The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-06-15

puDllcane TO dlQer, IL Is preclsely on buch w
casons as this, when they are met together ior
the express purpose of reaching ultimate unity
through the clash and contest OF political clt-
ferences in the wide-rsaching and delicate
business OF agreeing upon the standard-Dear-
ers for @ great party. There Is abundant
opportunity for honest men 20 hold and ex-
press honest differences OF opinion and the
more earnest and the more honest the opinions,
| the more determined will be the contests and
the more complete the final unanimity. There
| Is always swseter aud purer air alter storm.
lt ID our right now TO oppose each otheri IL Will
be our duty TO unite tomorrow. Our diver
ences should end at the convention doors, ana
will end there. When this convention sneil
have concluded its labors We shall have but one
choice, and that the nominees of this conysn-
| ton but purpose, their election. Inc
nomination does no. end the campaign. Ii be-
| gins It. The campaign which Is to be made
| will not be the campaign OF candidates, by the
| candidates aud for the candidates, but OF all
| the party, by all the party and for oil the
party, in the interests OF the whole people,
| with malice, then, toward none. but with anec-
| tion aud respect toward al. Esch OF us, ac-
| o0rding to his light, as God gives him TO see
| the light should subordinate all merely local
| and personal considerations to earnest
deavor to secure the best interests of the re-
| publican party throughout the entire sister
hood Of states. None of our trusted leaders
are weak ncen: all of them are strong. Some
may be stronger than others. II, as each deie-
| gate views the field, there is some one whose
| figure seems larger, whose stature higher,
| whose fame aud following more commanding,
| whose name more inspiring than that of any
| other man, then the pathway of each delegate
should be broad aud easy. The eyes of all the
| republicans at home and the eyes OF your adj
versaries everywheTe are intently fixed upon
| this convention. A nation is watching us-Our
| enemies to criuciss, our friends to ratify. The
| responsibility is enormous, but you will msetit
wisely. The republican party has never yet
| made mistake in its choice OF candidates; IL
| will not make a mistake here. All over this
broad land the bonhres are ready to be lighted,
| the flags are ready TO be unfurled. and the re-
pubIicans at home are oil waiting to shout in
| approval OF your choice.
| The history OF our party since 1856 is the his
| tory OF our country. There is not single page
but shines brighter for some act or some word of
| some great republican. Count over our chosen
heroes, whom teaching our children to
| love, emulate and revere, and you shall name
| all republicans-Lincoln.S Seward, Grant, Sher-
man, Garfield, Logan, Harrison and Blaine,
| These few OF our jewels, and we may
| proudly turn to our democratic friends with
! the definite challenge to match them. These
| men became great and remained great through
| their belief in, and advocacy of, the inspiring
| doctrines of the republican faith. Name
| over the great masterpieces OF oontTuctiye and
| progressive legislation enacted since the civil
| war, and one by one their authors and tinishers
will be found republican. / have not the time
| even TO catalogue the long lists of good works
| familiar with the story. The erre pressible con-
fict undertaken and concluded, slavery sbol-
ished, puolio credit re-es tablished, the consd-
tuition and the Union restored and reconstruct
| ed, the old tlsg was clear Of every stain, and
| new stars added to its glory; the wide West
thrown open to easy access and settlement;
the policy OF protection 10 American labor
| and American industries established, devel-
| oped aud viudicated; the markets of the world
| open by the persuasive logic OF reciprocity
| .ko of sh. 49, rkabn
and the American farm, until today the ma
| tious of the earth are paying tribute to the
sagacity of our legislation and diplomacy
! ia millions upon millions OF increased
| purchases, and Lord Salisbury has been
driven 10 the significant confession that even
in England free trade has proven disappoint-
| ing. Rivers and hsrbQrs have been opened to
commerce; the white hulls of our navy are
plowing the waters OF every sea; peace has
! been maintained AZ home and respect secured
aboard; and the list might be extended
and expanded while your patience might en-
dure to listen. Our political adverssries,
though perpetually opposing every measure
of our new republican policy. are compelled TO
admit the wisdom of our course and to confess
that we have been right and they
have been wrong. They have just
about exhausted in the Ffty-second con-
gress one year Of congressional life in
vain assaults upon three items in a tariff bill
made up OF three thousand items. At this rate
Of progress they would have to be trusted for
about eight hundred ysers in power before We
could see a tariff reform upon lines agreed
upon by our conflicting democratic friends.
But we cannot hope to win merely upon the
recital of the achievements OF our past-brtlliant
as they have been-any more than our adver-
| saTies can hope to succeed upon platforms OF
gii.tering phrases The past is chiefly useful
TO US in far as IL demonstrates the vitality OF
the party to redeem its pledges and It's aollity
| to govern in a broad and enlightened way a
free and progressive people. Our pledges have
been kept, all save one, and greatly mistake
| the temper of the republican party II 1t viii
ever be eontented until that pledge is made
| good. Our manhood and honor is pledged to
continue the contest for free and honest bal
lot Until this veXed question is settled
| in the right that a free people should
east free vote and have it honestly recorded
and returned is the dream and the determine
| ton of the republican party ana the despair
and nightmare of democracy. IL Is the pride
| oil the republican party that 1t never yet mas
| committed an assault upon the freedom oil the
| people. No question has ever beea perma
nently settled and never will be fully deter.
| mined until ii IL settled 10 the right and until
every citizen, white or black, East or West,
North or South, can approach tho pailotOox
| with absolute security aud have his vote
| counted with absolute honesty. None OF as
can rest assured that our liberties are safe. II
| is not the negro alone who IL disfranohlsed IL IL
| every American. ,
The contest before us assumes all its difficult
ties from the fact that we enter the presiden
tial race handicapped by the certainty that IL
an ELECTORAL college OF 4l4 members 100 votes
are now already absolutely secured In adVancs
to the democratic nominee, and those loo votes
come from the South, which IL kept permanent I
| ly solid through q perpetual breach OF the
guarantees of the constitution OF the United
States. Sometimes we are told the mission oi
| the republican party is ended. We have me-
our destiny and fulfilled IL. But the destiny
OF our progressive party 10 never fulfilled 10
an advancing and expanding national lie. &C
| long there remains a wrong to be redrssseu
so long as there remains o right to be enforced
so long as all the privileges of citizenship are
not fairly enjoyed under the guarantees ot th'
constitution to all citizens Of this union Just 80
long will there be q mission for the republican
party, 50 long will there be great work before
u.s. and each republican may ezclaim:
live 10 greet that season whom man shall live bl
| reason and not alone by gold,
When man 10 man united and every wrong mad
. right
This world shall be lighted Eden was OF old
/ live for every cause that lacks assistance,
For every wrong that needs resistance,
For the future and the distance and the good tha'
can do
The Ohiosrs.
The following officers were then an
nounced as having been selected by tho
national committee: observation-disclosures
w. johnson, Minnesota; Carson Lake
| NeU York: George Lee California; Jos