The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-07-05

favored son tu present 10 TINS con-
ventiOn. True, New Hampshire has
"a score of men who in point Of pub
lie experience, in point Of r1e cul-
itire and the strength that education
gives, would make an infinitely
better President than the man who
occupies the executive chair to-day.
Cheers New Hampshire is con
tent To- let her past speak for itself.
She recalls before this magnificent
presence the fact that she gave tu
this Nation Of ours Levi Woodbury.,
a John STARK, a Daniel Webster,
cheers "a Salmon J.. Chase, "A llur-
ace Greeley, John =. Hale, a
William Pitt Fessenden,a John DiN,
Nathaniel Baker and n ZarhaTl
Chandler CHEERS and although,
gentlemen, Massachusetts claimed
IN his latter years the peerless Web
ster as her own son, although the
great state of Ohio took 10 her arms
that magnificent Secretary ui the
Treasury, "a native of New Hampshire
:. =. Chase although New York
claimed Horace Greeley, although
Iowa bid honor to Baker of illu-'
trOus memory cheers and althuuhr
the great imperial State OS Michi-
gan claimed that magnificent man
who led the Republican hosts o.
victory on many hard fought bat
tlc-iield ,Zaciariah Chandler cheers
vet the little state of New ilamp-
shire feels that she has the right
before the assembled intelligence of
the Republican party Of tins c"uu'
try to point with pride Ia the fact
that the little rock-rihhed stat,
gave to the Nation the peerless men
whuse names have mentioned ai
this moment. Loud applause.
New llamphire gave her electoral
vote in ls5G, in common with all tho
other New England States, to thai
grand man and intrepid leader
whose voice you have heard from
this platform few days agn-tien.
pral John &. Fremont. Loud ap
plause. And in every quSdrenniaI
contest since, when the tate oi the
Republican party and the fate Oi
the United States has trembled ia
the balance, New Hampshire has
been true Ia the principles and poll
rics Of the Republican party. We
come here to-day to Join hands witt
with YOU men represe lting other
States, to select from among the
ilIustruus men whose names are pre-
scented To this convention "A standard
bearer for the campaign Of ISIS
Loud applause. And ! say To you
here now, that no matter who i,
nominated hy the convention that
every Republican Iu tie little State
Of New Hampshire, true To the
party, and true to the principles oi
Justice and equality and of liberty
will rally To the polls Ia help elect
that man President of the United
States. .oud applause. But,
gentlemen, New Hampshire is q
close and a doubtful state. Tie
vote of the little state stands trem'
bling in the balance to-day, with the
whole power Of the Federal admin
istratiOn aud with the whole power
OF the patronage Of that administra-
tion used against the Republican
party iu that State, aud IT,
margin is 50 small that IL eau
scarcely hp estimated; with
two nited States Senators 10 ht
elected by the Legislature that is "a
be- elected in NovemheT-yOu must
not wonder that stand here to-day
and say to you that il is your duty
50 far as that little State Of mine j.
concerned, to give to the country
the strongest man that can pus~ihly y
be- presented for the suffrage of the
people. Loud applause. just one
word more. Projecting myself into
the future, ! see in November next
the battle uf the ballots i'm the coUn
try. As silently "a the Snowflake
fail in Newd.ngland on n winter =
day, 80 silently will you iiud the
ballot box in "A few months il YOU
give us that grand leader on the
neld of battle, that man who has
done credit to himself and his state
and his country in the halls nf the
United States, that man whose
public and private life is unspotted
aud without blemish-tieneral Ben
iamin Harrison, of Indiana, ap-
plau-e we promise to the Repuhli
can PARTY of this Nation the electoral
vote Of that state ia the far North
Now, gentlemen, have but word
more, and ! say this is a contest un-
paralleled, in my judgment, in the
history Of this country. We are
face to face with our ancient foe, the
Democratic party. We have To fight
every possible species Of bad politics
al the hallut-hoN in November ne H
aud I say To you that il we are true
To the principles oi our party, If We
are true Ia the spirit that animated
the Republican party when IL nomi-
mated Fremont i'm 1850 and Lincoln
i'm 1850, we will not fail To achieve a
magnificent triumph in November
next. Why look at this grand party
Of ours. Look at its magnificent
leaders. Look at the men who have
carried IL 10 victory In the past-the
party Of Fremont, OF Lincoln, of
Grant, Of sherman. Of Sheridan; the
party of Sumner, Of Phillips, of Gar
field and Of Blaine. At the mention
of the name of Blaine, one great
veil went up from the mass Of dele
gates, aud principally in Rhode
Island, Kentucky, Minnesota,
Indiana, and the Territories. Men
mounted their chairs, aud with hats
and fans waved themselves into a
state Of furious perspiraiion.
The larger part Of the audience
Joined with the delegates aud gave
the mere mention of Blaine's name
such reception as has not been ac-
corded to that Of any other possible
lt was twice renewed
aud continued for several minutes.
When the convention guieted down,
Mr.. Tcrrill continued a. follows:
The parry Of equality, Of Justice, OF
liberty, and of law; the party that
rescued our government from bank
ruptcy in ls6O, the party that beat
back that gigantic rebellion. the par
ty that lifted up its strong arms and
placed them under four million Of
slaves, aud lifted them up to the
plane OF manhood and citizenship.
Tell me that that party can be de-
feated I'm the coming contest! | an
swer you, no; aud when the verdict
is rendered at the polls in NOvem-
her. it will ne found that ms prOph-
acy has not been without truth. I
say to you here to-day 10 give US
that grand man that Indiana pres
ents; give TO us General Benjamin
Harrison n our standard-bearer
cheers from the Indiana delega-
lion |, and the Republican hosts who
never have fiinched IN battle before,
will go forward with determination.
with an energy. with \ zeal that will
carry everything before them, re-.
store 10 the rightful hands Of the
party the sceptre Of
power that for four years has been
by the the hypOcritieal and
mock civil service reform Demo
cratic party that has been masquer-
aiding before the peoples Of this
country under false pretenses.
Cheers. I ask you this, fellow
citizens, and promise you IN re-