Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-20
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JUDGE THURsruN's SPEECH.

JUDGE THURsTON's SPEECH.
| "GeHHemeR of the C0areniiOn:-I am
deeply sensible Of the distinguished honor
yoC have conferred upon me as the presid-
ing officer Of ycur temporary organization.
| am also mindful OF the grave RESPONSE
hilities of the position, and if they are
successfully met it will be due to the con,
tinuance of your generous favor and, best
OF ali, your loyal assistance.
II have no words in which to fttipgly
express my heartfelt appreciation Of your
confidence. thank you, gentlemen, not
Tor myself alone, but for that great and
growing West which never disappoints the
expectations of the Republican party. l
come from State whose vast domain has
bsen largely appropriated By the surviving
veterans Of the Army OF the Republic, I'M
der the benifcent provisions Of the Home
stead Presumption laws enacted by a Re-
publican Congress. And, true to the he
roic recollection of the past, the home.
steadeIs Of the West still march on under
the banner of Republicanism. In victory
aud defeat, in sunshine and in storm. in
prosperity and adversely, this mighty West
A~Noaoo VIC vi ITO anu
holds that devotion TO principle, though il
brings defeat, is better than success
achieved by broken vows and political dis
honor.
WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.
1--WE are met in National convention for
elaboration and conference. The Repub-
licsn party of the United States relies upon
the wisdom of its assembled delegates for
such action as will insure success. If we
are prepared 10 honestly and fairly meet
the supreme issues Of the hour, with
clear, fearless and ringing declaration OF
principles, and to nominate q ticket which
will commend itself to the loyalty and in
telligenee of the country, We can graudly
win. To enter upon the proceedings Of
this convention prepared to sacrifice iGdi-
viduai judgment to the wisdom of the
majority, acd TO lay down personal prefer
ences on che altar OF party success. When
our candidates are chosen, we will all join
with heart and soul in the grand chorus
of rejoicing, and the rainbow of our har-
mony shall give certain promise OF the
glory Of "a victorious morning in N0Sem-
ber
when the Democratic party ~ the
close of the last Presidential election
robbed rs OF victory honestly and fairly |
wOD, we patiently waited for the certain !
coming OF the justice Of the years. We
hoped aud believed that eighteen hundred
and sighty-sight would RIGHT the great !
NatioGG! wrong Of eighteen huudrei AID !
eighty-fuur. Right it, not only Tor the !
Republican party, but also for the grand |
and glorious candidates whose names were |
the Inspiration of the wonderful campaign. |
the infinite wisdom of an all-wise |
Providence has otherwise decreed. !
One Of them-the citizen soldier, |
the waIriOr-stGtesman, the Black |
Eagle of Illinois, has been |
summoned by the Silent Messenger to re-
port to his old Commander beyond the
river. But although John A. Logan is .
dead in the body, lie lives again In the |
illuminated pages OF his country's most
splendid history; lives in the grateful love
OF a free people whose union he so gallant
ly fought 10 preserve; lives i'll the blessings |
OF a down trOdden race whose freedom he |
40 maniully struggled to achieve; lives in |
the future song and story Of hero wcr-
shipping wOr q; aud along the highway Ot
the Nations glory, side by side with old .
John Brown, Abraham Lincoln aud Ulys- |
ses S Grant, his soul goes marching on.
PET NAMES FOR THE TATTOOED KNIGHT. |
THE other, that gallant leader, the
chevalier OF American politics, the glory |
of Republicanism and the nightmare OF
Democracy, orr Henry of Navarro, il seek
ing in foreign travel the lODg-needed re-
= I,,, hY,r
dens OF public life and service. With the |
sublime meg aBimity of his incompatible |
GREATNESS be has denied III the infinite .
pleasure of supporting him in this cOnven-
ton. Desiring above all things party /
harmony and success, he has stepped from |
the certain ladder Of his own laudable |
ambition that some other man may climb |
10 power. As his true friends, We cannot, |
dare not commit the political crime Of dis |
obedience TO his expressed will. We can !
not place him at the head of the ticket, |
hut we will make him commauder-in-ch chief |
AZ the head Of the forces in the field, where !
he will he invincibls. And though James I,
q. Blaine may not be our President, yet |
he re,uairs our unCrowned king, welding
the baton of acknowledged leadership, su-
DTfnlt III 1llc tlicRltt'It W hCHObCA iOA-
lowers. H0nored and respected by all
honest and loyal men, the greatest living
American, aud the worthy object of our
undyiug love.
''THIs SPLENDID GALAXY"
"But the Republican party is not left
without great men to place upon its tick
ct. We have that honest, able and expert
enCed financier, statesman and Senator
from Ohio, and his no less distinguished
colleague from Iowa. Indiana, Michigan
and Wisconsin ., esent 10 us gallant sol
dieIs, while New York, New Jersey, Kan
sas, Connecticut aud other States offer
worthy and fayorite sons. From this
splendid galaxy OF political stars we can
not choose amiss. The Republican party
points with pride to the great achievements
of its past, and offers as an earnest OF its
future faithiulness an unb.oken record Of
seryices performed for freedom, union and
National prosperity. 1t is pre-eminently
the party Of protection. 1t was born OF
the irrepressible desire to protect the slave
from the lash Of the master, and to save
our civilization from the bhghting curse OF
its crime against humanity. 1t performed
the sacred mission OF protecting the Re-
public from secession aud and disunioD,
and in the later time it succeeded in pro-
tectiug the credit and currency Of tie
nation from Reputation and initiation.
WAR TAXEs, MONOPOLY AND THE BLOODY
SHIRT.
Its platform epitomized stands for the
protection of popular government on the
American continent; stands for the pro.
lection of all governmental and international
rights from restriction OF invasion; stands
far the protection of the life, liberty and
property Of the individual; stands for the
protection Of all the immunities and privi-
ieges of American citizenship; stands fer
the protection of the ballot box from the