The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-22
Nomination Seconded.

Nomination Seconded.
u rise to second the nomination of Will
lam Mckinley. because, with him as lead
er. this country has trod the path of ma
tional greatness and prosperity with the
strides of a giant ana because, under him
we can and win once more and finally
overthrow those whose success would
mean for the nation. material disaster and
moral disgrace.
I'VE have nearly succeeded in bringing
peace and order to the Philippines. Wood,
Taft and Allen. with subordiuates chosen
on grounds OF merit and fitness alone,
are evidence of the spirit and methods by
| which this nation must approach its new
and serious dudes. Contrast this with what
would he the fate of the islands, under
/ the spoils system SO brazenly advocated
by our opponents in their last national
platform
The war still goes on because the Al
Hes in this country of the bloody insur-
rectionary ollgarchy. have taught their
| foolish dupes abroad to believe that, il
che rebellion is kept alive until next No
| vember, Democratic success at the polls
here viii be followed by the abandonment
! of the islands-that means their abandon
| ment to savages who would scramble for
what we desert. until some powerful civ
| iiZed nation stepped in 10 do what we
would have ehown ourselves unfit to per-
form. Our success in November means
! peace in the islands. The success of our
political opponents means in an indefinite
! prolOng cation of misery and bloOdShed.
we stand on the threshold of a new
| century, a century with the fate of the
| great nations Of the eerth 1t rests with
| us now to decide whether, in the opening
| years of that century we shall march
| forward to fresh triumphs, or whether al
| The outset we shall deliberately cripple
ourselves for the contest. Is America
/ weakHng to shrink from the world work
| that must be done by the world Powers?
Mo- the young giant of the West stands
| on a continent and clasps the crest of an
| ocean in either hand our nation, glorious
| in youth aud strength looks into the fur
| ture with fearless and eager eyes and re-
| joices as a strong man to run a race We
| don't stand in craven mood asking TO be
! spared the task, cringing as we gaze on
| the contest. No. we challenge the proud
| privilege of doing the work that Provi-
| dence alots US and we face the coming
years high of heart and resolute of faith
| that our people be given the right to win
such honor and renoWn as has never YET
been granted to the people of mankind. -
Some of RooseveIts SaIIies.
His sentences were delivered in man
ner that denoted careful study of each
| word. His argumenta i've style kept The
| audie nee en- rapport with him, for he was
audience. in fact very much more atten-
ton than had any other speaker,
at was not a e. eat war. 1t did not have
to be-" he said speaking of the war with
| Spain, and then waited fer the ripple of
| laughter which followed the declaration.
I'VE have done so wei that our opoo-
nents use it as an argument for turning
| us out" he sail smiling ard showing his
teeth and his audi snce responded with
cheers and Laughter. HIS illusions to the
ice trust called forth the heartiest APP
| plause with cries from the gal rss of
! Hit en- again." and That's right, Ted
| ---
II pity the Democratic orator in New
York who mentions trusts he declared
with uplifi ed hands, and the audience
howled with laughter and shook the floor
with applause.
THE insurrection in the Philippines goes
on because the discretionary allies of the
| Tagals in the island of Luzon," declared
the Governor. have given the instruction
their moral if not material support"
When He Reached Climax.
He declared. with brilliant emphasis,
that the success of the Republican party
In November meant peace in the Philip
pines while the success of the opposition
meant prolongation of the struggle. The
delega ties and spectators rose almost
one man and cheered. After recountins
the achievements of the United States in
the far-off islands and presenting, in
sentence the claims of this country upon
the archipelago, Gov. Roosevelt demanded,
amid thunderous applause:
rs America a weakling that it should
shrink from the work of a great world
Power? The giant of the West like the
gladiator of old, looks into the future with
hope, with expectancy, with love of all
our institutions have made dear TO as
Tremendous applause)
In conclusion, Gov. Roosevelt declared
the Republican party and the American
people challenged the future, and they
were eager for the labor laid out for them,
as II by Providence.
The closing words of the Governor
brought another demonstra ton and for
minute it seemed that the convention
would so mad, and then and there make
two nominal tons instead of one. Plumcs
went up and standards again left their
sockets to be waved on high. As the
Governor left the platform, he waved
salutation to the moving throng, and one
in particular toward the radiant face of
his WIFE, sitting just outside the area Of
delegates. Gradually the convention came
back to quiet, and the chairman recog-
nized Senator Thurston of Nebraska, for
a speech. seconding the nomination of
I the President.
The Senator's deep orgaulike baritone
/ reverberatcd through the structure, as
easily distinguishable to the remotest cor
tured the President as a soldier, on many
hard fought fields, as a statesman In the
halls of Congress, ana as President, di
recting The destines of a natiou-our Pres
ident now. our President to be again.
YerIScs of kentucky.
Senator Lodge then recognized John w
Yerkes of Kentucky, who arose TO also
second the nomination on behalf of the
! South He asserted that no convention
had ever been SO unanimous for man as
was this for Mckinley. Mr.. Yerkes is a
straight and tall Kentuckan with a
strong voice, and his speech was heard
! all over the hall.
In 1896 we gave you an old representa-
tive save holding state. BY so doing We
removed one charge against our party.
that fl was sectional. The Ohio river was
| crossed Repubhcanism marched south
ward and these sectional lines disappeared
from the map We will do it again Gap
plause) We viii still show the people
in the North and the South and the East,
that Republlcanism, to use language OF
our distinguished chairman, means action
and is always moving forward.
"a Kentuckian "a lover of my native
state believing in the integrity and hon