The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-06-21

WASHINGTON. June 2O.-The fM.
lowing is Il detail OF the closjrs
scenes Of the ratification meeting lay
evening:
Senator BLAIR ridiculed the idea ths.
the republicans would have to FIGHT
defensive battle. lie elogized BIIaipa
and Logan and predicted their tr.
umphant election in November.
Senator Harrison commenced by
saying that wherever a thriving DOR.
ulation was to be found Throughout
the land there Blaine was the strong.
est. He was strong among the paG
pie who did not seek Office, but vito
helped the cause with their Votes.
"What," asked Harrison, us the mat.
ter with Blaine: When the best and
ablest men lii the nation assembled
to choose HIM as the ii;test man for
rule III our entire country? Let The
summons GO out to the nations d
Europe; let Bismarck and Gladstone
be III company. and we will not fear
to nave their measure applied to our
candidate" GOOD, good. Blaine
will stand among them a represents
tive of whom the American people
need not feel ashamed. He has stood
in the house OF representatives when
its rolls bore the names OF our most
representative men, AID 10 mar
counted Blain3 to be inferior to tile
rest. Ia the senate no niar counted
him an unworthy opponent; in the
Garfield cabinet he stood Cheers
cherished, loved and ltaned upon.
! OF only in the lahors Of public LIE,
but in friendship and personal inter.
course with him whose nnnle name
we revere. Applause, in the
sime trust with which Garfield
leaned on the arms of Blaine when
the ~assasSin'S bullet struck him down,
do the republicans OF this country
lean upon him to-day.
But Some people say he will intro.
luce an aggressive foreign policy. !
ain tree to confess there is q stalWart
Amerlcanism about J. G. Blaine that
l like. The Pail UoU GQzttte is re.
ported to have said that England
would look with grave apprehtnslons
apon the conduct of America because
u is belieyed that Blaine was inclin d
supersede British commerce with
South American states. If any
should ask Blaine whether be-
oreierred that England or the Uuitej'
tates should have the trade of Brazil
nave no doubt he would say tie
nited States. Cultivating a friend,
y lntei course with the states d
'outh America, he would endtayo:
o bring to the United states ,ht
ommerce that rghtfully belongs
s. Applause. | think that If II
cts to be we'll understood in thi:
ountry that any foreign country doe:
ct want James G. Blaine elected
resident of the United states, the
american people will be just Obsti,
ate enough to elect him. [Laughter
nd applause.
Fred Douglass. who presided al
mother stand, made a short speech,
the other speakers were were
representatives Bayne, Dingley, Per.
ems, H"rr, Golf, O'IIara, Bedford,
lPa.) Small, Melliken, Boutel.
y and Reed. A letter was read from
ecretary Lincoln, now in New York.
his hearty concurrence in
object OF the meeting ard hoping
lat all who wished success to repub-
can principles would unite in an
srnest and vigorous support OF
laine and Logan.
"A letter was also read from Sena-
II Hall, regretting his inability to
} present to say a few earnest words
support of the nominations. The
cket, he says, represents the spirit
beliefs OF the party to-day.
Inc meeting adjourned about MD