Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-06-13

o;t,rcna ra,sc ",'V"s soa;1snb ;nu b'S' d u ot
march to tho front in defens,
Of his country. [Apr ,sc.l Like Douglas,
he believed that In time of war men must b,
either patroits or traitors, and he threw hi
mighty influence on the side of the Union
and Illinois made record second 10 none II
thc history Of the States In the struggle :,
| preserve this government. [Applnuso.] Hi
history Ia In tho record Of the battles OF Bel
mont and Donolson, of Shiloh, OF Vicksburg
OF Lookout Mountain, of Atlanta, and of th,
famous march TO tho sea. tGrcat Applause.
He never lost battle. [Applapse. / ro
peat again, Mr.. Chairman and fcllow.citi
zcns [applausel, he
Never Lost n Battle
In oil the war. [Applause.l When ther,
was fighting to be done no did not wait for
others: nor did he fail to obey orders wher
they were received. His plume, the whit,
plume of Henry of Navarro. was always to b,
seen at tho point where the battle ragged the
hottest. tApplausc.] During the long
struggle OF four years he commanded, under
the authority Of the government, first regi.
ment, then brigade, then division. then
an army corps, and finally an
| until tho war closed, when, at the head Of
his army, with the scars Of battle upon him,
he marched into the Capital Of the nation,
and with the brave men with whom he had
bled on hundred hard fought fields was
mustered out OF tho service undcr tho very
shadow Of the Capitol building which he had
left four years before rs n member Of Con-
gress to go and fight the battles of his coun.
try. When the war was over and general
peace had VIGOROUSLY returned, ho was again
honorcdby hisfellow citizens to take his place
in the councils of the nation. In service Of
twenty years in both Houses of Congress he
has shown himself TO be no less able and dis
tingnishcd citizen than he was renowned as
q soldier.
The Republican party then has in John A.
Logan, of Illinois [applausel, all that goes to
make up brilliant military and civil career,
and TO commend n man to the favor of the
people. He whose name we have presented
here tonight, has shown himself to be the
peer Of the best. We ask you, therefore, to
give him this nomination, because 1t would
not be assailcd, and it is not assailable. We
ask you to nominate him because
His Public Record Is So Clean
that even political calumny dare not attack
It.. We ask you to nominate him In behalf
of the hundreds of thousands of gray voter.
an volunteer soldiers who are tonight over
this broad land standing around the tele.
graph offices, waiting to know whether that
gallant leader of the volunteer soldiers OF
this country is to receive the nomination at
your hands. Applause. We ask you tc
nominate him in the behalf of the white and
the colored Republicans of the South who are
here. BY the hundreds of black and white
to this convention as the representative of
our grand old party give protection, and to
vindicate them in their rights in the South.
[Applause.l Now, my friends, standing in
the midst Of this vast assemblage of repre-
sentative citizens Of this grand republic, aye,
in the subiime presence of the people them.
selves, represented here tonight in all their
majesty, we offer you the name of
the tried hero and patriot, the sa-
gacious and incorruptible statesman, the
man who, though defeated, never skulked in
his tent, We offer sou John A. Logan, and
ask you to make him your nominee. ZAP.
plause.1 If youslo SO he will give you n
glorious victory in November next, and
when he shall have taken his position rs
President of this great republic you may be
sure you will have an administration 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 ornrt people. Applause.
Townsend's Speech.
Mr.. Townsend-Mr President and gentle.
men of the convention: America is proud oi
her great men, the. Republican party is proud
of her great men and the great men Of
America are in the Republican party
[Applause.l 1t has warmed the cookies OF
scenes of tonight. / abate not one whit from
the speakers who have uttered the eulogisn
of my admiration of those men. / came her
to say amen, and thrice anen as to thu
achievement of the Republican party, includ
ing the glorious history of the gentlemen
whose names have been presented here.
came here, however, to talk about the well
being of the Republican party in th
future, and say to the gen
| tlemen of this convention thot bo,Yoyo
joyous our evening interview may b,
there is n very grave responsibility restin,
| upon us that has got to be borne and decided
by cool and deliberate judgment. The ques
| tion Is how shall we put ourselves before th
American people in shape to carry tn
| suifrages at the next November election
And it is serious question. In France
about 1890 to 1900, were assembled
n demonstration from the surrounding
neighborhoods in Paris, and the assent b
the national assemblies settled the question
but we may exert an influence upon this body
| We may obtain the consent of this body an,
| yet our work is not done. We have got t
| go down to the constituency that sent II
here. We have got to shape our action s.
that it shall commend itself to the men tina
go to church, to the clergymen, to tn
elders, to the deacons and the members, ant
| the citizens that attend the churches; all tina
| fear God and love the Republic have got t,
canvass our action and pass in juslgmen
upon what we have done. Now, how shoult
we meet the views of those people? | com,
to speak to you in carrying out what
believe is most likely the favor o
Republican electors. L have tt
speak of the individual. speak of Genera
| Chester A. Arthur, of tho State of New
York. Cheers and applausc.1 | shall no
dwell upon the early history Of Chester A
Arthur. / shall content mysalf with sayin.
that his veins are filled with the blood tina
draws it's origin from the channels o.
Argyle, and from the north of Ireland, tn,
sturdest stock in the universe. III,
passed the typical life of an American
boy-without money he had to make up il
energy for what he lacked of the filth,
lucre. -Four years ago he was taken up by
the national assembly that met here ant
nominated for the Office of Vice Presiden
of the United States. He was elected on tn,
same ticket with the sainted Garfield, q mar
that loved. l knew him away back in 1856
when l was a boy struggling in college
in my college in WilliamstOwn, in dear ole
Massachusetts,, where my early boyhood day
were passed, and 1 met him in the natona
Congress. -Four long years sat by his side
and felt that when the national convention
had nominated Garfield they had done them
selves honor; they had done the country th,
greatest favor that il was possible in thai
way, and the then circumstances o
the country to confer upon it. IL
the providence of God, mournfr', q
melancholy, never be.forgotten rovi.
dcnce, Mr.. Garfield was removed from tho
field Of action, and Mr. Arthur was called tc
The difficult and almost disheartening posi-
tion Of the chief officer of this Union, and
from mat time MS work mas Deen constant
forward, unswerving. Kind, considerate t.
all and with charity for all and malic,
against none, he has discharged hi
duties. [Applause.l Until within yeal
every Republican convention in this union
has passed resolution of unqualified com
mendation upon the man and his conduct il
the Presidential Office IApplause.l Shal
1 say that need not utter commendation
What have you said to-day? "In tho ad
ministraton Of President Arthur we recog
nizc wise, conservative, and patriotic policy
under which the country has beef
blessed with remarkable prosperity, ant
believe his eminent services are entitlo,
to and will receive the hearty approval o
every citizen" [Cheers.l That is to &c
down to the freside of every constituen
of this assembly, mean of this represe mt
ative assembly and they will hold you l.