The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-19

great Affairs. Overwhelmed BIZ re sn-aI-
c1lafls conditions % cayfI wa. bot vim
Uncsanfet snsrgy and foresight. &c grasp
- again TIE elements Of escape cut ot
bankruptcy ard % sscrezs ard nfra the
return ~ prosperity he pad % the credit
GRE sho had compromised Ms indested-
ness every dollar. principal ard Interest
% wat he owsd them. IRE best type u a
successful business man. he Fnrns 20 poll
tics. 80 be 4 usefsi member q congress.
% diplomacy. 20 be successful minister
abroad. 70 the executive ard adnlnEstra-
tive branches 81 government. to be the
most popular vice president an1 The pre-
siding officer Of that most august body.
the senate OF the rn.sed States.
oar present depio~abIs Industrial ard
financial consigsons are largely sne 20 the
fact thai while ws have a prszs4ezt and a
cabinet of Acknowledged ability. none u
them have had business training Or expert
encs. They are persuasive reaSorers upon
Industrial questions. but have never pracsi-
caliy solved Industrial problems. They are
tire book farmers who raise wheat a. the
cost OF orchids and sell Il at the price os
wheat. With Levi p. Morton there would
be 10 deficiency 20 BE met by the issue os
bonds. there zOBlf BE- 40 blight on our
credit which would call for the services OF
a syndicate. there you'd BE- no sFiflng with
the delicate sntriezeses OF finance and CON-
meres which would paralyze the operation
OF trade AMI manufacture
A Votce-What about the errfng siwters
who walked out OF here q while ago.
Usaurhter)
Mr.. pspav-They have deserted Re
publican convention composed Of repre-
sentatisss Of the party from ali sections
or the United States and they walked
out because they objected 20 the gold
standard. I wonder how they will feel
when they arrive at the gate OF the Ce-
iessiai City. where they viii find that Il
IL under a Republican government?
GauRhter.) ! wonder how they viii fsei
when they find. as we are told by the old
apostles, the streets paved with gold
Gaughter1
Mr.. Depaw concluded.
Whoever may be nominated BY this con-
yentiou VII receive the cordial support, the
enthusiastic advocacy Of the Republicans
OF New York but In the shifting conditions
of our commonwealth Gov. Morton can Sc
cure more than the party strength. and
without question In the coming canvass. no
matter what Issues may arise between now
and November. place the Empire state sol
idly In the Republican columns
At the mention OF Mortoas name the
New York delegation rose practically
alone and gave three cheers. which were
reinforced from the galleries.
At SIT. when Ohio was called BY the Sec
Rotary. Gov. Bushnell arose 70 announce
that Foraker would speak Foraker
mounted the platform amid deafenins APP
plause. and spoke as follows.
Foraker Names Mckinley.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen OF the
Convention: II would be difficult. II not en-
urely impossible. TO sxagKsrate the dlsa-
greeabie experiences OF the last four years
The grand aggregate % multitudinous bad
results Of a Democratic national admins
iration may be summed up as stupenaous
disaster. II has been a disaster, however
not without the least redeeming feature
Nobody has escaped IL. fLaughter) IL has
fallen equally alike upon all sections OF
our country. upon all classes of our people
just and unjust. Republicans and Demo
Gratis, rich ard poor. high and low have
suffered Its consequences. and distress has
been the reward OF labor Distress and
bankruptcy have oyertaken business, and
shrunken values have disslpatsa fortunes
Insufficient revenues have impoverished
the government aad brought about bond
issues. and bond syndicates have discour-
aged and scandsiized the nation. But Il il
possible 70 sei down one Compensatory re-
Eult-it has dissipated the party. Great
appiause1 The proud columns which
swept the country In 1892 are broken and
hopeless In 1906. Their boasted principles.
when they came 20 the test of practical
application. have proved nothing bat falia-
cteS. and their great leaders have degener-
aisa into warning chieftains OF petty and
irreeoncIiable factions Their approach
Ing national convention IA bat a approach
ing national nightmare. No man pretenas
10 be able 20 predict any good result 20
come from f. and no man IS seeking The
nomination OF that convention except only
-
uufttness fer any kind OF trust BY proclaim
ing their willingness 20 stand upon any
sort 81 platform that may be adopted
tApplauHe.l The truth Is. the PARTY that
could endure the odium OF human slavery
and opposition 20 the war for preservation
OF the Union. enfranchisenant, reconsfruc-
tion and specie resumption. at last ands t.
self overmatched and undone by Itself
u Il writing in the throes and agonIes OF
final dissolution. superinauced by It's own
medicine tApplauseD No human agency
can prevent It's absolute overthrow az The
next e3eetton. except only this convention.
IT We make no mistake here. the Demo
cratic party will 80 out OF power on March
= iNfS. 70 remain ont OF power uatl God IN
Ms wisdom and mercy and goodness shall
see ~ once more 10 chasten his people.
50 Tar We have not made any mistake
We have adopted a platform which. not
withsianding the scenes Witnessed in this
hal this morning meets the demands and
expectations of she people (Ct1eersl IL
remains 20 rs now. as the LAST cr0wning
act - car work here. 90 again meet that
same expectation N nominating our can
ddate. You al know they want Ia their
candidate some hing more than good
business man. thgs want something more
than a wise statesman. they want mau
who combines in himself not emily all
these essential qualifications bur who. tn
addition. in the highest possible degree. IN
name and tn purpose. Is the exact 0ppo-
site 81 All shat lt g. EEuifed ard represent
20 bS thts free trade, arfcit-makinE bond
issuing. sabor-saving Democratic admins
tration I stand here 20 nominate such a
man. His name = William Mckinney"
Wtsh one great swell ihc delegates and
the occupants of the galleries sprsng 90
their feet. and les out veil that waDli
have driven aus " bis pasture the far-fam-
ed bun Of RasAatn. This violent bathurst
occurred az sis p. ~. Foraker usodestly
stepped back and with hand appraised
seemed - deprecate the simultaneous
movement ef v8ice ana action en- the par7
% the people Chairman Thurston hit the
.9esk four er five rvsouu8snG ihumns With
the gaveI. b8s sire haVlins crowd paid nc
attention. 4 thousand varieEated plumes
flashed "a fae air. almost courealinE ffa
thousand American flags. hsadkerchiafs
aaa umbrellas thst were Wildly dourshea
state standards We're aprootef ant ear
RED up ard down alsles by shrlsking dele
gates \ portrait 81 Mckinley was hoist
IS - a position in front ~ tbf eallery. ana
as ths picsare csuEht the eyes - tae as
ssmhsa9a there VAS ar immense rciurne
~ sound The bard struck up Marching
Thrcuxa Georgia A. So e'elack. frs
awfal uproar having lasted twsive mia
uses. the chairman made futile attempt
Ia check II Neth as eavet. bat gave fa
rrlth grim smile. Nr. Hanna mounted