The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-22
FORAKER'S SPEECH

In Placing William Mckinley in
Nomination for President Was FL
ouuent and Brilliant-"An Ideal
Man, Representing the highest
Type of Americanism."
CONVENTION HALL, PHILADEL-
PHIA, Pa, June Elm his speech
nominating Mckinley, Senator Foraker
said:
our candidate for President has been
already nominated. He was nominated
BY the distinguished senator from Col
orado when he took the temporary cEalr
OF this convention. He was nominated
again by the distinguished senator from
Massachusetts. when he became perna-
nent chairman here. and he was nom
mated for the third time when the dis.
tInguished senator from Indiana read
the platform OF his party. He has al
ready been nominated by the whole Of
the American people. From one OF the
land to the other there is but one name
mentioned Tor President or The Repuo-
ncan tickct-that man is the first choice
OF every other man who wishes Repub-
lien success next November. II is
not necessary to speak for him here or
elsewhere. He has already spoken for
himself, and to all the world. His rec
ord is replete with brilliant achieve
ments IN peace and war-Of inspiring
fidelity to duty and good works accomp-
lished.
-Four years ago the American people
confided to him their highest and most
sacred trust. Behold with what re-
suits. He found the Industries of the
country paralyzed and prostrated; he
Quickened them with new life that
has brought the American people a
prosperity unprecedented in all their
history. He found the labor Of the
country everywhere idle; he has :.
It everywhere employment S., 'uhC
It everywhere in despair; nc III. .--'.
Il everywhere progpe:1.s ~ ...s
with hope. Ee G,Lr! the mnis ~
shops and factories and mines every
where closed: they are now everywhere
open. And while we here deliberate
they are sending their surplus products
in commercial conquest to the very ends
OF the earth.
Financial Standard Firmly Planted.
Under his wise guidance our finan
cial standard has been firmly planted
high and above assault, and the wild
cry of sixteen to one, SO fun OF terror
and long hair in 1896 has been put TO
everlasting sleep alongside the lost
cause and other cherished Democratic
heresies in the catacombs Of American
politics. With a diplomacy never eN-
celled, and rarely equalled, he has
overcome what at times seemed to be
insurmountable difficulties, and has not
only opened to us the door OF China. but
has advanced our interests in every
land.
I'VE are not surprise by this, for we
anticipated II at all. When we nominate
ed him at st. Louis four years ago we
knew he was wise: we knew he would
be faithful and devoted, and we knew
that the greatest possible triumph Of
peace would be his; but We then little
knew he would be called upon to en-
counter also the trials OF war. That
unusual emergency came. II came uu-
expectedly-as wars generally come II
came In spite OF all that he could hon
orably do to avert II. 1t came to find
the country unprepared for H. but II
found him equal 20 all It's extraordinary
requirements. And II Is no eXaEgera-
tion 10 say that in all American history
there Is no chapter more brilliant than
that which chronicles, with him rs
communder-in-chief, our victory on
land and sea.
Filled the World Wlth the splendor
of Our Power.
IN one hundred days We drove Spain
from the western hemisphere, girdci
the earth with our acquisition and flied
the world with the splendor Of our pow
err The American name has n newer
and greater siguihcancc now. our flag
has q now glory II not only symbol
fzcs human liberty ana political equal
fly at home. but II means freedom and
Independence for the lynR-suncrlnE
patriots Of Cuba. and complete protcc-
ton, education. enlightenment. uplift-
Ing and ultimate local elf-Hovcrnmpnt
and the enjoyment Of all the blessings
OF liberty to the millions OF Porto Rico
and the PhillppincB what we nave 80
glorionsly done for Ourselves We propose
most generously 10 do for thom. We
have 70 declared In the platform that
we have adopted.
"a fitting place It IS for tho party 10
make such declaration. Here IN this
magnificent city Of Philadelphia, where