Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-08-27
CONVENTION ORATORY.


OelEg a. temporary ChNfman,
spoke ms follows:
Accept nv profound thanks for thts uns6ugh3
and unexpected hopuf, We're II NOT iQr tAe fart
s.:ser J NV I wos sssl s q sS' VII X ss,d H y ssssns
this trust and r~esIBrs.bility. Another PresI-
Denial eanp1ss.s has on OUT pvt been fully
., mmepcss. Our Party IN Cheese a. fully
party. and enunclatcd 4. ose articles 40 PLAINLY
thft those who run may reAd. On .0Nf feuttt
i,as been en- lasnncd. those ttstPA. This banner
lcss loader, ibis phfest, strongest type Of the
AMERICAS, ttbplc. James q. Blaine. nong
continued alTlause.l Under that banner and
ao ~ 10Th sh' :: ! t sasi a1e .n nsI'g ussiys sf S;ash' bands :nS :. 4
overwhclmi;r stccces r. almGs.. NskcAay as
snr.d They. follow tte icsJgt bscarse they re-.
asssr s.% 70 :. % ,s I lyman mark Ms +. ~ B4s.d lssess 81 81
our platNsrti,, md every. .pulsatiOn Of his great
ticart beats Ia unison with every feature OF 1t.
For one ! have no doubt az to the result. / be-
AFFAIRS Of this republic. Only when the Re-
IubIcsn party becomes careless duss He chas-
tise us by giving the Democracy 3 littls tetn4U-
,r.sic sa rssss h.. .n Sse n i ps. s 8 x e.. ne Sc, sss . nais ne
6o suy san n ' byron 70 N H. H. 'V Gasehson, ID
dominating Gen. Alger for qosesnrs, said:
The Republican PARTY Of Michigan stshds b.
unbrofen rssrsnsi6anty. i,s record for thirty .
wears ~ s~lcrious memory d rand achieves
ments. The great lights thet {hbAt upon the
eesaossan e az n,e Hsxas e n. IA h s'r = h e ss., ~ e. e.
Great stateenph Who beheld The dawn Of Repub-
hicanisnh, are with MS no longer. We are here TO-
Day 70 select new stars for our political skies by
OF sieor. suRsremc patriotism and consummate
party suffered : Partial eclipse IN 1882. and In
tirely cleared away. This lost ground must and
seal! be recovered this year. tApplause.I Where
shall we look for the trusted leader Who shall
ttSs column tt'' victory as9ys' iii oI i n no time fSf
mistakes. We want the man who Will roll the
last possible vote Of the Republican rerty.
some bright pages are written IN the aansls. q
when men went into hattie and to, csrtain death
fer the Union A. eayly ~ to . banquet hall.
M.ny bright names Also appeared in those
than that written by the Michigan cav
none ssceeded IL spieadid history that Of Cap
eral Russell 4. Alrer. APPLAUSE / name him
~ the loader OF our Republican hosts. Jap
planro.l Michigan gave so,oto soldiers to the
t Un,On army. ~ these $1,000 survive, 4 =
aler has ever vet been Governor Of Mietlgah.
The soldiers must DO recogntsrd soon, II ever.
fcr they are rapidly passing AWAY; No soldier
half Of the soldiers Of Michigan ask the nomi-
nation e Russell A. Alser, the hero Of Trevel-
The speech Of John K. Boies, Of Hud-
son, in presenting the claims Of Cyrus q.
Luce for the guberpatorial nomination,
was an eloquent bit Of .cratory.. He
opened BY a description Of the growth and
development Of Michigan, and then turned
to . glowing cnlogy Of the agricultural in
terests OF the State, which had taken the
lead IN the development Of the State, and
would still be here when the mines were
exhausted, the salt wells dry, and the luni.
Der had disappeared. he then continued:
The state etall has men In 1t who have borne .
part IN al this history Of its glorious progreee,
mon whose untirtng energy and purity OF life
any honor that can Be bestowed upon them.
One OF these men I I'm going tp nominate In
S SsrSs g. s,e .Sss; tiepp .S.sd.a He Isn !: : s as;1e
OF the best interests Of Michigan. he hiss been
elected 70 many positions by his ~neighbors who
a srSw MN IA n td:n and I + noted saS.ah for p. the ass. .esi: e 4;
trusts. He chose In bis youth the honorable oc--
cupation OF ttller OF the soil fwfld cheersl, and
was one OF the armyof men who. by their tire.
TO cultivation. Ono OF that kind Of men ought to
be chosen for Govern0r once In . while. Kingsley
3. BINGHAM was Michigan . last farmer Governor.
and he was one Of the hest OF Michigan's Execu-
tivcs. why should the great agricultural In
terest be ignored? The strength OF the Repub-
lican paxty b among the farmers in tho rural
S@,1sascs., .. They cD,.sab,ss e to Rsrnnl;c.n a :, ma e.
Union. And how they rallied from the farms
srcund tho old nag, . went into the battle
ns' s1. e f ssass gs e they sy had entered e d. golden der
rallied n defense OF the Gag have . friend In
Cyrus q. Luce. He aided. In legislation and
IN every other way possible, the soldiers Of the
Union. Is II not right and politic. other things
being equal, that he should be n0minated2 We
cannot concede . locality that has had the Gov
ernor eight out OF sixteen years, and that now
thing. Nominate Cyrus g. Luce. and the ticket
will go forth to conquer. Nominate him. and
All dissfectton and discord will be silenced.
%s'sesinn d nin, - and Sot the sun vi win s e down o., on
deemed from the thraldom OF fusion.
Gen. Alger, in accepting the nomination
for Governor, spoke as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF N CONVENTION: I regret
very much that no words Of mine can adequate
" express my thanks to You for this great
honor, for, although l have trOdden in the ranks
80 long. ! never have learned the art Of speech
making and know nothing about It. ! think II
make . cavalry charge, although | do not like
that, or q speech before this convention, / think
l should prefer the former.
Gentlemen, | thank you for. this great honor.
thank You not only for myself, but fOr every
soldier here and in the State OF Michigan, and.
gentlemen, they, in turn, when they hear this
n new wi wlii s send t Sp . , 1soos1 q teanfs sS.nf that hat
not only for that, but l thank you that yOu have
20 magnaminiously come here and spent your
time and named me for this high ONCE. lac
my ability, perform the duties Of the office II
elected. ~ ] shall be. For the interest Of every
man, woman and child in Michigan.
their a@assl na.io M ~ I e. accept ens' Il = under Sa''e ne
platform ~ you lsid 1t out to-day, plank
BY plank. !uron that Issue We win fight 4 ont,