Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-22

THE name of American applies to ali citizens 0
ne republic and imposes upon all alike the sam
TINE I'm t9as citizenship is. and must be the panopl,
civil rights. 1t should and must AFFORD him protec
TSasever land may be s on s%f
The men who abandoned the Republican party il
ment Of sound finance of freedom or purity Of thu
form In The civI service We win not fan to Eeel
our pledges because they have broken theirs or Be
we therefore repeat our declaration d
service au.p VII begun aDder s RspaS
lcan administration should be completed BY the
which it is sppIcabis The spirit and purpose q
pointments and ali laws at variance with the object
Of existing reform legislation should be repealed to
which turk in the power Of official patron.
age may be wisely and effectively avoided.
the Union cannot be measured by laws The Iegis-
lation OF C1ngress should conform to the pledge
tended as to provide against the possibility that any
shall mot become an inmate Of an aimshouse or de-
pend upon private charity. In the presence. of an
to do less for those whose vaiorons service pre-
served the government. We denounce the hostile
Gus vetoes OF measures for pension relief and the
action Of the Democratic House of Representatives
"a support Of the principles herewith enumerated
parties and !. espsclally Of al w9rkngmeen whose
policy of the present administration
Mr.. McKinley's reading was clear and dis
| tinct, heard in every part of the great audi
torium, and as he mentioned the names OF
the dead leaders of the Republican party,
4 cheer after cheer ascended, and his allusion
| to the living hero, Philip q. Sheridan, was
received with loud applause. But these
kbursts of enthusiasm were as nothing to the
storm Of applause and cheers which broke
1 out when Mr.. Mckinley enuneiated the prin-
| cip1es OF the Republican party in regard to
protection. Every member of the conven-
| ton rose to his fees, and many of the specta-
4 tors followed the example. Fans were waved,
{-handkerchiefs were auttered and cheers were
H~given and shouts of approval found a noisy
vent. For fully.a minute Mr.. Mckinley was
1 unable to continue on account of the demon
/ stration which broke out afresh when the de-
| nunciation Of the Mills bill found expression
| in the platform.
When the reading had been completed Mr..
Marine of Maryland in brief but ringing
speech moved that the report be adopted by
rising vote, which was seconded by Mr..
Horr of Michigan. and the motion was pass
ed unanimously amid the widest enthusiasm.
The chairman stated that the next order of
business was the call of States for the pre-
sentation Of the names Of nominees for the
| presidency. Alabama and Arkansas were
called without response. When California
was called Mr.. Raymond said that the Cali
fornia delegation, whose position was well
known here, asked the convention to pass
California on the roll call for the present.
Mr.. Warner, of Connecticut, when Connecti-
cut was called presented without further re-
marks the name of the Hon. Joseph R. Haw
ley. When Illinois was called buzz of
expectancy broke out, which grew into
shout of greeting when Leonard NJ. SWEET
stepped upon the platform and presented the
name of Walter Q. Gresham. Mr.. SWEET
said among other things: We have assembled
to select president for sixty millions of peo-
pie. Who most in character is the very es-
sence of these peoplea Who of all the names
suggested will draw support most largely
from all classes? Who can best bring together
and unite the broken fragments of our par
tyl Who by personal courage and sub
time confidence in his own conviction is an
ideal leader of the American peoplef Who
most strikingIy stands for cosmopolitan
American character? These are the ques-
lions of the hour addressed to us all. I sug-
gest the name of Walter 9. Gresham of In
diana and Illinois. After detailing the mill
tary and official services of Mr.. Gresham
whereby as postmaster general he greatly
promoted the rapid expedition of the mails
and aided in reducing the letter, newspaper
and parcel postage, he said it is, however, in
the discharge of his duties as United States
judge that the higher and browning glories of
threatenings of power he has gone straight on
in the line-of his duty to the integrity and
right of the question under consideration,
and has administered Justice to the high and
low, the rich and poor, with steady but
impartial hand. The contestants in one of
the greatest railroad strikes that have risen in
our country have also been before him. By
wise and happy decision he administered
exact justice to all, prevented the strike
from being universal, public traffic from be-
ing paralyzed, the nation from CONFUSION
to unknown individuals Wherever
in all his life he has touched any
thing 1t has been improved and adorned. He
has always had the happy faculty of quietly
doing the right thing at the right time, and
the great qualities of the Republican party.
Under his leadership the campaign cry will
be "Live and let live" There will be no at
tacks upon capital and no attacks upon labor,
but the country will march on with gigantic
strides in settlement, Developments and
adopted of making all men equal before the
law and placing all mems feet on level. In
behalf of the lab0ring man of whose struggle
he is the living embodiment; in behalf of
capital whose rights he has guarded and adj
iusted in behalf of the soldier whose garb
he has worn with honor; in behalf of patri-
otism and loyalty of which he is the shining
representative and example, and for the State
of lincoln, Grant and Logan he nominated
for President Walter Q. Gresham.
Mr. SWEET spoke deliberately and was lis
tened to with deep attention, and was ap-
plauded when he sat down. Mr. Davis, of
Minnesota, seconded Gresham's nomination.
His speech caught the galleries and provoked
applause at almost every sentence. When he
finished the galleries cheered for nearly
minute. An excited Gresham man in the
gallery in the rear of the speakers stand
with both hands stretched, in one of which
he grasped fan, got upon his feet and with
wild gssticuletions SWING backward and for
ward and led the cheering, and even when
the convention had gotten over the enthusi
asm he still waved his fan and cheered until
he was pulled down in his seat by a friend.
John R. Lynch of Mississippi, Mr.. McCalla
of Massachusetts, and Mr.. Rector OF Texas
also seconded the nomination of Gresham.
The roll was proceeded with, and when
Indiana was called and Governor Porter
mounted the platform to place Harrison in
nomination, round of cheers was given,
and ono enthusiastic individual created con-
siderable amusement by rising to his feet and
waving mammoth red flag, on which was
inscribed in large gilt letters the name of
Harrison. Mr.. Porter said that Indiana, as
in 1880, now largely held the key of the situ~
alton. Always close State, with the Re-
publican party we'll organized Indiana sell
dem failed to go Republican: The Demos
cratic party in Indiana had been denied a
place on the ticket at st. Louis, and this
created on opportunity for the Republicans.
He asked the convention to place in nomina-
ton General Benjamin Harrison of Indiana.
Governor Porter has fine dignifed pres
| enoe. He spoke with impressiveness and
force, and appealed more to the Judgment of
| the convention than to its sentiments
At the conclusion of Governor Porter's
speech, on motion of Mr.. Brogan of Tonnes
see, the convention took recess until 5
O'Clock.
FLOODS OF EL0QUENCE.
Brilliant Speeches for ehe Various Cam
| didates-ForakerS Sets the Convention
Wld-R1a1ness Name Makes Round
After Round OF App1ausc-Au the
| Nominations I'm and BalosinR 80 BE-
gin This Morning.
CHICAGO, June 21.-A fresh breeze from
the lake rendered the atmosphere in the su-
| Sitorium much more endurable this afternoon