He has shown himself able to meet with calmness the great emergencies of the government. For twenty-five years he has trodden the perilous heights of public duty, and against all the shafts of malice has borne his breast unharmed. He has stood in the blaze of 'that fierce light that beats against the throne'; but its fiercest ray has found no flaw in his armor, no stain upon his shield. I do not present him as a better Republican or a better man than thousands of others that we honor; but I present him for your deliberate and favorable consideration. I nominate John Sherman, of Ohio.

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In order to win victory now, we want the vote of every Republican - of every Grant Republican, and every anti-Grant Republican, in America - of every Blaine ma…

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Admire the diamond that can bear the hits of a hammer. Many deceptive preachers, when critically examined, turn out to be false.