Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-11

THE
lie. In every quadrennial contest in the
history his plume has been in the front o.
the night. He never for a moment has fal
OF the party and its nominee.
He is an inrense Republican, as he ts In
tensely American. The linked hemisphere
attests the breadth and scope of his states
win Is personified in his name. This fol
thee. my country; tits for thee, my country
men, that Minnesota. with loyal and patri
otto purpose, takes the hand OF every a1stei
State and seconds the nomination OF james
q. Blaine.
Half an Hour Of Blaine Enthusiasm.
At the close of Eustis' speech the chie
Blaine Representation OF the day took place
1t seemed as II 1t were without end. The
crowd yelled, waved umbrellas, threw hats
in the air, danced, cheered, and after every
man had come to think human power must
soon overcome itself, the old stamping cry,
"Blaine, Blaine, James G. Blaine" spread
throughout the audience. When it had
lasted SO that subsistence was coming from
exhaustion someone in the crowd began
kissing.
When a lady was given q huge star bear
ing the portrait OF Blaine she waved 1t on
high and the cheering was again renewed
Blaine men who had reluctantly consented
to go into the Mckinley movement, ana TINS
oRce again excited Foraker's hopes that the
gallant war-horse of his devotion might
SON and other leaders had to go to
him and stop him from ir breaking Ing the !,
minutes
Mississippi, seconded the nomination OF
"the greatest citizen of the world-a man 80
great that no one is jealous of him-that
gre greatest Of Americans. tina. greatest of lfv'
When the cheers which followed this
the name of New York was called. As the
courtly Depew arose. $3.50 Harrison repre-
sentatives burst into one mighty cheer.
Depew Nominates President Harrison.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the Convention:
1t is the popularity of Republican Ma
tional Conventions that each one Of them
has a distinct and interesting history. We
are here to meet conditions and solve prob
lens which make this gathering not only no
exception to the rule, but substantially a
new departure. That there should be strong
convictions and their earnest expression as
to preferences and policies, is character ristic
Of the right of individual Judgment, which
is the fundamental principle Of Republican
ism.
There have been occasions when the re-
suit was SO sure that the delegates could
freely indulge in the charming privilege Of
favorftism and friendship: but the situation
which now oonfronts US demands the exer-
else Of dispassionate Judgment and our best
Thought and experience. We cannot ven-
ture on uncertain ground or encounter OBJ
staoles placed in the pathway of success by
ourselves.
The Democratic nm rtv ia now divided but
the hope of the possession of power once
more will mako it In the final battle more
aggressive, determined and unscrupulous
than ever II starts with l5 States secure
without an effort. by processes which are q
upon popular government, and If
continued long enough will paralyze insti-
tutions founded upon popular suffrage. 1t
has to win four more States in fair fight
States which, in the vocabulary of politics,
are denominated doubtful.
The Individual Voter Appealed To.
The Republican party must appeal to the
conscience and judgment Of tho individual
voter in every State in the Union. This is
in accordance with the principles upon
which it was founded and the objects for
which it contends. It has accepted this is
sue before. and fought it out with an extra
continuance Of success.
1860 to 1850 were created by Abraham Lin coin
and U. S. Grant. They were that the saved
Republic should be run by its saviors; the
of slaves; the reconstruction
of the States: the reception OF those who
had fought to destroy the Republic back
into the fold without penalties or punish
ments and to an equal share with those who
had fought and saved the nation-into the
solemn obligations and inestfmable privi-
leges of American citizenship. They were
the embodiment into the Constitution of the
for which 2. 900, 000 men had fought
and SOC, 900 had died. They were the restora-
Sor, Of tl,n f4n 1f
specie payments and the prosperous con.
dition Of solvent business. For Is years they
were names with which to conjure and
events fresh in the public mind, which were
eloquent with popular enthusiasm.
1t needed little else than recital Of the
glorious story of its heroes and a statement
of the achievements of the Republican party
to retain the confidence of the people; but
acteristic of free governments. there came
a reversal-there came a check to the pro-
gress of the Republican party. and four
years OF Democratic administration.
Ancient Records Not at Issue.
Those four years largely relegared to the
realm of history past issues and brought US
face to face with the Democracy, its per-
and its practices. The great names
which have adorned the roll of the Re
publican statesman and soldiers are potent
and popular. The great measures of the
Republican party are still the best part of
the history of the century. The uneuualed
and unexampled story of Republicanism in
its progress and in its achievements stands
unique in the record of parties in govern
ments which are free. But we live in practi-
cal times, facing practical issues which af-
feet the business, the wages, the labor and
the prosperity OF to-day.
The campaign will be won or lost, not
npon the bad record of James Z. Polk, or of
Franklin Pierce, or of James Buchanan; not
upon the good record of Lincoln, or Of Grant.
or of Arthur. or Of Hayes, or of Garfield. 1t
will be won or lost upon the policy. foreign
and domestic, the Industrial measures and
the administrative acts Of the administra-
ton of Benjamin Harrison. Whoever re-
ceives the nomination OF this convention
will run upon the judgment of the people
as to whether they have been more prosper
oussand more happy; whether the country
has been in better condition at home and
stood more honorably abroad under these
last four years of Harrison and Republican
than during the preceding
four years of Cleveland and Democratic gov
Not since Thomas Jefferson has any ad-
been called upon TO face and to
solve so many or such difficult problems as
those which have been exigent of our con-
ditions.
Difficulties Met by the Administration.
No administration since the organization
Of the Government has ever met difficulties
better or more to the satisfaction of the
American people. Chile has been taught
that, no matter how small the antagonist
no community can with safety insult tho
lag or murder American sailors Germany
md England have learned in Samoa that
The United States has become one Of the
powers OF the world, and, no matter how
mighty the adversary, at every sacrifice
American honor will be maintained The
BERN. Sea question, which was tile insur-
nountable obstacle in the diplomacy Of
and OF Bayard, has been settled
upon a basis which sustains the American
position, until arbitrator shall have deter
mined our right.
The dollar of the country has been placed
mr. lyo ny, fn fto cfo nd of