Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-07
BLAINE LuLoaIzep.

When the State of Mime was called,
the vast assembly arose and mn explo.
sion Of human voices occurred for sew.
eral minutes. The roar continued, and
only ceased because of the inability of
the audience to roar any longer. Some
OF the delegates were overjoyed to the
extent OF frenzy. Hats and handker-
chiefs and canes were thrown into tho
air, flags waved and general pandemo-
inum reigned. The char raped with.
his gavel for order. Ho might us we'll
have l tried to argue with cyclone.
The audience apparently desired no
timer opportunity to express their feel.
ing. and expressed the feeling in keep.
lng with the opportunity. It is impos.
si0le to convey any adequate idea as to
the tumult that relgncd, but possibly an
estimate can be formed by the statement
that from $4,000 to $4,000 people were
yelling like mad, and could not be re-
strained. 1t was . glorious tribute to
pay to any man.
After the chairman had succeeded III
producing comparative quiet, Judge
West, of Ohio, was introduced and said: !:
AS delegate in the Chicago conven.
ton OF 1860 the proudest service of my
life was performed by voting for tho
nomination of that inspired emancipa-
tor, the first republican president of the
United States. Applause.] Four and
twenty years of the grandest history Of
recorded time has distinguished the
nscendency of the republican party.
The skies have lowered and revelses have
threatened; our tlag is still there waving
above the mansion of the presidency, not
u stain on its folds, not cloud on its
glory. Whether it shall mount on its
grand ascendency depends on the action
of this great convention. The country
with bate1 breath awaits the result. On
1T are fixed the Dyes Of 20,O0O.O0O of re-
publican freemen in the north. On it,
or to it, rather, are stretched forth the
lmploring hands of 100000
political bondsmen of the south
[applause, while above, from
the portals Of light, is looking down the
immortal spirit of the immortal martyr
who first bore it to victory, bidding us
hail and God speed. [Applause.l Six
times III six campaigns has that banner
triumped, that symbol OF union, freedom
and progress, sometimes by that lsilent
man of destiny, the Wellington of Amer.
ican arms wild applauseI; and last by
him whose untimely taking off nation
swelled the funeral cries and wept above
great Gartields grave. Cheers and ap.
plause]. Shall that banner triumph
again? Commit it to the bearing oi
that chief IL voice: "James G. Blaine
OF Name" commit it to the bearing oi
the chief the inspiration of whose illus
trious character and great name will fire
the hearts OF our young men, stir the
blood Of our manhood, and rekindle the
fervor Of the veteran, and the closing oi
the seventh campaign will see that holy
ensign spanning the sky like bow ol
promise. Cheers. Phe. political con
victions are changed since the accession
of the republican party to power. The
mighty issues of struggling freedom and
bleeding humanity which convulsed the
continent and aroused the republic
rallied, united and inspired the forces OF
patriotism and the forces of humanity in
one consolidated phalanx. These great
issues have closed these contentious
the subordinate issues resulting there
from arc settled and buried away Will
the dead issues of the past. The arms
of the solid south are against US. Not
an electoral gun can be expected from
that section. If triumph comes the re
publican states of the north must fur
| nish the conquering battalions from
the workshop and the desk, from the
hut of the trapper on tht
snowy Sierras; from the hu
of the fisherman on the banks OF th,
Hudson. The republican states mus
furnish these conquering battalions j
triumph comes. Does not sound politi
rpso ,koka I3or,ov,1 t,ok T,
leader shall be given to them whom on
people will follow, not MS conscript
advancing by funeral marches to certai,
defeat, but grand civic hero, whom tn,
souls of the people desire, and whom
they will follow with all the enthusiasm
of volunteers as they sweep on ant
onward to certain victory (cheers.) II
this contention of forces as to what can
didates shall be entrusted with ou
battle-hags, citizens, l am not here, ant
may my tongue cleave to the roof of m.
mouth if 1 apate one title from the jus
fame, integrity and public homo
of Chester A. Arthur, our presi
dent [applause.l Iabate not one little
from the just fame and public lntegrit.
of George L. Edmunds applause1; o
Joseph A. Hawley (applause); of Joh1
Sherman (applause); of the grand old
Black Eagle of Illinois (here tn
speaker was interrupted several moment
by prolonged applause), and 1 on
proud to know that these distinguished
senators whom I have named hav
borne like testimony to the public life
the pure character and the public in
tegrity OF him whose confirmation
brought him to the highest Office, secon.
in dignity to the office of the president
only himself the first premiership in th
administration of James A Gar
field. (Applause.) A man for whom tn
senators aud rivals will vote, the secre
tary of state of the United States, is goo
enough for the people to vote for as pres
ldent. Loud applause.) Who shall b
our candidate? (Cries OF "Blaine," "Ar
thur" and "Logan." A loud voice yeIle,
above the tumult, give us Blaine" Civ
us "Black Jack" and we will elect him.
When quiet was restored the speake
continued: Not the representative Of
particular interest or particular claBi
Send the great proclamation to til
country, labelled the doctors candidate
the lawyers candidate, the Wall stree
candidate, and the hand of resurrection
would not fathom this November grave
(Applause.) Gentlemen, he must be
representative of American manhood
(applause), representative of tina
living issue that demands the amplee
industrial protection and opportunit
whereby labor shall be enabled to ear
and eat the bread OF independen
employment, relieved of mendicant com
petition with pauper Europe or paRal
China. (Applause.) He must be rep
resentative of that republicanism tha
demands the absolute political, as vel