The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-07-08

JUDGE GRESHAM ON THE BENCH.
the national committee and those
officers were selected by reclamation.
G. H. Ellington of Georgia was in
troduced as temporary chairman and
in his speech of acceptance said:
"Ladies and Gentlemen, Fellow Coun-
trymen, Brethren: l salute you. From
far off Georgia, the great empire state Of
the South, l come to greet you. Language
fails me. 1t is absolutely impossible for
me to tell my high appreciation of the
honor this greatest Of conventions has con-
fered upon me by selecting me to the tenn
porary craftsmanship. But when my
mind turns to the great pur-
pose for which we have met
together-its depth, length breadth, its
wonderful conception, its yastness of search,
all that is wrapped up in it, what it means
to be defeated and what it would mean
should victory crown our eforts-when all
these things crowd upon me / long for the
tongue of Gabriel whose trumpet tones
shall reach to the farthest end of the
globe, arousing and convincing the people
wherever its sound should fall upon the
human ear In all the history of this
country, which should be "the land of the
free" and is "the home Of the brave, there
has never been another such gathering Of
the people. Applause, North, South,
East and West are to-day mingling their
hosts together in sense and for a purpose
never before realized in this country. APP
plause.
The eyes of all the world are upon us.
Some are looking Mt us with hate and fear
In their hearts, while others are watching
us prayerfuily, anxiously, hopefully.
Nothing would give greater joy to our OPP
ponents than to see this vast assemblage OF
the peoples representatives disagree.
They want us to bicker and wrangle. Hun
dreds of pens stand ready to note the first
sound of discord, andin every direction the
wires are waiting to transmit the hoped
for news that we are in turmoil and strife.
Brethren, friends, let us disappoint them
let us at the very beginning shake hands
upon this one point, that harmony, unity
and good will shall prevail. Cheers.
believe it is possible for this representative
body to meet, council, deliberate, perform
its entire work and adjourn without one
single word OF discord To this end am
absolutely, untiringly at your service.
We are here today with the shadow of
great trouble resting upon us. He whom
our hearts delighted TO honor, our leader,
the true, the tried, the honest Polk, IS
dead and has been taken from us just
when we needed him most. Our hearts
mourn his loss. No nobler soul evel
breathod, none worked harder, suffered
more, spent more than he did. He
gave his life to our beloved cause and we
do not believe it was given in vain. Oh,
shade of the loving, kind hearted, great
Polk, may the mantle Of thy spirit fan upon
us today in our deliberations to theend thai
we may be like minded. call on you today
In His name that if there be single yes
tige, an iota of sectional feeling, or preiu
dice left it in the hearts Of any OF us u
wipe it out / charge you that while. we
stand in the shadow Of Folks great love
we reconcile ourselves to the great work OF
reforming this government and the man
who honestly desires its reformation is ouI
brother. And want to say that we can
reform it. believe that we will reform 1t
| The chairman's reference to the de