The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-06-28

purity Of the ballot but especially have
deserted the cause of reform IN the
civil service. We win not fail to keep
our pledges because they have broken
tnelEs OF because their candidate has
1roken DIS. We therefore repeat our
deeiaration OF 1884 to wit: The re-
form OF the civil service auspiciouSiy
begun under the republican admins
tration should be completed by
the further extension of
the reform system already /
established by law, to all the grades of
the service to which it is applicable. /
The spirit and purpose Of the reform l
should be observed IN all executive APP
p0dntm6utS and all laws at variance Il
with the object of existing reform leg
islation should BE- repealed to the end 1
that the dangers Of free institutions /
which Turk in the power of Official pat
ronage may be wisely and effectively |
avoided.
The gratitude of the nation to the
defenders of the union cannot be meas
ured by laws. The legislation of con-
gresS should conform to the pledges
made by loyal people and he so en-
larged and extended as to provide
against the possibility that any man
who honorably wore the federal uni
form shall become an inmate of an
almshouse or dependent upon private
charity. In the prence Of an overflow
ing treasury, it would be a pub
lie scandal to do less for those
whose valorous services pre-
served the government. We denounce
the hostile spirit shown by President
Cleveland in his numerous VetoeS of
measures for pension relief and the &C
ton of the democratic house of repre-
SentativeS in refusing even consider
alton OF general pension legislation.
n
enunciated we invite the cooperation
| of patriotic men of all parties, and eS-
| specially of all working men, whose
prosperity is seriously threatened by
the free trade policy of the present ad-
ministration.
On motion of Marine of Maryland,
the platform was adopted by rising
vote.
The chairman stated that the next
order Of business was the calling of
states for the presentation of the
names of nominees for the presidency.
Alabama and Arkansas were called
without response. When California
was called, Mr.. Raymond asked the
convention to pass California for the
present.
Mr.. Warner of Connecticut, when
the convention was called, he present
ed without further remarks the name
When Illinois was called buzz of
expectancy broke out which grew into
a shout of greeting when Leonard
Sweet stepped upon the platform to
present the name of Walter Q. Ores
ham.
/ Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN
OF THE COMMITTEE: This presence
recalls scene enacted in this city
twenty EIGHT years ago: that was the
second national republican convention
and the first nomination of Abraham
Lincoln. At this Inauguration the
republican party first assumed the
reins of governmental control. With
unimpOrtant interruption the republi-
can party has controlled our national
policy for thirty-two years. The coun-
try in 1851 stood upon the verge of po-
litical and financial ruin and the sharp
est and most deadly conflict OF arms
ever known succeeded. We have had
Of republican rule since then four
years of war and twenty years Of peace.
The four years of war produced heroes,
sacrifices and suffering unparalleled
and q reunited country. The twenty
years of peace increased the popula-
ton, internal improvements, manufac-
lures and useful inventions, comforts
in home and the general development
of all classes with rapiditY unequall-
ed in the history of the world. With
in the time named, In the language OF
Daniel Webster, we may say of this
republican rule the sufferings and the
fruits of the war and the unparalleled
prosperity of this peace, "The past is
at least secure.o We have assembled
again to select president for &C, 600,
600 of free people, who most in char
acter is the very essence of these peo-
pie, who Of all the names suggested
will draw support most largely from
all classes, who can best bring together
and reunite the broken fragments of
! our party, who by personal courage
and sublime confidence in his own con-
victions is an ideal leader of American
people, who most strikingly stands for
} cosmopolitan American character.
These are the questions of the hour
addressed to us all. / suggest the
name Of Walter Q. Gresham, of In
diana. and Illinois, and invite a
j thoughtful consideration of some of
the reasons which and why he should
be nominated. He was born of sturdy
and rugged parents in Hamilton
! county, Indiana, fifty-seven years ago
: and has spent one-third of his life in
labor upon farm; he acquired by ma
ture and education a profound belief in
the fundamental doctrines of govern
J ment and the union Of the states, lone
and inseparable'' as taught by the
Hd' and aam SHs@peS Clay Ct "aMSh dPsssr
Lincoln and Thad Stevens and disbe-
} lief in and aversion for the political
heresies of John G. Calhoun, Breckin-
: ridge, Jefferson Davis and Lamar, OF
property in man and the right of Sc
: ceSsiOn. He has always been an un-
Wavering and influential republican
One third of century ago he organ.
|. lied the party Of Fremont and Dayton
L in native
: all told of four people in 1850. Then al
the age of Twenty-Five he was elected
: to the state legislature at the same
time Mr.. Lincoln was elected president
; from strong democratic county, an6
: by the aid Of German votes; there hC
] again led and passed law which au
thoriZed Oliver p. Morton, our greatest
, war governor, to organize and arm al
the expense of the state any regiment
: anywhere in the state. We owe the
2 peace and loyalty of Indiana at THU
: critical period to the admirable work
) ing Of this law. and the fact that shl
, was not behind the call of the presl
{ dent one moment in furnishing he
1 quota of men. After performing thii
I service OF great value to his state ht
I selected one thousand young neighbour
and friends and marched at their heaC
{ into into Kentucky with General Sher
man at the very beginning of the war
Q These forces aided the loyal eiemen
: there in holding true to the union thu
5 northern part of that state, while the
9 southern part broke OF and went will
? rebellion, and but for the presence O
3 these boys the Ohio river would have
probably been the dividing line anC
: southern Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
: Dwould have been the first battle ground
l He served with Grant at ShiIo anC
: Vicksburg and was distinguished fig
6 / ure with Sherman in his march upoT
: Atlanta In 1884. He was frequently
l promoted for gallant conduct on thu
: battle field and was called upon wheT
: sharp work was TO be done and finally
: fell pierced by q minnie ball while
r leading his division into the shot ana
> shell of the enemy at the bloody fght
; of Leggit's Hill, in the suburbs of At
] IaIita Carried To the rear ha met Col