Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-06-19
Emory a. storrs.
THE FIRST SPEECH OF THE CAMPAIGN.

called out for a speech from the gentle
man whose name heads this ticket and
he responded as follows:
MIR. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN: IN
derstand perfectly well that this is no
occasion for speech making. I under
stand perfectly well that great work
has Just been completed, and that the
men who have been engaged in it are
anxious to retire from the arduous du-
ties which they have been performing.
The time has come, however, when 1T Is
worth while to have it understood that
the preferences that have prevailed In
this convention ceased the very moment
the convention had acted, and that from
this time forward there are no Logan
men, nor Blaine men, nor Arthur men,
nor Edmunds men; there are nothing
but Republicans, inspired with the unan-
imous conviction that the ticket here
placed in nomination must succeed. APP
plause.1
I am not worshiper Of the rising sun.
1 am rarely wOrshiper Of the risen sun,
but this convention has demonstrated
one great lesson: That the Republican
party, calling a convention directly from
the ranks of the people, will nominate
somebody's first choice as a candidate
for President. Applause. That they
this day have done. He was not my
first choice, but he was the first choice
of great majority of the Republicans
of the country. [Applause.1 I bow to
that first choice. don't believe in the
supreme wisdom of the remnant"
[Laughter.] / don't believe in the SUI
periority of the minority. l believe that
everybody knows more than anybody.
And believe that the majority of the
Republican party of the Nation have
more political sense, sagacity and judg-
ment than any minority that can be To-
Gated anywhere under the face of the
shining sun. [Cheers.]
THE CoLoRED VOTE.
1t has demonstrated another thing
That with the load of opprobrium that
has been rolled upon the colOred voter
of the South, he is steadfast, unpurchas-
able and true. Applause. 1t has de-
monstrated another thing: That for the
first time in the history of our Nation
this great Republican party has placed at
the head Of the great National Conven-
ton man who twenty-five years ago
was chattel, but is to-day one of its
most distinguished and honored citizens.
1t has demonstrated its integrity in the
interest and purposes of good govern
ment by platform which has declared
in favor of every principle and policy
that has characterized the party from its
first glorious organization down to to-
day. IT has demonstrated that the affec-
ton which the rank and file entertain
for distinguished individual member
of the party lives and survives all kinds
of SANDER and years of detraction, and
that it will at last elevate its ideal to the
highest and most commanding place in
it's councils. Applause. The result
will demonstrate this, that the party is
itself faithful.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
The result has also demonstrated this
and will demonstrate it, that while those
who favored the nomination of that dis.
tinguished citizen that great official, the
purity of whose life, the cleanliness Of
whose Administration, and the wisdom
of whose policy have made Republican
success a probability, they will follow
the decorous and the patriotic course Of
their leader, and give to this nomination
their cordial, hearty, unfaltering, unhes-
itating, and unquestioning support. [Ap
plause.
This proves the worth of character
for when Chester A. Arthur, while the
cheers were waking the echoes here, de
clared, thrObbing across the wires, tina
the nomination of James @. Blaine WoulC
meet his unqualified support, the truth
fulness Of the man left no room for CUES
ton or for doubt; and SO, 100000 ofpeoplt
know that the promise will be kept re
ligiously and completely in it's fullest anC
amplest measure. [Applause.l There il
no friend of Gen. Arthur who will no
give this nomination all the support thai
he would have given to his leader. MeT
have come here, citizens Of great State
and representing great statesman.
No man could have voted for George
F. Edmunds who would not have felt al
increase of personal self-respect, and Nc
man could have spoken for him who
would not have felt that it added to hii
intellectual stature. There is no follow
err of George F. Edmunds who will fol
low that leader who will not give to Jas
@. Blaine the same hearty, unquestion
ing support that the original supporter
of Jas. g. Blaine will accord to him.
JOHN A. LOGAN.
It is unnecessary to say that that grea
civilian soldier, a man who came from
the ranks of private life and has illumi
mated our history by the most distin
guished military achievements of any
man recorded in its annals, John A
Logan-it requires no word from me tx
say that day and night, in season and on
ofseason, his supporters are for thi
ticket and all of it. The time for wav
ing of handkerchiefs is past. The time
for effulgent enthusiasm has gone by
The time for the solid, serious, solemn
work of the campaign begins tomorrow
JAMES G. BLAINE.
We have at the head of the ticket
man who isthe spirit of Independent ant
genuine Republicanism made NANTES
in the flesh. We have a man who be
lieves In the dignity of our existenc
and in the necessity of preserving anC
maintaining it. We have aman who be
lieves in giving no insults to any indi
vidual or Power, aud will tamely submit
to no Power under Gods heavens. TAp
plause.1 We have a man who believe
that this continent belongs to us, and al
of it. CApplause.] Wehave a man VIII