Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-18
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-. SENATOR THU RSTON. sEsvN
the arena with his hands clasped be.
hind him and began to speak. He said:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: This
happy memory of your kindness and con-
fidence will abide in my memory forever.
My sole ambition is to meet your expecta-
lions, and pledge myself to exercise the
important powers of this high office with
absolute impartiality. l beseech your
cordial cooperation and support to the
end that our proceedings may be orderly
and dignified, as BELTS the deliberations
of supreme council of the Republican
party.
Eight years ago had the distinguished
honor to preside over the convention
which nominated the last Republican
president of the United States. Today I
have the further distinguished honor to
preside over the convention which is to
nominate the next president of the United
States. This generation has had it's OBJ
ject lesson and the doom of Democracy is
already pronounced. The American peo-
pie will return the Republican party to
power, because they know that it's admin
istration will mean:
The supremacy of the constitution of the
United States.
Inc maintenance OF law.
The protection of every American citi-
zen in his right to live, to labor and to
vote.
Vigorous foreign policy.
The enforcement of the Monroe doctrine
The restoration of our merchant marine.
Safety under the Stars and Stripes, on
every sea, in every portion of the world
A revenue adequet for oil governmental
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mont of the national debt.
A currency las sound as the govern
ment and as untarnished as it's honor"
whose dollars, whether gold, silver or pa
per, shall have an equal purchasing and
debt-paying power with the best dollars of
the civilized world.
A protective tariff which protects,
coupled with reciprocity, which recipro-
Gates by securing the best market for our
products, and opening American factories
10 the free coinage of American muscle.
A pension policy jus0 and generous to
our living heroes and to the widows and
orphans of their dead comrades.
The governmental supervision and con-
troll Of transportation lines and rates.
The protection of the people from all
unlawful combination and unjust action
of aggregated capital and corporated
power.
An American welcome to every God
fearing. libecty-loving, constitution-re-
speeding, law-abiding, lubor-seeking de-
cent man.
The exclusion of all whose birth, whose
blood, whose condition. whose teaching,
whose practices would menace the per-
manency Of free Institutions. endanger
the safety of American property or lessen
the opportunities of American labor
The abolition of sectionalism-every
star in the American flag shining for the
honor and welfare and happine& IS of every
commonwealth, and of all the people.
\ deathless loyalty to all that is truly
American and q patrioti-m eternal as tho
stars.
Ma Point of His speech Lest.
The punctuation of almost every sen
tence of his address was period of
yells, round off with q fringe of manual
applause and stamping. Thurston is
tall, slender, dark-faced, black NOUS
tached, specialized, scholarly looking
man, bat he wields voice keyed for
the stamp, every word reaching to
the farthest corner of the gallery.
the assembly, but that which provoked
the most enthusiastic uproar was the
statement that he had presided over the
convention which nominated the last
Republican president, and was now ad-
dressing that which was to name the
next president.
The delegates rose and waived their
hands, flags and handkerchiefs with
prolonged cheer when Mr.. Thurston
finished. As the demonstration ceased
letter was read from ].
Henry Fort, chairman of the COM
mittee on credentials. announcing
that the committee would be unable
TO report before noon. Thereupon Gov.
ernor Bushnell of Ohio moved that the
convention take recess until o'clock.
The motion was carried with q roar and
at l1:2S Chairman Thurston declared
the convention in recess.
Afternoon Session.
1t was exactly $40 when Mr.. Thurs.
ton again called the convention to
order. Quiet came with the first crack
Of the gavel Mr.. Thnrston called upon
Bishop Arnett, president of WILDER.
force college, Ohio, to come to the plat.
form. The name of this eminent colored
divine evoked round of applause. He
was escorted to the platform by Delegate
Hill, colored, Of Mississippi. The bishop
gave thanks for the blessings of liberty
which have been gained by our fathers
in days gone by, for the blessings of
liberty given to every race under Ameri-
can institutions, spoke of the wealth
and culture" composing the convention,
gave thanks for o Lincoln who had