The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-01

trine of non-intervent ton In the affairs Of
the old world and the maintenance of the
Monroe doctrine in this. We favor Just
but liberal administration of the pension
laws, and an adequate system of coast
defence, and the reasonable regulation
and restriction of immigration. The re-
publicans of Vermont are unalterdbly OPP
posed to any scheme that will give to this
country deprecated or debased curren-
cy. We are therefore opposed to the
free coinage of silver except by interna-
tional agreement, and until so established
we believe that the present monetary
standard should be honorably maintain
ed. The continued agitation for the free
coinage of silver retards the return of
confidence and prosperity. stands in the
way of beneficial legislation and is in
every respect harmful to the best inter-
ests of the whole country. We believe
that the credit of the government should
be sustained, not by issues of bonds and
increase of the national debt, but by re-
turn to system of duties which shall at
once replenish the puolic treasury, put
in motion the now Silent wheels of busi-
ness and insure living p ices TO the prod
ucts of the American farm and work
shop"
This concluded the business of the
convention and Senator Thurston of
Nebraska being present was loudly
called for. The Senator responded
and spoke, in part, as follows, we
quote from the afternoon edition of
the Watchman together with the con-
Guiding remarks of that Journal:
The Senator, who was an inter-
ested spectator on the platform, was
called for and made a ringing ten
minutes speech. He said: "Mr.
Chairman and gentlemen Of the Yer
mont Convention, l congratulate you
on the harmonious action of this con-
vention this morning. confess that
last night, as faced Vermont au
dience in this room, seemed to be
a little bottled up; l hardly dared to
speak right out in meeting, and tell
you how felt on the great question
of presidential nomination. But in
the face of this convention l feel
justified in going from here to The
telegraph station aud wiring to my
friend Mckinley that my native state
Vermont, my boyhood state, Wiscon-
SIN, and my resident state, Nebraska,
are all united for his nomination as
the president of the United States.
wild cheering) 1t is republican
year. 1t is better than that; it is a
peoples year. The people Of this
country, from one end to the other,
are seeing to it that combination of
politician masses of the United States.
1t is the year of the people, when
men cannot only think, but they can
speak and how glonously they can
speak in the national convention in June
and at the polls in November. The fate
of the nation Is in the hands of the null
titude. 1t is in the hands of the people.
We have many great men in our country.
Grand, splendid, almost immo' tai IN abli-
ity, in craftsmanship and in patriotism,
and it Is no dscredit 10 the greatest OF
them that the hearts of the American peo-
pie turn to one. 1t is no disc"edt them
that the forces of republicanism are turn-
ing and pointing to one standard bearer
of the republican party in the coming e.
lection. Why, even inauimate things are |
speaking for him. Every shrill whistle
that calls men to labor in this country, |
every water-whcel that still turns, every |
spindle that sings at all in AmeriCa-tney |
all sing, scream and whistle for Wi'liam |
Mckinley OF Ohio. (Great cheeiing) |
The American people love all their great |
leaders, We wish not to detracJ from |
the splendor of any, but there is one
name ready to break forth in halielijah> |
from every lip, one name WI 'ch stands |
for the great doc ines of American pro- |
lection, one name that viii strike mo e |
terror in the hearts of demo attic hosts |
than does the word OF God in the hosts |
of sin, one name that tells of il.n>trious |
service on the nations bItlefelds, one
name eady to break forth in spontaneity |
from the peoples lips, one name that IS
certain to be borne by the next pre- e>ident
of the United States, the name OF the
great American citizen-William b. Nc
Kinley of the United States of America
At the close of Senator Thurston's
speech the great audience went wild.
Hats. canes, umbrellas and handkerchiefs |
were waved and thrown in air, and pan
4 with fhraa chaprS |