The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-09


enemies. while the chsirmanship OF the
lar fashion TO an undoubted admirer of
ton was opened by prayer, Permanent
duced and made q speech of acceptance
leans Of the state.
rapidly approached. when the Duke Of
Veragua entered tho hall amid loud APP
plause. and Was given = seat in box. He
was accompanied by tho duchess and tho
other members Of the party. At this
juncture Col. Robert Nevins. in an elo-
quent address. nominated Mckinley for
governor. He was seconded by . dozen
others, and the nomination was made by
reclamation. While waiting for the COM
mittee TO bring Mckinley IN, Lieut.. Gov.
Harris was renominated by reclamation.
Then Mckinley entered amid an outburst
Of applause. and. taking the platform de-
livcred IN address Of acceptance. In
opening. he said:
The nomination u both an honor and one
which imposed . duty. He might forsgo the
honor. but could not refuse to do his duty He
both ths state aud national issues. He reviewed
at length tho financial situation, pointing out
that Cleveland had ut nfst fixed the 500 0OO, GO
gold reserve ~ the lowest safe limit, and having
erected danger signal. curlousiy enough vas
the dfst to haul IL down Was IL TO DO won
dered that the people wsfe distsustiui. sspcc.
ciaily in Wow OF the fact that the adminissra-
sion put forth no line OF financial policy? II TO-
day tho president would announce that there
would b no change In the industrial legislation
OF the country. and that the financial situ-
alton would b met and solved on the standard
Of financial honor and national good faith estab-
lishsd BY the Republican party. confidence
would 81 once b. restored. Cleveland SAYS the
Sherman silver bill has been she cause of the de-
preston. hus he does not convene congress TO re-
peal IT. IL this because he thinks further imam.
ciai distress necessary To convince hts party Of
the necessity OF such financial legislation. II
%, Democratic ascendency will provo q costly
Lesson. While waiting for tho Democrats to
carry out their declarations In their platform on
the tariff, the country's businsss has been psral.
lysed because OF uncertainty. II they DO IS they
promised. they viii revise the tariff on
the british free trade basis, striking
at many industries. making proatles.
capital. and throwing thousands o! American
worktnsmen out Of employment. II the OK.
psctations Of what she Democrats would do has
destfoycd coundence. what will its full realigs.
and against tho administration, snd spill,
asandsr on tho tasa and curreney issues. 4.
rooFi, prepared Ia grspple with the gravit~ of
tho situation. With gcld president and "A Ill YER
congress. what csa be DONE A ,,o-no,hfnx
policy mast he the rcsult The only direction
In which 10 look FOE relief 10 10 the Republican
party.
The speaker then took up the pension
frauds question, saying tina; he did not OBJ
jees IN striking unworthy pensioners from
the rolls. bat declared that the ruling Of
tho secretary of the interior would result,
in striking from tho pension rolls .hous-
snds Of worthy dependent soldiers. Tn.
speaker concluded with a euIogy OF the
Republican party and it's legislation.
The speaker was frequently interrap,ra
hv applause, and the spanish duke rared
cursous,y AZ the scene. At the CONCLUSION
Of Mchsnscy's speech the report of the
committee on platform vas read ami
unanimously adopted by rising vote
The platiorm Endorses the national He
ruhsscan platform at i>s, and the admin.
istrstiou OF President Harrison: favor,
protection to American labor and in.
dgstEses and scesprocity: protests arsins,
free wool: declares that the ,aris las.
should protect the products OF the farm "a
well as those of the factory demands the
enactment Il laws 10 restrict i'm rlicrAtior
condemns as nnfgsendly and unjust III.
policy Of tie present atmtris,raIio, ~
wards pensioners. and denauncrs Ia.
avowcd purpose Of the Democrats to 70.
peal the haak tax.
Then the denomination % the pre.en,
state officers Was Resumed aCd went
through With . rush, til food aai dairy
commissioner VAS reached. whea a fight
began. Walter brown being nsmet aga.ns,
She present commissioner. Mcneil, Ia,
before the vote was concluded Brown with.
drew ana McNeill VAS nominated with =
hUtEsh. fae convention then adjourned
sine 1ieA