Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-20


| of a down-trodden race, whose freedom he sc
manTny struggled TO achieve; lives in the future
song and story Of a hero-worshipping world; aud
along the highway Of the nations glory sid, lay
side with old John Brow n. a brallatn Lgolu, arJ
| Ulysses > Grant =his soul goes marching on. The
other that gol,nsle,laer the ehevalier OF Alnes
iein politics, the glory Of Republlcanism and the
| nightmare of Dcmocrats-our Henry OF Navarre4
II seeking in foreign travel the long needed relax
alton and rest from the wearisohe burdens Of
public life and service, With the Sublime mag
nanimity Of his inooinparable gpsatness' hes has
| denied NJ thsidfinite pleasure Of supporting him
| in this convention. Desiring, above all things,
party harmony and success. he has stepped fronl
| the certain ladders Of bis own landable ambition
| that soIpe other man may climb topower. AS his
true friepds we can NOT, dare not commit the po-
litcal crime of disobedenee TO his expressed viii
| We not place him at the head of the ticket,
but we may make him commander in chief at the
head "f the iorces in the field, whele he viii he
| invacille ri +
| The party, however, was not without grea I
men 20 lead IL va EE
| We have that honest, able and experienced
| fnancieT, statesman and senator from Ohio, anu
his no less distinguished colleague from low
Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsih present to ils
gallant soldiers while. New York New Jersey
Kansas cnnbectlcut and other states offer worthy
| and favurte sons. From this splendid galaxy Of
political store We can not choose auliss, ~
The speaker then passed To reviewed. the
party from 1861 until it went ont Of power
and eloquently euiogized that work, and then
laid down the principles it stands for now,
putting great stress on protection declared
the Anarchist and Communist criminals to
whom we have nothing to offer but the
sword, and then proceeded to denoun2e the
Democracy and the present administration.
He closed as follows;
In 1884 we were driven back into the wilderness
aDain IpI nj nc tla Wis m find hnr
Moses who can limit our wandering To four
years instead of forty. The mighty past Is with
ms here to-day. II fills US with the same shirt
Of freedom, patriotism and devotion which
breathed into the commonW dust Of or.
binary humanity the Sublime inspiration
of heroic deeds. Let us read its lessons
rightly and hold its precepts dear. When Robert
Bruce, king Of Scotland, lay upon his dying bed
h. requested that his heart should be taken from
his inuuiuate body and borne by knghtly hands
10 the SAVIOR Sepulchre After his death James
earl Of Douglass undertook the sacred mission,
and with the heart encased in golden caSket set
out upon his pilgrimage to the Holy Land. On
their way thither, himself and comrades were set
upon by. q great host of Moorish warriors.
Though they fought with all the valor of mortal
men they were borne backward by sheer force of
numbers, and their overthrow seemed certain,
when Douglass, drawing from his bosom the
priceless casket cast it far into the mil of this
oncOmng host and cried out: Lead on heart of
Bruce we will follow thee and the knights of
Scotland never defeated while following Bruce,
pushed forward and won the day. Let this con
vention find Douglass for our Bruce. He Will
take the soul of our great leader into the casket
of his love, and with it lead us on to certain and
splendid victory.
Chairman Thurston's address was splen-
didly delivered, and worked the delegates up
to the widest enthusiasm. When he men
toned Blaine' name the applause was vocif- |
erous, but when he stated that the "Plumed |
Knight could not be nominated the cheers
reached the climax.
After music by the band Horr of Mchi- |
gan, arose and presented to the chairman a |
gayel made from the oak under which the |
Republican party was organized in Michi- |
gan July 6, Io54 He said the gavel was |
made of copper, wood, wool, iron and salt, |
five industries which the Democracy would /
ruin il it could. The gavel was accepted,
and motion to elect all the officers named
by the national committee brought Osborne,
of Kansas, to his feet with renewal of his
attempt to reverse the committees action on
temporary chairman Osborne was again
and the national committees action |
allowed to stand.
The rules of the last convention were then
adopted, and a resolution of sympathy for
Gen. Sheridan passed unanimously and with
cheers. t
A motion was made that 200 tickets be ac-
corded to the G. A. r. for use of veterans,
and the matter was finally referred to the
national committee, with Instructions to
comply with the request. ..
The call of states for members of commit
ices was dispensed with, and the names were
handed up to the secretary in writing.
An interesting incident occurred here. The
chair said that Gen John C. Fremont, the
ntst nkr,fy ,f fan
president was with the Nebraska delegation
and he desired to present him to the conven-
lion. The announcement was received with
cheers, and Chairman Green, of Nebraska,
mounted the stage and proceeded in a short
speech to make the introduction, the path
Under" being warmly greeted when he APP
,eared.
Green in introducing Fremont said
Others, gifted to be great-who, in the emer- |
;ency of the darkest perils, were rock and hope
rom humble walks by great and glorious deeds
chieved immortal fame The martyred Lincoln, |
rom the richness OF whose life coin our bright
st aspirations; Grant, whose name is most illus |
rors ever borne by living man; Logan, magnif-
ent in war and great in peace-all sons of Iii
OILS: with Stevens, Sumner, and Morton; Chan
ler Carpenter, and peerless Roscoe Conkling |
re at rest, and all that love and reverence can
estow will ever be a grateful peoples tribute A
eva heroic few, already known for brave he. I
bic work done In freedoms holy cause, ere 5G | (
ad been proclaimed-.Iohn Brown, whose tragic G
cath against Virginia s. Ieaden sky, fixed there
he star Of hope and promise; Lloyd Garrison |
tho baaved the mob, and dared to speak of lib,
Ity upon the spot where Warren fell; Joshua
: Glddings, whose white hair, like the waving
iumes Of Henry of Navarro, CLEANED where O
iged the bottle fercest, and Wendell Philips, a
,arless and true, who had the courage yea the
iperb courage to lift his voice in Faneu hall for
berty and free speech, 10 denounce assassins and
ler crimes-all have passed away Only their ,
emories and treasured dust remains Yet he | A
no was the incarnation of the lofty thoughts "a
ld purposes of '56 sits here to-day, with winters d
own upon his head and springtme freshness in Il
is heart, steadfast TO all the great ideas of the
lmortal hour with which his name is indissolu. /,
y linked He has trod the path he found. ~
Gen. Fremont responded briefly thanking N
lie convention for the greeting it had given N
i'm, but declining by extended remarks to ii
clay the business of the delegates. HI
Loud calls were then made for Fred Doug. OF
IS, and the demand was so vigorous that he in
id to appear on the stage, where he made d.
tort speech, especially calling upon the con- N,
ention to speak out, and the party 10 act =,
fectively for the enfranchisement in fact =
his people in the south. He said; ~
l have great respect for certain quality that ~
ave seen distinguished In the Democratic party VI
is its fidelity to its friends [laughterl its faith
lness to those whom it has acknowledged as its nj
asters for the last forty years. The Democrats Y
ere faithful TO the slave holding class during the %
,istence of slavery They were faithful before | "
e war; they were faithful during the war | n,
rev gave them all the encouragement that they :.
ssbly could without drawing their own pecks | w
to the halter. They faithful during the |
riod of reconstruction They have been faith ii
since, They faithful to-day &C
{. the solid south. lApplause.l l believe that fo
Re Republican party will prove itself equally | as
Iithful to 10 friends. Applause And tbos, :.
ien,ls during the war were men with black &c
ees. Applause They were men who were
IS 10 your lame; they were eyes to your blind: az
ey were shelter to your sheiteripss sons. Lei | til