Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-11

eminent fame of his father, and then
rising above it, and that was when the
younger Pitt became greater than Chat
ham. With an ancestor a.signer of the
Declaration of independence, and an
other who saved the northwest from
savagery, and gave it to civilization and
empire, and who was also president of
the United States. q poor and unknown
lawyer of Indiana has risen by his
unaided efforts to such distinction
as lawyer, orator, soldier,
statesman and president, thst he reflects
more credit upon his ancestors than they
have devolved upon him, and presents
in American history the parallel Of the
younger Pitt.
By The grand record Of his wise and
popular administration by the strength
gained in his frequent contact with the
people in his wonderfully versatile and
felicitous speech; by the claims of pure
life in public, and in the simplicity of
his ypical American home, nominate
Benjamin Harrison.
Depew's reference to Mckinley
caused a great demonstration all over
the hall. The audience paid close at
tention to the great New Yorker, cheer
ing his various sentiments, and bursting
out afreeh when he mentioned Harri-
sons name.
When Mr.. Depew said: "To whom
will be given the credit for the great
acts OF this administration? some one
in the audience called out: "Blaine."
fG.eat applause.l
MILLER SECONDS BLAINE.
L..L knI c,StcsIAI "a
chairman recognized ex-senator Warner
Miller of New York. The speech of the
great Nicaragua canal advocate, second
ing Blaine's nomination, was brief. His
words for harmony were we'll received.
His statement that he and his friends
had no word of detraction for Harrison,
and that the nominee Of the convention
would receive the support of all Repub-
lican, provoked hearty applause.
A colored delegate from North Caro-
lima followed Miller, seconding Harrison.
FORAKER KEEPS MUM.
When Ohio was called, shouts for For
aker were heard on every side. Blu
Foraker closed his lips and shook his
head. The general understanding had
been that he would make the principal
speech for Blaine. But when, for a
reason unknown to the great bulk of the
audience, he firmly declined, the dis
appointment was intense.
Another colored orator gained the
platform and was coldly received till a
sarcastic reference was made to the
shouting of the people in the galleries
for Blaine. He brought down the house
by the exclamation: "Thank God, the
people in the gallery have no vote at the
polls" He closed with: Eternity
itself shall catch the name of James G.
Blaine"
sPOoNER SECONDS HARRISON.
When Wisconsin was called ex.Sen-
ator spooner came forward with great
demonstration, seconding the nomina-
ton of Harrison as follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF
THE CONVENTION: The preliminaries are
settled, and it is relief that we are at
last face to face with the great duty
which we came hither to perform. That
the action of this body, composed of
representative men who love the Re-
publican party and seek to promote its
success for it's record and its principles,
will be deliberate, thoughtful and patri-
otic. and such as to secure for it the
approval of those who sent us here, can
not be doubted. National Republican
conventions have not been accustomed
to make mistakes. That which met at
Chicago in 1883 made no mistake when
it entrustedits power, responsibility and
leadership to Benjamin Harrison OF In
diana, and Benjamin Harrison has made
no mistakes. He quickly proved him
sell an ideal candidate and leader.
Millions of hostile and eager eyes
searched his whole life in vain for
spot or blemish. On the march and
in the battle no man rode before him.
Calm, dignifed and wise, every day
brought from his lips deliverancs, in
itself perfect platform unexcelled for
grace of diction, power of epigrammatc
statement and the spirit of true elo-
quence. He imbued the party with re.
newed vigor and strength, and intrep-
idly led it to victory. His friends bring
his name into this convention proudly
conscious that the record which
he has made needs not to
be supplemented by words of
advocacy. He has been from the day of
his Inauguration what the people elected
him to be-president of the United
States. He has given to the country an
administration which for ability,
efficiency, purity and patriotism chal-
lenges, without fear, comparison
with any which has preceded it
since the formation of the government.
He has been free from "variableness or
shadow of turning" in his devotion to
the principles of the Republican party
and to the redemption of the pledges
made by it to the people.
American industries and the in
terests of American wage-workers,
and placed with slacrity the seal Of
approval upon the great tariff bill of the
fifty.frst congress, which has outridden
the food of Misrepresentation which
swept over it, as did the ark of the
deluge of old, and now rests upon q
foundation as solid as Mount Ararat.
He championed and promoted by
every means in harmony with the dig
nifty of his great Office, the adoption of a
scheme of reciprocity, which, as enacted,
has found favor with our people, not
limited to the South American repub-
lies or bartering the interests of one in
dustry for the benefit of another by the
free admission of competitive products,
but compelling fair treatment by all
governments of our people and our
products under the penalty of CONNER
cial retaliation.
Openly friendly to the use OF silver as
one of the coin metals of the country,
under conditions which shall surely
maintain it at a parity with gold, and