The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-07
We want n man whose life and opinions

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oil which l have spoken. We want man
who, standing on mountain height, trace q
the victorious footsteps oil our party In the
past, and carrying on hii heart th8 mem.
DRY Of It's glorious deeds, looks forward
prepared TO NEE. the dangers 70 come. We
want one who will act In no spirit Of IN.
kindnees toward these wo lately met in
battle. The Republican party Offers 10
our brethren Of the South the olive branch
Of peace, aud inviles them 10 renewed
brotherhood, on this supreme condition:
that Il shall be admitted, forever, that In
the war Tor the Union we were right and
they were wrong. Ga that supreme con
tition we meet them as brethren, and esk
them to share with us the bleaslngs and
honors Of this republic. s9.ssi = 4
Now, gentlemen, not to weary you, l au
about to present name for your consider.
ation-ths name oil ono who was tho com.
rade, advoeats, and friend OF nearly all the
noble dead WHOSE Iac,s look down upon us
from the walls tonight (reierrirg to the
pcrIaitsoi Lincoln, Sumner, Wade, Chand.
Ter, and other eminent Americans hanging
10 the hall); man who began Ills career
In public service twenty-five years svo.
who couragoously confronted tho slave
power in tho days Of peril on the plains Of
kansas, when nrt began to fall the red
drops OF that bloody shaver which finally
sw-Iled into that DEUCE Of gore In the late
rebellion. lie bravely stood by young Kan
eas, and returned to his scat in the National
Legislature, his pathway through all the
subsequent years has been marked by
labors wonhily performed in every depart.
ment oil legislation. 49,
itu ASK ron HIS MONUMENT.
Ipoint 10 you twenty-five years OF National
statutes. Not one great, beneGcent law
has been placed on the statute beoks with.
cut his Intelligent nnd powerful aid. lie
aided in formulating the laws 10 raise the
great armies and navies which carried us
through the war. His hand was seen In
the vol nanship Of those statutes that 70.
stored and brought back "lhe unity and
married calm Of S.ates.n His hand was in
all that great legislation that created the
war currency, and in the still greater work
hat redeemed the promises Of the Govern.
inent aud made that currency equal to
gid. When ut last he parsed from the
halls Of legislation into high executive
Cha, no displayed that experience, intel
listtre, l,mLets, and poise oil character
which has carried US through q stormy
peIiot Of three yeare, with one-hait the
public press crying "Crucily him."
and and a hostile Congress seek.
Ing to prevent success. In all this
he remained unmoved until victory
crowned him. Tho great l.cal affIira Of
the nation, and The vast busiuess interests
oil the country he guided and preserved
while executing the laws OF resumption,
and elected lis otjsc. without jar, and
against the iA!se prophecies Of one-hali OF
the press end 4 all the Democratic party.
lie has ehcwn himself able to meet with
calmuess the great emergencies Of The
government. Fortwenty.fve years he hid
trodden the reri.ous heights Of public
duty, end against all the shafts Of malice
has borne his breast unframed. He has
stood in the blszs Of shat iisrce light that
bea's agsinst the throne" but its tisrcest
ray has found no ti,w In his amor, no
s;ain upon his shie'G. I do not present
him as o better Republican or q better
man than thousands Of othe.s that We
honor; but ! do present him for your de.
liberata and favorable consideration. l
nominate John Sherman, Of Ohio. loud
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