The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-06-07

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on the pledge resolution, about Is
delegates rose in different parts OF
the hall and insisted on being recog.
nized by the chair. The chair re.
fused to recognize any of them and
repeatedly asked them to be seated.
Reluctantly they took their seats,
and a moment after the confusion
had subsidized, the chair said: 1.-THE
chair recognizes the gentleman from
New York, George William Curtis. y
Mr.. Curtis climbed up on his chair
and began to speak. He said: "Mr.
Chairnan:-" but at this point loud
calls came up from all parts of the
house of platform, platform, plat
form." Mr.. Curtis shook his head,
and ret ing nis position on his
chair, said:
Nj. Ca0i,nnn:-A Republican and
Tree man I came into this conven-
ton, and by the grace OF Cod a Re
publican and q free man will I 90
out of this convention. Twenty.fOur
Years ago I was here in Chicago.
Twenty.four years ago I took part
with men of this country who nomi-
mated a man who bears the most il
lustrious name in the Republican
party and The brightest raw in whose
halo of glory and immortality is that
he was the great emancipation. In
that convention, sir, resolution was
offered in amendment of the plat
form. It introduced into that plat
form certain words from the Declara-
ton of Independence that were voted
down in that convention, and Josiah
r. Glddons, of Ohio, rose from his
seat and was passing out of the con-
vention. As. he went to pass my
chair reached out my hand. was
we'll nigh q boy and unknown to
him. I said "Sir, where are you 60
ings" He said to me: "Eoung man,
l am going out of this convention,
for find there is not a pace in the
Republican convention for an origi-
nal antl-slavery man." Well, gen
tleman, after this he stopped, and
again took his seat, and before the
convention concluded the Republi-
can party declared that no word, 40
deed, no sign, should ever be made
in Republican convention which in
the slightest degree reflected upon
the honor and 10y atty of men who
took part in that convention, and
upon their adherence to liberty. Thu
gentleman who Was last upon the
floor dared anyone on this floor to
vote against that resolution. I say
to him that the presentation of such
a resolution in such q convention as
this is stigma and an Insult upon
hn Of
question is not new question. Ex-
actly the same motion. was brought
up at the last convention, and a man
from West Virginia-I honor the
name Of that man said: If in the
face of the roaring galleries and in
the face of all their success, this man
from West Virginia said he was
Republican who carried his SOW
ereignty under his own hat. Now,
sir. in the light of the character of
the Republican party. In the light of
the action Of the last Republican con-
vention, the first convention of
which have known in which such
pledge was required, l ask this con-
vention mindful OF all that hangs on
the wisdom, moderation, tolerance
and patriotism of our action: beg
this convention to remember Lin
coin, to remember Garfield. to ra-
member every vital principle of the
Republican party. and assume that
every man here who is honest and
will vote this resolution
down which should never have ap
peared in 3 Republican convention as
worthy to be ratified by this con-
course of free men [ see before me.