The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-19
HASTINGS HARANGUE.
An Extract From the Presentation
of Senator Quay.


81. Louis. June 1s.-At the close Of AIr.
Thurston's effective speech cries Of vote
were raised. Interpreted with cries for
Quay.
In the midst Of this Gov. Hastings took
the stand and placed in nomination the
name Of Matthew Stanley Quay. He said,
"llr. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the
Convention: Pennsylvania comes 10 this
convention giving you the cordial assur-
auce that, whoever may be our national
staudard-bearer. he Will receive OF all the
states in the union the largest majority
from the Keystone state There have been
no faltering footsteps in Pennsylvania
when the tenets OF repubucanism have
been at stake. our partys principles
have always been held as sacred as indie
pendeuce hail or the memory of her dead
soldiers. Having within her bOardcrs
more American citizens relatively who
own the homes in which they live. whose
principle daily avOcatiOu IS 20 subdue and
develop her great store-hOuses Of native
wealth; whose WaEe-earuers, skilled and
unskilled receive. one year with another,
the highest average American wage-rate
chosen representatives. come 10 this con-
NentiOn and. with you, demand, and their
every interest demands, a system Of ma
tional currency equal 10 the best In the
world.
They demand as well that the govern
ment they love and FOR whose flag they
fend, shall pay its debts In money and
not IN promise They insist that a dOI-
lar is not created by the fiat Of the govern
ment. but must have 100 cents of intrin-
sic or eNchangeable value, measured by
the worlds standard. and that any de-
basement Of the standard would be fatal
TO business security and national honor.
They believe in the Old-tashiOned custom
OF living within their income. and when
the income is unequal 10 the necessary
outgo they insist upon increasing their
revenue rather than increasing their debt.
They believe that the primary object OF
government is to defend and promote
the interests Of the people who have or
dained that government for the advance
ment Of their common welfare They
hold that the revenue policy and the pro-
tective policy go hand in hand, and they
stand as the sturdy and unwavering cham
pions Of that American system of fair
and open-handed protection which, inju--
ing none and helping all. has made this
nation great and prosperous.
Nominate him who I now name.and this
country Will have president whose men,
tai endownments, broad-minded States
manship, ripe experience, marvellous sa-
gacity, unassuming modesty, knightly
courage and true Americanism are unex-
celled; Nominate him and he Will elect
himself
Il name to you the soldier and the
statesman, Pennsylvania choice.-Mat-
thew Stanley Quay"
Gov Tasting was listened to with at
tention, Notwithstanding that the sun for
an hour or two had been streaming unob-
through the windows Of the hall
and beating on the heads Of the delegates
and the convention had been in cOntin-
uous session over six hours.
There was quite a formidable demon
stratiOn Of applause for Senator QUAY at
the close of Gov. Hastings speech, but il
was participated in by only a small por-
ton of the convention and was maintain
ed with difficulty though with much
noise, and the bands counter demonstra-
ton was almost as noisy. II was dying
away when the rhymthic cry of Quay,
Quay, Matt s. Quay" accompanied by
stamping of feet. set IT going again, and
the delegates began to pelt each other
with rolled-up newspapers. Cries of
vote" vote" were stzrted in rhythm 10
beat down the similar shouts of Quay"
The chair raped In vain for some time
but at last quiet was restored and the
call of states was resumed and j. Madison
Vance Of Louisiana, a colored delegate,
was recognized to second Mckinley. .
AT the close of his brief remarks the
chairman announced that the call of
states being completed the order called for
balloting for nominee for president.