Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-20

maintains that the nation should extend the
benefits of free government to all true lovers
Of liberty but it demands that the Law of the
land shall be shield to those who obey it.
and that for the anarchist, the communist
and the criminal American, justice has moth
| ing to offer but the sword, Reconstructed
democracy has now been in power nearly
four years. Its administration has been
most satisfactory to those who hold Office un-
der it. Its loyalty has rece we'd the approval
Of every enemy of the government. The
courage of its foreign policy has amused the
great powers AMI pleased every coward. Its
civil service has been so thoroughly reform
ed as to slight Mr.. Higgins Its justice to
disabled soldiers has won golden opinions
from those who gave them their wounds. Its
| financial management has been safe because
of its inability TO destroy the resulting pros
perity of republican legislation and its un-
paralleled straddle of the tariff question has
been source of wonderment to gods and
men," 1t is strong in the imbecility of lin
nocuous desuetude." The mission of the re-
publican party is not ended. The work of
the republican party will never be done until
every American enters into his unquestiOned
inheritance of liberty, equal rights and JUS
tice; until representation in Congress is
based upon votes freely cast and fairly
counted; until adequate provision has been
made for the helplessness and old age of the
disabled veterans, and the widows and Or
phans of their dead comrades; until these
policies of the government whch ensure ma
tional and individual prosperity are firmly
! established and until patriotism and 10, atty
are the only qualifications, except fitness for
official position in the service Of the repub-
lie.
The republican party longs and prays for
the coming Of the millennium of its hope
ahen, III spirit and truth, Mason and Dixons
line will be blotted out forever, when fra
ternal ties and common interests will unite
US all. But when that glad time comes,
black and white must march side BY side IT,
the broad sunshine Of safety, and lie down
to peaceful slumber in the unrroubled shadows
Of protected homes. The republican party
turns to the new south with wide open arms
Ii offers loyal assistance in its development
The great issue Of the present campaign IL
that Uf the tariff. To the support Of a pro
tective tariff there will rise up al overwhelm
ilg army Of Intelligent. thoughtful and prac-
teal men, and the east, west, north and south
will join hands together to forever extermin-
ate, IN this repu Ihc, the perniciOus docrrn.
OF free trade. We RENE mber that o,hei
We remember how it was inspired with WIS
dom and courage to select thar great man Oi
the people, that Moses, who led US through
the parted waters Ut the sea, past the wilder
uess ot battle, over the Jor,ian of safety, III
to the promised land. In 1854 we were driv-
en- back into the wilderness again. God Civ.
us wisdom to hnd another Moses who cal
hmit our wandering 10 four years instead vi
forty. L,t US read the lessons Uf the mighty
past rightly, and hold its precepts uear.
hen Robert Bruce, king of Scotland, lay
upon has dying bed, he requested a. his
neart should be taken from his iiia,iimat,
body and borne by knight, hands to the
>uviours sepulcher. After his death, James,
Earl ot Douglass, undertook the sacred NILS
sion, and nth the heart ehcased IN golden
caskel, set out upon his pilgrimage to til,
molly land On the way tnlther himself aho
conra,ies were set upon by host OF Moor
lsh warriors. Though they fought with ali
the valor of mortal man, they were borne
Dackw ard By sheer force of numbers and
their overthrow seemed certain. Douglass,
drawing from his bosom tn. priceless casket.
a.t il far out into the midst of the oucoming
hos, and cried out: Lead On, heart vi
Bruce, we follow thee" and the knights OF
Scotland never defeated while following
Bruce. pushed forward and won the day.
Let this convection fin Douglass for our
Bruce. lie will take the soul uf our great
leader into the golden casket of his love, ana
with II, lead us on to certain and splendid
victory.
The chairman's speech was frequently ap
plauded, especially when he made reference
to Blaine The greatest outburst occurred
at the statement that the party cannot and
must not commit the political crime Uf DISC
bedlence to his will. When the different
candidates were named, Sherman and ALI
son received the greatest applause. When
silence was restored the balance of the tenn
pOrary officers were read and the band played
,.ational airs. The rules of the House OF
Representatives were adopted, also resolu-
tions of sympathy with General Sheridan
amid rising cheers. The roll was called for
the selection of committees.
The convention called loudly for Ingersoll
and then Foraker but neither responded. The
chair stated that in consequence Of the con-
test in the Virginia delegation that the name
of that State had been omitted from the roll
call. There were "a delegates, all but foul
of whom were contested. The national
committee had decided to place upon the
roll four undisputed delegates and four dele
| yates at large, headed by Malone. He
asked that this action be approved.
At ia Z. NJ, Horr of Michigan. present
ed to the temporary chairman a gavel made
| of wood from the oak under which the re-
publican party organized in Jackson, Miss
Resolutions OF sympathy with Sheridan. were
adopted. The request of the Grand Army
for 200 tickets, provoked discussion of the
soldier question, Taft of South Carolina.
Butterworih of Ohio and Lewis of Kentucky.
participating therein. By unanimous consent
| the request was referred to the national CON-
nittee. The presentation of Fremont's name
to the convention by Nebraska, elected much
enthusiasm. Fremont predicted victory un-
der the banner of protection to American in
dustries. Fred Douglass expressed the hope
that the convention would make such rec
ord as to put it out of the power of demo-
Gratis and mugwumps to say that they see no
difference between the democratic and re-
publican parties in respect to his race.
At2 4G Z. NJ, the Virginia contest was
taken up and Wise took the platform. He
made a strong protest against the putting of
Malone on the credentials committee to pass
on his own credentials. Wise was loudly
applauded throughout his address and so was
Senator Iioar of Massachusetts,, who, while
agreeing that Malone ought not in accord.
ance with universal justice. to he allowed TO
vote in his own behalf, asked Wise to with
draw the motion in the interest of harmony.
| There were cries of vote" and louder
cries for Malone. The latter lost no time
! in responding. and in a moment his pugna-
! ,;nus faro was ln,kin, bnwn upou thnse no.