Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-06-27

Uo,. u!s career, MS onAracter, MS manhood
and his illustrious achievements are part Of,
the Nations history. The people know him bv9
heart. They whom represent. and who ask.
to grand career beginning with those,
patriots who rocked the cradle OF Republican,.
ism; to man who has been In the fore front OF
counsel, its champion, its strong right arm:
whose name Is tower OF strength, and who
was nominated.
| The freemen. waiting for the welcome dav,
When there Will be NO longer solid South; the
true soldiers OF both sides who bravely and 10y
ally accepted the results of war;; they who are
still waiting until the true gospel OF protection to
man anu to the fruit OF his toll shall be preached
IN myriad OF sehoo-houses south OF that polit-
ical equator called Mason and Dixon's line; ;
they who believe with him that honest and in
| telligent immigration should be welcomed. but
that Impossible barriers should be erected on
the Pacific coast against the hordes of heather
invasion all these have found in HIM their con-.
| sistent friend and steadfast champion.
| HE was the soldiers friend in war. and hes
has been their constant friend In peace He
stood by the side Of Lincoln and the army
from the first days OF Sumter until another
Sherman marched from Atlanta to the sea and;
peace came on golden wings. The statesman.
ship OF resumption, his browning success, un-;
equaled IN any time or country, has placed his
| land. 49,
MY eountrymen, tho central issue OF the.
campaign is an American policy for the whole
American people at home and abroad Before.
| II all else sinks to insignificance. What though
our system OF currency be the best in the
WHAT tsenfh ssaesse OF a Re-
slavery are gone forever? They were washed
away IN Union blood What il questions Of:
! faith, have been resolved in favor of the riehtr
They are stars in the party's crown. That
though increasing pensions make grateful
| brave defenders: Every dollar OF it bears tho
stamp OF Republican approval. So welcome,
| the lssue-protect on or free trade
I,nH i'm roo
tion say whether the only Republic founded on
! the rock of freedom, blessed with every gift Of
nature, crowned with imperial powers. enriched
| by willing hands OF honest toll-peaceful pros
porous and generous-shall be dethroned de-
graded, pauperized by party and policy at
war with the very genius Of our National exist
with malice toward none, with charity for
all Let the battle lines which ran East and
vanc ng to the seaboard, there to protect the
homes and f1resides, the peace and prosperity
OF the Nation; and let him who has served So
| long, SO ably. and SO faithfully be placed in
command OF the victorious column.
Make him our staodard-bearer, and every
principle for which the party has batrled.
pc represented in our leader. Nominate
no fallaey 50 plausible as to divert
the Intelligence and common sense of the
people from the VITAL ISSUE Nominate him.
and sense Of security, of safety and of conf
dence in the future Will crystalline into triumph
and victory.
II nominate the patriot, the statesman, the
honest man-John Sherman.
FORAkERS SPEECH.
Governor Foraker of Ohio seconded the nom
ination OF Sherman as follows:
Ohio is sometimes like New YoTk-she occs--
slonally comes to National Republican con-
vention divided to her choice for the Presf-
dencv, and sometimes she comes united. She
has so come on this occasion. Her forty-six del
egates are here to speak as one man, and it is
at their bidding, on their behalf and IN their
name that take this platform to second the
nomination that has just been made. Not so.
however, because John Sherman is citizen Of
our State. Knowing him as We d. We should
support him here with the same unanimtiy, the
same zeal, and with the same determination and
integrity OF purpose, no matter from what Sec
ton he might be, for We know and pledge for
him that which you, gentlemen of New York.
and gentlemen OF all the other States must
recognize and concede-that he is not so much
HIGHEST sense OF the word, Of all the States OF
IL is Union.
time on biographical sketches When you re-
call what has been said from this platform to-
day you can appreciate the value of that adj
immediate friend and acquaintance Of all
masses and conditions of our peopie-high and
low rich and poor, white and black, native and
foreign. BE is in the highest sense of the
word - typical representative OF American
life, American citizenship and American states
manshp at the same time. lCheers and ap-
plause.
"Sherman's record covers all there is of Re-
publ1canism. 1t commenced before the party
from that moment until this There is not
question. and has not been in thirty
years., affecting the American people, in
not dealt with. And how: In such u way as
to command the unbounded confidence, not
only of the business interests. but of every
other kind OF interests in the United States.
wan: Republican this time. Applause
VIC had m 9iS 1of.
not only Republican from the top Of
Du 1ho has BEEN 5es s one al his S LITE ee
don't mean to inslnuate anybody is not that.
Lcries OF 'oh. no. "oh, no y, but I do want
that: [Applause:] He has ever been ready no.
matter how much personal disappointment
m foI , be nsoved to support the plat
away with bad company. He belongs 10,
family ,s Of leaders ant so%s }n e the
but Foraker deprecated any display and pro
ceeded. He is a brother OF that grand old
hero and leader so dear to the heart OF every
man who wore the blue, who once split the JET
Davis wing OF the Democratic party wide open.
when he marched in triumph from Atlanta TO-.
Of ns
do similar Job for you now. Laughter and
Nominate John Sherman, not of Ohio, but
OF the United States. [Great applausel He
will be popular everywhere with the people,
except only in England. One reason he won't.
be popular there is that the combination that
was made over at St. Louis was put on
free-trade. platform to march under the
we knew SO we'll in the war times,
when it meant only copperhead loyalty,
and which means now only British free trade
But the day the old bandana was nominated
the people OF this country foresaw the nonna-
ton by you Of John Sherman, who represents
the flag enthusiastically beloved by the loyal
people of this country, and every State felt.
that it should be our banner in the approach
ing campo ga to Offset the old bandaaa.''
GOVERNOR RCSK'S NAME PRESENTED
Senator Srooner's speech in nomination OF
Governor Rusk, of Wisconsin, was as follows:
The rank and file OF the Republican party
look trIstfully TO the convention for WISDOM
and they will tolerate no mistakes. They de-.
mand for leaders those who have walked the
mountain ranges IN, full view of men.
who have kept their feet out of the
swamps and the boys OF life, whose ca
reers are without ambush for the enemy, whose
adherence to the principles OF the party has
been without var ableness or shadow OF turn
ing, who are strong in the robust and attractiVes
qualities of leadership; men who came FROM
the ranks OF the people, who have borne the
burdens OF life common to the people; men
whom the people may cheerfully, ana without
mental or moral protest, follow to the eud for
what they have done. and for what they are
and forwhat they may be reasonably expected
do Won uch rnop