The Columbus journal., 1884-06-11

North; on it or to it are stretched
forth the imploring hands Of ten mil
lions of political bondmen of the
South, while above, from the portals
of light, is looking down the i'm.
mortal spirit OF the immortal martyr
who fret brought it victory, bidding
US hail and godspeed. Applause
Six times in elk campaigns has that
banner triumphed-tbat symbol of
union, of freedom, of humanity, and
Of progress, sometimes by that client
man of destiny, the Wellington of
American armies, Ulysses the Great
-(spplsusel--lsst by him at whose
untimeiy taking of = nation swelled
the funeral cry and wept above great
Gsrfield's grave. Great applause. !
Show that banner of triumph again.
Commit it to the bearing of that chief
the inspiration OF whose illustrious
character and great name will flare
the heart of our young men, stir the
blood of manhood and rekiudle the
fervor Of the veteran, and the close o I
the seventh campaign will see that
holy ensign standing to the sky like
the bow of promise. [Appisuse.]
Political conditions are changed
since the accession Ut the Republican
party to power. The mighty issues
of struggling freedom and bleeding
humanity which convulsed the con-
tinent, the republic rallied. united,
inspired the forces Of patriotism and
the force Of humanity in one con-
solidated phslsnx. These great is-
sues have ceased their contention.
The subordinate issues resulting
therefrom are settled and buried away
with the dead issues Of the past. The
odds of solid South are against US.
Not an electoral gun can be expected
from that section. II triumph comes
the Republican states of the North
must furnish tho concurring batta-
lions from the farm, the anvil, and the
loom, from the workshop aud the
desk, from the huts of the trapper on
the snowy Sierra, from the hut of the
fisherman on the banks of the Hud-
son. As the Republican states must
furnish these concurring battallions
ii triumph comes. does not sound
political wisdom dictate and demand
that leader shall be given to them
whom more people will follow, not
as conscripts marching by funeral
marches to certain defeat, but grand
civic hero whom the souls Of the
people desire to serve applsuse /
swelling tho lines with the enthusiasm
Of volunteers as they sweep on and
onward to certain victory.
In this contention of forces, to
whom, as candidate, shall be intrnsted
our battle flag? Citizens, am not
here, and may my tongue cleave to
the roof of my mouth if I abate one
tithe from the just fame. integrity and
public honor of Chester A. Arthur
our President. Rounds o: applause.
l abate not one tithe from the just
fame and public integrity of George
F. Edmunds [applausel, of Joseph r
Hawley [applausel, Of John Sherman
-[spplsnsel --of that grand old black
eagle of Illinois, [yells and applause
and am proud to know that these
distinguished Senators whom I have
named have borne like testimony to
the public life, the public character
and the public integrity of him TO,
whose confirmation they voted to an
Office second in dignity to the Office
of President itself--to the first
premiership in the administration Of
James A. Garfield. [Applsuse.l The
man for whom these Senators and
rivals will vote for Secretary of State
Of the United States is good enough
for the plain flesh and blood of Gods
people to vote for President. Who
shall be our candidate? Cries of
Blaine and prolonged applause. MOI
the representative of q particular in.
terest or q particular class. Send to
the country q doctors candidate, q
lawyers candidate, q bankers can.
didate, q Wall street candidate, and
the hand of resurrection will no,
fathom his November grave. Laugh
teri He must be q representative ol
American manhood. Applsuse.I A
representative of that living Repub'
licanism that demands the amplest
industrial protection and opportunity
whereby labor shall be enabled to
earn and eat the bread of Independent
employment, relieved of mendicsnt
competition with pauper Europe OF
pagan China. Applause.l He must
be representative of that Republi.
canism that demands the absolute
political as well as bodily emanicipa.
ton of mankind; q representative OF
that Republicsnism which recognizes
the stamp of American ststemanship
as the passport to every right, privi.
lege and consideration at home OF
abroad. Whether under the eky ol
Bismarck, under the palmetto, under
the pelican, or upon the banks of the
Mohawk, that Republication regards
with dissatisfaction depotism which,
under the sac senaper tyrannis of the
Old Dominion, annihilstes popular
majorities in the name of Democracy ;
a Republication that is embodied
and stated in the platform of princi
Piles this day adopted by our conven-
ton. Gentlemen, such q representa-
tive is James G. Blaine, of Maine.
la perfect deluge of applause, a
roar of enthusiasm, gigantic howls of
delight interrupted the speaker, con-
tinuing for over fifteen minutes. 1t
was as If the waters of Niagara that
had been kept in space by mighty
powers suddenly broke loose, filling
the air with the deep, sonorous roar
of q colossal descent. There was no
attempt to check it-that would have
been useless. The band struck in
time and again, people tore the flags
supporting the shields bearing the
states arms from their fastenings and
waved them frantically in the air,
used handkerchief, hats, umbrellas,
newspapers, coats - anything they
could lay hold onto demonstrate
their enthusiasm and satisfaction.
The demonstration exceeded that of
four years ago in favor of Grant by
far, and it was useless to check it. 1t
had to run its course, and that it did
at the end of sixteen ninutes.
After the applause, which lasted
sixteen minutes, had subsidized Judge
West continued: Gentlemen of the
it has been heard that in
mak inO fhia n0miuat tiOn ovorv othor