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post as that now occupied by me.
Is dubious. and where. ii excitement
is present, pleasure Is conspicuous by
its absence. But to be the presiding
officer OF Republican convention Is
ever high distinction to which NO
man can be insensible. Gentlemen
OF the convention. again thank you.
Duty Merely TO Aid.
shall not delay or detain you with
many words, Your resolutions WIN
set forth the principles of the party
and declare the policies upon which
We shall ask for the support of the
people OF the United States. With
fullness and with eloquence. your
Temporary chairman has already re-
viewed the history OF the party, has
given you account of what has been
done. and has set forth what we hope
Iand mean to do. Ny duty is merely
to aid you, so far as can, in the or
DERBY and prompt transaction of the
business which has brought us to-
gether. That business is momentous
nothing less than to name here the
two men who, speaking with the sim
plicity of truth, will be the next
President and Vice President of the
United States. In order to win for
them, and for our party, an assured
as well as merited victory, we must
defeat our opponents, whose exclusion
from power is desired by the country
and deserved by them.
Stand Upon the Record.
No political party in modern times
can show such a record of achieve
ment during the last fifty years as
the Republican party. Upon that
record we can stand and challenge all
corners to the lists. But 1t is well to
remember that che test we have to
meet is much less severe. This is a
comparatice world. We do not go
forth to contest the great prize with
an ideal party, which we sometimes
see beautifully depicted by persons of
Iself-confessed superiority and chronic
discomfort. The glittering abstrac-
tions which they present never existed
yet on sea or land. 1t CLEANS upon
us In printers ink but 1t has neither
substance nor organization or can
didates, for organizations and candl-
dates must be taken from the ranks
of men and cannot be the floating
phantoms of an uneasy dream. The
American people must choose next
November between us and the Demo-
cratic party. With the Democratic
party, and with that alone, must the
comparison be made. We differ from
that party In some
Important Particulars.
We both, 1t Is true, have a past and
history but We treat those possess
sions very differently. They wish to
keep their past profound secret.
We seek by all means to publish ours
to the world. II We refer to their
history they charge US with calumny.
We regard ours, truthful and undis-
torted, as our greatest glory. To the
youth OF the country they say Judge
us solely by our undiscovered future"
We say Read our record, Judge us
by our past and our present and from
these, learn what we are-what we
have been and what we mean to be-
Recall the cries which have sounded
from the lips OF these to parties dur
ing the last half century. On the one
side Slavery; secession; repudia-
ton OF the public debt; fiat money:
free trade; free silver; the overthrow
of the courts, and government owner
ship"
Old Shibboleths Epitaphs.
On the Republican side-"Free
soil; free men; the Union; the pay
ment of the debt; honest money; pro-
lection to American industry: the
gold industry; the maintenance OF
law, of order and of the courts and
the government regulation of great
corporations" The old shihboleths of
the Democrats are today the epitaphs
OF policies which are dead and damn
ed. They serve only to remind us of
dangers escaped or to warn us of per-
lis to be stunned. The battle cries
of the Republicans have been the
watchwords OF great causes. They
tell of victories won and triumphs
tasted-they are embodied in the
laws and mark the stepping stones by
which the Republic has risen to ever
greater heights of power and pros
perity.
Has Never Failed.
As We thus call up the past and
the echoes of these old conflicts again
sound in our ears and touch the
chords OF memory. one great fact
stands forth, clear and shining. The
Republican party has never failed ex-
cept when it has faltered. Our long
career OF victory. so rarely broken,
has been due to our meeting boldly
each question as 1t arose, to our fac
ing every danger. as 1t crossed our
path, with entire courage, fearless of
consequences and determined only to