Wichita eagle., 1888-06-24


hold our ground rnis one year. Tor the
stars In their course fight for Us in the
future. The census taken this year will
bring re-enforcemeIts and continued
power But in order to win this victory now
we want the vote of every Repuklican-of
every Grant Republican and every anti
Grant Republican IN America, OF every
Blaine man and every anti Blaine ran.
The vote of every follower Of every eanGi-
date IS needed TO make our success
certain: therefore | say. gentlemen and
brethren. we are here to take cain coun-
SCI together and inquire Whist ve shall Go
We want man waese life and opinions
enbody ali tie achievements of which
nave spoken We want man who,
standing on q mountain height. sees al
the achievements OF our past history. and
carries in MS heart the memory Of all its
glorious deeds. and who, looking forward.
prepares to meet the labor and the dangers
10 come We want enc who viii act in
no spirit of Unkindness toward those we
lately met in battle The Republican
party offers 20 our brethren Of the south
the olive branch OF peace. and wishes
them to return 10 brotherhood on this su-
preme condition. that it Snail be admitted
forever and torevernore. that in the war
for the Union we were right and they
were wrong On that supreme condition
we meet them Is brethren. and on no
other We ask them TO share with us
the blessings and honors Of this great re-
public.
Now, gentlemen. not to worry you. lam
about to present name for your consid-
eration-the name OF man who was the
comrade and associate and friend of nearly
all those noble dead whose faces look
down upon US from these walls TO night;
q man who began his career OF public ser
vice twenty i've years ago, whose first
duty was courageousiy done in the days
of peril On the plains of Kansas. when the
frst red drops Of that bloody shower be-
gan to fall which finally swelled into the
deluge Of war He bravely stood by
young Kansas then, and. returning to his
duty in the national legislature through
all subsequent time. his pathway has been
marked by labors performed in every de-
partment Of legislation. You ask for his
monuments. / point you to twenty five
years OF national statutes Not one great
benefcent statute has been placed in our
statute books without his intelligent and
powerful aid. Ee aided these men to
formulate the laws that raised our great
armies and carried US through the war.
Ills hand was seen in the workmanship
of those statutes that created the
war currency. and in still greater
work that redeemed the promises of
the government, and made the currency
equal TO gold And when at last, called
from the halls CT legislation into a high
executive Office he displayed that expert
ence intelligence. frmnesS and poise of
character which has carried US through
stormy period of three years. With one
half the public press crying Cruelty him.
and hostile congress seeking to prevent
success, in all this he remained unmoved
until victory crowned him The great
fiscal affairs Of the nation. and the great
business interests of the country. he has
guarded and preserved. while executing
the law of resumption and efecting its
object without jar. and against the false
prophecies OF one half of the press and
all the Democracy of this continent He
has shown himself able to meet with
calmness the great emergencies Of the
government for twenty five years lie
has trodden the perilous heights of pub
lie duty and against ali the shafts of
malice has borne his breast unharmed
He has stood IN the blaze of that fierce
light that heats against the throne" but
its 6ercest ray has found no haw in his
armor, no stain on his shield do not
present him as better Republica or as
better man than thousands of others we
honor. but present him for your deliber-
ate consideration | nominate John Sher-
man. OF Ohio.