The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-14

speech Of the Hon. q. NJ. Depew, sec.
onding the nomination OF President
Harrison, because IT presents the claims
Of the president to denomination in
most torcible Language; and further
because it issa good document for the
dissatisfied Republicans to ponder over.
Mr.. Depew said: "Mr. president and
gentleman of the convention: II ID the
peculiarityof Republican national con.
MENTIONS that each one of them has q
distinct and interesting history. We
are here to meet conditions and solve
problems which make this gathering
not only no exception to the rule, but
substantially new departure. That
there should be strong convictions and
their earnest expression as to prefer
ence and policies is characteristic of the
right OF individual judgment which is
the fundamental principle of Republic
canism. There have been occasions
when the result was 60 sure that the
delegates could freely indulge in the
charming privilege Of fayoritism and
friendship. But the situation which
now confronts us demands the exercise
OF dispassionate judgment and our best
thought and experience. We cannot
venture on uncertain ground or en-
counter obstacles placed in the pathway
Of success by ourselves. The Demo-
cratic party is now divided, but the
hope Of the possession Of power once
more will make it in the final battle
more aggressive, determined and un-
scrupulous than ever. 1t starts with
fifteen states secure without an effort
by, processes which are q travesty upon
popular government, and If continued
long enough, will paralyze institutions
founded upon popular suffrage. It has
town four more states in fair fight,
states which in the vocabulary OF poll.
tics are denominated doubtful The
Republican party must appeal to the
conscience and judgment Of the indi-
vidual voter in every state in the union.
Thisis in accordance with the princi-
plea upon which it was founded, and
the objects for which it contends"
IL ,oNR OF THE ISSUES.
It has accepted this issue before, and
fought it out with an extraordinarycon-
tinuance of success. The conditions Of
Republican victory from 1850 to 1880
were created by Abraham Lincoln and
US. Grant. They were that the saved
republic should be run by its savioEs.
the emancipation Of slaves; the recon-
structiontof the states; the reception OF
those whHhad fought to destroy the
republic back into the fold, without the
penalties or punishments, and to an
equal share with those who had fought
and saved the nation, in the solemn
obligations and inestimable privilege OF
American citizenship. They were the
embodiment into the. constitution OF
the principles for which two millions
OF men had fought and half million
had died. They were the restoration OF
public credit, the resumpSion OF specie
payments and the prosperous condition
Of solvent business. For % years they
were names with which to coniure and
events fresh in the public mind, which
were eloquent with popular cnthusi-
asm. It needed little else than a re-
cital Of the glorious story of its heroes
and statement of the achievements of
the Republican party to retain the
confidence OF the people. But from the
desire for change which 10 character
istic OF free governments there came
reversal. Then came q check to the
pf6gress Of the Republican party and
fonTr years of Democratic administra.
tion. Those four years largely RELOCATED
to the realm Of history past issues and
brought Us face to face with the De.
mocracy and its practices. The great
names which have adorned the roll OF
the Republican statesmen and soldiers
are. potentnand popular. The great
measures of the Republican party are
still the best part OF the history OF the
century.
UNIQUE IN THE RECORD OF PARTIES.
The unequalled and unexampled
story Of Repnblicanism in its progress
and in its achievements stands unique
in the record OF parties in governments
which are free. But We live in practi-
caltimes, facing practical issues which
affect the business, the wages, the labor
and the prosperity OF to-day. The cam
paien will be won or lost, not upon the
bad record @of James K. Polk, or OF
Franklin Pierce, or Of James Buchanan,
hut upon the good record of Lincoln, or
Of Grant, or Of Arthur, or OF Hayes, or
of Garfield. It will be won or lost upon
the policy, foreign and domestic, the IN
dustrial measures and the administra-
tive acts Of the administration OF Benz
iamin Harrison. Whoever receives the
Nomination OF this convention will run
uuou the Judgment OF the people, as to
whether they have been more prosper
Gus and more happy, whether the
country has been in a better condition
at home, and stood more honorably
abroad under these last four years OF
Harrison and Republican administra-
ton than during the precedingfour years
of Cleveland and Democratic govern
ment. Not since Thomas Jefferson has
any administration been called upon to
face and solve SO many or such difficult
nroblems as those which have been the
exipent Of our conditions. No admins
tration since the organization Of the
government has ever met with dithcul-
ties better or more to the satisfaction
Of the American people.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE ADMrNIsTRA-
TON.
Chile has been taught that no matter
how small the antagonist NO community
can with safety insult the flag or muir
dor American sailors. Germany and
England have learned in Samoa that
ma United States has become one OF
the powers OF the world, and no matter
how mighty tho adversary at every
sacrifice American honor will be main.