The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-06-21

1t proposes to break down the barriers
OF unpleasant memories with the hope
of new prosperity.
The great distinctive issue of the
present campaign is the issue of the
tariff. To the support of protective
tariff there Will rise up an overWhelm-
practical men, and the east and the
west, the north and the south,
Will join hands together to forever
| eXterminate in this republic the
pernicious doctrine of free trade. AS
we gather here we remember that other
| great convention held in this city In
1850; we remember how it was inspired
with the wisdom and courage to select
that great man of the people; that Mo-
seS who led US through the parted
waters of the sea: past the wilderness of
battle, over the Jordan of safety into
the promised land. In 1884 we were
driven back into the wilderness again.
God give US the wisdom to find another
Moses who can limit our wandering to
four years instead of forty.
Inc mighty past is with us
here to-day. 1t fills us with that
same spirit of freedom, patriotism and
devotion which breathed into the COM
mon dust of humanity the sublime in
SEPARATION of heroic deeds. Let us read
its lessons rightly and hold its precepts
dear. When Robert Bruce, king of
Scotland, lay upon his dying bed he re-
queSted that his heart should be taken
from his inanimate body and borne by
knightly hands to the Savior's sepul-
chre. After mis- death James, Earl of
| Douglass, undertook the sacred task,
and with the heart encased in a casket
set out upon his pilgrimage to the
Holy land. On their way thither,
himself and comrades were set upon
by a great host of Moorish warriors
and though they fought with all the
valor OF mortal man they were borne
backward by sheer force of numbers
and their overthrow seemed certain,
when Douglass, drawing from his
bosom the priceless casket, cast it far
out into the midst of the oncoming host
and cried out LEAD on
heart of Bruce, we follow thee,'' and
the knights of Scotland, never defeated
while following Bruce, pushed for
ward and won the day. Let this con-
Yention find a Douglas for our Bruce.
He will take the soul of our great leader
into the golden casket of his love and
with it lead us on to certain and
splendid victory.
| The chair then announced long list
of secretaries, assistant secretaries and
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1 porary organization. After the read
ing of the list of officers was completed
the band struck up medley of nation
al airs which were warmly received by
| the audience and the air turned into
marching Through Georgia" The
assemblage caught up the refrain and
the chorus of many voices resOunded
throughout the hall.
Mr.. HOrr, of Michigan, was then
recognized and ascending the platform
said:
~ am requested by the delegation
from my state to present to the tenn
pOrary chairman OF this convention fol
his use a gavel made of the oal
under which the republican party was
organized on the 9th of July, 1854, in
the village of the city of Jackson, il
the state of Michigan. Applause.
Fhe gavel has on it copper, wool, wood
Iron, salt, [laughterl the five indus
tries that the party now in power
would ruin and abolish from the facC
of this country. We thought it wa
meet that this convention should com
mence early to pound the daylights ou
of that party, and, therefore, beg per
mission of the convention to present
this oavel to the temporary chairman
Chairman ThIrston accepted TIT
gavel with the remark tilaasttThe. WoulC
commence to pound the life out OF tp'
democratic party with it. (Laughte
aid applauSel.
NJ Roat, of Arkansas, moved tina
the convention elect all the officer
named by the national committee.
The chair said he understood tina
Chairman Jones having recognized M
objection to the nominations of tn
national COMMITTEES they had been &C
cepted by the convention and are nov
the temporary officers of the body.
MIR. Osborne, of Kansas, said that h
was glad that this gave him the oppor
tunity to again protest against the &C
ceptance of the recommendation of tn
national committee without vote
| He asked that the vote of Kansas b
recorded for Hon. William Warner, o
Missouri.
Mr.. Roat said that his motion didn'
include the temporary chairman VIII
had, he fully understood, been dull
elected as the other officers he nov
found included in the general accep
lance of the committees report. IL
withdrew his motion.
Judge Moody, of Dakota, move
that Dakota be allowed ten votes IL
stead of two in the proceedings of TN
. convention, as she was entitled to thi
+ vote by her population and by all pre-
cedents in the history of the party
He proceeded to give the record of pas
conventions to show that whenever
territory increased its population i
such proportion as to justify it, 1t
, vote in the conventions were il
creased. The chairman announce
that the national committee had re
, commended that Dakota be given tie
votes in the preliminary proceedings {
! the convention; the subject was droI
: ped at this point. Chairman Thurs
ton stated that the national committe
had recommended that Dakota be a
T lowed ten votes during the preliminaI
, proceedings of the convention an
J that Washington territory (by I'll
! grace of the democratic partly
/ allowed six.
= On motion of Mr.. Bingham,
: Pennsylvania, the rules of The laS
! convention were adopted for the go
eminent of the present convention III
' til further action.
Mr.. HalloWell. of Kansas, offered tt
a following: The delegates of the repul
\ lican convention who represented su
, viving comrades of the distinguish
: soldier and general of the arm
n Philip Sheridan, and representE
; also the living principles fl
: which he so calamity fougl
O and triumphed during the great era
= the war, send him their sincere CO.
: CALCULATIONS on the prospect of his I
: covery, and hope that his life may
q preserved for many years.
O The resolution was greeted wit
: cheers and was adopted by IA rising yOt
r the immense audience joining with IL
+ delegates in doing honor to the siC
. soldier.
# Mr.. Lewis, of Kentucky, presented
# petition from committee of the G.
e r. asking that one hundred tickets
10 admission be accorded them for d
v tributiOn.
ie Mr.. Task, of South Carolina, ma
l. an elegant speech. in which he cri
ID cised the action of the democratic pa
70 ty in congress in refusing to cOnsid
o. pension legislation and extoling t
in republican party as the friend of
lie soldier and asked that the rules be 81
I'd pended and the request of the G.. a.
o. committee complied with.
st at the suggestion of Mr.. Butt,
a worth, of Ohio, however, the petit
II was referred to the national commit
o. with instructions tn cOmnTv with 4