St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-11
ELoQUENCE RUN RIOT,
Gen. Porter Paints Mills Son-in
Law LuminouslY.

Law LUMINOSITY
When Senator OConnOr had cOnclud-
ed, the chairman recognized Gen.
Horace Porter, of New York, who said:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention: l rise oil behalf of the New
York delegation to commend to You the
distinguished gentleman whose name
has Just been pronounced as candl-
date for the vice presidency by the
chairman of that delegation. This gem
tleman, by his private worth and public
services, has we'll commended himself,
not only to the people of the Empire
state, but to the people of all the
states throughout the Union. APP
plauSel His name, his char
acter, his services will give an aSSur-
ance that he viii carry out the policy of
the party; that he will stand strong in
the affections of his fellow citizens;
that he will command the unqualified
respect of all the civilized globe. LAp-
plauSe.
He is pre-eminentIy today New York's
fayorite son. On our side of politics we
have not been as prolific in favOrlte
sons as the Democracy. Laughter.
New York has given birth to two favor
tie SONS. There we have twins. Laugh
parents who begOt them cannot trace
any marked resemblance between them.
Applause and laughter. Mr. Reid
began his career and continued his serV-
ice in the broad and Instructive life OF
American journalism. He became the
legitimate and worthy successor of that
great creator OF modern journalism,
Horace Greeley. Applause
Great Breadth OF EVhifelaVV.
So broad were MIR. Reid's views, so
thoroughly was he informed in every
thing pertaining to the countrY'S his
Tory and the country S success, that the
people demanded, and in recognition of
their wish, the appointing power select
ed him as minister to France at very
important crisis in the diplomatic rela-
tiOnS OF our two countries. We were
glad to see him serve as minister from
the oldest republic of the new world to
the newest republic of the old world.
Applause.
Scarcely was he installed in Office
when there fell upon hun for solution
the most complicated, the most intricate
questions that had ever arisen
in diplomacy between the two
countries. That he solved them
successfully. met them boldly, is mat
ter OF ineXpresSible pride to every one
who hOnOrS the American name. In the
exhibits at the French exposition he
brought order out of chaos He nego-
tiated a most important eXtradition
treaty. He succeeded in securing
France as the first nation to accept our
nations invitation to the international
Columbian fair. He secured France as
the first natioR-to give her assent to.tfle
terms of our International copyright.
He negotiated there an important reel
prOcity treaty. And last, he achieved
his greatest triumph III that warfare of
intellectual giants in securing the re-
peal OF the pr0hibitory duties put upon
American pork. Applause. In that
he showed himself the master of mod
ern diplomacy.
The Deep Laid Boom.
Throughout these complicated trans
actions he retained the absolute conf
dence of his own government and Sc
cured the sympathy and respect of the
great government to which he was aC-
credited His duty done, he resigned
the Office which he never sought. and
made manifest his feeling that the post
of honor is the private station. When
he returned to our shores all the honOrs
in the land were heaped upon him. He
htlO lAidttC an III Tic
chamber of commerce and of many I'M
pOrtant societies. He was everywhere
given banQuctS in his honor.
His name is one which stands without
reproach. There is no blotch OIL his
eScutcheon. lie has not had to learn
that reproach is cOncOmitant to
greatness. He is an eminently practi-
cal man. He has always tried to per-
form, not what he knows, but what he
can do. He has been loyal party man.
He has always placed loyalty to party
next only TO loyalty to his nation. He
believes. as YOU. Mi, Chairman, and as
every delegate OIL this floor, | think, be-
lieveS, in the necessity Of party; be-
lieves that the end of party is the
origin of faction; the abandonment of
party IS the beginning of anarchy. 1t is
His Wonderful Generosity.
1t is said that Mr.. Reid has had diff
> eulties with the typographical union.
That has all been amicably and salts
factorily settled. We have that state
ment from the president of that organ
izatiOn, who is here present today, and
has placed it in writing. Give us Mr..
Reid and his name and his services will
do more than those of any other in as
sisting in the campaign there. Give us
I'm eAitAa We WIZ SlhC AOu q flS(OlN HOAG
November. Applause.
Bring forth the banners; inscribe
them with Harrison and Reid. With
those two marShalS in the van we shall
enter upon that campaign with no
doubts to shake our purpose; with no
ill-advised measures to dampen the
ardOr of the campaign. We shall have
no deserters from our ranks; we shall
have recruits tlocking to our standard
from every quarter. With all our bat
talliOnS in the field, with all our columns
on the march. with our banners in
scribed With the proud record of past
successes, we shall move on to final
triumph, and fail not until our bugleS
sound the glad notes of victory. [Ap-
plause.
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