The times., 1888-07-06
ROBERT G. INGERSOLl.

His Speech In the National Republican
Convention of Cincinnati, June, 1915,
Nominating James q. Blaine for the
Presidency.
Massachusetts, may be satisfied with
the loyalty of Benjamin Fl. Bristow-so
am I; but If any man nominated by this
convention cannot carry the state of
Massachusetts, am not satisfied with the
loyalty of that state. If the nominee of
this convention cannot carry the grand
old commonwealth of Massachusetts, by
$4,000 majority would advise them to
sell out Faneuil hall as a Democratic
headquarters. / would advise them to
take from Bunker Hill that old monu-
ment of glory.
The Republicans of the United States
demand as their leader In the great con-
test Of 1876 q man of intelligence, man
proved political opinions. They demand
reformer after as well as before the elec-
tion. They demand q politician In the
highest, broadest and best sense-a man
of superb moral courage. They demand
q man acquainted with public affairs,
with the wants of the people, with
not only the requirements of the hour,
but with the demands of the future
They demand man broad enough TO
comprehend the relations of this govern
ment to the other nations of the earth.
They demand man we'll versed in the
powers, duties and prerogatives of each
and every department of this government.
They demand q man who will sacredly
preserve the financial honor of the United
States; one who knows enough to know
that tho national debt must be paid
through the prosperity of this people; one
who knows enough to know that all the
financial theories Of the world cannot re-
deem a single dollar; one who knows
enough to know that all the money must
be made, not by law, but by labor; one
who knows enough to know that the peo-
pie Of the United States have the industry
to make the money and the honor to pay
it over Just as fast as they make 1t.
The Republicans of the United States
demand q man who knows that prosperity
and resumption, when they come, must
come together that. when they come.
they will come hand in hand through the
golden harvest fields; hand in hand by
the whirling spindles and the turning
wheels; hand in hand past the open fur
mace doors hand in hand by the flaming
forges; hand in hand by the chimneys
filed with eager 6re-come greeted and
grasped by the countless sons Of toll.
This money has to be dug out Of the
earth. You cannot make Ii by passing
resolutions in q political convention.
The Republicans of the United States
want man who knows that this govern
ment should protect every citizen, at home
and abroad; who knows that any govern
ment that will not defend its defenders,
and protect its protectors, is disgrace to
the map of the world. They demand O
man who believes in the eternal separa-
ton and enforcement of church and school.
They demand man whose political repu-
tation is spotless as q star; but they do
not demand that their candidate shall
have certificate of moral character
signed by Confederate congress. The
man who has. in full, heaped and rounded
measure, all these splendid qualifications,
Is the present grand and gallant leader of
the Republican party-James g. Blaine.
Our country, crowned with the vast
and marvellous achievements Of its first
century, asks for man worthy Of her past
and prophetic Of her future; asks for a
man who has the audacity of geniuei asks
for man who is the grandest combination
of heart, conscience and brain beneath her
flag. Such man Is James @, Blaine.
For the Republican host, led by this
intrepid man, there can be no defeat.
This Is q grand year--a year filed
with the recollectfons of the revolution;
filed With proud and tender memories Of
the past: With tho sacred legends Of lib
erty; year In which the sons OF freedom