Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-06-28
REPUBLICANS AT CHICAGO.
Platform and Candidates Report
or Proceedings.
General Hen. Harrison, Of Indiana,
and Levi II. Morton, Of New York,
are the Chosen Ones.

sounded sharply upon the mahogany desk,
and the Republican Convention OF 1883
was formally opened. The hum of CONVEX
sation ceased throughout the vast Audi,
forum and the buzz of expectation gave
place to impressive silence as the Chair
man introduced the Rey. Frank w. Gun
sau.us, of the Plymouth Congregational
Church, of Chicago, who opened the
proceedings with prayer. Mr.. Jones,
Chairman OF the national Committee,
after reading the call for the Conven.
ton made an address, and announced,
Mr.. John NJ. Thurston, Of Nebraska. as
Temporary Chairman, who was conducted
TO the platform, and spoke as follows:
| Gentlemen of The Convention: have no words
| in which to tittingly express my heartfelt APP
probation of your confidence. | thank you
| gentlemen, not for myself alone, but for that
| great and growing West, which never disap-
points the expectations of the Republican
party. | come from State whose vast domain
has been largely appropriated by the surviving
| veterans Of the Army OF the Republic, under
the bencflcent provisions Of the homestead and
presumption laws enacted by Republican Con-
| grcss, and, true to the heroic recollections OF
I b"
| march on under the banners of Republicanism.
| In victory and defeat, in sunshine and storm,
| in prosperity and adversely, this mighty West
retains the courage of its conscience and that
devotion to principle, though it brings defeat,
| is better than success achieved by broken VOWS
and political dishOnOr. The Republican party
| of the United States relies upon the wisdom Of
| It's 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 clear, fearless and ringing declaration
| OF principles and to nominate a ticket which
| win commend itself to the loyalty and intelli-
| gcnCe OF the country, we can grandly win.
When our candidates are chosen will we all
join with heart and soul in the grand chorus
| OF rejoicing and a rainbow Of our harmony
shall give certain promise of the glory:of n vic
| tOriOus morning in November. When the Dem
ocratic party at the close of the last Presiden-
tian election robbed us OF victory honestly
| and fairly won, we patiently waited for the
certain coming of the justice of years. We
| hoped and believed that 1888 would right the
great national wrong OF 1884. The speaker
| eulogHed the Republican party leaders and the
old soldiers who had died since the last Ma
| tional Convention. He then said that the gal
liant leader and cheValicr of American politics,
glory of Rcpublicanism and nightmare Of
Democracy, our Henry of Navarro, is seeking
| in foreign travel long needed relaxation and
| rest from the wcarsome burdens of public life
! and service. With the sublime magnanmity
| of his Incompatible greatness he has denied
us the infinite pleasure of supportieg him in
| this convention. Desiring above all things
| party harmony and success, he has stepped
| from the certain ladder of his own laudalle
| ambition that some other man may climb to
| power. AS his true friends we cannot, dare
not commit the political crime of disobedience
to his expressed will We cannot place him at
| the head of the ticket, but we will make him
! cOmmandcr-in-chicfa at the head of the forces
in no nlI NIhp haN will ,In nh 4
though James &. Blaine may not be our Presi-
dent, yet he remains our uncrowned King,
| welding the baton of acknowledged leader
ship, supreme in the allegiance Of his devoted
followers, hOnored and respected 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
tnancier and stateman, the 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, Connecticut and other States
| offer worthy and favOrite sons From this
| splendid galaxy of the political store we can
not choose amiss. The Republican party points
| to the great achievements Of its past and offers
| as earnest OF its future faithfulness, unbrOkCn
record of services performed freedom, union
and national prosperity 1t was born of an ir-
| reprCssblc desire to protect the slave from the
| lash of the master and to save our civilization
| from the blighting curse of its crime against
humanity. 1t performed the sacred mission of
| protecting the republic from secession and dis
| union, and in later time it succeeded In pro
| tccting the credit and currency Of the nation
| from reputation and imitation. Its platform
| epitomized stands for the protection of the
| popular government on the American CONT
ncnt. 1t stands for the protection of all gov
ernmcntal and international rights from re-
striCtiOn or invasion. Stands for protection of
| the life, of the liberty and the property of the
individual; stands for the protection OF all the
| immunitics and privileges of American citizen
| ship; stands for the protection of the balot-box
from the crimes of intimidation, robbery and
substitution stands for the protection OF
| American commerce, American manufactures
| and American agriculture from destructive
foreign competition stands for the protection
| of home invention, home skill and home labor
| against the free trade hcrcsies which would
| pauperize and degrade them all stands for the
| protection of the people from unjust and op
| pressiyG cXactiOnS and combinations of aggre-
| gated capital and corporate power; stands also
| for the protection of both capital and corpora
| ton from cOniiscatiOn and mob violence, and
| above all stands for the protection of society
and the happiness Of the American home. II
| welcomes to our shores the downtrodden and
| the oppressed of every land but it insists that
the inestimablc blessing of American citizen
ship, purchased with the priceless blood of oul
| ncEOeS anu martyrs, snail DC extended 10 tnOSt
| only who are in full sympathy and accord Will
fundamental principles of our government and
| who will Loyalty support the sacred provisions
of the United States And, 1t holds that Con
gress has power to save American civilization
and morality from the leprosy Of Asiatic pa
| ganism, degradation and Contagion. 1t main.
tains that the Nation shall extend the benefits
of free government to all true lovers of liberty
| but 1t demands that the law Of the land shall
be shield to those who obey 1t, and that FOL
| anarchist, communist and criminal, American
| justice has nothing to offer but the sword. Re.
constructed Democracy has now been in power
nearly four years. Its administration
has been most satisfactory to those
who hold Office under it. Its
| loyalty has received the approval of every
enemy Of the government. The courage Gifts
foreign policy has amused the great powers
and pleased every coward Its civil service
has been so thoroughly reformed as to delight
Mr.. Virgins. Its justice to the disabled
| soldiers has won golden opinions from those
! who gave them their wounds. Its financial
movements have been safe because Of its in.
ability to destroy the resulting prosperity OF
| Republican legislation. And Its unparalleled
| straddle Of the tariff question has been a
source of wonderment to goods and men.
| II is strong in the imbecilty of "innocuous
! desuetude," and deserves to live as a remnis.
| CenCe of promises forgotten and pledges I'M
| redeemed. There are those In this land who
| seem 10 DcIieYe tlat the mission OF the he
publican party is at an end. That the enamel
patton proclamation, Appomatox and the
| constitutional amendments are ut once the
monuments Of its glory and the gravestone ol
| its demise. The work Of the Republican party
| will never be done until every American citi-
zen enters into his unquPstioned inheritance
| OF liberty, equal rights and Justice, until rep
| rcsentatiOn in Congress Is based upon votes
| freely cast and fairly counted; until adequate
| provision has been made for the helpessness
! and old are Of disabled veterans and the wild
! ows aud orphans of their dead comrades; un-
| I'll those policies OF the government which
ensure National and Industrial prosperity are
| firmly established, and until patriotism and
| loyalty are the only qualifications, except mt.
ness. for an official position IN the service OF
| the Republican party. There are those who In
| insist that the Republican party keeps alive
| the old-time sectional feeling ana refuses to
| let the ''dead past bury its dead" The Re
| publican party longs and prays for the coming
| Of the millennium Of its hope when in spirit
| and In truth, the Mason and Dixon line Will be
| be blOtted out forever. When fraternal ties
| and common instincts unite us all. When the
whole people are found rejoicing together
that the inherited institution Of slavery was
| destroyed 10y the justice OF God. Glad to-
| gethrr that the holy bonds OF union could not
be severed. Hopeful together for magnificent
national destiny. Loyal together to the com
mon country and its unconquered flag. But,