The San Francisco call., 1896-06-12
SPEEDING EAST.
Orations at Sacramento and Reno.
Knight Declares in Favor of
Grant for ViCe-PreSident.

OratlOnS ar sacramento ana R6nOs
Knight Declares in Favor of
Grant for ViCe-President.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 11.-Amid
the cheers of the assem- bled mass of Sacra-
mento city's enthusiastic Republicans and
the enlivening strains of music from the
Second Infantry band, the special train
bearing within its luxuriant interior the
delegates, alternates and their special
guests. en- route to attend the Republican
National Convention at St. Louis, rolled
into the depot to-day shortly after 1
o'clock.
Almost before they could reach the plat
form the delegates were surrounded by
scores of friends and admirers, while the
members of the local Mckinley Club were
everywhere shouting themselves hoarse,
on behalf of the delegation and their
favorite Presidential candidates. But owing
to the briefness of stop made, congratula-
tions were curtailed as the dense crowd
gathered in the rear OF the train were
shouting for Spreckels, knight and other
popular Republicans known to be on
board. George A. knight was the first
speaker to be introduced ana after the
rounds of applause had died away, he
said:
'tCitizens of Sacramento, it has been my
privilege and my pleasure to attend sew
eral National conventions held by the Re-
publican party and never before have l
realized the responsibility that rests upon
| the Republican party of this Nation as
much as at the present time. We know
that the Republican party of this Nation
has always been for the best interests OF
| the people and for the perpetuality of Re-
J publican institutions. We know that the
| Democratic party, as 1t has always been, Is
failure in dealing with National prob
lens. We know that never before in the
history of this great Nation that to-day
has at its command more intelligence,
more Drawn and sinew, more opportunities
| for self-reliance and self-support, has there
existed such vast amount of bitter dis
content and dissatisfaction as now exists
| in the best Government that God has ever
| permitted the sun to shine upon.
There is no excuse for it. There is no
reason for it, tell me, that the United
States should be in the deplorable condi-
! ton that you find 1t to dayI why, we
| fought war without dollar in the treas
ury and upon the faith that the people
had in the party Government OF the United
/ States at that time. To-day with every ia
| cility that can be asked for or desired there
is no faith III the Government under the
| Democratic rule-not even enough to give
worklngman a cup of cold water. we
! propose to return this Government to Its
brightest, earliest and purest history, and
nominate for you a man who is in keeping
with the underlying and fundamental
| principle of this great commonwealth.
| When an individual spends more money
than he makes he is bankrupt, and when
an Individual becomes bankrupt his
| individuality ceases and ne is tramp.
| That is the condition of our Government
| to-day. Why look over the waters asking
help from the nations of the OLD World
when tonight at the Capitol 100000
men can make a defense of the flag, when
we ave not navigable rivers, when we
| have mines to unload their treasure, mines