The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-22
Roosevelt Did Not Applaud.

Roosevelt Dtd Not Applaud.
! During the speech of Senator Foraker
! Gov. Roosevelt paid attention so strictly
1 that there was almost an anxious lool
! upon his face Once or twice, however, hi
got away from his intensity and applaud
| ed. When Foraker finished Roosevelt
arose with the rest but undoubtedly witt
the prospect Of his own nomination on hi.
mind only. stood silent. not joining in the
| cheers and both hands In his pockets. But
when Senator Foraker came down tbs
aisle, he grasped him by the hand. slapped
him on the shoulder, smiling and laughing
aloud
One delegate threw off his coat and IN
fastened his collar as he reached the
platform, and holding plume in one hand
he waved his coat with the other.
Ex-Gov. Taylor of Kentucky stood on ar
end chair in his delegation and waved his
right hand as the procession Of plumes re-
turned from the platform.
Chairman Lodge, as the hurrah began
to subside, made effort to restore order,
but this was only signal for the crowd
to again break loose.
Roosevelt Seconded 1t.
1t was exactly fifteen minutes when or
der was restored and Mr.. Lodge announc-
ed:
The chair recognizes Gov. Roosevelt Ct
New York"
titude into CONFUSION of enthusiasm. All
eyes were truned toward Roosevelt. He
stepped out into the aisle and sro1e up
the platform, looking neither 90 the night
nor the left and then turning and survey
ing the sea of waving, cheering humanity,
his face grimly set without smile, he
made no Acknowledgements, no saluta-
ttons to the plaudits, but like hero re-
ceiving his due. calmly awaited the sub
sidence of the tumut.
AT last he waved his hand and at his
bidding the denomination came to an
end He wore a black cutaway coat. dark
striped trousers. a rundown collar and
hlue neckrie A delegates badge in red
white and blue ribbon was the ony bit Of
color he wore.
As the Governor faced about On the
platform, man with camera planted
the instrument directly in front OF him.
AS MI. Roosevelt saw it he said sharply
Take that away; take it away And
a sergeant-at-arms rushed the man and
his apparatus out Of the aisle.
GOV. Roosevelt's speech.
Then Gov Roosevelt began his speech,
speaking in a clear fun voice.
Gov. Roosevelt said:
Mr.. Chairman: l rise TO second the
nomination of William Mckinley. the
President who has had to meet and solve
problems more numerous and more i'm
portant than any other President since
the days OF mighty Abraham Lincoln;
the President under whose administra-
ton this country has attained a higher
pitch OF prosperity at home and honor
abroad than ever before in its history.
Four years ago the Republican pnrty
nominated William Mckinley as its stan
dard bearer in a political conflict of
graver moment to the nation than any
that had taken place since the close Of
the Civil War saw us once more a re-
united country The Republican party
nominated him, but before the campaign
was many days old he had become the
candidate, not only Of all Republicans,
but Of all Americans who were both far
sighted enough to see where the true in
terests of the country lay and clear
minded enough to be keenly sensitive to
the faint OF dlshonor President Nc
Kfnley was triumphantly elected on GER
tain distinct pledges and those pledges
have been made more than good. We
were then in condition OF industrial
paralysis. The capitalist was plunged
in ruin and disaster. the wage worker
was on the edge of actual want, the sue
cess Of our opponents would have meant
not only immense aggravation of the ac-
tual physical distress. but also a stain on
the nations honor, so deep that more
than one generation would have to pass
before ID would be effectually wiped out.
We promised that If President Mckinley
were elected not only should the national
honor be kept unstained at home and
abro ad, but that the mills and the work
shops KEEP, o7en, tire farmer have mar
ket for his goods, the merchant for his
wares, and the wage-earner should p os
per as never before.
eve Kept Our Word"
well, we kept our word. The oppor-
tunity has been given and it has been
seized by American energy, thrift and
bus ne IS enterprise. So II has been in for
eign affairs. Four years ago the nation
was uneasy because right at its doors an
American island lay writhing in agony
with the curse of worse than medieval
tyranny and misrule. We had our Armen-
la at our very doors, for the situation in
Cuba had grown so terrible and such that
This nation could not refrain from inter
ference ana retain its own selt-respect
President Mckinley turned to this duty
as he had turned to others. He sought
BY every effort possible to provide for
SPANS Withdrawal from the island which
she was impotent longer TO do aught than
Cypress. Then, when pacific means had
failed and there remained the only alter
native we waged the most righteous and
brilliantly successful fore ga war that
any country has waged during the life
time Of the present generation.
This is what the nation has done dur
ing the three years that have elapsed
since we made Mckinley President; and
all This Is what he typif1es and stands for.
We here nominate him again and in No
vember next, we shall elect him again,
because 1t has been given to him to per-
sonify the cause OF honor abroad and
prosperity at home, of wise legislation and
straightforward administration.
Remember that admirable though our
LEGISLATION has been during the past three
years. It has been rendered possible and
effective only because there was good ad-
mInistration to back 1t. Wise laws are in
valuable. but after all they are as not nee
essary as wise and honest ndministrat bon
of the laws. We have at last put our
financial system on sound basis, but no
possible financial legislation can save us
from fearful and disastrous panic If we
trust our finances to the mana cement OF
any man who would be acceptable to the
leaders and guides OF the Democracy in
its present spirit No Secretary of the
Treasury who would be acceptable 10, or
who could without loss of self-respect
serve under the Populistic Democracy
could avoid plunging this country back
into financial chaos. Until our opponents
have explicitly and absolutely repudiated
the principles which in IS they professed
and the leaders who embody these prin-
ciples, their success means the undoing Of
the country. Nor have they any longer
the excuse OF being honest in their folly
They have raved they have foamed at the
mouth in denunciation of trusts, and now
ers, including the man before whom the
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