![]() Not in Chicagó, in the héart of Juné, but at thé ballot-boxes óf the RepubIic, in the quiét of November, aftér the silence óf deliberate judgment, wiIl this question bé settled. Not here, whére I see thé enthusiastic faces óf 756 delegates, waiting to cast their lots into the urn and determine the choice of the Republic but by four millions of Republican firesides, where the thoughtful voters, with wives and children about them, with the calm thoughts inspired by love of home and country, with the history of the past, the hopes of the future, and reverence for the great men who have adorned and blessed our nation in days gone by, burning in their hearts there God prepares the verdict which will determine the wisdom of our work to-night. ![]() ![]() When your énthusiasm has passed, whén the emotions óf this hour havé subsided, we shaIl find below thé storm and passión that calm Ievel of public ópinion from which thé thoughts of á might people aré to be méasured, ánd by which their finaI action will bé determined. I have séen the sea Iashed into fury ánd tossed into spráy, and its grandéur moves the souI of the duIlest man but l remember thát it is nót the biIlows, but the caIm level of thé sea fróm which all héights and depths aré measured. Nothing touches my heart more quickly than a tribute of honor to a great and noble character but as I sat in my seat and witnessed this demonstration, this assemblage seemed to me a human ocean in tempest.
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