The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-06-18

sire to take your attention for u moment.
| The young state of Washington. smaller
than many of her magnificent sisters in
this Union, yields first place for patriotic
devotion TO the principles of this govern
ment and loyal allegiance to the tenets
of the Republican party to none. Cap
plause.) We believe in a single gold
standard (cries of "Good') because we
think that the money which pays interest
to the banker of Wall street is none too
good to pay the wages of labor in Wash
ington CHEERS and cries of Good good, y
and the principles of this party inscribed
upon our banner, with protection, with
reciprocity, with sound money as defined
by this platform and with the unanimous
support of that state for William Nc
Kinley of Ohio for president.
At this point the building again shook
with cheer after cheer. Mark Hanna,
McKnley's manager, was observed to
bow his head, flushing with emotion. the
character Of which was not difficult to
define
I'VE shall 90 to Republican victory
at the polls in November and with us
will 90 the loyal people of the state of
Washington"
cat this point there were cries for the
regular order, amid great applause)
The chairman-The regular order is de-
manded. 1t is a call of the states for a
report Of members of the national COM
mittce.
The committee was made up as fol-
lows:
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
Alabama, William Youngblood; Ar
kansas, Powell Clayton; California, j.
S. Sprccklcs; Colorado, no announce
mcnt; Connecticut, Samuel Fesscnden;
Delaware. j. III. Wilson; Florida, j. G.
Long; Georgia, hudson Lyons; Idaho, no
announcement; Illinois. \. w. Jameson;
Indiana, William NJ. Durbin Iowa, \.
w. Cummins; Kansas, Cyrus Leland.
Jr.; Kentucky, John W. Yerkes; Louisi-
ana, a. T. Kimberley; Maine, j. II.
Manlcy; Maryland, George l.. Yelling
tom Massachusetts, George Ii. Lyman;
Michigan, G.. l.. Wallis: Minnesota, l..
+. Hubbard; Mississippi, James Hill;
Missouri, ID. G. Kercns; Montana, c. X.
Leonard; Nevada, no announcement; Ne
braska, John ii. Thurston; New Hamp-
shire, T. =. Cherry; New Jersey, Garrett
A. Hobart; New York, Frederick Gibbs;
Dakota, w. III. Robinson; Ohio, c. l..
Hurts; Oregon, passed. Pennsylvania, NJ.
S. Quay; Rhode Island, G. X. Brayton;
South Carolina. Il. a. Minister; South
Dakota, no announcements; Tennessee,
announcement; Texas, John Grant; Utah.
no announcement: Vermont X. T.
Childs; Virginia, George Il. Bowden;
Washington, l.. c. Sullivan; West Nir-
GINA, w. n. Scott; Wisconsin, III. G..
Payne; Wyoming, Willis Nanderventer;
New Mexico, Thomas b. CatrOn; Arizo-
ma, no announcement: Oklahoma, Henry
f.. Asp; Indian Territory, George Il.
at ,c 'nl in
Alaska, passed.
The Chairman-The regular order of
business is the roll call of states for can
didates for nomination. Great cheers.
Mr.. MctZel of Montana-Mr. Chair
man. one of the delegates from Montana
has felt it his duty to withdraw from the
convention. | ask, sir, that one of the
alternates may occupy his place and cast
Il vote in this convention.
The Chairman-It will be so ordered
without objection. The secretary will
call the roll of states.
The secretary proceeded to call the roll
of states. There was no response until
the state of Iowa was reached, when Mr..
Henderson said:
Mr.. Chairman, Mr.. John n. Baldwin
of Council Bluffs will speak for Iowa.
Kansas, Kentucky and Louisiana were
called, no one responding.
Upon the call of Maine Hon. Henry
Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts took the
speakers stand and spoke as follows:
LODGES SPEECH.
st. Louis, June 1S-FOur years ago
we met as we do now, representatives of
the great Republican party. Prosperity
was in the land. Capital was confident
and labor employed. There was the good
days wages for the good days work, and
the spirit of American enterprise was
stirring and bold. The treasury was full,
the public revenues ample for the pub
lie need. We were at peace with all the
world and had placed firm hand on the
key of the Pacific. -Four short years
have come and gone. Look about you
now. The treasury is empty. Our credit
is impaired. Our revenues are deficient.
We meet the public needs not with in
come, but by borrowing ut high rates
and plcdging the future for the wants of
the present. Business is paralyZed. Con-
tdCnce has gone. Enterprise has folded
its eagle wings and mopes and blinks in
the market place. Our mills are idle and
our railroads crippled. Capital hides it
self and labor idly walks the streets.
There is neither Il good days wage nor
Il good days work. We have met with
Sights abroad and had serious difficulties
with other nations. The key of the Pa
citic has slipped from nerveless hands.
Foreign troops have been landed in this
hemisphere. Our own boundaries have
been threatened in Alaska. The Monroe
doctrine has been defended, but it is not
yet indicated. The people of neighbor
island fighting for freedom look towards
us with implofing eyes, and look in vain.
The American policy which would pro-
tect our industries at home and our flag
abroad has failed and withcred away.
Look then upon that picture and on
this"
Gould you on that fair mountain
leave to feed and fatten on this moor?"
But four short years have come and
gone and they have brought this change.
What has happened? | will tell you. i'll
Il word. The Democratic party has
been in power. That is the answer.
Upon its face the heavy burden of tying
up these wounds and bringing relief to
all this suffering. The Democrats de-
ccivCd the people by promising hem the
millennium. and the miserable results of
those lying promises are all about us
today. We have no promises To make.
We pledge ourselves only to that which
we believe we can perform. We will
do our best. That is all. And as in
1850 we saved the Union and abolished
slavery. so now, in 1896. we will deal
with this Democratic legacy of bank
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