Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-12-06

overwhelmed with a sense OF the pow
erty Of my vOca bulaFy Of thankGulness-
and Of the vain aspiration Of nay desire
to return even 1.-THE Q my nultitudi-
nous obligations
But, grateful as / am TO the Repablf-
cans Of Kansas for the signal honor they
have conferred upon me an honor
which fills the full measure Of
my ambilion-and proud as am
of the magnificent victory wen ia
Kansas, cannot forget that the ReBub-
lican banner of the Nation lis, for the
6rst time in twenty-five years, trailing
in defeat. If loved the party merely
for its gifts of honor and of Office; if /
cared nothing for its principles, and had
no faith in their power TO benefit and
bless the people Of America; if / regard
ed the contest between the Democratic
and the Republican parties IS q mere
scramble for the FpOils Of Office, 1 would
be content with my own personal ViCto-
~, and accept It as all that / was inter
ested in. But I am a Republican not
only In name, but In fact. ana Re-
publican because I sincerely believe that
the Republican party Is the purest, the
most intelligent, the most progressive,
the most benehcent organization she
world has ever known. am q RepubIi-
can because the Republican party saved
the Union; beCaused IL abolished slavery;
because it enfranchised the slaves; be-
cause it has made this Nation great, free,
prosperous and seiEsUstaining.
1 am Republican because the Rapab-
hcan party advocates the protection Of
American Industries and labor; because
it is the party of school houses, of edu-
cation, of social order, of liberty, reguia-
ted by law; and because it is a party that
has never feared to attack vice, however
strongly entrenched il might be.
/ am a Republican because the R6pub-
lican party would be ashamed to prefer
a Northern COpperhead to a Union sol
der.
I am a Republican because the Repub-
lican party does not, for expedienCy's
sake, ignore its greatest and bravest adj
vOCates and statesmen, while it sits upon
a pedestal, like a Gesler's hat in the
market place, q prepOsterOus political &C
cident, who had lived throughout the
tremendous events of the past quarter Of
a century, utterly unknown outside Of
the small place wherein he resided.
The Republican papty has enriched
the history of the age with long list of
imperishable names, and among them all
no one shines with q more brilliant
luster than that of its brave and glorious
leader in the late campaign, James q.
Blaine.
Is it strange, then, that even in
LLlG L4AubB Oh QuL AEI0ALALiE
over our victory in Kansas
my heart turns to the man who should
/ have been the central thought and figure
of this iubilee-to the defeated leader
but still the leader Of the Republican
| hosts, as much to-day as a month ago; to
/ che Greatheart of the party, who never
suiked in his tent when others were pre-
| ferred; and who never treacherOusly
| stabbed his party IN order TO defeat a
| political rival.
! There are to-day all over the land men
who proudly boast that they voted for
! Henry Clay, who, in his day and genera
! ton, was the greatest, bravest and neblesb
! of American Statesmen, and whO will be
! remembered and revered a thousand
! years after the eleventh President Of the
/ United States is forgotten. And So q
/ quarter of a century hence, the young
/ Americans who this year cast their first
/ votes for James G. Blaine and John A..
/ Logan, the greatest statesman and the
/ greatest volunteer soldier Of this age,
/ wall boast Of it as the proudest act Of
! their lives.
The great West presented, in
/ the contest Just closed, a stain
! less record Of unfaltering de-
/ VotiOn to Republican prime pies.
/ Here in the West the land of freedom
and loyalty, the home Of school houses
]
! dates received a support that was as enc
! thusiastic as it was overwhelming. The
/ best blood and brain and energy Of
/ America abide in the West. liz is the
/ bright boy of the family who leaves the
! old homestead to make q name and a
! fortune for himself 1t is the mother OF
/ bright and energetic childreq who, when
/ her husband talks Of removing 20 q new
/ and broader country, gives q brave and
] The the and
| women who have peOpled this goOdly
/ western land and transformed 1t with
/ the magic touch of industry, energy and
/ intelligence into the grainery Of the
world. And this is the land, the broad
/ rich, prosperous land, where q big heart
ed, big Drained people gave the greatest
and most brilliant of living Americans
his largest and heartiest support. We
can at least rejoice over this result Of the
campaign, and point with pride to the
act that Kansas, in her Republican ma
ority, leads all the other States.
The Republican party has lost a battle.
! 1t lost some during the civil war. 1t Is
I neither disheartened, dismayed nor
panicstrickeD. 1t will rally It's forces
form its lines and prepare fOrthe contest
of 1888. 1t embraces within It's ranks
the best heart and brain of the Amer1-
can people. it is the party Of proud
memories and glorious aspirations. II
has never done anything 1t has TO apollo
gize for or feel ashamed Of 1t has gov
erned the country wisely honestly
bravely. 1t is as great party to-day as
it was when Abraham Lincoln led 10 %
victory, or when Ulysses s. Grant was lts
u commander, or when James A. Garfield
was its chosen candidate. Alike In fields
of war, or finance, or administration, Il
has justified the highest expectations o.
LOYALTY, the honesty and the intelligence
of the Nation. Pharisees reVile, demG-
gogues denOunce, Cranks rail ct, and
traitors hate it. But is the party Of the
! | hnnest sensible. practical. logIcaI