Evening journal., 1892-06-08

weak men; all OF them are strong. Some may /
be stronger than others
IT, as each delegate views the field there Is /
some man whose figure seems 20 him larger, |
whose stature higher, whose fame more com
manding. whose name more inspiring than |
that of any other man. then the pathway OF /
each delegate should be broad and easy. The |
eyes Of all the Republicans at home and the
eyes Of all our advcrsaries everywhere are in
tently fixed upon this convention. nation is
watching u.s. Our enemies criticise; our friends
ratify The responsibility is enormous, but you
will meet IL wisely.
The Republican party has never yet made
mistake in its choice Of candidates; II VIII not
make a mistake here All over this broad land
the bonfres are set 10 be lighted, the flags are
ready 70 be uufured and the Republicans at
home are waiting to shout in approval Of your
nominee.
The history Of our party since 1856 is the his
tory OF our country. There IL not single page
but shines brighter for some act OF some word
of some great Republican. Count over our
chosen whom we are teaching our children 70
love emulate and reverence, and you shall
name Republicans Lincoln, Seward Grant,
Sherman. Garfield, Logan, Harrison and
Blaine appausei; these are few Of our
Jewels, and we may proudly turn TO our Demo
cratic friends with the defiance match enl'
These men were great through their belief and
advocacy Of the ennobling and inspiring doc.
triues of the Republican faith. Name over the
great masterpieces Of construction and progres-
sive legislation enacted since the civil war, and
one by one their authors and iinishers will be
found Republicans
have not the time even 10 catalogue the long
list of great works undertaken and performed
You are All familiar with tine story Of the ire.
pressible conflict undertaken and concluded;
aavery abolished; public credit established
the constitution and the Union restored and re
constructed: the old flag washed clean Of eveFy
a q ft - rIDr fn
west thrown open % easy access and settle
meut: the policy Of protection 10 American Ia
hor and American Industries established, de
veloped and vindicated; the markets OF the
world opened by the persuasive logic Of reel
procity to the products of the American work
shop and the American farm. until today the
nations Of the earth are paying tribute 10 the
sagacity of our legislation and diplomacy ia
millions upon millions Of increased purchases.
and Lord Salisbury has been driven TO the sig.
nincant conversion that even in England free
trade has proved disappointing.
All Pledges Save One Kept.
The Democrats have about exhausted in the
Fifty-hrst congress one year Of congressional
|. life In vain attacks upon three items in tariff
bin made up Of 30 items. AT this rate of pro
| ceedinc they would have TO be trusted for SO
years i'm power before we could sec a tariff re
| form as agreed upon 10y our conflicting Demo
/ cratic friends IN contrast with that record Of
under tho iron win and strong arm OF Thomas
| B. Reed. But VIC cannot hope 70 win merely
upon the recital of the achievements Of our
party, brilliant as they have been, any more
| than our adversaries can hope 20 succeed us on
platforms of glittoring promises The past is
certainly useful 90 usin SO far as II demonstrates
the ability Of our party TO redeem its pledges
aud its ability 20 govern IN a broad and enlight-
| cned way a free and progressive people Our
pledges have been kept all save one, and ]
| greatly mistake the temper Of the Republican
marty If Il will be contentud until that pledge is
made good Our honor is pledged 20 continue
the contest for free and honest ballot until
this question is settled in the right
That a free people should cast a free vote
| and have il honestly recorded and returned IS
the dream and determination Of the Repub-
! lican party and the despair and nightmare of
tho Democrat 1t is the pride of the Repub
| hcan party that IL never yet has committed an
| assault upon the freedom OF the ballot.
Tho entire vocabulary of political crimes has
/ GROWN ont Of attempts TO describe assaults OF
Democracy upon the freedom Of the ballot and
fair play in the exercise OF franchise, as the I'm
dividual words have been made intelligible by
Democratic practices
No question has ever been permanently set
tied and never win be finally determined unit
il is settled in the right, and until every citi
zen white or black, east or west, north oi
south. can approach the ballot box with abso
lutte security and have his vote courted with
absolute honesty none Of us can rest assured
that our liberties are safe, unless the votes o
an men are safe. It is not the negro alone who
Il sdisfranchised it Is every American.
The contest before us assumes all its diffic al
ties from the fact that We enter the presiden
tial race handicapped by the certainty that IN
nm electoral college of "a members 1856 votes ar,
now already absolutely secured in advance Il
the Democratic nominees and these 1856 vote
come from the south. which kept permanently
solid through a perpetual breach Of the guaran
ties Of the constitution Of the United States.
The Party's Mission.
Some times we are told that the mission o
the Republican party is ended; We have me
our destiny and fulhlled it. But the destiny o
progressive party is never fulfilled in an ad
vancing and expanding national life. So lonl
} as there remains a wrong 20 be rcdressed' s.
} long as thore remainsa right 20 be enforced
so long as an the privileges Of citizenship ar
not freely enjoyed under the guarantee tina
the constitution gives to all citizens of this Tn
t ion. just so long viii this be a mission for ;h
( Republican party, so long will there be a grea
, work for us, and each Republican may "a
Q claim.
7 live to greet that season,
/ BY gifted men foretold,
e Whom men shall live by reason
And not alone by gold.
When man 10 man united,
Ard every wrong thing righted,
n This whole world shall be lighted
q As Eden was Of old
! I live for every cause that lacks assistance
\ For every wrong that needs resistance,
r. For the future IN the distance
d And the good that I can do
, What Is the further pleasure OF the CONVEX
i Hong
e Ex-Spraker Reeds Address.
After Mr.. Fassett's speech, the CONVEX
i tion shouted for ex-Speaker Reed, VII
i bowed and evidently did not inteud
I speak, but the delegates would not cea'
a their vociferous importuning until the b
j Maine statesman mounted the platform AN
+ spoke as follows:
= Mr.. PREsIDESr AND FELLOW CITIZENS
want to add in the presence Of this vast ano
ence my hearty expression OF faith IN the Z
Z ture of the Republican party. lAp' a se.l /
n past needs the Endorsement Of noL 10 h
p the Endorsement Of history, FOR the deeds OF q
d Republican party are history itself, lapplaus