The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-06-28

OllO Oelt CATION gave way IO GeuusylVa-
MIA, ard Adjutant-general Hastings was
presented to the convention to present
THE NAME OF SHERMAN.
He was given rousing welcome as he
proceeded to put Oh;o's fsvorite In nomi-
nation. He said Peunsy lvania had never
faltered in her devotion to republican
principles, and will not falter now. Penn
Eylvanla comes 70 this CONVEX tion and
with great unaDimity asks you to name
the standard bearer who will represent the
principles, traditions and brightest hopes
and aspirations of the republican party
the uan who will stand over
its integrity, its doctrines and
its matchiess history; the man who
will execute the law aid vindicate the
honor of the nation; who will drive from
power the party which holds the reius OF
the rational government against the true
intent and honest desire of a majority of
the nations sovereigns. The country Is
tired of the shams, double dealings and
the mediocrity of the party 1.-THE demo-
cra,ic). We have seen the chief executive
protesting sympathy for the welfare OF
the wage earners and established indus
tries, force upon his party policy which,
if successful, would be ruinOuS alike to
both. He whom l shall nominate, to
you needs no introduction. They whom
l represent and who ask his nomination
at your hands point you to the grand
career of the man who has been its
counsel, its champion, its strength, its
right arm; whose name Is a tower OF
strength, and who was never defeated for
any office for which he was nominated.
Those who believe that he who has
rendered the most and best public
service is entitled to consideration,
who believe that experience in
craftsmanship is a requisite to high pub
lie preterment; that it is not disqualif-
cation to have actively and honorably par
ticipated in the generation of the coming
and stupendous events, even more vital to
humanity and liberty than were ever
crowded INTO an equal period of the
worlds history. We have seen the danger
and folly of placing inexperit need med.-
ocrity in high places Freemen are wait
ing for the welcome day
when there will be no longer solid
south. The soldiers of both sidts who
bravely and honorably accepted the results
of the war, they are waiting for the dawn
of the new day when the right of suffrage
dare not be denied to any man, white or
black; when hontst elections shall triumph
over intimidation and tissue ballots. They
are still waiting till the true gospel of
protection to man and to the fruit of
his toll shall be preached in
my RAIDS of school houses. south of that
political equator called Mason and DixOn's
line, waiting for an infusion of that spirit
which brings from mountain and valley
the blessings of comfort, refinement and
patriotism, and that industry which opens
new and profitable channels Of trade and
CONNER rec; which builds railroads, running
north and south, as well as east and west;
which recognize the political meridians of
as well as the parallels of lati-
tude. They who believe with him that
honest and intelligent immigration should
be welcomed, but that mpassabls barriers
should be erected on the Pacific coast
against the hoardes of heather Celestials,
all these have found in him their con-
sistent friend and steadfast champion.
He was the soldiers friend in
war, and he has been their
the side of Lincoln and the army from
the fret days of Fort Sumpter until an
other Sherman marched from Atlanta to
the sea, and peace came on golden wings.
War and finance comprise much of
he history of nations. The states
of resumption his (Sher- |.
nan's) GROWING success, unequalled .
n any time or country, has placed his |
name upon the lips of gratitude through
out the land. Ny countrymen, the central
issue of this campaign is an American
policy for the whole Amt rican people, at
home and abroad. Before it, all else sinks
into insignifcance.
What, though republican honesty and
foresight swell the treasury wherewith to
llquidate the nations debt, no question
of surplus should arise until that debt be
paid. But it is of the supremest moment
that the toiliug millions, the bone and
sinew of the land, shall not, by shutting
cant or sectional policy, be made the vic
tins of that false system of political
economy which tends to beggary. We
welcome the issue of free trade. Let the
battle lines which run east and west be
now formed north and south, advancing
to the seaboard, there to protect the
homes and fresides, the peace and pros
perity of the nation, and let him who has
striven so long, SO valiently, so faith
fully, be placed in command of the
column. Make him our
standard-bearer and every principle
for which the party has battled, every tri-
umph which it has achieved will be rep
resented in our leader. Nominate him
and a sense of security, of safety, and of
confidence in the future will crystalize into
triumph and victory. | nominate the pa.
triot statesman, an honest man, John
Sherman.
General Hastings speech was admir-
ably delivered and was listened to with
marked attention. When he had con-
Guided Governor Foraker, of Ohio, was
presented by the Ohio delegation to sec
ond Senator Shermen's nomination. As
Foraker advanced up the aisle to the
platform, two Of the sergean ts-at arms
came up the other, bearing an enormous
floral emblem, surmOunted by a floral
shield. Upon the face of this emblem in
the center, formed by red roses on field
of white roses, were Forsker's now famous
words: mo battle flags surrendered
while | am governor" Considerable sig
niicance appeared to be attached to this
incident by the convention, and as the
governor and the floral tribute got on the
stage togethet there was thunder of APP
plause from all parts of the hall, but
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