The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-28


~ dampness of the trenches. No fioored
tent for him if his comrades must sleep
on the ground and under the sky. In
that wcrld-famed charge of the Rough
RIDERS through the hail of shot and up
the hill OF San Juan, their colonel was
hundred feet in advance. The bullets
whlstlng by him are rapidly thinning the
ranks of these desperate fighters. The
colonel trips and falls and the line wavers,
but in moment he is up again, waving
his sword, climbing and shouting. He
bears charmed life He clips the barb
ed wire fence and plunges through. yell
ing: Come on, boys; come on, and we
viii lick He'll out of them
The moral force of that daring cowed
and awed the Spaniards, and they fled
from their fortified heights and Santiago
was ours TO lick he'll out of them is
the fury of the fighting. II expressed
the titanic rage of Washington at the
treachery of Lee and turned the tide at
Monmouth. Ii pierced like bullets the
fears of the fleeing soldiers and sent them
flying to the front and victory wnen
Sheridan rode madly up the valley from
Winchester.
ut is seldom in political conflicts, when
new and unexpected issues have to be met
and decided, that a'canddate can be found
who personifies the popular and progress
sive side of those issues. Representative
men move the masses TO enthusiasm and
are more easily understood than measures.
Lincoln, with his immortal declaration,
made al time when to make it insured
his defeat by Douglass for the United
States Senate, that a house divided
against itself cannot stand. l believe this
government cannot endure permanently
half slave and half Free, embodied the
anti-siavery doctrine. Grant, with APP
poInatox and the parole of honor to the
Confederate army behind him, stood for
14n A..tA~ r..
Kinley, by his long and able advocacy of
its principles is the leading spirit for the
protection of American industries. For
this year, for this crisis, for the voters of
the Empire State for the young men of
the country and the upward, onward and
outward trend of the Uniled States, the
candidate of candidates is the hero Of
Santiago the idol of the Rough Riders
Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
Those portions of his speech relating to
President Mckinley were received with
much applause and there was a vigorous
reception of the tribute to Gov. Black.
When Mr.. Depew told of the famous
charge of the Rough Riders and mention
ed Col. Roosevelt, the audience went al
most crazy. Every man was on his feet
and vociferously cheering
When Mr.. Depew had reached the point
in his speech where he alluded to the non
effect of Mauser bullets, two or three men
EuSilSu QOWn the aisle bearing a Dig pOf
trait of Col. Roosevelt in Rough Rider
uniform. There was three minutes in
terruption and the picture was taken to
the stage and set up
Mr.. Depew finished at 5:25 o'clock, amid
applause that was almost a paudemonium.
The nominations of Black and Roosevelt
were seconded by a number of delegates,
and then Elihu Root, who had been sub
stfruted as delegate in the convention,
was called to the platform by the chair
man, and made long statement, tending
to show the eligibility of MIR. Roosevelt to
hold Office.
The roll call began at 7:15 p. M, and
was concluded at Al. The vote was an
nounced as follows: Roosevelt, 75S Black,
212
Then The auditors and the delegates rose
in a great mass and cheered. Judge Cady
got the floor, and moved the unanimous
nomination
While the question was pending, Senator
Krum, who had supported Gov Black,
said: ION behalf of Gov Black and his
friends, 1 say that they will stand by
Theodore Roosevelt as he stood by the
country"
The nomination was made unanimous
and at 7:46 o'clock the convention stood
in recess until 9 O'Clock.
When the convention reassembled the
platform was read by Gen. Woodford and
ton of President Mckinley was iRdorsed
and the annexation of Hawaii commended
In regard to the Philippines the platform
says: we realize that when the neces-
stiles of war compelled our nation to de-
stroy Spanish authority in the Antilles
and in the Philippines, we assumed solemn
duties and obligations alike to the peo-
pie of the islands we conquered and TO
the civilized world. We cannot turn these
islands back to Spain. We cannot leave
them, unarmed for defense and untried
in statecraft, to the horrors of domestic
strife or to partition among European
powers. We have assumed the responsi-
bility of victory and wherever our flag
has gone. there the liberty the humanity
and the civilization which that flag en-
bodies and represents must remain and
abide forever"
The financial plank declares for the gold
standard. The administration of Gov. Black
is commended.
After the platform had been adopted, the
remainder of the ticket was nominated.
All nominations were made by acclamation
except that of the attorney general The
convention then. adjourned sine die.