Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-06-09

PERMANENT CHAIRMAN M'K1NLEY.
but tied and bound fast in committee bv
an adverse majority. Cogswell had in
committee endeavored to bring about a
report of uncontested cases before the
permanent roll was made up as to CON
tested cases. Spooner asked when the
convention might reasonably expect a
report.
Cogswells report was dry. It was,
he said, matter of personal opinion.
but II its proceedings We're attended
with reasonable success they could not
hope to report before this afternoon.
Spooner then inquired if the committee
could now report in uncontested cases
and in this merely got from Cogswell
q declaration that the question almost
answered itself, as of course the commit
tee was ready TO report an uncontested
cases. Hon. L. G. Lockwood, of Idaho,
presented the report of the committee
on organization.
McKinley's Enthusiastic Recention.
A wild scene took place when the
committee reported Governor William
Mckinley, of Ohio, for permanent chair
man. Hon. Samuel Fessenden, of Com
necticut; ex-senator Spooner, of Wis.
consin, and General William Malone, of
Virginia, were appointed a committee
to escort Governor Mckinley to the
chair. A magnificent ovation greeted
the governor when he stepped upon the
platform. The vast audience rose and
shook the building with cheers for Ohio's
governor.
Temporary Chairman Fassett intro.
duced his successor, and then retired
amid great applause, and there was pro-
longed and renewed cheers and waving
or banners After the applause had
subsidized Mr.. Mckinley spoke as follows:
Chairman McKinley's Speech.
thank you for the honor of presiding over
this convention of the Republican party Re-
publican conventions mean something. They
have always meant something. Republican
conventions say what they mean and mean
what they say. They declare principles and
policies and purposes, and when intrusted
with power execute and enforce them. The
nrst national convention of the Republican
party was held thirty-six years ago In the
eaty of Philadelphia The platform of that
great convention reads today more like inspira
tion than the affirmation of q political party.
Every provision of that great instrument
made by the fathers of our party are on the
public statutes OF our country today. Every
one of them has been embodied into public law,
and that cannot be said of the platform of any
other political organization in this or any
ether country of the world. Whenever there
is anything to be done in this country and by
this country and for this country, the Repub-
Hcan party is called upon to do it. There is
one thing that can be said absut our organ
ization that cannot be said about any other
II can look backward without shame OF
humiliation, and it can look forward with
cheer and exultation.
That cannot be said Of any political organi.
zati0n other than ours in the United States
Thus, gentlemen of the convention, we are
hero today to make platform and ticket
that viii commend themselves 10 the con-
science, and intelligence. and Judgment of tn G
American people. And we will do it, What
ever is done by this convention, either as to
platform or as TO ticket. will receive the ap-
proval of the American people in Noyembar
of this year.
We have already heard some of the notes of
victory. for this is a Republican year. Rhode
Island has spoken. Only yesterday Oregon
spoke,electing three representatives-three Re-
publican representatives the congress of
the United States, and when we get through
with this convention its conclusions will be
the law of Republican action, as they win be
the assurance of Republican victory.
We are for protective tariff and for reci-
procity. We propose to take no backward step
upon either one of these great Republican
principles We stand for q protective tariff
because IL represents the American home, the
American ffreside. the American family, the
American girl, the American boy. and the
highest possibilities of American citizenship.
We propose TO raise our money for public
sxpenses by taxing the products OF other na-
tions rather than by taxing the products Of
our own. The Democratic party believes IN
direct taxation. that is. In taxing ourselves;
but we do not believe In that principle so long
rs we can find anybody else to tax. Our pro-
tecfive tariff not only does everything which
revenue tariff is doing, raising all needed rev.
snues. but . protective tariff does more. A
protective tariff encourages and stimulates
American industries and gives the widest pos
stbiiit<es to American genius and American ef
fort Does anybody know what tariff reform
fs2
That Is TO be the platform Of our political
opponents this year. What does IL mean1 You
mAy study President Cleveland's utterancee
from the first one made In New York. when be
said be did not know anything about the tar
81. until his last one in Rhode Island. and you
cexne away ignorant and uninformed as tc
what tariff reform means Since the waI
there have baen threa great tariff refnrm hills