The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-06-17

| That ell people should cast free vote and
| have ii honestly recorded and returned is the
| determination Of the republican party and the
| despair and nightmare OF democracy. 1t is the
| pride OF the republican party that 1t never yet
| has commi tied an assault upon the freedom of
| the ballot The entire vocabulary of political
lines has grown out Of attempts to prescribe
| assaults of the democracy upon the freedom OF
| the ballot and fair play in the exercise of the
| elective franchise And the individuals words
! have been made Ineligible by democratic
| practices. No question has ever been perma-
| nently settled and never will he fully deter
mined until il is settled and until every citi-
| zen, white or black. east or west, north or
| south, can approach the ballot box with abso-
| Lutte security and have his vote counted with
| absolute honesty; none of us can rest assured
that our liberties are safe, the vote of no man
is safe. It IS not the negro alone who is dis
| franchised, ii is every American.
| The contest before us assumes all its Difficult.
ties from the fact that We enter the president
| ial race handicapped by the certainty that in
| the electoral college of 444 members l56 votes
are now already absolutely secured in advance
| to the democratic nominee, and these 15j votes
| come from the south which is kept permanent
| ly solid through a perpetual breach of the
guarantees of the constitution Of the United
States.
Sometimes we are told the mission of the re-
publican party is ended We have met our des-
tiny and fulfilled it. But the destiny OF pro-
gressive party is never fulfilled in an advanc-
ing and expecting national life So long as
there remains wrong to be redressed. so long
as there remains right TO be enforced, so long
as the privileges Of citizenship are not freely
enjoyed under the guarantee OF the constitu-
tion to all citizens of this union just so long
will there be mission for the republican party.
So long will there be great work before us
and each republican may exclain: 4 live to
greet that season when man shall live by req
son and not alone by gold, when man 10 man
united, and every wrong made right this
whole world shall be lighted as Eden was of
old. I live for every cause that lacks assist
ance, for every wrong that needs resistance;
for the future in the distance, and the good that
l can do
The words Harrison and Blaine"
We're mentioned so rapidly that the
friends of the former candidate were
taken by surprise and had no oppOrtu-
nifty to cheer for their candidate. But
the Blaine men made the most of the
occasion, and for three minutes dele
gates waved their hats and handller-
chiefs wildly in the air and cheered the
great leader.
Another scene came when Chairman
Fassett praised the work of the Fifty
first congress under the iron will and
strong arm of Thomas E. Reed" Almost
equal to the ovation to Blaine was the
enthusiasm inspired by this reference
to the republican parliamentarian. He
was seated far in the rear of the speak
er's stand and was invisible to most of
the audience. Some one started the cry
of Reed, Reed and it was instantly
taken up by the delegates and the gal
lery, but it was not until the chairman
of the convention turned and beckoned
commandingly to him that he finally
arose from his seat At the first sight
of the distinguished son of Maine every
delegate and every auditor arose to do
him homage.
After the cheering subsidized Mr.. Reed
said:
Mr.. President and Fellow Citizens-I want to
add in the presence of this vast audience my
hearty expression of feeling in the future of tho
republican party LApp!ause.l Its past needs
the Endorsement OF no man. II has the indorse
ment OF history, for the deeds Of the republican
marty are history Itself IADDlauSa.l And W hile