The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-06-27
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SPEECH OF TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN THURS
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Mr. Tbnrofon enola aa f,ilous

Mr.. Thurston spoke a. follows
Geidiemeh OF the Conrenfion II am
deeply sensible of the distinguished hon
OF you have conferred upon me as the
presiding officer of your temporary organ
ization am also mindful of the grave
responsibilities of the position, and if
they are successfully met il will be due
to the continuance ofyour generous favor
and the bestowal ofyour loyal assistance.
have no words in which to fittingly ex
press my heartfelt appreciation of your
confidence. thank you, gentlemen, not
for myself alone, but for that great and
growing West which never disappoints
the expectations of the Republican party.
come from state whose vast domain
has been largely appropriated by the
surviving veterans of thearmy of the Re
public, under the munificent provisions
of the Homestead and Pre-emption laws,
enacted by Republican Congress, and
true to the heroic recolections of the
past, the leaders of the West still march
on under the banner of Repubiicanism.
In victory and defeat, in sunshine and
storm, in prosperity and adversely, this
mighty West retains the courage of its
convictions and holds that devotion to
principle, though it brings defeat, is bet
ter than success achieved by broken
VOWS and political dishonor. We are
met in National Convention for delibera-
ton and conference. The Republican
/ party of the United States relies upon the
wisdom of its assembled delegates for
such action as will insure success. If we
are prepared to honestly and fairly meet
/ the supreme issues of the hour with
a clear, fearless and ringing declaration
of principles, and to nominate ticket
| which will commend itself to the loyalty
and intelligence of the country, we can
/ grandly win. We enter upon the pro-
eeedings of this convention prepared 70
sacrifice individual judgment to the wis
/ dom of the majority, and to lay down
| personal preferences on the altar of par
/ ty success. When our candidates are cho-
sen we will all join with heart and soul
in the grand chorus of rejoicing, and the
| rainbow of our harmony shall give GER
tain promise of the glory of a victorious
morning in November. When the DEM
ocratic party at the close of the last Pres
Z idential election robbed us of a victory
honestly and fairly won we patiently
waited for the certain coming of the JUS
tice of the years. We hoped and believ-
ed that 1888 would right the great Ma
tional wrong of 1884. Right it not only
for the Republican party, but also for the
grand and glorious candidates whose
names were the inspiration of that Won
derful campaign. The infinite wisdom of
an All Wise Providence has otherwise
| decreed One of them, the citizen-sol-
dier, the warrior-statesmaD, the Black
Eagle of Illinois, has been summoned by
the silent messenger TO report TO his old
commander beyond the river
TRIBUTE To LOGAN.
But, although John A. Logan is dead
in the body, yet he lives again in the H.
Illuminated pages of his countrys most
splendid history; lives in the grateful
love of free people, whose union he so
calamity fought to preserve; lives in the
blessings of down-trodden race, whose
freedom he so manfully struggled to
achieve; lives in the future song and
story of hero-worshipping world and
along the highway of the nations glory
side by side with old John Brown,
Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses s. Grant,
his soul goes marching on The other,
that gallant leader, the chevaIier of Amer
lean politics, the glory of Republicanism
and the nightmare of Democrats, is seek
ing in foreign travel the long needed re-
taxation and rest from the wearisome
burdens of public life and service. With
the sublime magnanimity of his incom-
parable greatness, he has denied us the
infinite pleasure Of supporting him in
this convention. Desiring above all
things party harmony and success, he has
stepped from the certain ladder of his
own laudable ambition, that some other
man may climb to power. As his true
friends we cannot, dare not commit the
political crime OF disobedience of his ex-
pressed will. We cannot place him at
the head of the ticket, but We can make
him commander in-chief of the forces in
the field, where he will be invincible
BLAINE AN USCRowNED KING.
And, though James G. Blaine may yet
be our President, vet he remains our un-
crowned king, yielding the baton of ac-
knowledged leadership, supreme in the /
allegience of his devoted followers, hon /
ored and respected by all honest and 10y /
al men as the greatest living American,
and the worthy object of our undying 1
love. But the Republican party is not /
left without great men to place upon its
ticket We have that honest and expe- /
rienced financier, statesman and Senator I
from Ohio, and his no less distinguished /
colleagues from Iowa, Indiana, Michigan |
and Wisconsin present to US gallant sol |
diers, while New York, New Jersey, Kan /
sas. Connecticut and other States offer 1
worthy and favorite sons. From this I
splendid galaxy of political store we can
not choose amiss. The Republican party
points with pride TO the great achieve /
ments of its past, and offers as an earnest I
of its future faithfulness an unbroken rec 4
ord of services performed for freedom, /
union and national prosperity. 1t is pre-
eminently the party of protection. 1t was /
born of the irrepressible desire to protect /
the slave from the lash of the master, |
and to save our civilization from the 4
blighting curse of its crime against hu- !
manity. II performed the sacred mission (
Of protecting the Republic from secession }
and disunion, and in the latter time it 1
succeeded in protecting the credit and
currency of the Nation from Reputation /
and imitation. Its platform epitomized, 1
stands for the protection of popular gov !
ernment on the American continent ;
stands for the protection of all goyOrn- ]
mental and international rights from re-
striction OF invasion stands for the pro-
lection of the life, liberty and property
of the individual stands for the protec-