Wichita eagle., 1888-06-24
ghe adhita Daily gaee Sunday 9aoru!me guae a. 1888.

the Inspiration OF whose niustrious char
acter and great name viii FIRE the hearts
OF our Young men, stir the blood of our
manhood and rekindle the fervor of the
veterans. and the closing of the seventh
campaign VIII see that holy ensign span-
ming TIE SKY like bow OF promise Po-
htical conditions are changes. since the
accession of the Republican party to
power. The mighty issues OF the freedom
and bleeding humanity which corvulsed
the continent and aroused the republic,
rallied. united and inspired the forces Of
patriotism snd the forces of humanity
in enc 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 rs Net an electoral gain can be
expected from that section II triumph
come. the Republican states Of the north
must furnish the conquering battalions
from the farm. the anvil and the loom,
from the zines. the workshop and the
desk. fron the hut OF the trapper on the
snowy Sierrss. from the hat of the fisher
man On the banks o: the Hudson The
Republican states must furnish these
conquering battalions IL triumph come
Does not sound political wisdom die
tate and demand that a leader shall be
given TO them whom cur people viii fol-
low. not as conscripts advancing By fu-
nereal marches 70 certsin defeat. bu. a
grand civic hero, whom the souls OF the
people desire, and whom they will follow
with al the enthusiasm Of volunteers. as
they sweep On and onward 20 certain vic
t1- -
hood, q representative Of that living Re-
publicarisn that demands tbs anplest
industrial protection and opportunity
whereby labor shall be enabled to earn
and eat the bread of independent employ
mont. relieved from nendicant competi-
ton with Pauper Europe or pagan Chinai
In this contention of forces. to whose can
didate shall be intrusted our battle fags
Citizens, an not here to do Il. and may
my tongue cleave TO the roof Of my mouth
if do abate one 1.-THE from the just fame.
integrity and public honor Of Chester A
Arthur. our president. | abate not one
1.-THE from the Just fame and public integ-
rity of George +. Edmun6s. of Joseph z
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 ofiice-second in dignity only
to the Office Of president itself-the
first premiership in the administration
of James a Garfield man for whom
senators and rivals viii vote for the sec
retaryship Of state of the United States is
good enough for q plain flesh and blood
Gods people to vote for for president
Who shall be our candidate? Not the
representative Of particular interest or
particular class. Send the great procla- |
nation to the country labeled The Doc /
tors Candidate, The Lawyers Candi- /
date" The Wall Street Candidate, and I
the hand OF resurrection viii not tathom .
his November grave.
Gentlemen, he must be representative
Of that Republicanism that demands the /
absolute political as well as the personal .
emancipation and enfranchsement of
mankind-a representative of that Repub- +
licanism which recognizes the stamp of
American citizenship as the passport to 1
every right. privilege and consideration. |
ct homo or abroad, whether under the
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 semper 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 onight his campaign would
commence to morrow and continue until
victory is assured There would be no
powder burned to fire into the backs Of his
leaders. 1t would only be- exploded to
Illuminate the Inauguration The brazen
threats Of the cannon In yonder square.
waiting to herald the result of the con
vention, would not have time to cool be-
fore bis name would be caught up on ten
thousand tongues of electric fame. Ii
would sweep down from the old Pine Tree
state. It wonld go over the hills and val
leys of New England