Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-06-20
UIS SPEECH.
Chairman ThurSton Wildly
Cheered by his Enthu-
SiastiC Audience.
MCKINLEY & MORTON.
That Looks Like the Ticket
Which VIII be Nominat
ed.

ST.. Louis, Mo-, June 17-When the
the applause had subsidized, ThurstOn
said: Gentlemen OF the convention
This happy memento OF your kindness
and confidence will abids in my CRATE
full memory for ever. My sole ambition
is TO meet your expectations and
pledge myself to exercise the important
powers of this high Office with absolute
impartislity. Eight years years ago l
had the distinguished honor TO piesiCe
over the convention which nominated
the last rspu biican president OF the
United States. To-day | have the fur
ther distinguished honor of presiding z
over the convention which is to nomin-
ate the next president OF the United
States. This generation has had its
object Lesson and the doom of democra-
cy ls already pronounced. The Ameri-
can people will IeturD the republican
party to power because they know its
administration will mean the supremacy
OF the constitution of the United States,
the maintenance OF law, tie pI election
of every American citizen in his right to
live, labor and vote; vigorous foreign
policy; the enforcement of the Monroe
doctrine; the restoration of our mer-
CuduI VIC GdtCl1 VI Jul GtbtLCLe
under the stars and stripes on every sea,
in every port; a revenue adequate for ali
government expenditures and the gradu-
al distinguishment ct the national debt;
q currency "as sound as the government
and as untarnished as it's honor" whose
dollars, whether OF gold, silver or paper
shall have equal purchasing and debt
paying power and will be the best dol
lar of the civilized world.
protective tariff, which coupled with
the reciprocity which reci! rocstes 10y
securing the best market fer our pro
ducts aud opening American factories
to the free coinege OF American muscle;
a pension policy just and generous to
our living heroes aud to the widows and
orphans of their dead comrades; gCv-
ernmentsl supervision and control of
transportation lines and rates; the pro-
lection Of the people from all Unlawful
com biuations and unjust action OF ag
gregated capital and corporated powers;
gu American welcome to every Cod
fearing. liberty loving, constitution res
pecting, law abiding labor seeking, de-
cent man; the exclusion OF 8ll whose
birth, whose blood, whose condition,
whose teaching, whose practices would
menace the permaDency OF our free in
stitutions and endsnger the SAFETY Of
the American people or leseen the op
portunity OF American labor; the aboIi-
tion OF sectariHnism; every star ia the
American flag Ginning for the honor end
welfare and happiness Of every common
wealth end of ell the people; deatbless
loyalty to all that is truly American and
patriotic and as eternal as the stars"
Every sentence of Thurston's speech
was widely cheered and great enthu-
eiasm prevailed.
Thurston is tall, slender, dsrk
faced, black moustsChed, spectacled,
scholarly locking man. His voice, key
ed for the stump, sent every word ring-
ing to the farthest corner OF the gale
ries. No points of his speech were lost
upon the ssembly, bat that which
provoked tie most enthusiastic uprosr
was the sta; ement that he presided
over the convs ution which nominated
the last republican president and was
now addressing tbat which would name
the next president.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, June 1.-THE an
nouncement made just as the conven-
tion was called to order that Foraker
would nominate Morton for vice -presi-
dent as soon as the ballot fer the presid-
ency was finished, practically settled
the gossip OF the morning. The plan is
| when motion to nominate Mckinley
by acclamation is made. TO also include
Levi p. Morton for vice-president. II
looks as If the plan would carry al
though there may be opposition.