Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-06

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
in one consolidated phalanx, have
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. If 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
conqueripg battalions If 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 u
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, representative of American man
hood, a representative of that living Re-
publicanism that demands the amplest
Industrial protection and opportunity
whereby labor shall be enabled to earn
and eat the bread of independent employ.
ment, relieved from mendicant competi-
ton with peuper Europe or pagan Chinaa
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 +. Edmunds of Joseph r
Hawley. of John Sherman. Of that grand
old black eagle of Illinois, And / am
proud to know that these distinguished
senators 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 ofice-second in dignity only
to the office of president itself-the
first premiership in the administration
of James A Garfield. A man for whom
senators and rivals will vote for the sec
retaryship of state Of the United States is
good enough for plain flesh and blood
Gods people to vote for for president.
Who shall be our candidateP Not the
representative of particular interest or
particular class. Send the great procla-
nation to the country labeled ss1Nhe Doc
tors Candidate" 1.-THE Lawyers Candi.
date, "The Wall Street Candidate" and
the hand of resurrection will not fathom
his November grave.
Gentlemen, he must be representative
of that Republicanism that demands the
absolute political as well as the personal
emancipation and enfranchisement of
mankind-a representative of Tat Repub-
hcanism which recognizes the stamp of
American citizenship as the passport to
every right. privilege and consideration.
sky of Bismarck, under the Palmetto.
under the Pelican, or on the banks Of the
Mohawk, that Republicanism that regards
with dissatisfaction despotism which
under the "sic senlper 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 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 fra into the backs of his
leaders. 1t would only be exploded to
illuminate the inauguration. Tho brazen
throats of the cannon in yonder square,
waiting to herald the result of the con-
! vention would not have time to cool be-
fore his llame would be caught up on ten
thousand tongues of electric fame 1t
would sweep down from the old Pine Tree
state. It would go over the hills and val
leys Of New England