The times., 1892-06-10

committee, had called to order the Tenth
National Republican convention and an
nounced that Dr. Brush would act as con-
vention chaplain. At the end Of the pray
er, which was eloquent and appropriate,
the delegates took their seats and q
moment later N. H. DeYoung read the
call for the convention. That formality
over, Clarkson announced the selection by
the ma tional committee Of ]. Sloat Fas-
sett, of New York, as temporary chair
man.
Convention Orstory Begun.
The temporary chairman was sitting
with the New York delegation, but at q
sign from Clarkson he rose and mounted
the platform. When there, in few we'll
chosen words Clarkson introduced him.
and the first act of the national Repub-
lican convention was completed. Chair
man Fassett Immediately began his open
ing speech. First thanking the conven-
ton for the honor, he then declared Min
neapolis, with its mills, factories, work.
shops, and happy homes, to be Republican
doctrine epitomized In facts. The conven-
ton was warned that 1t was met for the
purpose, not OF quarreling, but to select
the best man in the party to run for the
highest office in the gift of the republic;
and the man must be the embodiment Of
the doctrines of the party.
Advice to the Delegates.
If to each delegate some one man
appeared better for the nomination than
any other that was the man for the dele
gate to vote for. The history of the Repub-
lican party since 1856 was the country's
history. When we named those whom we
taught our children to emulate we named
Republicans - Lincoln, Seward, Grant,
Sherman, Garfield, Logan, Harrison and
Blaine. Those were few of our jewels.
He closed with eulogy of the Republican
party, declaring that there had not been
masterpiece of constructive or progress
sive legislation enacted since the war that
did not bear the imprint of Il Republican.
He contrasted the work of the Fiftieth
congress with that of the Fifty-first so far,
especially with reference to tariff legisla-
tion.
Plea for "a Fair Ballot.
At the rate the Democracy was going it
would take them 500 years to produce a
tariff bill complete. The speaker closed
with an appeal for a fair vote and fair
count, charging that the entire vocabu-
larry of political crime has grown out Of
attempts to describe assaults of the De-
mocracy on the freedom of the ballot.
Until every citizen of whatever race can
vote in security and have his vote counted
as cast, our liberties are unsafe, and in this
connection he referred to the fact that the
Republicans enter the contest knowing
that 156 electoral votes are absolutely Sc
cured in advance to the Democracy; south
ern states, he said, kept permanently
solid through perpetual violation of con-
constitutional guarantees.
Destiny of the Party.
Chairman Fassett concluded as follows:
Sometimes.we are told that the mission of
the Republican party is ended; we have met
our destiny and fulfilled it, But the destiny
of progressive party is never fulfilled in ad-
vancing and expanding national life. So long
as there remains a wrong to be redressed; so
long as there remains right to be enforced;
90 long as all the privileges of citizenship
not freely enjoyed under the guarantee that
the constitution gives to all citizens of this
Union, just so long will there be mission for
the Republican party. So long will there be a
great ork before us.
Closing with poetical quotation the
chairman waited for no applause, but inn
mediately asked: "What is the further
pleasure OF the convention|