Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-07


The Chairman then introduced Gen.
eral Curtis OF Missouri. O -eoonded
the nomination of Logan, after vnIcb
tie call was proceeded With, Indian,.
Iowa, Kansas, kentucky and Louisiana
eacn being called and each passed the
Gall. when the State of Maine was
reached the vast assemblage arose and
an explosion Of human voices occurred
Tor some minutes the roars continued
ana only Ceased because of the inability
OF the audience to roar any longer.
SOME OF the delegates were overioved
70 Tue extent OF perfect frenzy. Hats,
INCONSISTENCIES and canes were thrown
10 tae AIR, nags waved, and a general
panoenonium reigned. The Oh sirrnan
raped with MS gavei for order. He
| might as well have tried TO argue with a
cyclone. The audience apparently de
sired no inner opportunity 10 express
their feeling, and expressed the feeIing
IN keeping with the opportunity. II Is
impossible to convey any adequate idsa
as To the tumult that reipned. I'M, no.
sibly II can be formed by the statemen.
that from 1000 to 1900 peools vere
yelling like mad and could not be re-.
strained. Ii was glorious tritnte tn
paw TO any man. After the Chairman
had succeeded in producing comparativa
quiet, Judge West of Ohio was intro
duced.
BLAINE.
was delegate in the Chicago Con-
Ventlon OF 1850, the proudest service of
my life vas performed by voting for the
nomination that inspired emancipation.
that first Republican President of ths
/ Af4tR I
twenty years of tnis grandest history Of
recorded times had distinouishsd the
ascending of the Republican p.rty. the
skies have lowered and reverses nave
| threatened. Our flag il still there. net
a stain Oh Its folds, not a cloud on its
glory. Whether it shall maintain that
grand ascendency depenislupoa the ac-
ton OF this great council. With bated
breath nation awaits tue result. On 1t
are nred the eyes of twenty millions of
Republican freemen In the North, on il,
or to u Father. are stretched forth the
1mpioring hands Of ten millions Of Do
lItical bondsmen of the South. Ap-
plause. While above from the portals
| Of light IS looking down the immortal
spirit OF the immortal martyr who frs,
bore Its victory bidding to us hail and
6od-speed. Applause. Six times 10
Six Campaigns has that banner Triumph
| cd, that symbol of union, freedom, hu-
mainly and progress, sometimes, by
that silent man OF destiny the Yelling
ton of American arms, Wild applaa g.
lost by him on whose uutImsly taking
| OF nation vailed the funeral cries and
sept above the grve of the great Gar
held cheers aud applause shall that
banner wave again. Commit it TO the
daring of that chief A voice. Z" James
| q. Blaine of Maine'--eheers. Commit
| 1t to the bearing of that chi 4, the inspi-
ration of whose illustrious character
and great narHs will fire the hearts of
| other young men, stir he blood of man
hood and rekIndle the fervor Of the vet
eran, and the closing of the seventh
campaign will see that bold ensign
| spanning the sky like a bow of promise
| lcheersl Political conditions have
changed since the accession of the Re
publican party to power. The mighty
party issues of struggling freedom aud
humanity which oonvulsed continent
and arouses the republic rallied and
inspired the fDrces of patriotism and
the forces of humanity into one oonsol-
| idated phalanx. These great issues
have ceased, their contentious sub
| ordinate issues resulting therefrom are
| settled aud buried away with dead
| issues of the past. The arms of the
| solid South are against us; not AN cleo
toral gun can be expected from that
section. Ii triumph comes the Rspub-
loan States of the North must furnish
the coEquering balance, from the farm,
the anvil, the loom, the mine' the work
shop aud the desk; from the hut of the
,rtpper ON the snowy Sierras, fro the
hut of tho fisherman on the banks of
the Hudson. The Repu blioan States
must furnish the conquering balances
II triumph comes. Does not sound po-
iitioal wisdom dictate demand that a
leader shall be- given to them whom our
people will follow, not a. oonscripls ad-
vanclng by funeral marchts to certain
defeat, but grand civic hero, whom the
councils of the people desire and whom
they will follow with all the enthusi-
asm of volunteers az they sweep on and
onward 10 certain victory. Cheers. |
Citizens, am not here, and may my
tongue cleave To the roof Of my mouth
If abate one 1.-THE from the just fams,
integrity and public honor of Chester
| A. Arthur, our President. Applause
abate not one 1.-THE from the Just fame
and public integrity of George 4. Ed
munds lapplausel, OF Jerome A. Haw-
ley Ipplausel, of John Sherman lp
plaasel, of that grand old black eagle
of Illinois here the speaker was inter
rupted several minutes by prolonged APP
piausel. and | am proud To know that
these distinguished Senators, whom
have n ,med, have borne lika testimony
10 the public life. public char
aoter and public inte2ity OF him
whom confirmation brought to the
HIGHEST office. second In dignity to the
office of President only-ths first pre-
miership in the administration of James
A. Garfield. Applause A man for
xhom Senators aud rivals will vote for
Secretary of State of the United States
is good enough for plain flesh aal blood
and Gods people 90 vote for for Presi-
dent. Loud applause. Who shall be
our oandid.tef Cries OF Blaine. Ar
thur and Logan. A loud voice yelle !
above the tumult: Give as Black
Jack, and we'll elect him r. When
quiet WAS somewhat restored the speak
er continued am not representa-
tive of any particular interest or anv
particular class. send great proc
lamation TO the country labeled Doc
tors Candidate" The l. .borers' Can
d.date," Wall Street Candidate" and
the hand of resurrection will not fathom
his November grave. Applause. ten
tlemen. he must be n representative OF
| American manhood. = representative of
the living Republic mis- n that demands
the amplest industrial pretection and
opportunity whereby labor shall be en-
abled to earn and eat the bread Of In ie-
pendence. relieved of msndiosnt ooape-
tition with pauper Europeans or pagan
Cinnamon. He must be representa-
tive of that Rspnbiic inism which de-
mands absolute political as we'll as per-
sonal emancipation and eafranchise
ment, marked representative of thN
Republicanism which recognizes the
stamp of American citizenship anu con-
alteration at horne or abroad. whether
under the sky OF Bism srck or under the
d aimetto. under the pelican or ON the
banks of the Mohawk ; that Repuhit
canism which. under the !" Sic samper
uranus of whole dominion OF
States, has. by the slaughter of popular
maiori,ies in the name OF Democracy,
been defeated Repnhlicanism IS em-
bodied aud as stated in the platform
Of principles this day adopted BY
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