The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-22
By the Man Who win be His Run
ming Mate, Governor Theodore
Roosevelt, of New York
THE PEOPLES CANDIDATE.
All the Pledges Made by the Repub-
lican Party Have Been FULFILLED.
A Speech That Win Live.

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New York was reached Governor
Roosevelt was recognized and spoke as
follows. seconding the nomination of
President Mckinley:
Mr.. Chalrman:-I respond to the
nomination Of William Mckinley, the
Presiden; who has had to meet and
solve problems more numerous and
more important than any other Presl-
dent since the days Of mighty Abraham
Lincoln: the President under whose adj
ministration this country has attained
a higher pitch OF prosperity at home
and honor abroad than ever before in
its history. -Four years ago the Re
publican party nominated William Me-
Kinley as its standard bearer in a po-
litical conflict OF graver moment to the
nation than any that has taken place
since the close of the Civil war saw us
once more a reunited 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 interests
Of the country lay, and clear-m!nded
enough to be keenly sensitive to the
taint Of dshonor. President Mckinley
was triumphantly elected on certain
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 Garner
was on the edge OF actual want. The
success of our opponents would have
meant not only Immense aggravatIon of
the actual physical distress, but also
stain on the nations honor so deep that
more than one generation would have
to pass before it would be effectualiy
wiped out. We promised that ii Presi-
dent Mckinley were elected not only
should the national honor be kept un-
stained at home and abroad, but that
the mill and the workshop should open.
the farmer have a market for his goods
the merchant for his wares, and that
the wage worker should prosper as
never before.
Did Not Promise the Impossible.
We did not promise the impossible;
we did not say that, by good legislation
and good administration there would
come prosperity to all men. But we did
say that each man should have better
chance to win prosperity than he had
ever yet had. In the long the thrift,
Industry, energy and capacity of the
Individual must always remain the
chief factors in his success. by unwise
or dishonest legislation or administra-
ton on the part of the national author
tiles, all these qualities In the indlvid-
ual can be nullifed but wise legislation
and upright administration win give
them free scope. And It was this free
scope that we promised should be Civ
en-.
wen, we kept our word. The oppor-
tunlty has been given, and It has been
seized by American energy, thrift and
bupiness enterprise. AS result, we
have prospered as never before and we
are now prospecting TO a degree that
would have seemed incredible four
years ago, when the cloud of menace
to our Industrial well being hung black
above the land.
Armenia at Our Very Door.
So 1t has been in foreign affairs. -Four
years ago the nation was uneasy be-
cause right at our doors an American
island lay writhing IN awful agony un-
der the curse of worse than medlavial
tyranny and misrule. We had our
Armenia at our very doors for the
situation in Cuba had grown Intoler-
able and ouch that this nation could no
longer refrain from Interference. and
retain It's own self 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 al
Tentative. we waged the most righteous
and brilliantly successful foreign war
that any country has wased during the.
life time OF the present generation. il
was not a great war, simply because it
was won 80 quickly; but It WINS mo-
tnentous indeed In IT'S effects 1t left
us, all great feats must leave those who
prrfbrrn them. m Inheritance both OF
honor and Of responsibility; and, under
the lead OF President Mckinley, the
nation has taken up the task Of acrur-
ing orderly liberty and the reign Of
Justice and law in the Islands from
which we drove the tyranny Of Spain,
with the same serious realization Of
duty and slncore purpose TO perform
H. that has marked The national atti.
tude In dealing with the economic and
financial difficulties that faca us al
home.
OLD Adagc Of Swapping Horses.
This ls what thr nation has done dur
Ing tho three years that have elapsed
since "c made Mckinley President, and
all thin Is what he ,ypiGrr ard stands
fos We here nominate him arun, and
IN Envomrer nort wc Hhall o'sct hlm
aga'r; because II has been given to htn
10 gsr7 ~ ttr gBusa Of honor abroad
ard p-capshty nj home. NJ wise ltGls-
laI,n and a;raiFhr;owart cdmuur.
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