The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19

unequal to 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
ordained that Government for the advance
ment of their common welfare. They hold
that the revenue policy and the protective
policy go hand in hand, and they stand as the
sturdy and unwavering champions of that
American system of fair and open-handed pro-
tectlon which, injuring none and helping all,
has made this Nation great and prosperous
Pennsylvania comes to this convention and
with great unanimity asks you to name
stRndard-bearer who will represent not only
the principles and conditions but the bright
est hopes and aspirations of the Republican
party; man who has been a loyal supporter
of its every great movement; potent factor
in its councils from the day of its birth and
baptism On Pennsylvania soil to the present
time; a man whose every vote and utteranee
has been upon the side of sound money, fair
protection and strong and patriotic Ameri-
canism. Those whom epresent and who ask
his nomination at your hands point to states
man who has been in the forefront of every
battle for his party; who has been its cham
pion, its wise counselor, its organizer and the
successful leader of its forlorn hopes. He was
with those patriots who rocked the cradle of
Republicanism he was among the rst to COM
prehend the magnitude of the armed debate of
'61 and 10 give himself to the Union cause.
In 1878 he stemmed the tide of currency int1a-
tion and won victory which, while less osten-
tatious was equal in importance to his sue
cessful rescue of the country from free trade
and Grover Cleveland in '8S.
The American citizen who believes that all
laws and all policies should be for Americas
hast fvNkn 1as
mines valor as much as he loves the flag of his
reunited country: the American wage-earner
who loves his home and family, and who will
never consent to sink himself to the wage level
OF the foreign pauper; the American manu-
tacturer emerging from the tortures of free
trade panic, and, anxious TO relight the fires of
industry where darkness and silence still hold
sway; they who loudly proclaim their recent
but perfect conversion to the true gospel of
Republicanism; who demand dollars as good as
gold as the wage for good work; who believe
in commercial reciprocity with other nations,
but who say ''hslt' to any further foreign en-
croachment upon any part of A1nerica-these,
all these, have found in him steadfast friend
and able supporter. He was the soldiers friend
in war, and he has been their constant cham
pion in peace. The survivor of those who
fought for freedom and won immortal fame
recognize in him comTade whose valor has
been proved on hard-fought field and attested
in the proudest trophy ever won by soldier
the decoration awarded him by the American
Congress.
Called to lead forlorn hope in the great
campaign of 'SS he wrought task equal to
the six labors of Hercules He organized the
patriotism and Republicanism of the country
for victory. He throttled the Tammany tiger
in his den and, forcing an honest vote and an
honest count in the stronghold of the most
powerful political organization in the land,
rescued the country from the heresies of DEM
ocracy. Having thus made himself too power
full and too dangerous to the enemy, the order
went forth to assassinate him, but the poisoned
arrows of slander and vituperation, thrown in
bitter and relentless hatred, fell broken at his
feet. He turned to the people among whom
he lived and whose aervant he was, and his
vindieation at their hands was a unanimous
reelection to the Senate OF the United States.
There, representing imperial Pennsylvania
and her interests, he stood like rock, resist
ing the combined power OF free-trade Presi-
dent and party, until the deformity known as
the Wilson bill was altered and amended SO as
to save at least some of the business interests
of his State and country from entire and utter
ruin. We welcome the issue-American pro-
lection, American credit and an Ameri-
can policy. Let the people in the cam
paign which this convention 1naugurates de-
termine whether they are still willing to live
through another free-trade panic. Let the
wage-earner and wage-payer contemplate the
bitter experience which brought hunger to the
home OF one and financial ruin to the other.
Let the American farmer compare farm
product prices with free-tIade promises. Let
him who has saved a surplus and him who
works for Livelihood determine, each for
himself, if he Graves to be paid in Ameri-
can dollars, dIsgraced and deprecated
to half their alleged value. Let him
who fought for his country's flag
let the widow, the orphan and the
loving parent who gave up that which was as
precious as life, behold that flag, and all it
stands for, pawned to foreign and domestic
joint syndicate to raise temporary loans for
the purpose of postponing the final financial
disaster and answer whether they want the
shame and humiliation repeated. Let the
sovereign voice be heard in the coming cleo
tiOn declaring that the only Government
founded on the rock of freedom, blessed with
every gift of nature and crowned with un-
measured possibilities, shall not be dethroned.
degraded, pauperized by party and policy
at war with the very genius of our National
existence.
Nominate him who 1 now name, and this
country will have President whose mental
endowments, broad-minded statesmanship.
ripe experience, marvellous sagacitv, unassum-
ing modesty, knightly courage and true
Americanism are unexcelled. Nominate him
and he win elect himself.
name to you the soldier and the states
man, Pennsylvania's choice-Matthew Stanley
Quay.
Governor Hastings was listened to with
attention, and there was quite a formid-
able demonstration of applause for Quay
at the close of his speech. 1t was partici-
pated in by only small portion of the
convention, however, and was maintained
with difficulty, though with much noise
and amid counter demonstrations almost
as numerous. As it was dying away, the
rhythmic cry of "Quay, Quay, M. s.
Quay" accompanied by stamping of feet
set in. The Kisses increased IN volume,
and delegates began to pelt each other
with rolled-up newspapers. Cries of
''Vote, vote" were started in every section
to beat down the similar shouts of
"Quay."
The chair raped in vain for some time,
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