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

Democracy we have displayed the stars
and stripes, and every great human
right and interest that that banner rep
resentS to-day on land and sea the Re-
publican party writes in its platform;
and wherever there stands voter in
this contest from now to NOvem-
Der, that believes that the Ameri
can flag is the grandeSt that floats
in the civilized world; who believes
that the American laborer is entitled to
protection against the laborer in any
section of the world; who believes that
American industries are more sacred,
and American markets more to be pro-
tected by an American congress and all
American president than those of any
other land; who believes that the
American sailor ought to float every
where safely under the blue heaven of
God. and under the protection of the
stars and stripes, will be
WITH Us IN THIS CONFLICT.
1t is only now for us to say to whose
hand shall this day be committed that
great standard of RepublicanlSm, to be
carried successfully at the election in
November. And as believe that the
American people when at the ballot box,
exercising the grandest privilege with
which man has ever been endowed, shall
select from the nominees of the parties
in this country the man to be
their president, they will judge
him by those qualities of head
and heart that make him most truly a
typical American. Twenty-Five years
ago, longer than many at a majority to-
day can remember, except as history,
meeting in this great city of the West,
and about to launch its bark upon the
political waters, the Republican party
turned to man as its standard bearer
who then best represented American
character and American manhood.
They did not seek him in the office of
the attOrney-at-law, however richly he
was endowed, because he was lawyer.
They did not select him because, per-
chance, he had served a while in the
American congress, but
THEY SELECTED ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
More and above all, because in his
matchlesS intellect, that has been tested
i'll this state against one of the greatest
debaterS that America ever knew, and
in the warm pulSatiOnS of generous
heart he combined the two great quail
ties that make a splendid president.
And so believing, fellow delegates
to-day that the gentleman pre-
sented here as candidate by the great
state of Michigan combines in happy
harmony those great characteristics of
mind and courage and heart that make
a candidate who is likely to be selected
by the American people, | rise with
of Gen. Russell A. Alger. Great ap-
plause was joined in by the delegates
from Michigan, some from Kansas, a
few from Alabama and one OF two from
Montana. Mr.. NOyeS continued: Do
you ask soldier, read the history of
THAT AWFUL. NIGHT,
and you will find upon its brightest
pages such career as is matched by
few men mentioned in the history of
the rebellion. Do you ask a man of
administrative business ability, the man
who, coming from the army, took one of
the nObieSt woman as wife that ever
sanctified and graced an American
home, and went into the wilds of
as a rose. A man with cour-
age to leave all the enjoyments
of the city, all the improvements of
civilized life. because with foresight
and sagacity he saw there a great bust
ness enterprise that might be developed
for the benefit of his country as well as
himself, is a matchleSS courage for this
contest, and when you talk of protec-
ton who knows better what protection
means to the labOring man than one
who comes up from that class him
self, walking daily with his employees
in the COmmOnest duties OF life, does
not look upon them as employees, but
marches side by side as with a brother
walking with his fellowmen. Talk of
the uses of wealth in a country like
ours, | say the accumulation of wealth
is grand thing when
TT Jc JrnNESTI ACCITNJTI
and when the wealth comes and de-
mands are not exhausted and do not
disappear in the process. A voice,
s'Good."] There is no nObler thing than
to build up Il fortune under the elastic
influence of our free institutions, where
it is done by honest industry and bust
ness methods such as have character
lied the life and career of this eX-gov-
ernor of Michigan. Now, is he cOmpe
tent to lead his party in the coming con-
test. When Michigan wanted some one
to take the state from the Democrats they
elected Gov. Alger, and from the day
Of his nomination the battle was prac-
ticaliy won. | wish that some other one
such man, whose character is typical
of all that is grand and noble and truly
American. If we could call to-day
from his sick bed the grand general of
the American armies, beside whom
this nation has stood with fearful inter-
est, to know whether he should fight the
last battle this time successfully or not,
and his lips could part and tell you of
GENEROSITY OF THIS MAN
there would be no question about the
glorious use to which wealth can be
put. [Applause.] And so, Mr.. PreSi-
dent, at this stage in the proceedings,
not DESTROYS of wearing the pa
tent body already overtaxed, in
from Massachusetts, as far as l
am concerned, from state that since
the PuritanS landed upon it shores has
always esteemed true manhood and true
womanhood everywhere, the right hand
of fellowship to the great Northwest
that has sprung so largely from her
loins. Why tell us that yon must take
a man from doubtful state? | say bet
ter take man who shall make all the
states anything but doubtful. They
tell us that we must have q man of long
public record. The Republican party
has Graded in its prolific lap many of
the grandeSt men this nation has ever
produced. and we are so rich to-day in
material we scarcely know how to
select; but let me say to this convention
IllUU OltGu tltiltS Illt I!OSI SlOIIOuS
record has its weakness as well as its
strength, and
LIKE TIE ROMAN GLADIATOR
that went into the arena often always
to conQuerer, he often came off, though
victor, with battered armor and helmet
And so that may not always be an ele-
ment of strength. In nominating Alger,
n desire to speak briefly of him as
soldier, for it was as such that
lege to order him into action on many
field of battle, and more gallant sol
dier and more chivairous gentleman
never drew saber. Alger never hest
tated, he never faltered. But whoever
knew Michigan soldier to falter? They