St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-22

loves brave deeds and daring acts, the
name of Russell A. Alger is known and
honored. say unto you now, gentle
men of the convention, without fear of
contradiction, that there is no soldier in
this nation who is better beloved by the
rank and file of the Grand Army of the
Republic than the man whose name l
have mentioned. | need not tell you of
his daring deeds. His bravery is writ
ten upon the bloodstained pages of his
cOuntry'S history. His acts of
COURAGE AND BRAVERY
are familiar themes at the camp fires of
these men who have left these scenes
behind them. l can say to you now that
these soldiers are not to be with us long.
The politician and the statesman will
always be here, and always wanting of
fee. But it will not be long, gentlemen
OF the convention, before these brave
defenders of the nation will have passed
away. Let us honor them while we can.
Let us remember what they have done
for us when we are in position to re-
member it, and when their names are
presented for your consideration, l be-
lleVe that they have greater hold upon
your hearts than men who have taken
no part in the great trouble that freed
the slave and saved the Union. The
professions of this country, and par
ticularly the profession of the law, has
been for all time honOred by candidates
for the presidency. The business men
of this nation have never had candl-
date. L present to you
A BUSINESS MAN.
This is to be business mans cam
paign. If we are to fight this battle on
the line of the protective tariff, let the
lawyers look up the fees after the bat
tie, but let the business men do the
fighting now.
present to you a business man who
has not his superior in all this free
country of ours. When he returned
from the war, with only a dollar. hay
ing entered the service of his country
at twenty-four, at twenty-eight he
was a brigadier-general i'll the armies of
the United States, made SO by gallant
and brave conduct On the field of battle,
on the recommendation of Gen. Philip
II. Sheridan. This man has exhibited
great skill in the selection of men as he
does to-day in his business interests. 1t
was at his request that the governor
gave to Philip II. Sheridan the first COM
mission. and he was the first bearer OF
this commission, and it was because of
his
GENERAL SKILL AND ABILITY
that it was determined then that this
man should be given that commission
and is to-day honored as one of the
greatest soldiers of the world. | say he
is a business man, but how did he ac-
quire this business habit? How did he
acquire his confidence and wealth that
he possesses to-day? Simply by purSu
ing perfectly legitimate course. He
has acquired not dollar by any i'm
proper or Objectionable means but by
simply following the pure business idea
that had taken possession Of the man he
gradually accumulated large amount
of property: but his property is always
in motion, coming liz and going out, and
every old soldier gets it. The state of
Michigan knows it. The poor people Of
our state know it, and wherever a man
needs it, the hand of Gen. Alger is open
always to assist him. This man of
business, L say, has the confidence of
the business people of this country. He
has no superior and this being bust
ness mans campaign and they being
preferred to fight this battle why should
not
BUSINESS MEN BE NOMINATED?
l then, gentlemen, backed by the en-
tire delegation from Michigan. backed
by every Republican from Michigan in
this hour, insthiS city, backed by every
Republican we lett behind US in the
state of Michigan. by this authority l
nominate for this convention Russell A.
Alger as a candidate for preSidenUOf the
United States. / propose to say now
and here, well weighing and knowing
the force of every word | utter, and in
calm deliberation, this proposition, that
no Republican in the state of Michigan,
that no Democratic newspaper in
the state of Michigan, that
no Democrat who cares any
thing for his reputation in the state of
Michigan, will say to you, either in pub
lie or in private, that he verify believes
that Gen. Alger is capable of a dishon-
orable act. say to you with equal de-
liberation that if any such charge could
possibly be made, if any man could be
so base, that the whole state of Mich
igan, Democrat and Republican alike,
would rise up in rebellion. a gallant
soldier. faithful friend, man whom
everybody who knows him honOrs, and
none know him but to love him, urging
his name here, not for political pur-
poses, not for the purpose of pushing
him into power, but backed by an atfec-
ton,
DEEP DOWN IN OUR HEARTS,
we ask you the serious consideration of
this question. | would to God that
somebody else had been assigned this
position than me. l would that some of
the great men that Michigan has pro-
duced, that the Republican party knew
and always had been glad to hear, were
in this presence to discharge this duty.
If it were not for the love | bear this
man, if it were not for the love that
moves my tongue. would not dare to
stand here in the presence of this august
body and try to urge the claims of any
one But the affection that we all have
for him, the duty that has been assigned
to me, which | would not Sku!k from if
/ could, makes in this convention a
weak man Strong-aye, it would make a
dumb man talk. If this duty had been
assigned to someone stronger than me
l remember man that could discharge
it well and believe what he said-for
when the country was i'll trouble and
the Democrats sought to take away
from us our president, you would turn
to him for information and he cut the
gordian knot. Would to God that
OLD ZACK CHANDLER
was here. 1t has been said by some.
and believed, that the power is given to
reach across that river that we all must
pass and commune with the spirits of
the dead. L would that some power
would give to me the authority to sum-
mon from that field the: spirit of the
dead who has gone before. would
call home into your presence upon this
platform the spirit of Americas great
est general. l would stand him here by
my side, and when we ali, with tears in
our eyes and uncovered heads
were gazing upon that sanity
form, | would ask of him if l have
spoken to yon anything but PLAIN. un-
vanished words of truth | would ask
of him if | have said aught but what
his experience has proved true. In the
death of Gen. John A. Logan THE
speakers voice was drowned in a deaf
ening round of applause.l When it had
subsidized he continued: I'm the death OF
N1A,, II,lnn, A L