Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-06-03
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thusIasm has passed, when the emotions
OF this hour Rave subsidized, we shall ind
the calm levs, of public opinion below the
storm from which the thoughts of might
people are to be measured, and by which
their final action will be determined. Not
here In this brilliant circle where Is 900
men and women are assembled is the
destiny of the republic to be decreed; not
here, where L see the enthusiastic faces of
156 delegates waiting to cast their votes
into the urn and determine the choice of
their party, but by 4,00o, 900 Republican
hresldes, Were the thoughtful fathers,
with wives and children about them, with
the calm thoughts inspired by love of
home and love of country, with the history
OF the past, the hopes eff the future, and
| the knowledge OF the great men who have
adorned and blessed our nation in DAYS
gone by-there God prepares The verdict
that shall determine the wisdom of our
work tonight. Not in Chicago.in the
heat OF June, bul in the sober quite that
| comes between now and the melancholy
days OF November, In the silence of de.
lberate judgment, will this great ques-
tlon be settled. Let US aid them tonight
but now gentlemen of the convention,
what do We want? Bear with me
moment. Hear me for this cause, and
Ter moment be silent that you may
near. Twenty years ago this republic
was wearing triple chain of bondage.
Long familiarity with traffic In tee
bodies and souls of men had paraIyzed the
conscience of a ajority of our people.
The paleful dOGtrin of state sovereignty
had shocked and weakened the nobIest
and most benefcent powers of the natioal
government, and the grasping power of
slavery was SEEING the virgin territory
of the west and dragging it into the den
of eternal bondage.
AT that crisis the republican party was
born. 1t drew its first inspiration from
that fire of liberty which GOD has lighted
IN every mans heart, and which all the
powers of Ignorance and tyranny can never
wholly extinguish, The republican party
came to deliver and save the republic 1t
entered the arena when the beleaguered
and assailed territories ere stru CLING for
freedom, and draw around them the sacred
circle of liberty which the demon of
| slavery has never dared to cross. 1t made
them free forever. Strengthened by its
victory on the frontier, the young party,
under the leadership of that great man
who, on this spot twenty years ago was
made Its leader, entered the national
capital and assumed the high duties of
the government The light which shone
from its banner dispelled the darkness in
which slavery has enshrounded the capital,
AID melted The shackies of every slave and
consumed, in the fire of liberty, every
slave pen within the shadow of the
capitol.
"Our national industries, by an impov-
erlshlng policy, were themselves prostrat-
ed, and the stream of revenue flowed in
such feeble currents that the treasury was
well nigh empty. The money of the PEG.
pie was the wretched notes of 1000 I'M
controlled and irresponsible state bankint
corporations, that was filling the country
with circulation that poisoned "a her
than su, tanned the life of business. The
republican party changed all this 1t
abolished the babel of confusion, and gave
the country currency as national as the
flag, based upon the sacred faith of the
people. 1t threw its protecting arm
around our great industries, and they
stood erect as with new life. It filled with
the spirit of true nationality all the great
functions of the government.
at confronted a rebellion of unexam-
pied magnitude, with slavery behind it,
and under God fought the final battle of
uulll plCbOIy WAS won. men, aIGeT
the storms OF battle, were heard the
sweet, calm words of peace uttered by the
cenquering nation, and saying to the con-
quered foe that lay PROSTATE at its feet,
This is our only revenge: that you join
US in lifting to the serene armament of
the constitution, to shine like stars for ever
and ever, the immortal principles of truth
and justice, that all men, white and
black, shall be free and stand equal before
the law
Then came the question Of reconstruc-
tion, the public debt and the public faith.
In the settlement of the questions the re-
publican party has completed It's twenty
five years o. glorious existence, and it has
sent US here to prepare it for another
lustrum of duty and of victory. How
shall we do this great work? We cannot
do it, my friends, by assaiiing our repub
lican brethren. God forbid that | should
say one word to cast a shadow upon any
name on the roll of our heroes This com.
ing fight is our Thermopyla. We are
standing upon narrow isthmus. If our
Spartan hosts are united we can with.
stand all the Persians that the Xerx9 g of
democracy can bring against US. Let US
hold our ground this ore year, for the
stars in their courses fight for us in the
future. The census taken this year will
bring re endorsements and continued
power.
/" But in order to win this victory now
we want the vote of every republican,
of every Grant republican and every anti
Grant republican in America, of every
Blaine man and every anti-Blaine man
The vote of every follower of every can
didate is needed to make our success Ger.
tain; therefore [ say, gentlemen and
brethren, we are here to take calm counsel
together and enquire what We shall do.
We want man whose life and opinions
embody all the achievements of which |
have spoken. We want man who,
standing on mountain height, sees all
the achievements Of our past history, and
carries IN his heart the memory Of ali its
glorious deeds, and who, looking forward,
prepares to meet the labor and the dangers
to come. We want one who will act In no
spirit of unkindness toward those we late
~ met IL battle.
1.-The republican party offers to our
brethren OF the south the olive branch of
peace, and wishes them to return to broth
erhood on this supreme condition, that it
shall be admitted forever and for5vermore,
that, In the war for the Union, we were
right and they were wrong. On that SUI
preme condition we meet them as Sreth-
rem, and on no other. We ask them to
share with US the blessings and Donors of
this great republic.
Now, gentlemen, not to weary you, |
am about to present name for your con-
slderat10n-the name of man WHO was