The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-06-23
Up Enthusiasm Reserved for the Occasion Was Let Loose Today
Joe Waved Old Battered Battle Flag and That
Was the Signal for Ombmsts of Cheering and Hyseical
Exhibitions of Pent:Up Patriotism.

we accepted the peoples judgment and
named William Mckinley, whose per-
feet mingling of mind and heart of wis
dom and of tenderness. won the trust
and love of the nation then and makes
almost holy his memory now. His
power was in the peoples favor, his
shrine is in the peoples hearts.
1t is true today when we again ac-
cept the peoples judgment and name
Theodore Roosevelt whose sympathies
are as wide as the Republic, whose
courage, honesty and vision meet all
emergencies, and the sum of whose
qualities make him the type of goth
century Americanism. And the Goth
century American is nothing more than
the man of 70 facing new day with
| the old faith
Theodore Roosevelt, like William
Mckinley. is the nominee of the Am
erican fireside. SO We're Washington
and jefferson in the early time; SO
was Andrew Jackson when he said
| The Union: 1t must be preserved; SO
was Abraham Lincoln when, the Re-
public saved, he bade us bind up the
| nations wounds; and Grant when,
| from victOry's very summit his lofty
words let us have peace voiced the
| irit Of ha
prayer. When nominated by parties.
each of these great presidents was, at
| the periods named, already chosen by
| the public judgment. And so today,
the republican party. whose strength
| is in its obedience to the will of the
American people, merely executes
again the decree which comes to it from
| the American home in naming Theo-
dore Roosevelt as our candidate.
The peoples thought is his thought;
American ideals, his ideals. This is
his only chart of statesmanship-and
no other is safe For the truest guide
! an American president can have is the
|
aIity of the American people. And
this ancient rule of the fathers is the
rule of our leaders now.
This is the republican idea of the
American people; this the thought we
have when we nominate today our can
didate for the nations chief: this the
| >,,arica rauubIicar,
standard bearer must have. And this
is just the Americanism Of Theodore
Roosevelt Full of the Old time faith
= in the republic and it's destiny; charg-
! ed with the energy of the republics
| full manhood; cherishing the ordi-
nances of the republics fathers and
having in his heart the fear of God;
! inspired by the sure knowledge that
| the republics splendid day is only in
its dawn, Theodore Roosevelt Will
! lead the American people in paths of
safety to still greater welfare for them
| selves, still brOaded betterment of the
race and to the added honor of the
American name
Knight Of California.
AS Beveridge concluded there was
another brief demonstration at the
mention of ROOsevelts name. Geo. A.
knight, of California was then recog-
nized for a seconding speech. His
clear voice rang to the end of the hall
and this was so unusual that man
way up in the gallery shouted in sur
prised tone Not so loud" that brought
down the house.
Knights eloquence held the conven-
|tion spellbound. His declaration that
socialism and anarchy could find no
home here was warmly applauded- AT
the conclusion of his speech the en-
tire California delegation proceeded to
the platform and escorted Knight back
to his seat. Harry Stilwell Edwards.