Evening star., 1896-06-18

distress and bankruptcy have overtaken
business; shrunken values have disspated
fortunes: deficient revenues have impovsr-
ished the government. brought about bond
issues, and bond syndicates have discour-
aged and scandalized the nation.
over against this fearful penalty is,
however, to be set down one great .om-
pensating result, it has destroyed the dem
ocratfc party. (App.ause) The proud
columns which swept the country in tri-
unph in 1892 are broken and noiseless in
1896
Their boasted principles, when they came
to the test of practical application, have
proven nothing but fallacies, and their
great leaders have degeEerated into war
ring chieftains of petty and irreconcilable
factions Their boasted principles, when
Put. TO- the test of a proper application,
have proven delusive fallacies. Their ap-
Iroaching national convention is but an
approaching national nightmare.
No man pretends to be able to predict
any good result to come from it, and no
man is seeking the nomination of that
convention, or accept any kind Of public
trust by proclaiming their willingness to
stand npoh any platform that may be
adopted. The truth is, the party that could
stand up under the odiuns of human slave
ry, opposition to the war for the en-
franchisement, reconstruction and specie
resumption, at last finds itself overmatched
and undone by itself it is writhing in the
throes of dissolution, superinduced by
dose of its own medicine.
No human agency can prevent its ahso-
lutte overthrow at the next election, eN-
cept only this convention. If We make no
mistake the democratic party will go out
of power on the 4th of March. to remain
out until God in his wisdom and mercy
and goodness shall see fit once more to
chastise his people. (ApplauseD
$50 far we have not made any mistake
We have adopted platform, which, not
withstanding the scenes witnessed in this
hall this morning, meets the demands and
expectations Of the American people. 1t
remains for us now as the last crowning
of our work here to complete our work by
nominating a good candidate.
THE people want good republican. they
want something more than a wise patriotic
statesman, they want man who embodies
in himself not only all of those essential
qualifications, but who in addition, In the
highest possible degree typifes in a none
tary character. in record. in ambition and
in purpose, the exact opposite OF all that is
signified and represented by the free trade,
defcit-making bond-issung, labor-saving
democratic administration. (Cheers)
Il stand here to present to this conven-
tion such man. His name is William
Mckinley
When Mr.. Thurston finished his speech
and Pennsylvania was called, Governor
Hastings came toward to present the name
of Senator Quay.
Senator Thurston's speech secondng the
nomination of Mckinley was literally ap-
plauded, as we'll could be, considering the
fact that the convention was breathless
from cheering Foraker's nomination of
Mckinley.
Thurston Seconds Mckfnley's Nonf-
nation.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Con-
vention This is the year of the people. They
are conscious of their power: they are
tenacious of their rights; they are supreme
in this convention; they are certain of
victory now and in November.
They have framed the issue of this cam
paign. What is it? Money? Yes, money:
not that which is coined for the mine
cwner at the mint or clipped by the coupon
cutter from the bond, but that which is
created by American muscle on the farms
ana III tne factories. Inc western noun
teins clamor for silver and the eastern
seashore cries for gold, but the millions
ask for work-an opportunity to labor and
to live.
The prosperity of nation is in the en-
ployment of Its people, and, thank God,
the electors Of the United States Know
this great economic truth at last The re-
publican party does not stand for Nevada
or New York alone, but for both; not for
one sHte. but for all. Its platform is as
broad as the land, as national as the cag
Republicans are definitely committed to
sound currency. but they believe that in a
government OF the people the welfare of
men Is paramount to the interests of
money. Their shibboleth for this cam
paign "ProtectionJ' From the vantage
ground OF their own selection they cannot
be stampeded by Wall street panics or free
coinage cyclones. Reports Of international
complications and ruy1ors Of war pass them
lightly by: they knoAw that the real enemy
Of American prosperity is free trade, and
the best coast defense is a protective tar
it, They do not fear the warlike prepara-
tions of Europe, but they do fear Its
cheap manufacture. Their real danger is
not from foreign navies carrying guns, but
from foreign fleets bringing goods.
The Year of the People.
This is the year Of the people. They have
risen in their might From ocean to OCEAN,
from lake to gulf, they are united as never
before. We know their wishes and are here