Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1892-06-10

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2 Mr.. .WSseswell and Mr.. Spooner hav
ing taken their seats the chairman an
nonnced that the report Of the committee
on permanent organization was next i'll
order.
ID. c. Lockwood, of Idaho, chairman
of the committee, was recognized and
took the platform. He presented the
name of Hon. William Mckinley, of
Ohio, for permanent chairman. 1t was
received with tumultuous applause.
Charles w. johnson was named for
secretary and the assistant secretary of
of the temporary organization were
recommended to continue. The COM
mittee recommended that each dele
CATION appoint an honorary vice presi-
dent and secretary. Mr.. Lockwood
moved the adoption of the report and it
was adopted. The chairman appointed
Samuel Fessenden, of Comccticut: eN-
Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, and Gen
eral Malone. of Virginia, committee
to escort Major Mckinley to the chair.
They came up from the body of the
hall and went up the narrow aisle beside
the chairmans platform to the place
whers Governor Mckinley was seated.
Then Mr.. Spooner proceeded and
General Malone followed him
down the aisle to the platform.
He shook hands with Mr.. Fassett while
the convention cheered. Mr.. Fassett
turning from him thanked the conven-
tion for its kindness to him and then he
introduced the permanent chairman.
There was another tumult of applause,
an Ohio delegate sprang to his feet and
proposed three cheers. They were given
with will
When the noise had ceased. Governor
Mckinley said, speaking with that clear
enmciation for which he is noted:
Gentlemen of the Convention. thank
you for the honor of presiding over the
ninth national convention of the Repub.
lican party A Republican convention
means something. They have always
meant something. Republican conven.
tions mean what they say. They declare
principles aud policies aud purposes, and
when entrusted with power they execute
and enforce them. (Cheers) The first
national convention Of the Republican
party thirty ysiX years ago met in
the city of Philadelphia The platform
of that convention reads today more
like an inspiration than the affirmation
of political party. Every provision of
that great instrument made by the fathers
of our party is in the hearts of the
countrymen today. Cheers Whenever
there is anything to be done in the
country and by the country and for the
country. the Republican rarty is called
u OF to do it. (Applalse) There is one
thing that can be said of our orga liza.
tion which cannot he said of aly other
1t can look backward without shame or
humiliation and it can look
forward with cheer and ex-
ultaton. That cannot be said of
any other political organization in the
S.Enited States Gentlemen of the conven.
Won, we arc here today to make plat
form and ticket that will commend
themselves to the consciences the intelli.
gence aud the judgment of the American
people, and we will do it. loud cheers. J
Whatever is done by this convention will
meet the approval of the American people
in November of this year. Rhode Island
has spoken. (Applause.) Only yesterday
Oregon spoke three Republican repre-.
sentatives to congress. (Cheers)
Continuing his remarks Mr. McKin-
ley said the action Of this convention
would be the law of the Republican
party and the assurance of Republican
success. The Republican party stood
for protection and reciprocity. (Great
applause.l 1t was not going to turn
back in its course. 1t proposed to tax
the products of other nations rather
than our own. The party did not be.
lieve in taxing ourselves so long as we
can find anybody else to tax" A pro-
tective tariff did all that any other tariff
would do and more. 1t stimulated
American industries Did any one
know what tariff reform meanti
(Cries of "No" and laughter
You would read all of Cleveland's utter.
ances and come away ignorant of what
it was. There had been three great tariff
reform bills since the war. They were
made to symbolic tariff reform and
none of them were alive. Mr.. Mills and
Mr.. Springer differed totally The Dem
ocratic house of representatives, elected,
as they claimed on a tariff reform basis,
had passed three bills-free tin, free
wool and free cotton ties. They meant
free goods to the Democratic states and
duty to the Republican. Free wool
and tariff clothes, free cotton
ties and tariff hoop iron.
The Republicans today were to declare
themselves on other questions, free
ballot and fair count for everyone.
No Republican platform or speech should
be made without insisting that that
constitutional guarantee should be
living birthright. prolonged ap-
plause.)
They could we'll leave to the
committee on resolutions the duty Of
making platform. "When we go out
of this convention on true Republican
platform" said he, 1--WE will go marching
to victory, no matter who carries the
banner"
The speech was greeted with pro
longed cheers At its close there were
repeated cries for Douglass" and the
venerable ex-slave had to come forward
and bow his thanks. When order was
restored the chairman recognized Chair