The Red Cloud chief., 1884-06-27
4 Characteristic Speech by Storrs.

upOu LllOIN n
Storrs for a speech. MIR. Storrs tool
the platform and responded rs follows
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen: 1 under
stand perfectly well that this is no occasion
for speecll-making. l understand perfectly
wei that q great work has just been com
pleted, and that the men who nave been en-
gaSed in IT are ANXIOUS to retire from the
forming. The time has come, however. wheu
it Is worth while to have it understood tina,
the preferences which have prevailed in thi:
convention ceased the very instant that the
convention had acted. and that. from thi:
time forward, there are no Logan men, mol
blaine men, nor Arthur men. nor EdmunIs
spired with unanimous conviction that the
ticket here placed in nomination must sue.
coed. ~(Applause)
am not a worshipper Of the rising sun.
am rarely a wOrshiDper of the risen sun, Blu,
this convention has demonstrated one grea,
lesson: That the Republican party, calling q
convention directly from the rsnks of the
psop'e s, %ii nSml nat somebody somebody's FIRST choice
That they have this daydone. He was not my
nrst choice. but he was the first choice of q
great majority Of the Republicans of the
choice. I dom believe in the supreme wis
dom of the "remaant." U-aughter.J | dom
believe in the superiority of the minority. l
body And l believe that the majority of the
Republican party of the Nation have more
p0iitlcai sense. sagacity, and judgment than
any minority that can be located anywhere
unoer the face OF the shining sun. Cheers,
THE OLORE VOTE.
1t has demonstrated another thing: That,
with the load of opprObrium that has been
rolled upon the cOlOred Republican voter of
sne south. ne is steaifast. unpurchasable and
true; tAppiause.l Ii has demonstrated
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 Ma.
tlonai convention a man who twenty-five
years ago was a chattel, but is to-day one of
us most distinguished and hoa0rei citizens.
Ii has demonstrated its integrity in the inter
est ana urposc of good government by a
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. II has demonstrated that the
affection which the rank and nlc entertain for
II DISTINGUISHED individual member of the
party lives and survives all kinds of SANDER
ana wears OF dctractiOn, and that il will at .lSt
elevate ITS ideal To the highest and most com
nianding piac" IN its councils. lApplaUSe.
The result will demonstrate this, that the
party is Itself faithful.
CHESTER 4. ARTHUR.
The result has also demonstrated this. and
vii! demonstrate il, that while those who ia
Vored the nomination OF that distinguishes
CITIZEN. that great Ollie. al. the purity OF whose
life. the cleanl ness OF whose Administration.
ana the wisdom OF whose policy have made
Republican success a probability. they will
follow the dccorOLs and the patriotic course
OF their leader, and give To- this nomination
Their cordial. hearty, unfIltering. unh-sita:-
ing and unquestioning support. ApplauscJ
This proves the worth of character: Tor
when Chester u. Arthur. while the cheers
were waking the echoes here. declared. thro5-
hius across the wires. that the nomination of
James u. Blaine would meet his unqualified
support. the truthfulnesS of the man left no
room for question or for doubt: and G.oD1, 90
OF people know that the promise will be kept
rcliriously and completely in it's fullest and
Ainn'pSt measure fAnnlarsnl Vvnnra - mn
friend OF General Arthur who will not give
This nomination all the support that he would
have given TO his leader. Men have come
here. citizens of a great Sta:e and represent
1ng a great Statesman.
No man could have voted for George F. Ed
muids who would not have felt an increase
have spoken tor him who wouid not have felt
that IL added To his intellectual! stature There
Is no follower OF George +. Edmund who
will not give to James G.. Blame the same
hearty, unqucSt!Oning support that the
original supporters of James G. Blaine will
accord 10 him.
JOHN A. OCA
IL Is unnCceS-ar to say that that great civil
Ian soici n. a man who c;ime from the ranks of
private ilfe and has Illuminated our history
by the most distinguished military achieve
incnts. OF any man recorded in its annals,
-John A. Logau-it requires no word from me
10 say that day and night. in season and out
OF season. his supporters are for this ticket
and ali OF il. The time tor waving OF harti-
kcrchicts is past. The tiTe for e.rulgent en-
thusiasm has gone by. The time for the solid,
serious, solemn work Of this campaign begins
tomorrow.
JAMES G.. BLAINE.
We have at the head OF the ticket man who
is the spirit of Independent and genuine Re
pIbiiCtiisin made manifest i'll thu flesh. We
pave a man vino believes IN the dignity of orr
existence and il the necessity OF preserving
and maintaining ii. We have a man who be-
iievcs III giving no insults to any Individual ur
power. and VIII taIncly submit 20 TO power
under Gods heavens. tApplauSr.l We have
a man who beiie.eS tina: this continent be-
longs to us. and all OF IL. tApplaaSrh We
have a man vino believes in the protection of
our large and multiplied industries: Il man
Who lie icres, end believes II i'll his soul, that
the producer Is more worthy than the
product, and that the policy OF our Goycrr-
meat Is not the cheap SHOE. but the pros
porous and happy shoemaker. W. have a
man who believes that the Nation, when il
makes any promise. must keep il, an If
that promise ba a protection 10 the citizen. |
II must protect that citizen wherever ne may
be. even AT the cost of war. (ApplauSaJ We
nave a man AT the head Of our ticket who
believes that a Na-innal engagement
means something solid and solemn,
and that underneath the stars no
man resting under the fia- or any foot
ground snail have his rish. TO vote chal-
ami the counting of that vote as ca 81
questioned. We have Il man who be.ieyps- |
Supported by another man who bclieves-that
the spirit of our institutions stands proudly !
cnthroned among the stars. and that. when |
the poorest and Gumblesr citizen is insult, ii !
ana outraged in his rights. that spirit will |
come down with sword and shield. take the !
quivering and trembling black man by the
lead him safely through the riies If the
enemy until he can vote. and speak. ard think /
as lie plca>eS- t~Appiause.b This il our plat
Iorti- These are our candidates. Your sec
oni choice. selected with Il Unanimity almost |
in great conventions of this char
.cter. had every trace of Democratic blood
fircd out of him when the first shot cypIudc,i
unon the walls OF Sumter. From that time to
tiils Underwriting, Unwavcring. and unfalter- |
ing, there has never been a Republican idea
which John A. Logan has not been a Wig
geous champion. applause We haze the
real spirit OF the fiber OF the party embodied
ana Illustrated by this great ticket. We have
u platform broad enough for every citizen tn
upon.
THE DEMOCRACY.
The night is closing down upon us. the old
OF the Democratic party Is not vet
gone. Another convention viii be held here
next month. T1.den will probably he nO,nj-
mated. IL Is possible that nc i. already dead
and ~applause). but with the s,yness
ana secretiveness of the author of the cipher
ne might lie dead two years and
never let ANYBODY know. IaughterJ we
will run substances against shadows. We will
living. breathing men, with bone and
fcsh. and muscle and appetite. against
ghcSuy reflections such as he. Applause ami
,sughter.l Ihey tell us that he may carry
New nork. New York is a great. practical.
business State. 1t was nv great
fortune to be born there. IL is tho old
Empire state. 1t stands like the angel of the
apocalypse with one foot resting upon the
aSH tne other upon the land. the
and Logan in its bosom. (Appiause.J The old
Republ!can;Sm o. that State which chaIienynd
ne dlaDoilsm OF democracy thirty years AGO