The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-07-05
A Great Speech!

-hurStOn, temporary Cnalfnlan oI
he Republican National Convention.
BEAD it:
s.GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION
am deeply sensible Of the distin
,uished hpnor you have conferred up
IN me rs the presiding officer of your
organization,
am also mindful of the grave. res
of the position: and IL
hey are successfully met it will be
1ue to the continuance Of your gen
-rous favor aud the bestowa1 OF your
loyal assistance.
I have no words in which to fitting
ly express my heartfelt appreciation
Of your confidence thank you,
gentlemen, not for myself alone, but
for that great and growing West
which never disappoints the expecta-
tions of the Republican party.
| come from State whose vast do
main has been largely appropriated by
the surviving veterans of the Army of
the Republic. under the benefcient
provision Of the homestead and pre-
emption laws enacted by Republi-
can Congress. And, true to the heroic
recollection Of the past, the home
steaders of the West still march on
under the banner Of Republicanism.
In victory and defeat, in sunshine
and in storm, in prosperity and adver-
sity, this mighty West retains the
courage Of its convictions, and holds
that devotion to principle, though it
brings defeat, is better than success
achieved by broken vows and politi-
cal dishonor.
We are met in National Convention
for deliberation and conference.
The Republican party of the United
States relies upon the wisdom Of its
assembled delegates for such action as
will insure success lie we are pre-
pared to honestly and fairly meet the
supreme issues of the hour with clear,
fearless and ringing declaration OF
principles, and to nominate ticket
which will commend itself to the 10y
atty and intelligence of the country,
we can grandly win.
We enter upon the proceedings OF
this Convention prepared to sacrifice
Individual judgment to the wisdom OF
the majority, and to law down person
al preferences on the altar OF party
success.
When our candidates are chosen we
will all join with heart and soul in
the grand chorus of rejoicing, and the
rainbow of our harmony shall give
certain promise of the glory of vic
torious morning in November.
When the Democratic party at the
close of the last Presidential election
robbed us of a victory honestly and
fairly won, we patiently waited for
the certain coming of the justice Of
the years. We hoped and believed
that 1888 would right the great ma
tional wrongs Of 1884-right it not
only for the Republican party, but
also for the grand and glorious candi-
dates whose names were the lnsplra-
ton of that wonderful campaign.
The infinite wisdom of an all-wise
Providence has otherwise decreed.
One of them-the citizen-soldier
the warrior-statesman, the Black Ea-
gle of Illinois-has been summoned
by the Silent Messenger to report to
his old Commander beyond the river
But although John A. Logan is dead
in the body, yet he lives again in the
illuminated pages of his country's
most splendid history; lives in the
grateful love Of a free people whose
Union he so gallantly fought to pre-
serve; lives in the blessings of down
trodden race, whose freedom he sc
manfully struggled to achieve; lives
in the future song and story of he
ro-worshiping world, and along the
highway of the Nations glory, side by
side with old John Brown, Abraha
Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant, his soul
goes marching on.
The other, that gallant leader, the
Chevalier of American politics
the glory Of Republicanism and the
nightmare Of Democracy, our Henry
of Navarro, is seeking in foreign trav-
ell the long-needed relaxation and rest
from the wearisome burdens of public
life and service. With the sublime
magnanimity OF his incompatible
greatness he has denied US the infinite
pleasure of supporting him in this
Convention
Desiring above all things party har-
mony 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 can not, dare not COM
NIT the political crime of disobedience
to his expressed will. We can not
place him at the head of the ticket
but will make him the commander-in-
chief at the head of the forces in the
field, where he will be invincible.
And, though James G.. Blaine may
not be our President, yet he remains
our uncrowned king. welding the
baton of acknowledged leadership,
supreme in the allegiance of his de-
voted followers, honored and respect
ed by all honest and LOYAL men, the
greatest living American, and the
worthy object of our undying love.
But the Republican party is not left
without great men to place upon its
ticket. We have that honest. able
and experienced fnancier. statesman
and Senator from Ohio, and his no less
distinguished colleague from Iowa.
Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin
present to US gallant soldiers, while
New York, New Jersey, Kansas, Con-
necticut and other States offer worthy
and favorite sons. From this 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 of its future faithfulness, an
unbroken record Of services performed
for freedom, union and national pros
perity. 1t is pre-eminently the party
of protection 1t was born of the If
repressible desire to protect the slave
from the lash of the master, and to
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