Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-19

MAINE ALWAYS LOYAL,

MAINE ALWAYS LOYAL.
l come to you from n state that has al
WAYS, followed in victory or defeat the
the party was born of It's aspirations for
freedom has cast Its vote for its candidates:
that will cast its vote for the nominee oil
this convention, whoever he may he. ana
bring to you a candidate who, by his
twenty years for the party In the house OF
session OF these qualifications i'm "A prc.cmi-
nent degree. He has rendered conspicuous
ana enduring service To the party and tho
nation; service that Il was not Sitbin Tho
power or ability of any other to render. Uc
trampled and put under foot immoral prcce-
dent in order that the party that had
been intrustcd by the country with tho
transaction of It's business mipht discharge
It's duties and see that the business of the
country was done.
But for his overmasterinE courage and
inncxiblc determination, the Mckinley iii
would have been nothing but a Legislative
dream. The most vcnomous, ranCurous and
vitupcrative abuse known TO partisan
hatred was poured upon him by n defeated.
batiied cNaspcratcd minority. He became
the. center of a whirlwind of denunciation
and aiumniation the country over. His
He never hesitntcd to count the cost. Con
scious OF the rcctitude and responsibility
Of his position, calm, serene. self-rciinnf
undismayed, indomitable. massive. heroic
the great speaker lowered above it ali an
immovable bulwark against which the
His record for sound money Is without
q break. He believes in sound finance and
III SOUND finance with q definition. He bp-
lieves in a definition that defines. He is
willing that his definition bc understood of
an men and his definition that until we can
Rave bimetallism by international agree
ment the present gold standard should he
maintained He believes that another prin-
oolple means disaster and "A loss of the con
ndenCe OF the great business of the coun-
try. He knows that the government mint
Is not an alembic hat can transmute so
cents worth OF silver metal into n coin of
the realm of the value of 81. The republican
party under his leadership was held up
IN the United States senate and commanded
TO STAND and deliver II dollar in coin for so
cents of value, They could bring the party
to 2 stand, but. under his leadership they
could not make It deliver.
Entrusted by his party with an office sec
ond only to that of the presidency, having
at It's disposal the highest objects of con-
interests, he has scorned to use his power
for his own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Dignined, un-
selfish. dispassionate, Independent. untram-
eled, sincere, conscious. unmindful of his
personal advancement, he has discharged
the duties of his high office. Amid the ext
gcncies of an intense canvass for this erent
office, his devotion to the welfare of the
whole party has been pure and steadfast,
without "variableness neither shadow of
turning
His energies have been exerted to make 1t
possible to elect the nominee of this con-
sition of its standard bearer. He is en-
tangled by no alliances. bound by no com
bination. He has no friends that he will
be compelled to reward, no enemies that it
will be necessary to punish. He knows no
boss. He was never dominated nor CON
trolled by ,%cliques or cabal. He has never
bowed and never will bow the knee TO
Baal. If nominated by this convention, he
and none other will be the president of the
republic.
We. therefore, present to you the great
speaker, the leader of leaders, pre-eminent
In fitness by his towering above his fellows
like a son of Anak, the wisest. strongest,
ablest, noblest of American statesmen, Hon.
Thomas b. eed-Ree the lion-hearted. If
he will lead this land perma-
nently back to the paths of prosperity and
fame, and we shall take back with u.s.
our ancient glory undimmed by adversely,
our ancient honor unSullied by defeat.