The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-06-18

designated to escort the permanent
chairman to the platform. They
marched down the main aisle while the
delegates jumped to their feet, tiutter-
ing flags and handkerchiefs and cheer
ing shrilly with yell that reminded
Southerners of the Confederacy.
ThurStOn faced the arena with his
hands clasped behind him, and began
to speak. He said:
Gentlemen of the Convention:
The happy memory of your kindness
and confidence will abide in my grateful
heart forever. My sole ambition Is to
meet your expectations; and pledge my
self to exercise the important powers OF
this high office with absolute justice ana
impartality. l bespeak your cordial CO.
operation and support to the end that our
proceedings may be orderly and dlgnlfed,
as befits the deliberations of the supreme
councils of the Republican party.
Eight years ago, l had the distin-
guiShed honor to preside over the conven-
tion which nominated the last Republican
president of the United States. Today
have the further distinguished
honor to preside over the convention
which is to nominate the next president
OF the United States. The generation has
had it's object lesson, and the doom of the
Democratic party is already pronounced
lhe American people will rctlrn the ne
publican party because they know that It's
administration will mean: The suprem-
acy of the Constitution of the Onlteu
states; the maintenance of law and order;
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| In his right to live to labor and to vote;
vigorous foreign policy; the enforce
ment of the Monroe doctrine; the restora-
tion of our merchant marine; safety un'
| Ger the stars and stripes on every sea, in
every port; IA revenue adequate Tor all
governmental expenditure and the grad
ual extinguishment of the national uept;
Il currency ''as sound as the government
and as untarnished as its honor whose
dollars, whether of gold silver or paper,
| shall have equal purchasing and debt-pay
ing power with the best dollars of the
civilized world; "a protective tariff when
protects, coupled with reciprocity which
reciprocates, thereby securing the best
market for American products and open
ing American factories to the
Free Coinage of American Muscle;
Il pension policy just and generous to our
living heroes and to the widows and
orphans of their dead comrades; the gov
ernmental supervision and control or
transportation lines and rates; the pro-
lection of the people from all unlawful
combination and unjust exaction of aggre-
gated capital and corporated power; an
American welcome to every God fearing
liberty loving, Constitution respecting
law abiding labor seeking, decent man;
the exclusion of all whose birth, whose
blood, whose condition, whose practices
would menace the supremacy of free in
stitutions endanger the safety of Ameri-
can society or lessen the opportunities of
American labor; the abolition of section
alism; every star in the American flag
shining for the honor and welfare and
happiness of every commonwealth and OF
all the people; a deathless loyalty to all
that Is true and American, and II patriot
ism eternal as the stars.
| Punctuated With Applause.
The punctuation of almost every sem
tence of his address was period Of
yells, rounded off with fringe of
manual applause and stamping. Thurs
ton is tall, slender, dark-faced, black
moustached, specialized, scholarly look
ing man, but he wields a voice keyed
for the stump, that sent every word
ringing to the farthest corner of the
galleries.
No point Of his speech was lost upon
the assembly, but that which provoked
the most enthusiastic uproar was the
statement that he had presided over the
convention which nominated last Re-
publican president, and was now ad-
dressing that which was to name the
next Republican president.
The delegates rose and waved their
hats, flags and handkerchiefs with a
prolonged cheer when Mr.. Thurston
finished. AS the demonstration ceased,
by the direction of Permanent Chair
man Thurston, letter was read from j
Henry Fort, chairman Of the committee
on credentials, announcing that the COM
mittee would be unable to report until
afternoon. Thereupon Governor Bush.
nell Of Ohio moved that the convention
take recess until 2 o'clock. The mo-
ton was carried with roar, and at
ii :23 Chairman Thurston declared the
convention in recess. The band played
l"Yankee Doodle" as the crowds made
their way out of the hall.