The times., 1888-07-06
JUDGE WEST, OF OHIO.

His Speech In tho National Republican
Convention mt Chicago, June. 1884, Nom
mating James G. Blaine for the Presi-
dency.
AS a delegate to the Chicago conven.
tion Of 1860 the proudest service of my
life was performed by voting for the nom
ination Of that inspired emancipator. the
first Republican president of the United
States. Four and twenty years of the
grandest history Of recorded times have
distinguished the ascendency of the Re-
publican party. The skies have lowered
and reverses have threatened. but our
flag Is still there waving above the man
sion of the presidency, not stain on
it's folds. not a cloud on it's glory
Whether 1t shall maintain that grand as
tendency depends upon the action of this
council. With bated breath q nation
waits the result. On it are fixed the eyes
of 10000, 900 Of Republican freemen in the
north. On 1t, or to it, rather. are
stretched forth the imploring hands of
100000 of political bondmen of the
south while above. from the portals of
light, is looking down the immortal spirit
of the immortal martyr who first bore it
to victory, bidding us hail and God speed
Six times in six campaigns has that banner
triumphed-that symbol Of union, free
dom. humanity and progress-sometime
borne by that silent man Of destiny the
Wellington of American arms, last by
him at whose untimely taking off nation
swelled the funeral cries and wept above
great Garfelds grave. Shall that banner
triumph again?
Commit it to the bearing of that chief.
the inspiration of whose illustrious char
acter and great name will fire the hearts
of our young men, stir the blood of our
manhood and rekindle the fervor Of the
veterans, and the closing of the seventh
campaign will SEQ that holy ensign span
ming the sky like a bow of promise. Po-
litical conditions are changed since the
accession of the Republican party to
power. The mighty issues of the freedom
and bleeding humanity which convulsed
the continent and aroused the republic,
rallied, united and inspired the forces of
patriotism and the forces of humanity
ceased their contentious. The subordi-
nate issues resulting therefrom are settled
and buried away with the dead soldiers Of
the past. The arms of the solid south are
against us. Not an electoral gain can be
expected from that section. II triumph
come, the Republican states of the north
must furnish the conquering battalions
from the farm, the anvil and the loom,
from the mines, the workshop and the
desk, from the hut Of the trapper on the
snowy Sierras, from the hut of the fisher
man on the banks of the Hudson. The
Republican states must furnish these
conquering battalions II triumph come.
Does not sound political wisdom die
tate and demand that leader shall be
given to them whom our people will fol-
low, not as conscripts advancing by fu-
nereal marches to certain defeat, but
grand civic hero, whom the souls Of the
people desire, and whom they will follow
with all the enthusiasm of volunteers, as
they sweep on and onward to certain vic
tory, q representative of American man.
hood, O representative Of that living Re-
publicanism that demands the amplest
Industrial protection and opportunity
and eat the bread of Independent employ
ment, relieved from mendicant competi-
tion with pauper Europe or pagan China?
In this contention of forces, to whose can
didate shall be intrusted our battle flag?
Citizens, am not here to do it, and may
my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth
if do abate one tithe from the Just fame,
integrity and public honor Of Chester A.
Arthur, our president. / abate not one
tithe from the just fame and public integ-
rity of George F. Edmunds, Of Joseph r.
Hawley, of John Sherman, of that grand
old black eagle of Illinois. And am
proud to know that these distinguished
senator's whom have named have borne
like testimony to the public life, the pub
lie character and the public integrity of
him whose confirmation brought him to
the highest office-second in dignity only
to the office of president itself-the
first premiership in the administration
of James A. Garfield. A man for whom
senator's and rivals will vote for the Sec
retaryship OF state Of the United States is
good enough for q plain flesh and blood
Gods people to vote for for president.
Who shall be our candidate? Not the
representative of particular interest or
particular class. Send the great procla-
nation to the country labeled 1.-THE Doc
tors Candidate" Tho Lawyers Candi-
date" 1.-The We'll Street Candidate" and
the hand of resurrection will not fathom
his November grave.
Gentlemen, no must be representative
of that Republicanism that demands the
absolute political as well as the personal
emancipation and enfranchisement OF
manlxind-a representative of that Repub
licanism which recognizes the stamp of
American citizenship as the passport to
every right, privilege and consideration,
at home or abroad, whether under the
sky of Bismarck, under the Palmetto,
under the Pelican, or on the banks of the
Mohawk, that Republicanism that regards
with dissatisfaction a despotism which
under the ''sic semper tyrannis" of the
Old Dominion eliminates, by slaughter,
popular majorities in the name of Democ-
racy-a Republicanism as embodied and
stated in the platform of principles this
day adopted by your convention.
Gentlemen, such a representative Re-
publican Is James g. Blaine, of Maine. If
nominated tonight his campaign would
commence tomorrow and continue until
victory is assured. There would be no
powder burned to fire into the backs of his
leaders. It would only be exploded to
illuminate the Inauguration. The brazen