Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-06

. not sound political wisdom to dictats
, and demand that leader shall he
. given 10 them whom our people will
, follow, not rs conscripts advancing by
funeral marches to certain de-
feat, hut grand civic hero
whom the souls of the people desire
and whom they will follow with all
the enthusiasm of volunteers rs they
sweep on and onward to certain vic
tory. TCheers. In this contention OF
forces as to whose candidate shall be
entrusted our battle flag, citizens, !
am here, and may my tongue cleave
to the roof of my mouth if | abate
one title from the just fame,
integrity and public honor of Chester
A. Arthur, our president. Applause.
/ abate not one little from the Just fame
and public integrity of Geo. +. Ed.
munds, [applausel, of Jos. r.. Hawley,
[applausel, of John Sherman,
[applause1, of that grand old Black
Eagle of Illinois Here the speaker was
interrupted several minutes by pro-
longed applause], and l am proud to
know that these distinguished
senators whom 1 have named
have borne like testimony to
the public life, the public character and
| the public integrity of him whose con-
firmation brought him to the high
est office, second in dignity
to the Office of president
only, the first premiership in the adj
ministration of James A, Garfield.
[Applause. A man for whom the
senators and rivals will vote, the best
secretary of state the United
States ever had, and he who was
the best secretary of state is good
enough for plain, flesh and blood
Gods people to vote for president.
Loud applause. Who shall be our can
didate? Cries of Blaine, Arthur, Logan
and a loud voice yelled above the tu-
mutt: "Give us Black Jack and we
will elect him. When quiet was re-
stored the speaker continued: Not the
representation of particular interest,
of a particular class, send the
great proclamation to the country la
beled, "The doctors candidate, the
lawyers candidate, and Wall street can
didate," and the hand Of resurrection
would not fathom his November grave
Applause. Gentlemen, he must
be a representative of Ameri-
can manhood. Applause a rep
resentative OF that living
Republicanism that demands the
amplest industrial protection and OPP
portunity whereby labor shall be
enabled to earn and eat
the bread of independent employment,
relieved of mendicant competition
with pauper Europe or pagan China.
Loud applause. He must be rep
resentative of that Republicanism that
demands the absolute political as well
nj Il
chisement of mankind; Il representative
of that Republicanism which recog-
nizes the stamp of American citizen
privilege and consideration at home
or abroad, whether under the
sky of Bismarck or under
the Palmetto flag, or under the
pelican or on the banks of the Mohawk.
That Republicanism that regal DIS with
dissatisfaction despotlsm which
under 'sic semper tyrannisn of the
whole diminion, emulates by
slaughter, popular majorites
in the name of Democracy
A Republicanism as embodied and
stated in the platform of principles
this day adopted by your convention.
Gentlemen, such representative Re-
publican is James G. Blaine of Maine.
1t has been averred that in making
this nomination every other consider
alton should merge, every other inter-
est be sacrificed in order and with q
view exclusively to secure the Repub-
lican vote and carrying the state of New
York. Applause from the back seats. ]
Gentlemen, the Republican party de-
mands of this convention nominee
whose inspiration and glorious pres
| tige shall carry the presidency
of New York fapplauseI
that will carry the legislators of the
several states and avert the sacrifice OF
the United States; that shall sweep int
the tide the congressional dis
tricts, TO recover the hous,
of representatives and restore
to the Republican party three mill.
ions of Republicans. / believe tina
the man who, from baptism of BLOOD
on the plains of Kansas to the fal
of the immortal Garfield, in al
that struggle of humanity and prog
ress, wherever humanity desires sue
cor, where love for freedom called TO
protection, wherever the country called
for defender, wherever blows fel
thickest and fastest, there in the from
W the pattie was seen 10 wave tn'
white plume of James A. Gar
field, our Henry of Navarro
The speaker seeing that he ha,
misspoken closed his sentence by sub
shutting the name of James G. Blaine
our Henry of Navarre]; nominate hin
and the shouts of September victor,
in Maine will be re-echoed baci
: by the thunders of the October victor
5 in Ohio. Nominate him and the cam
fires and beacon lights will illumin
the continent from the Golden Gate t
8 Cleopatra 8 Needle.
. ARTHUR's ZANE.
a The Chair: The secretary will ca
r the roll.
n The calling of the roll was continue
o by the secretary until New York wa
i, reached. When New York was Gale
9 came the opportunity of
@ THE FRIENDS OF ARTHUR,
i and well was 1t improved. Such
!, burst of enthusiastic applause upon tn
J. part OF the general audience, sue
IS an uprising and cheering
l. the great body of the delegate
d showed the numbers and earnestnes.
It the colored delegates especially raise
n their voices and their hats, and adde
I to the general applause, flags wer
Z swung on the platform and along tn
n side OF, and In the hall. After fiftee
q minutes Of enthusiastic cheering, Id
II chairman raped twice TO sto
IL me cheers but was onl
I. cheered for his troubl,