Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-06-25
OHIO REPUBLICANS.
Major Mckinley Nominated for Gov
ernor by Acclamation.
The Mention of Blaine and Harrison and
Other Party Leaders Creates Great
Enthusiasm.
VICTORY IN THE AIR.

cans. Major Mckinley was the unan
imous choice OF the convention for
governor and he was nominated by
acciamation amId great enthusiasm.
We give below the nominating speech
of Ex-Governor Foraker and a por
tion OF Major Nc kinley's able address:
Gentlemen OF the Convention: !
have now a most pleasing duty to per
form. This contest upon which We
are about to enter is to be in some re-
spects of an unusual character. Not
only is the governorship OF Ohio at
stake, but the contest involves more
than the governorship, more than the
general assembly, more than the pub
lie institutions. 1t reaches into ma
tional politics. A United States sena-
tor will depend upon its result; and
more important still than all this, it
will determine if Ohio is to go into the
great national contest of '92 at the
head OF the Democratic or Republican
column. Applause. We shall win
this fight, but we must not be content
with winning it. We must win it tri-
umphantly, decisively, overwhelm-
inyly, and to that end we must select
as our standard bearer that man who
our undivided strength. 1t is not my
privilege to point him out 1t is no
mans privilege to point him out; that
has already been done. By common
consent all the rest turned in one di-
rection. One man there is who, meas
ured by the exigencies of this occasion,
stands full head and shoulders above
all his comrades, and that man is Will
liam Mckinley. Prolonged cheers and
applause. There are many reasons
why lie should be nominated. In the
iirst-place he has been tried and is no
experiment. He has been long time
in public service; he has been identi-
fed with the measures of the Republi-
can party in the field and on the forum.
His tariff course is one patriotic con-
viction and time will justify this con-
viction. Cheers.
This convention to-day means that
the SOC, 900 Republican voters of Ohio
90 together and are proud of their
party and it's principles, proud of it's
representation in official place in both
state any nation. We are proud OF
that conservative, patriotic man, Gen.
Harrison, who sitsin the White House.
| Cheers and applause. We are proud
TOO, OF that brilliant, magnetic states
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with respect to Alaska, James q.
Blaine. prolonged cheers, hat tossing
AMI fan waving for over a minute
We are proud also OF the representa-
| ton of Ohio in the cabinet ,f the pres
ident OF the United States in the per
son OF Charles Foster. Applause.
We are proud OF our great senator who
has served his state with such distinc-
ton that he Justly enjoys the distlnc-
ton OF standing at the head OF the
grand men in the greatest Legislative
body on earth. Cheers. Ohio is the
Lookout Mountain of political battles
upon which we are entering and VIII
liam Mckinley Jr. is the Joe Hooker
OF the Republican party cheers and
we are the boys laughter who intend
to follow him up it's steep and rugged
mountain sides and help him plant the
flag of Republicanism in triumph there.
Applause. Aud next year, inspired
by this glorious achievement, all the
columns from Maine to Oregon will be
turned against the enemy, and as To
them it will be the Bragg OF '63. Their
lines will be broken and before the re
sistless onslaught they will be swept
back into the depths Of defeat and de
spair. Applause. move you, MIR
r Chairman, that the rules of this con
vention he suspended and that by ac
. clamation we nominate as our candi-
date for governor that brilliant states
man, soldier and orator, William Mo
kinley."
After Foraker had finished, the
chairman introduced Major Mckinley
who was received with the widest en-
thusiasm. He spoke as follows:
'Mr. Chairman and gentlemen OF tn,
convention: | accept the nomination
which you have rendered me- sensibl,
both of the honor and responsibility
it implies. The election this year is o
unusual Importance. not only becaus
it determines the political character o
I the administration of the state for tn
! coming two years, but because it in
wolves the choice of a legislature who's
duty it will be to elect U. S. senator
and whose future duty it will be t
district the state for representative
in congress under the new census an,
I, wipe from the statute books the Grim
IA against Republican suffrage perpe
trated by the present Democratic lee
islature. Happily we present a part
ss in Ohio without a division in its rank
and without a break in it's line. Th
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meets my approval. The Republica
party OF Ohio approves the admin.
tration OF President Harrison and e,
tends to it hearty congratulations.
The party favors regulated immigr;
ton, liberal pensions to our soldier
and a sound currency. 1t is in fave
. OF gold and silver and also pap'
= money based Hpon coin, all equal an
- at all times interchaugeab ble-equal
fact and in law.
We are confronted by real dang
which prudent men OF all parties wou
seek to evert before it is too late. III
public credit and sound finances mu
be preserved and every scheme to
stroy them must be met with coura
and intelligence and repelled by Il
mighty force ofpublic opinion. Bett
n risk defeat, which can only be tempo
ary, than capitulate with the dem
gogue or surrender to dishonesty.
The platform indorses a protecti
- tariff. We have protected America
products and American labor so 10
as foreign products can be found
tax which compete with our own
our market. We propose to tax the
rather than our own. The Democrat
party prefers to tax domestic produ
't rather than imported. Their tai
legislation would benefit every count
but our own. We follow in our tai
policy the teachings OF Washingt
and Hamilton and Clay and Websi
:n' Lincoln and Garfield. They pnrs
iMiip M the fallacies OF Golden and Bright a
All statesmen of the late southern conf'
eracy. They are pledged now to
lpede, if they can, prosperity until al