The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-06-18
THE FIRST SPEECH OF THE CAM
PAIGN

Storrs was called for, and appeared
on the platform. He said:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN
understand perfectly well that thI'
is no occasion for speechmaking.
understand perfectly well that {
great work has Just been completed
and that the men who have beer
engaged in it are anxious to retire
from the arduous duties which they
have been performing. The tlnns
has come, however, when it IS worth
while to have it understood that the
preferences which have prevailed II
this convention ceased the very IN
slant that the convention had acted
and from this time forward there
are no Logan men, nor Blaine men
nor Arthur men, nor Edmunds men
there are nothing but Republicans
inspired with unanimous conviction
that the ticket here placed in noml-
nation must succeed. Applause
| am not worshiper of the rising
sun. L am rarely a worshiper OF the
risirg sun, but this convention has
demonstrated one great lesson
That the Republican party, calling
convention directly from the ranks
of the people, will nominate some
bodv's first choice as candidate tor
President. [Applausel That they
have this day done. He was not my
first choice, but he was the first
choice of q great majority of the Re
publicans of the country. lAp-
plause. | bow to that first choice,
| don't believe in the supreme WIS
dom of the remnant" Laughter
don't believe in the superiority OF
the minority. / believe that every
body knows more than anybody,
And believe that the majority OF
the Republican party of the Nation
have more political sense, sagaclty,
and judgment than any minority
that can be located anywhere under
the shining sun. [Cheers.l
THE ooLoRED VOTE.
II has demonstrated another thing;
That, with the load Of opprobrium
that has been rolled upon the color
ed Republican voter Of the South,
he is steadfast, unpurchasable, and
true. Applause 1t has demon
strated another thing: That for the
first time in the history of our Ma
ton this great Republican party has
placed at the head of the great Ma
tional Convention a man who twen-
ty-five years ago was chattel, but
is to-day one of its most distinguish
ed and honored citizens. 1t has
demonstrated its integrity in the in
terest and purposes of good govern
ment by a platform which has de-
ciared in favor of every principle and
policy that has characterized the
party from its first glorious organi-
zation down to to-day: 1t has demon
strsted that the affection which the
rank and file entertain for a distin-
guished individual member of the
party lives and survives all kinds Of
slander and years of detract;on, and
that it will at last elevate its ideal to
the highest and most commanding
place in its councils. [Applause.]
The result will demonstrate this,
that the party is itself faithful.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
The result has also demonstrated
this, and viii demonstrate it, that
while those who favored the nomi-
nation of that distinguished citizen,
that great official, the purity of whose
life, the cleanliness of whose admin
istration, and the wisdom of whose
policy have made Republican sue
cess a probability, they will follow
the decorous and patriotic course of
their leader, and give to this nomi-
nation their cordial, hearty, unfalter-
ing, unhesitating and unquestioning
support. [Applause.]
This proves the worth of charac-
ter; for when Chester A. Arthur,
while the cheers were waking the
echoes here, declared, threbbing
across the wires, that the nomination
of James G.. Blaine would meet his
unqualified support, the truthful
ness of the man left no room for
question or for doubt; and 50,000,-
600 of people know that the prom
Use will be kept religiously and COM
pletely in its fullest and amplest
measure. Applause. There is no
friend of General Arthur who will
not give this nomination all the sup
port that he would have given to his
leader. Men have come here, citi-
zens of a great state and representing
great statesman.
No man could have voted for
George f. Edmunds who would not
have felt an increase of personal
self-respect, and no man could have
spoken for him who would not have
felt that it added to his intellectual
stature. There is no follower of
George +. Edmunds who will follow
that leader who will not give to
James G. Blaine the same hearty,
unquestioning support that the orig
inal supporters of James G. Blaine
will accord to him.
JOHN A. LOGAN.
1t is unnecessary to say that that
great civilian soldier, a man who
came from the ranks of private life
and has illuminated our history by
the most distinguished military
achievements Of any man recorded
In its annals, John A. Logan-it re-
quires no word from me to say that
day and night, in season and out OF
season, his supporters are for this
ticket and all of it. The time fol
waving of handkerchiefs is past
The time for effulgent enthusiasm
has gone by. The time for the solid
serious. solemn work of this cam
paign begins tomorrow.
JAMES G. BLAINE.
We have at the head Of this ticke
man who is the spirit of independ d
ent and genuine Republicanisn
made manifest in the flesh. w,
have a man who believes in the dig
nifty of our existence aud in the ne
cessity of preserving and maintain
ing it. We have man whe believe
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