Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1896-07-02
NOMINATING M'KINLEY.
Speech Of Joseph B. Foraker Presenting the
Name Of WIN. ncKinIey at st. Louis.

Mr.. chairman and gentleman of
the convention: 1t would be exceed
ingly difficult il not entirely impos-
sible, to exaggerate the disagreeable
of the last four years.
The grand aggregate OF the multi
tudious bad results of a Democratic
national administration may be
summed up as one stupendOus disas-
ter, however, not without at least
one redeeming feature, it has been
fair-nobOdy has escapedit. laugh
ter.) 1t has fallen equally alike upon
all sections of our country, and all
classes of our populations; the just
and the unjust, the Republican AMI
the Democrat, the rich and the poor,
the high and the low, have suffered
in common. Idleness and it's cOnse-
quent poverty and distress have been
the rewards of labor; distress and
bankruptcy have Overtaken business;
shrunken values have dissipated for
tunes; deficient revenues have i'm
pOverished the government, brought
about bond issues and bond syndi-
Gates and have discouraged and
scandalized the nation.
Over against this fearful penalty
is however, to be set down one great
compensatory result-it has de-
stroyed the Democratic party.
Great applaase.l The proud col
umns which swept the country in
triumph in 1892 are broken and hope
less i'm 1896. Their hoasted principles
when they came to the tests M u
nothing but fallacies, and their great
leaders have degeperated into war
ring chieftains of petty and irreconcil-
able factions. Their approaching
national convention IL but an ap-
preaching national nightmare. No
man pretends to he able to predict
any good result tn come from it, and
no man il seeking the nomination of
that convention except only the limi-
ted few who have advertised their
unfitness for any kind of II public
trust by proclaiming their willing
ness to stand upon any sort of plat
form that may be adopted. ZAP
plause.l The truth is, the party that
could not stand up under the Odium
of human slavery, opposition to the
Union, emancipation, enfranchise-
ment, reconstruction and specie re.
sumption at last finds itself over
matched and undOne by itself. II
is writhing in the throes and agOnies
of final dissolution, superinduced by
a dose of it's own medicine. ZAP
plause.) No human agency can pre-
vent it's absolute overthrow at the
next election, except only this con
ventiOn. II we make no mistake
here, the Democratic party will &C
out of power ON the 4thday of March
1897, to remain out of power unit
God, in his Wilson, and mercy, ant
Igoodness, shah see fit once more t.
chastise his people. !Applause.l Sc
far, we have not made any mistake
We have adopted a platform which
notwithstanding tie scenes wit
messed in this hall this morning
meets the demands and expectation
of the American people.
1t remains for US now, az the las
lcrowning act OF our work here, t.
again meet that same expectation II
the nomination of our candidate.
You all do know they want il
their candidate something more thar
a good business man; they wan
something more than a good Repub
lican; they want something NOR
than a fearless leader; They wan
sOmething more than a wise, patri
Otic statesman-.hey want a maj
who embodies in himself not onI,
all of those essential qualifications
but who in addition, In the highes
possible degree, typifies in nanIe, Il
character, IN record, i'm ambition ant
in purpose the exact opposite OF al
that is signified and represented b,
this free trade, deficit making, bond
issuing, lab0r:saying DemOcrati
. administratjOn. Cheers.
stand here to present tp this con
ventiOn such a man. His name
William Mckinley. Here the speake
was interrupted by Twenty-Five mir
utes of applause.
Gentlemen Qf the convention, yQ
seem to have heard of the name G
my candidate before. daughter, an
so you have. He IL known to al
the world, His testimonials are, {
! private life, without reprOach. Fou
years of heroic service as bO
soldier on the battle-fields of the m
public, under such gallant general
as Philip H. Sheridan (applause
twelve years Of conspicuous servic
In the halls of congress-, in assOcis
! tion with such great champions {
Republicanism as James g. BIaju
(more applause); four years of ey
ecutiye service" as governor of Ohio
but greatest of all, measured b
lpresent requirements, leader of til
? house Of representatives and authC
Of the mckinley law" (prolonRe
tapplause.) A law under whic
labor had the richest reward. an
the country generally the creates