The sun., 1900-06-22
The Nominating Speech.
Mr.. Foraker's speech was as follows:

Mr.. Forakers speech was as follows:
Mfr. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the Conven.
tion-Alabama yields to Ohio and / thank Ala
tama for that accommodation Alabama has so
yielded. however, by reason OF fact that would
seem in an important sense to make the duty
that has been assigned to me superfuous duty,
for Alabama has yielded because of the fact that
our candidate for the presidency has in fact, been
already nominated. He was nominated by the
distinguished senator from Colorado when he as
sumod the duties of temporary chairman. He
was nominated again yesterday by the distln'
cuished senator from Massachusetts, when he took
the office OF permanent chairman, and he was
nominated for a third time when the senator
from Indiana yesterday read us the platform. And
not only has he been thus nominated by this
convention, but he has also been nominated by
the whole American people. From one end OF
this land to the other in every mind only one and
the same man is thought of for the honor which
we are now about to confer, and that man is the
first choice Of every other who wishes Re-
publican success next November On this account
it is that it is not necessary for me or any one
else to speak for him here or elsewhere. He has
already spoken for himself and to all the world.
! Tie has a record replete with brilliant achieve
mcnts, record that speaks at once both his per-
| fcrmances and his highest eulogy. 1t compre-
/ hends both peace and war and constitutes the
most striking illustration possible OF triumphant
and inspiriting fidelity and success in the dis
charge CT public duty.
| The Work of Four Years.
Four years ago the American people confded to
| him their highest and most sacred trust. Behold
with what results He found the industries OF
| this country paralyzed and prostrated anu mas
quicliened them with new life that has brought
to tho. American people prosperity unprecedent
cd in all their history He found the labor OF this
country everywhere idle; he has given it every
where employment. lie found it everywhere IL
despair; he has made it everywhere prosperous
and buoyant with hope He found the mills ahc
shops and factories and mines everywhere ci2seu
they are now everywhere open.
tnd while we here deliberate they are sendin=
their surplus products in commercial conquest t
the very ends of The earth Under his wise guid
ance our financial standard has been firmly plant
I'd high above and beyond assault, and the WIZ
cry of lG to /, so full Of terror and long hair II
| 1896 has been put to everlasting sleep alongsld
of the lost cause and other cherished Democrati
: hpresies in the catacombs Of American politics
, With diplomacy never cxcelled apd rarely equal
| ed he has overcome what at times seemed TO b
nsurmountable difficulties and has not only open
ed to us the door of China, but he has advance
our interests in every land.
Mr. Chairman, we are not surprised by tins, fo
we Anticipated il all. When we nominated hill
at St. Louis four years ago, we knew ne wa
wise we knew he brave, we knew he W.
patient, we knew he would he faithful and d,
voted, nnd we knew tnat tne gredtest possipl
triumph of peace would be his, but we then lit
knew that he would he called upon to encount'
| also the trials of war. That unusual emergenc
came 1t came unexpectedly, as wars general
ccine It came in spite OF all he could honorab
do to avert it. It came to find the country unpr
nnred for it, but it found him equal to all its e
tlaordinary requirements. And it is no exagge
alton that in all American history there is
chapter more brilliant than that which chror
ces with him as our commander in chief, o.
victory on land and sea. In 100 days we dro
Spain from the western hemisphere, girded Il
earth with our acquisition and filled the wor
Y with the splendor Of our power.
n 4 Greater Significance.
II The American name has new and greater 81
II nifi,ancc now our flag has a new glory. It n
y OILY symbolizes human liberty and political equ
Y ity at home hut ii means freedom and indepen
l cuce for the long suffering patriots Of Cuba a
complete protection, education, cnlightcnmei
unlifting aud ultimate local sell government n
the enjoyment OF all the blessings Of liberty
tie millions Of Porto Rico and the Philippine
What we have so yloriously done for ourselves
propose most generously to do for them. We ha
50 declared in the platform that we have adoptt
A fitting place it is for this party TO make sl
declaration. Here in this magnificent city
philadelphia where the evidences so abound
~ the rich blessings the Republican party
=. brought to the American people; here at
IL birthplace of the nation, where our own Decia
H. tion of Independence was adopted and our cons
tuition was formed, where Washington and Jeit
he 4-.n aud uancnek and John Adams and their