Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-07-03
JUDGE wRIGHT's SPEECH
As Permanent Chairman of the Re.
publican State Convention.

Geatltmsn Of De Convention Forthe compll-
ment OF my selection and the cordial manner
In which II has been received, you have my
hanks, We are here as Republicans to noun
mate ticket, and TO declare anow, or for
another time, the principles OF the great party
TO which We belong. To discharge tho first
duty, II would seem, need not be dinicult In
view Of the many aud meritorlous names men.
toned In connection with the several offices 10
be allied And, II by any possibility you should
be compelled 10 drop them all and be driven to
the party at large In the state, we would have
little II any difficulty In finding good, strong,
capable Republicans, well qualified TO Ill all OF
these offices, In any county OF the state. Nor
need there be difficulty, my friends, In the dis.
charge OF the second duty that deyolyes upon
us, that IL, the proclamation OF u platform, IL
We adhere to one great rule, and that IS 20
bottom II upon principle and not upon oxpedi-
ency. IL IL always expedlcnt 20 10 right, II is
not always right to be expedient Let tho
platform bc made with view to the "rlght,"
and not alone to catch votes platform for
votes, aud not upon principles, cannot be and
never was honest, and such platform never
permanently deceived or misled anyone, and
IN this age OF newspapers and schools ana In
aiyldual thought and investigation, such
platform never viii That we Will BE- guided
by this rule and name ticket that viii sue
coed aud proclaim platform that win meet
the approval of large majority OF the people
Of the state, do not entCrlain n lingering doubt
IL there be anyone who, relying upon the aecl
dental defeat of q part Of our ticket last year,
hugs to his breast the dcluslon or rntertalns a
tear that Ropublcanlsm II not TO succeed In
this year Of grace, $780, II there be, say, such
an Inspired idiot, | recommend that you stun
him for an owl aud put him Into the national
or some other museum, Laughter II We
shall be true TO old time memories, IL we net M
we should, and boldly and honestly and truly
state TO all tho world that we are not ashamed
- al, l..N,a naa1
not now, or at any time, like our great nntaR-
onlst, be called upon TO engage In the sad, but
necessary duty Of performing the funeral ccro-
mopy OF burying our past record out OF nlBht
Therefore say that have great confidence
that the work here TO be done will 80 result Ne
to bring cheer and courage and confidence and
hope to the hosts OF Republicans IN the next
election In November MY friends, we meet rs
Republicans. am u Republican. am nota
liberal Republican nor an antilibernl Ropuhli
can. am not hard money nor soft money
Republican. am not greenback nor an
ant-grcenback Republican. ! am not an indie
pendent nor n servle Republican. ] am not
nm administration nor an anti administration
Republican. ] am not n prohibition nor IN
anti prohibition Republican, am not local
option, license, high or low, not an original
package Republican, Ilaughterl nor am u
Republican with any prefix or ailix but lust,
as trust, plain, unhinchlng, unsweryering,
aud let me add, old.fashioned Republican,
Applause, | am Just that and no more That
name was good enough In 1850 and 1854, when
under tho leadership OF that great president
we achieved u victory such az has never been
known In the history OF the nation. That nano
was good enough, when In 1858 aud 1879, the
leader OF our armies by our nomination and
support took the place OF the martyred ptesl.
dent and assisted In ceIncnting the bonds OF
the union which he In common and in connec-
tlon with the boys IN blue $50 many OF whom
haf, mn IN. hp pRmRptpu
the wages OF battle aud the baptism OF blood.
II was good enough In the centennial year and
In years succeeding, including the year lSssl
when the people, heartily tired OF four years OF
Democratic mlsrnle, again endorsed our poll
cles and elected 10 tho highest Office In the
world one with the best blood OF the American
century in his veins, aud hiinself the peer OF
the noblest OF our party In Held or IN council
and II that name was good enough Tor MI OF
these years, II 10 good enough for yet, The
old llag looks 20 ne Just as well and us bright
and as proud as II ever did N, with the old
party aud the old ways aud the old principles,
are good enough for me yet and ] lind here 9
home which, politically, was good enough and
safe enough for the people IN the past, and
see no greater security elsewhere for the pres
ent or hope for the future. 80 say am con.
tent 20 be n Republican, a plain, old fashioned
Republican without prefix or nfllx. was this
kind Of a Republican,, aud It's principles were
good enough, when buchanan declared that
there was no power TO coercc state ana tint
II was unconstitutional 10 eave tho cOnstitu-
ton, aud am that Kind Of q Republican yet.
| was a'Republlcan when the Democratic party
said slavery was National and freedom sec
tlonnI," and am yet. ! wonder II our Dcm-
ocratic friends believe that yeti was ko-
publican when slavery led by the Old Demo
cratic party, attempted 10 subject the virgin
soil Of the great west TO its whitening and nc
cursed Influence, and when the young party
declared for free soil and free speech aud nee
man, and am Republican yet, and was "a
Republican when the Democratic pnrty tie
nounccd the greenbaek aud praised the supreme
court when they first decided II constitutional
aud abused the president because, as they
said, he packed the court TO reach dilcr.
cnt conclusion, and when this same party
declared IL a currency that was without any
authority under the constitution, that u neyM
would be redeemed, and that In atwelve-month
more or less u hatful Of IT would not buy you o
breakfast; and when our party on tho DINER
side, the young, vigorous, active and agrees
i've Republican, party, said II would, and, by
tho eternal, Il should be redeemcd--that every
dollar OF IL was as sacred as the grave OF inc
union soldier aud should be redeemed, and II
hss been redeemed. ! wonder u our Demo.
cratic friends believe the same thing now, aud
II not, were they honest then or are they hon
est nowi Standing In this beautiful building,
In this wonderful metropolis OF great north
west Iowa, when think Of It's wonderful en-
torprise and hospitality, and when think also
Of the beautiful farms that stretch up and down
this great river, am reminded OF the timo
when the Democratic party then In power In
Iowa insisted that tho interests OF the people
OF this state would be best consulted by making
the western boundary about Us milcf this side
| of Des MoInes, because for all this time thll
western land would be desert aud uninhablt'
ed laughter, and rejoice aud thank God, na
| | have every day since, that the grand old Wing
party met this nonsense and defeated II, and
that the demagogues who from ignorance or
from falsehood la their greed for the places
and especially the state officers, were defeated
in their scheme TO limit the territory OF the
prospective state; and rejoice to-day, stand
Ing where do, that can say, not 10 any nero
pdetlc sense that the affections OF Iowa, like
The rivers OF her borders, how TO an iusepara-
BILE union. ] was Republican when the party
declared In favor Of non partisan election to
determine whether under the constitution pro.
hlbition should be the rule Of the state. waa
a Republican when that effort WAS declared un-
ayaillng and for all the years subsequent as
legislation bearing upon this question came TO
us In harmony with the immense and royal
verdict OF the people OF 3o,ooO In iayor OF pro,
bibitlon am FOR practical prohibition, and
the morc complete and universal the letter.
am for the Republican party with prohibition
II can get II effectively, better that way than
any other. II II was In my power every mis-
cradle degrading, debasing damnable saloon
midst now and forever. (Applause,) Aud In
this include the original packages fs well.
| am for the Republican party without prohi-
bition IL, therefore, can more certainly insure
its success and perpetuity. am for effective
prohibition first. last and all the time, at the
beginning IN the middle aud at the end, and
for Republlcanism over all and before all; for
thus, as believe, / best promote from prac-
teal standpoint prohibition and secure the In.
| tcrests OF true temperance and the welfare OF
| the state we love so much. And IL II comes
| finally 10 a contest between home and church,
| and school, and the saloon, he must be the
| verlest pesslmist on earth and an unworthy
| son OF this great commonwealth aud is with
| ont hearing not TO catch the tramp, tramp,
| tramp OF the great marching on OF the mill
| lions And who for one moment douots the
| RESULT First, last and all the time ! am Tor
| the triumph OF republicanisin. Finally, was
| a republican when the democratic party at
Chicago declared that the war was four years
| failure and that our troops should be recalled.
was a republican when we shot that lie ell to
| pieces at Gettysburg and at Lookout noun
| tain, and we rammed that lie down their
| thfoats at Appomattox court house aud all
along the Wilderness. III they believed that
| then, ask my Democratic friends, do you he-
| lieye IL nowl But, my friends, VIII not 90,
| tain you. There is much more that would
| saw, but know that time presses and ! have
done. Again thanking you for the compli'
| ment now declare this convention duly or
| panized for euch business ms nav legitlmataly