Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-06-13

from the fact that hc frequently turned his
face to the rear Of tho platform TO
speak to tho officials occupying that
Se.PPsses and o tSo aadsuos S sg,S S
ing Mr.. Townsend to turn around; faco tho
front; wo can't hcar you" And facing to
tho front n.momont,. Mr.. Townsend con-
tinued; II is not that say so. The com.
missionors themselves, In thcir report to the
national Congress, declare that Mr.. Arthur In
every respect has carried out the law, and
aided them to tho extent OF his power,
tCheers.1 Another thing wish " say. II
may be said that hold an office. ] do, and
for IL am indebted TO Rutherford u. Hayes,
most excellent gentleman, who did honor
TO the great Office OF President.
camc horo to speak for The man who IL
now President, but the day has come when
man can safely come here and oppose the
head Of the national administration. There
(pointing to the New York delegatlon) sits
my friend, Judge Robertson, of the State OF
New York, the collector of the port OF New
York, coming here like any honest man, and
a bravo.hearted man, to carry out his views
directly in opposition to the Chief Executive
Of the nation. Applause and laughter
And he is here with perfect safety
to perform that service. 1 am
bound to say, and l would dcspise myself
said about New York politics. Much has
been said about the New York machine with
Roscoe Conkling and Thomas G. Plat turn.
ing the crank Of the machine. Laughter.1
have, sir, to prove that Mr.. Arthur has
pSIposgs SiisS 81 iSssSSn bis haSe 's su. S pothhs
to the fact that Roscoe Conkling has given
his whole influence against Mr.. Arthur, and
| that Thomas G.. Platt, the man that resigned
his office, the man that could not stay in
Garfcld's administration because Mr.. Blaine
was so wicked rs to persuade Garfield to
/ D.1,n fnr
| New York. lie is here tonight rs dele
| gate. l am one Of those men. am an old
man, but am one Of those men that for
| fifty years, in speaking of politics
have uttered just the sentiments that feel,
and believe it to be the last act of my
life. 1 want TO call the attention Of this
| convention to the exhibition that wo had
here tonight as an evidence that the exec
utive chamber of it was not q caucus
room of faction. [Applausc.l Now the
people, when We go down to our homes,
wilt say "What means this?" Mr.. Ar.
thur has had everybody's commenda.
ton, The ns politicians met as Chi Il.
force of public opinion to give their un-
| qualified commendation for the administra-
| ton of Chester A. Arthur and yet he was
| not rcnominated
Mr.. President, when you took the chair, in
speaking of the great and glorious men whose
names would come before this convention
| for consideration you said this, that Chester
| A. Arthur had justly won the cOmmenda-
tion,
| "WelI Done, Good and Faithful Servant"
Sir, you quoted fyom a book, and what, in
that book, was said should be done with the
well-dong and faithful servant? Turned in
to a brush pasture to starve? That is not
the doctrine of that book. The good and
faithful servant everywhere is promised his
Ill. Il l.
and for depression let me say to the young
gentlemen, not members of the convention,
who cried so loudly for my friend Ingersoll
last night, that there is a great deal of most
instructive and interesting rending in that
book, If they shall have the grace to attend
it. / said the people were full of determina-
ton in this matter. There is more, sir, in
The Democratic party are watching for q
breach in our army. They have their lances
at rest, they have their spears pointed, and
| whenever we open our armor they are
ready to pierce the Republican party to the
heart. What will they say? oh here; OBJ
here; what nice party you are. You have
been prating ten years about reform in the
civil service, you have been prating ten years
about having non-factonal administration;
you have found one yourselves, as you say,
and yet for the purpose of taking up some
body else, you have struck down and cast
into oblivion, as far as you have the power
to 90 it. a., the very very man who who
you could do, and have spent ten years in
preparing for his hand. said the Demo-
crata could do anything. They have their
civil service reform; they had their Pendle-
ton in Ohio; they clacked him loudly they
patted him on the back when he made his
speeches for civil service reform, but when
he came down to Ohio for recogni.
ton to be returned to the Senate
they "whistled him down the wind" 1t will
do well to strengthen the party, but it won't
strengthen us. These men, our constituents
will look into this In the days of James III
he got into difficulty with bishop,
! and he imprisoned all the bishops
, Cornwall, the bishop of Bristol. The
Cornishmen were very much excited because
!, their friend was in danger, and message
was sent out, the burden of which was this
'Shall Trelawney die? Shall Trelawney diei
Then 30, 900 Cornishmen will know the rea
Arthur. and not 10000 Republicans
but thirty times 10000 Republicans will
know the reason why. [Applause.l Now
my friends, have presented substantially
the considerations which govern me in pro
posing the action which / intend to follow
We have, in every case since the Republican
party was formed, done one of two things
his term, rcnominatcd him, except in the
casa of Mr.. Hayes, who refused renomina
ton. Laughter.l We gave him o. second
term. We refused to give General Grant
much as we regarded him, the third term
These are the traditions of the party, the
common understandings, and in order te
show that give the common understandings
of the party | have but to quote letter from
the most distinguished statesman in the
northwesterly portion of the Union, written
OH the Goth of December, 1880, in view OF
the incoming administration of Garfield, in
which he says:
Speaking of the administration not all
directing its energies for reelection, yet
compelling the result by the logic of events
and the impcrious necessities of the situa-
ton, and so said that great statesman, SO
says the community, and so will say the
voters, and God grant that this convention
may adopt such a course rs TO conciliate
party that victory in November, so important
to the well being of the country, may again
perch itself for twenty-four years upon the
Edmonds Nominated.
Mr. Long. of Massachusctts-Mr President AMI
fellow delegates: we are here to discharge !
for it hereafter | appoa! to the unimPassionsS' ,s
Judgment of this convention. i appeal from tn
e1oitement Of this vast concourse to the ate
and believing that an American audience neyye
fails in, fair play, L. appeal. even at thi
lato hour, for opportunity 10
brave little Vermont. LApplause] Th
Republican party commands to-day the confidence
Of the country. 1t may invoke its record Of twenty
five years, for that is the common knowledge ane
admiration of the world 1t need not appeal L
IFS principles. for those arc the very foundation
the ms yeous progress and prosperity of this grea
republic. There only needs that IN IL
candidate tho simple elements of hi
personal and public character, it should
furnish a guarantee of its continuing
fidelity 10 itself There only needs that it respond
TO the instinct of the people That done, and its tr
unph In the coming Presidential election is as sure
as the coming of the election day. But, gentle
men, that instinct must be obeycd 1t represent:
demand which is inoyorable us fate itself II
before us. 1t obtrudes no word ef depreciation
against any Of them II cares little for ssnef
or party lkipgs, but for that awful, voice Of the
imperative standard of its choice and bids us rise
to that or fail. ,lApplause.l The country and
party greater than the fortunes or interest ot
any one man, however dear or honored 70 us
IAnplause Wo are here as Republicans
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