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

played Dixie" for the first time When
the crowd heard Dixie" beginning with
the Missouri delegation, they sprang to
their CHAIRS then with them the conven-
tion rose in sympathy and the roar came
again. twenty-five minutes of anarchy
tlred out even the most enthusiastic Me
hlnleyite, and with tired limbs and
strained lungs the delegates and out
siaers relapsed into their seats and per-
united the convention to 20 ahead with
its work.
rs SPEECH.
Senator Foraker mounted the platform
amid deafening applause and spoke as
follows
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention-lt would be exceedingly
difficult, if not entirely impossible, to eX-
aggerate the disagreeable experience of
the last four years. The grand aggre-
gate of the multitudinous results of
Democratic administration may be
summed up as one stupendous disaster;
1t has been Il disaster, however, not Il
least redeeming feature; it has been far
reaching-nobody has escaped it.
Uaughter) 1t has fallen equally alike
upon all sections of our country, and all
classes of our people, Republican and
Democratic the rich and poor the big
and low have suffered in common. Its
consequent poverty and distress and
bankruptcy have overtaken business.
shrunken values, have dissipated for
tunes; deficient revenues have impovcr-
lshed the government, brought about
bond issues, and bond syndicates, have
discouraged and ScandaliZed the nation.
Over against this fearful penalty is, how
ever, to be set down one great COM
pensatory result. it has destroyed the
Democratic party. cloud applause)
The proud columns which swept the
country in triumph in 1892 are broken
and noiseless in 1896. Their boosted
principles, when they came to the test
nothing but fallacies, and their great
leaders have degenerated into warning
chieftains of petty and irreconcilable fac
tons. Their boosted principles, when
put to the test of a proper application,
have proven delusive fallacies. Their
approaching national convention is but
an approaching nightmare. No man
pretends to be able to predict any good
result to come out of it, ana no man is
seeking the nomination of that conven-
ton or will accept any kind of public
stand upon any platform that may be
adopted. The party that could stand up
under the odium of human slavery, OPP
position to reconstruction and specie re-
sumption ut last finds itself overmatched
by itself. 1t is writing in the throes
of dissolution, supernduced by dose
of its own medicine No human agency
can prevent its absolute overthrow at the
next election, except only this ronven-
ton; if we make no mistake, the Demo-
Gratis vii go out of power on the 4th of
Nlnt. .,h n. ia. ,,,4 fn1 :,
wisdom and mercy and goodness, shall
see fit once more to chastise his people.
(Applause.)
so far we have not made any mis-
take. We have adopted platform.
which, notwithstanding the scenes wit
messed in this hall, meets the demands of
the American people. 1t remains for us
now, as the last browning of our worl;
here, to complete our work by nominal
ing Il good candidate. The people want
a good Republican; they want something
more than a wise, patriotic statesman
they want n man who embodies in him;
self not only all of the essential qualifica-
tons, but who. in addition, in the highest
degree possible, typifies in character. il
record and in ambition, and to purpose
the exact opposite of all that is repro
scented by the free trade, Matchmaking
bOnd-issuing, labor-saving Democratic ad
ministration. (Cheers.)
II stand here to present to this con,
vention such man. His name is vii.
liam Mckinley"
Here occurred the demonstration. last
ing twenty-siX minutes. At its con.
cluSion Mr.. Foraker resumed as follows:
"Gentlemen of the convention, you
seem to have heard the name of my can.
didate before (applause), and so you have
He is known the world over. His ties.
timonials are Il private life without re-
proach, four years of heroic service rs
Il boy soldier on the battlefield of the re-
public under such a gallant general as
Philip III. Sheridan (applause): twelve
years of conspicuous service in the halls
of congress, associated with great lead
ers of Republicanism more rppause)
four years of executive service as gov,
ernor of Ohio; but, greatest of all, meas
ured by present requirements. leader OF
the house of representatives and author
of the Mckinley law (applause), Il law
under which labor had rich reward and
the country greatly increased in pros
perity. No other name completely meets
the requirements of the American PEG.
pie and no other man so absolutely com
mands the hearts and their affections
The shafts of envy. malice and derelic
ton lay broken and harmlessy at his
feet. They already have been shot and
shot in vain; the culver is empty and he
untouched. and that is so because the
American people know him, trust him
believe him, love him and no efforts tC
disparage him can succeed. They know
that he is patiotc and they know that he
is an American of Americans. They
know he is wise. that he is able and true
and they want him for president of the
United States. They have so declared
not in this or that state or section, but in
all states and sections of our country
from ocean to ocean and from the gull
to the lakes. They expect us to do Oul
duty here. BY all these tokens here OF
the present and the promises for the
future, in the name of the fOrty-s dele.
gates from Ohio. / submit his claims
to your consideration.
When Pennsylvania was called Cover.
nor Hastings arose, was cheered and
addressed the convention as follows:
HASTINGS SPEECH.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Con
vention
Pennsylvania comes to this conven.
ton, giving you the cordial assurance
that, whoever may be our national
standard bearer. he will receive of all
the states in the Union, the largest ma.
jority from the keystone state.
There have been no faltering footsteps
in Pennsylvania when the tenets of Re.
publicanism have been at stake. Our
party's principles have always been held