The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-07-04
Hepburn, of Iowa.

Ex-congressman Hepburn made a brilliant
talk upon placing in nomination Senator Allison.
Said he:
IL is the laudable ambition OF every member
OF this convention that to-day we pursue such a
course as TO deserve and win success at the end
of this campaign. Is there such a course open
TO choice? We remember that We enter
upon this struggle beaten party-that we were
not beaten for want OF numbers, but for want of
harmony. We strong enough TO compel a
triumph, but it will require the united efforts of
us all TO clutch it. Is IL possible for to-day
TO name a candidate for whom all Republicans
will vote2 If we DO we shall succeed. II we
fail to name such an one our flag goes down in
defeat before the organized appetite for spoils
and it's allies. The candidate of this con-
and with unblemished political record. He must
be man In whose armor of integrity there is no
flaw or crevice for the lodgment OF censure or
caumny. He must be a man versed in the pub
lie business schooled in the public service,
fitted for the high Office TO which consecrate
him 10y broad experience and observation. He
must be a man of affairs The Republican party
is one of deeds well OF doctrines-results
no less than lofty sentiments. It's just pride and
browning glory is to be found in the long record
of what IL has accomplished. It loves liber v,
and it creates free States. II loves mankind,
and II. strikes the shackles from the bond
and makes freemen, 1t loves equality, and it
places tho ballot in the hands of the humble
and bids him stand unabashed by the side
OF him who is strongest 1t loves the flag and
the union of States, and 1t builds navies 1t calls
into being vast armies and trampes rebellion
under its conGuering feet. II sympathizes with
the struggling poor and 10 gems the prairie with
a million happy homesteads. 10 feels the dig
nifty of labor and IL protects the nations indus
tries and the mill, and the factory, and the
forge erected, the children are schooed, and
prosperity smiles on every home IL loves hon
esty, and IL pays the national debt. 1t il filled
with an exalted sense of justice, and in mercy,
after the sword is sheathed, IL restores its pros
trate foo TO the high station OF untrammeed
citizenship.
It ia a party of lofty sentiment. and it pre-
serves the national credit, fills the national
treasury with abundant revenue, and gives the
nation almost two billions Of currency the
equivalent OF gold. II is indeed party in which
ennobling sentiments abound, but they have
been followed by grand achievements, as in the
economy Of God fulhllment follows prophecy.
Have we among our number some one who in
his public service has been contributor 10 this
rehearsal of Republican indorsements2 Some
one VINO in the legislation Of this gem
GRAFTON has aided in writing this record
Some one whose recorded votes show that
upon all questions thnt for a quarter OF a
century have tried the courage and tested the
wisdom of patriotic men ms has been upon
the right side-ihe right side as time has
determined the right in the honest conviction
OF the Republican party Of this day. Gentlemen,
the State of Iowa bids me to name to you this
man-fit to be your candidate, William Il. ALI
son. OF Iowa. OF all living mon he is tho one we
most do honor. Town asks his selection. 10 Is
the prayer OF that state that has been more true
10 Rspublicanism than all others that have been
truest. All others have sometimes wavered.
Iowa never. In ell Others at some time in your
history some part OF your ticket has met defeat.
In Iowa mover. In thirty -four years OF consecu-
! tive victory no man has been indicted into q
state Office or been accredited to the national
Senate who did not follow your flag and march
/ i'm your columns.
Fortunately for our candidate, in the Republic
we recognize rights Of pedigree ancestry
/ There Is primogeniture nor entail in the
honors of the state save those OF worth and
genius. In these he IL richly endowed. He was
called TO the public service I'm the early days OF
1861 The times needed high courage. hopeful
ness integrity, practical COMMON sense and un-
limited capacity for work. His early life and
/ experiences had taugs. him that these qualities
were tho antidote for the rigors Of lowly birth
/ and humble fortune. He determined TO deserve
much at the hands OF the people, and they
recognizing the value Of his services, have been