The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-09

orders when they were received. Applause.
His plume, like the white plume or Henry OF
Navarro, was always to he seen at the point
where the battle ragged the hottest During
the Ang struggle of four years he commanded
by authority Of the government, first regi-
ment then a brigade, then division, and
then an army corps, and finally an army.
He remained in the service un.il tie close of
the war, when, at the head of his army,
with the scars of battle upon him, he
marched into the capital of the ma
ton. and with the brave men whom he had
led on a hundred hard-fought fields was
mustered out Of the service under he very
shadow of the capitol building which he had
left four years before as a member OF con-
gresss to 90 OUT anu fight the battles Of his
country. [Applause.l When the war was
over and gentle peace, which hath her
victories. returneI he was again called by
his fellow citizens % take his place in the
councils of the nation. In service of
twenty years in both houses Of congress lie
has shown himself To be no less
ABLE AND DISTINGUISHED
as q statesman than he was renowned as
soldier Cautious, prudent and con-
servaIlve in the advocacy of measures in
yoiv.ng the public welfare, folcble and
eloquent il debate, fearless-yes, l re-
peat again-fearless in defense of the rights
strong, lie stands to-day, anu | say it without
disposition to pluck one laurel from tie
brow Of any man whose name may be pre-
sented TO this convention-I say he stands
to-day, in my lu lgment closer TO the great
mass Of the people OF this country than al
most any other man now engaging puollc
attention. [Applause.l No man has done
more in defense of those principles which
have given life and spirit and victory TO the
Republican party than has John A. Logan,
of IlliDois. Loud cheers]
In all that goes to make up brilliant mill
tary and civil career to commend man 70
the favor of the people he whose name we
haye presented here tonight has shown him
self TO be
A PEER OF TIE BEST.
We ask you, therefore, to give him this
nomination because it would not b. assailed,
and it is not assailable. We ask you 10
nominate him because his public record is 81
clean that even prolific calumny dare not at
tack II. We ASK you to nominate him IN
behalf of the hundreds of thousands of
veteran volunteer soldiers who are tonight,
all over this broad land, standing around the
telegraph offices waiting to know whether
that gallant leader of the volunteer soldiers
of this country is TO receive the nomination
at your hands Loud cheers We ask you
to nominate him in behalf of the white and
SOAOIou hepubilChHs OL LHe SOuiU, WliO are
here by the hundreds, black and white, APP
pealing to this convention as the representa-
tives Of our gram Old party to give them
protection and 10 vindicate them of their
rights in the south. Now, my friends, stand
ing in the midst of this vast assembly
of representative citizens Of this grand re-
public; aye, in the sublime presence Of
the people themselves represented here to-
night in all their majesty, we offer you the
name of the
TRIED HERO AND PATRIOT
the sagacious and inc1rruptible statesman,
the man who though defeated never sulked
i'll his tent; we offer you Gen. John A. Logan
of Illinois, and ass you to maze him your
nominee. Cheers Ii You viii give hm
the nomination he will give you glorious
victory in November, and when he shall have
taken his position as president of this great
republic, You may be assured that you will
have an administration in the interest Of
labor in the interest of education, in the
interest of commerce, in the interest of
finance, and in the interest of peace at home
and peace abroad. and in the interest
of the prosperity Of this great people. Loud
and continued applause