The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-19

Look. then, upon that picture and on
this.
Could You on that fair mountain leave
to feed and fatIen on this moor"
But four short years have come and
gone and they have brought this
! change What has happened?
I viii tell you in a word The Dem
| ocratie party has been in power. That
| is the answer. Upon US falls the
heavy burden Of binding up these
wounds and bringing relief TO all this
suffering. The Democrats have driven
the people by promising the millen-
MUM. and the miserable results Of
those promises are all about US today
We have no promises to make We
pledge ourselves only TO that which we
believe we can perform. We will do
our best. That is all. And as in 1860
We saved the Union and abolished sia-
very, so now in 1896 We will deal with
the Democratic legacy OF plumbers,
bankruptcy and misfortune.
We are gathered here to choose the
next president of the United States.
That we will win in the election no
man doubts, but let us not deceive our
selves with the pleasant fancy that the
campaign is TO be an easy one 1t VIII
be hard battle, ii cannot be other
wise when so much depends upon the
result. Against the Republican party
representing fixed American policies,
strength, progress and order, VIII be ar
rayed not only that organized failure,
The Democratic party. but all the wan
dering forces of political chaos and
social disorder. II is not merely the
presidency which is set before US as the
prize. The prosperity of the country,
the protection Of our industries, the
soundness of our currency. and the ma
tional credit are all staked on the great
issues to be decided at the polls next No
vember- Upon US rests the duty Of res
cuing the country from the misery
into which it has been plunged by three
years of Democratic misrule. To drive
the Democrats from power is the first
step and the highest duty. but We shall
meet heavy punishment at the hands
of the people if We do not put our vic
tory to right uses. Such a crisis as this
cannot be met and dealt with by shouts
of enthusiasm. We must face it as
our fathers faced slavery and disunion
WITH a grim determination TO win the
battle and take up our responsibilities
in the same spirit with which We won
the fight. Now, as then, We can hope
to succeed only by the continuous en-
deavor and now, as then, everything de-
ponds upon the administration We place
in office. We want a president who will
meet this situation as Lincoln met that
of 1861; with the chiefs of the Repubh-
cans about him and with a party and
people at his back We want a presi-
dent who on the fifth day OF next March
will summon congress in extra session
and refusing to make appointments or
to deal with patronage, will say that all
else must wait until congress sends 20
him tariff which shall put money IN
the treasury and wages in the pockets
of the American Workingman- We want
a president who will protect at all haZ-
ards the gold reserves of the treasury,
who will see to il that no obligation Of
the government is presented which is
not paid in whatever coin the creditor
chooses to demand, and who will never
forget that the nation which pays with
honor borrows with ease. We want a
man who will guard the safety and dig
nifty of the nation at home and abroad
and who Will always and constantly be
firm and strong in dealing with foreign
nations instead of suddenly varying a
long course OF weakness and indiffer-
ence with a cnoyulsive spasm OF vigor |
and patriotism. Above all we want q |
man who will lead his party and act
with IL and VINO viii not by senseless |
quarrelS between the white house and |
the capitol, reduce legislation and execu- |
ton alike to imbecility and failure. i
Such is the man we want for our great |
office in these bitter times when the |
forces of disorder are ioosed and til |
wreckers with their false lights gather |
at the shore and lure the ship Of state |
upon the rocks. Such a man fit for |
such deeds am now TO present to you. |
He needs no praise from me, for he has |
proved his own title to leadership. From |
what he is and what he has done, we |
know what he can do. For twenty |
years in victory and defeat, at the head |
Of great ma orities and of small major
tiles alike, he has led mis- party IN con-
gress with a power which no man could |
dispute and with an ability which never
waned. / have seen him with a mad
1ened opposition storming about him.
carry through that great reform which |
has made the house of representatives
the strong and efficient body IT is today.
have seen him during the past winter
guide a great ma jority so that they have
met every demand put upon them and |
Republican party IN tn campaign be
fore us. Before the people and in the
house he has ever been the bold and |
brilliant champion of the greet Repub-
team policies which adopted, have maze
- prosperous and abandoned. have left
-uin at our doors. lie is II rough
AUo'iran by li-tl. by dercsnt. ~ rr5 =
~. enc mo '0---- 10y &. -
-erved It 4: youth and in manhood, IN
var and in peace. His great ability.
his originality OF thought his power OF
debate. mis- strong VIII. are known OF all
md are part Of the history OF 4 e last
wenty years. His public career is as
;pOtless as his private character is pure
nd unblsnished. He is a trained 'tates-
nan fl for the heaviest task the coUn-
~ can impose upon him. He com
nsnds the confidence Of his party and
lis country. He isa leader of men.
We know ii because We have seen him
cad. To those who have followed him
le never sad go but always come"
lie is entirely fearless We know l. Tor
We have seen his courage tested on a
.unGrei i.']s. He taS been called to
treat places and 10 great trials and
~ mas never failed nor hinched- He IS
Il 70 stand at the head Of the Rspub-
lean column. He IS worthy 70 be an
American president. 1 have n honor,
he very great honor. % present 10 you
IS a candidate FOR your nomination. the
pealler OF the national house % repre-
entatives. Thomas 3. Reed. OF Maine
The mention OF Mr.. Reeds name was |
ece:ved with loud applause and cheer
ng. I'D by the Maine delegation To
id % the enthusiasm. some adulirer of
he Maine statesman suspended large !
seizure OF Mr.. Reed from the gallery. /
Witch evoked many demonstrations OF