
| snatched by war from the perils of secession
| and disunion. They represent strong
national government, able, trust, in time,
not only to protect our citizens from foreign
| tyrany, but from local cruelty, intolerance,
and oppression. They represent that party
in this country which would scorn to obtain
| or hold power by depriying by crime and fraud
| more than one million men of their equal
rights rs citizens. They represent party
that would give to the laboring men of our
| country the protection of our revenue laws
against undue competition with foreign labors
| They represent the power, achievements, and
aspirations of the Republican party that for
now twenty-four years has been greatly
| trusted by the people, and in return has
greatly advanced your country in strength
and wealth, intelligence, courage, and hope,
and in respect and wonder of mankind.
1t is said that Blaine is bold and aggres-
sive; that he will obStruct the business ill.,
| terests of the country. | would like to try
such president. He might shake off some
of the oobwebs of diplomacy and invite the
| attention of mankind to the existence of this
country. There will always be conservatism
enough in congress and inertness enough in
| the Democratic party to hold i'll check even a.
brilliant man as James &. Blaine. What
we want now is an American policy broad
enough to embrace the continent, conserva-
| tive enough to protect the rights of every
man, poor as well as rich, and brave enough
to do what is right whatever stands in the
way We want protection to American
| citizens and protection to American laborers,
| a free vote and a fair count. 1t is because
believe that the administration of Blaine and
Logan will give us such policy, and that
know the Democratic party is not capable OF
it, that l now invoke your aid and promise
you mine to secure the election of the Repub
| lican ticket Cheers.
Senator Malone declared the Republican
party of Virginia knew no higher duty thar
to support earnestly and heartily the nomi
nations made at Chicago. In this great con
test he said, the twelve electoral votes O
Virginia, by the constitutional majority Of
the people, would, "by the Eternal" be giver
to Blaine and Logan. Loud cheers.
Senator Harrison, of Indiana, also spoke
After referring to the statement that Blaine
foreign policy would be aggressive, and tht
statement that England would regard witt
grave apprehension his success he remarked
II think that if it gets to be well understood
in this country that any foreign country doe
not want James G. Blaine elected presden
of the United States the American peopl
will be just obstinate enough to elect him.
Laughter and appiause
The meeting adjourned about midnight.
Indiana Republicans.