Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-17

kutUHuGc We I6ck We 6UHkl DC mOSv sure OF ca.
tablishing those, beliefs In the form Of laws.
We are here not as warning factions. struge
Cling to win supremacy under favorlte leaders,
to select from the shining roll Of orr honored
great men that type of statesman which shall
be regarded as the soundest and most Complete
embodiment of the cardinal doctrines of our
party.
The air is always the sweeter and purer
after a storm. 1t Is our right now to oppose
each other; it will be our duty to unite to-
morrow.
doors, and will end there. When this coMvcn-
tion shall have concluded its labors we shall
have but one choice. and that tine nominees of
tth!is convention; but one purpose-their cleo
tion. The nomination does not end the cam
paign; It begins it; The campaign which is to
.idates, by the candidates. and for the candi-
detes; but of all the party. by all the party,
and Tor al the party. in the interests Of the
The eyes Of all the Republicans at home and
!he eyes OF al our adversaries everywhere are
3ntently liked upon this convention. A nation
Is watching us-our enemies TO criticise, our
friends to ratify. The responsibility is enor-
nous, but You will meet it wisely. The Re-
publican party has never yet made a mistake
IN It's choice of candidates.: it will not make
any mistake here. All over this broad land the
:" nm 1st are y set to- to Pc I'll iisIted; the flags ready
are waiting to show approval of your choice.
The history OF our party since 1866 is the
page but shines brighter for some act or
word of some great Republican. Count
our chosen heroes whom we are teaching our
shall name Republicans. Lincoln, seward.
Grant. Sherman, Garfield. Logan. Harrison, and
Blaine-thsse are a few of our Jewels, and We
with the defiant challenge: Match them"
t, Tmess men men, became SaS1ss great ;e a and remained great
enn9bling and inspiring doctrines of the Re-
publican faith: Name me over the great
legislation. enacted since the civil war, and,
one by one, their authors and ~tinishers will be
found Republicans.
/ have not the time event to calculate the LONG
list of good works undertaken and performed.
You are all familiar with the story-the ire
rresslble conflict undertaken and concluded.
slavery abolished, public credit re-established''
the Constitution and the Union restored and
reconstructed. the old flag washed clean Of
every stain and new stars added to + glory.
the wide West thrown open to easy &C .ess and
settlement, the policy of protection to Ameri-
can labor and American Industries established.
developed and yindicated: the markets Of the
world opened by the persuasive logic of rcci-
n ISon TT to t the products gss d Of the american work
nations of the world are paying tribute to our
sagacity in millions and millions Of increased
purchases, and Lord Salisbury has been driven
to the significant confession that even in En-
gland free trade has proved Disappointing.
Rivers and harbors have been opened to COM
ploughing the waters of every sea; peace has
been maintained and respect secured abroad.
Our political adversaries. though perpetuallv
opposing every measure of our now Republican
policy. are compelled to admit the wisdom Of
right and they have been WRONG. A"ss 0een
Ihey nave Just about exhausted in the Fifty
ifrst Congress one year of Congressional life
II vain assaults upon three items in a tarif
bill made up Of 900 items. At this rate Of
about 800 years in power before we could see
. tasin reform upon lines agreed upon by our
Sonfiic I'll 81; Democratic friends. But we cannoti
achievements of our past, brilliant az. they
nave been, any more than our adversaries
siitte ring p r. aHssseo The upon past R'af e 'oSie q
useful to US in 80 far as 1t demonstrated the
vitality OF the party to redeem its pledges and
have been kept all save one, andI greatly mis-
viii ever Be be conten tie i'u until that p nieSo II AZ AZ
made good. Our manhood aud honor fs pledged,
to continue the contest for a free and honest:
rgnt. That q free people should cast a free
vote !. ar a. b. have it honestly recorded and re-
Republican party that II never yet has
Of the ballot. The entire VOCABULARY .i Of %na
titiSal crimes has grown ont of attempts
70 feee assGri ~ t6 sess Sa!fst % and Democracy mo upon the
ercise, of the elective franchise. And the indi-
yidunl words have been made Ineligible by
beer. permanently settled and never Will he
fnslly determined until It is settled in the
right; and until every citizen, white or black,
the ballot-box with absolute security and have
his vote counted with absolute honesty, none
safe. ~
Unless the votes Of all men are safe the vote
o. no man ts safe. It ts not the negro alone
Tho a Is astrahn ssaL It is every American.
ties from the fact that We enter the Presiden-
tiAl race handicapped by the certainty that In
IN electoral college Of llk members Sse vOtoo
are now already absolutely secured in advance
70 sne DEMOCRATIC nominees.. and these 1855
voges come from the South. which 10 kept per-
me guerantees OF the Constitution Of the