Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
MID WILD APPLAUSE.
MAJOR M'KINLEY IS UNANI-
MOUSLY NOMINATED.
The Ohio Republican Convention Marked
by Harmony and Enthusiasm-Per &C
Unity of Action-The Platform Upon
which the Fight viii BE Made.

predicted by many for some days past. For the
rst time, probably IN the history q me ssase
was made on the first ballot. For every office,
except Governor, there we're from three 70 q
half dozen candidates, but there seemed 1aciS
understanding that, under no circumstances %
should nlfeeling be engendered TO impern tne
success of the ticket, and, early in the day, the
practice was established Of taking single pal
lot, and then, ere the result was announced,
changing to the leading candidate ana making
his nomination unanimous. In this way there
throughout the whole proceedings.
Chairman Bushnell's address was Dr1eI
Gentlemen of the convention" he said, Il
thank you for this distinguished honor con-
ferred upon me. I congratulate you upon the
bright sunshine this morning giving promise
of an early and abundant harvest, the real1za-
ton Of which will be more substantiai oene en-
organization OF any number OF new poItlcal
parties.
Governor Foraker arose to present the name OF
William Mckinley for Governor. He said;
Gentlemen of the convention, ! have now
most pleasing duty to perform, This contest
upon which we are about to enter is to be In
some respects of unusual character. While 1t
is to be hoped that we are not to be called upon
to confront great number OF enemies IN 1n nc
aggregate, yet surely 1t Ia known that we are to
DO compelled to contend against a greater
variety than ever before. In the first place, we
must fight that time honored enemy the Dem
ocratic party, which 1t would appear that even
the devil could not kill and, i'm the next place,
nobody yet knows how many third parties. we
do know, however, that the political shibboleth
of each and every one of these political organ
izations will be anything to beat the Repuo-
lican party
"We shall win this fight; but we must not be
content with simply winning it. We must win
it triumphantly, decisively, Overwhelmingly,
and to that end we must select for our stand
ard bearer that man who, OF all others, can
most surely command our undivided strength.
We must have as our leader a ft representative
of our views with respect to every living issue
who, in his record and his personality, Is Inc
best type we have of the nlustrious achieve
ments and the moral grandeur of Republican
ism. He must be more, even, than that he
must have sure place In Inc oon1d nn ana n IA
a leader we have 1t is not my privilege to point
him out. 1t is no mans privilege to point him
out that has been already done. BY common
consent all eyes have turned in one direction.
One man there is who measured by the ex1gen-
cies of this occasion, stands q full head ana
shoulders above all his comrades, and that man
Is William Mckinley,
@This convention to-day means that the $780,
600 Republican voters of Ohio have got together
and are proud of their past and OF the princi-
pies of the party; proud of its representation
In official place. in both State and nation. We
are proud of that conservative, patriotic man,
Gen Harrison who sits In the White House;
statesman, who has taught law to Europe with
respect to America-James G. Blaine. We are
proud also OF the representation 81 one IN tne
the person of Charles Foster. We are
proud of our great Senator who has served his
State with such distinction that he enjoys the
distinction of standing at the head of the grand
men in the greatest legislative body on earth
"Ohio is on the Lookout mountain of the
political battles upon which we are entering,
and William Mckinley, Jr., is the Joe Hooker
of the Republican party, and we are the boys
who intend to follow him up its steep and
rugged mountain sides and help him plant the
flag of Republicanism in triumph there. And
next year, inspired by this glorious achieve
ment, all the columns from Maine to Oregon
will be turned against the common enemy and
as to them it will be as to Bragg in 1868. Their
lines will be broken and before the resistless
onslaught they will be swept back into the
depths Of defeat anu depair.
81 move you, Mr.. Chairman, that the rules Of
this convention be suspended and that by ac-
clamation nominate to be our candidate for
Governor that brilliant statesman and soldier,
and orator-WilIiam Mckinley"
Col Robert Hart the colored orator, of Gin
cinnati, seconded Major McKinley's nomination
"on behalf of the colored voters of Ohio"
With one wild, hilarious cheer of affirmation,
the convention declared Ma or Mckinley nom
mated for Governor by reclamation, and a COM
mittee was appointed to apprise him Of his
nomination and escort him to the hall. His
appearance was the signal for another outburst
of enthusiasm. Il now have the pleasure" said
the chairman, "of introducing to you the distin-
guished soldier and statesman your nominee
for Governor and your next Governor-Mi lliam
Mckinley, Jr." Ag in the enthusiasm of the
admirers OF the distinguished Ohioan burst
forth and one thousand frantic, cheering
struggling Republicans waved their hats and
fans, pounded with their canes and re-echoed
the name of Mckinley" Mckinley"
The hero Of the day received his honors mod
estly. Simply bowling his acknowledgements,
Major Mckinley spoke as follows:
MIR. Chairman and gentlemen of the conven-
ton, accept the nomination you have ten
dered me, sensible both of the honor and the re-
sponsibility 1t implies. The election this wear
is OF unusual importance, not only because it
determines the polite II character of the admin
istration of the State for the coming two years,
but because 1t involves the choice of q 1egislat-
Senator who will continue for six years from
March 4, 1898, and whose further duty 1t will be
to district the State for representatives in Con-
gress under the new census, and wipe from the
statute-books the crime against Republican suf-
frage perpetrated by the present Democratic Leg
islature. Happily, we present a party in Ohio
without division in its ranks, without break
in it's lines.
"The platform which you have adopted meets
my approval. 1t announces with clearness and
courage the great cardinal doctrines of the Re-
publican party while it proclaims the we'll
considered convictions Of Ohio Republicans
touching the newer questions which now con-
front US. The Republican party of Ohio APP
proves the administration OF President Harri-
son, and extends to 1t hearty congratulations
1t has been clean, conservative, able and pa
triotic. 1t has been wise in its domestic policy
and thoroughly American in it's foreign. 1t has
won the confidence of the people at home; it
commands universal respect abroad. The party
is in favor of regulated immigration and of
liberal pensions to our soldiers and sailors. 1t
is committed to a sound currency. 1t Is in
favor of gold and silver. and also paper money
based upon coin, all equal and at all times In
terchangeable-equal in fact and equal in law
"We are confronted by real danger which
prudent men of oil parties should seek to avert
before it is too late The public credit and sound
finance must be preserved. and every scheme
to destroy 1T must be met with courage and in
telligenoe, and repealed by the mighty force of
public opinion Better risk defeat which can
be only temporary, than capitulate with the
demagogue surrender to dishonesty, The
platform indorses a protective tariff. We have
labor. So long as foreign products can be
found to tax which compete with our
own in Cur market we propose to
tax them rather than tax our own.
The Democratic party prefers to tax
the domestic product rather than the imported.
Their tariff legislation would benefit every
policy the teachings Of Washington and Ham
ilton, and Clay, and Webster, and Lincoln, and
Garfield. The Democrats pursue the fallacies
statesmen of the late Southern Confederacv.
They pledged now TO impede, If they can
the prosperity of the country until after the
next Presidential election That is their mis-
sion this year.
Business disaster and reyerses are the lad
der of their hopes. Prosperity and content
political defeat fdls furnaces dismant I,
factories, silent mines, unemployed workmen
and general distress are the sure harbingers of
dustrial activity through their press and
orator severywhere and every day, ard it breaks
their hearts to see manifestation OF indus trial
advancement in the United States. They sheer
at every attempt to establish new facto-
ries, and woull gladly frown them down.
1t is the same sheer and frown which
have been exhibited toward our industrial
enterprises since 1851. But in spite OF them we
now lead the world In manufactures, agricul-
ture and mining, aud we will prosper under the
new law in spite of their false oInens and dis
couraging prophecies They insist that we CEN
not make tin-plate so they 81 Ill about steel
rails, so they said about plate-glass, ha cut
lery and pottery; and when you take them to