The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 20, 1900, Page 2

o THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1900. CONVENTION CROWD DIVIDES ENTHUSIASM Demonstration Following the Rough Rider’s: Tumultuous Acclaim Which Greets zation Effected and Adjournment Taken. g ent Lacking. { -aa tae ified g & ves Of Lhe 1 s formaliy the v 1 se aul ¥ a t legates vetore the han repu ad away irom entered witn- rhaps most o indescribable our tha of Kentucky. tcs look upon him convention n of the Rev with the benedict M. Levy the ention heid on Locust mvention, after havin ¢ half hours, noon -me be renominat atform will the w ate upset the conventi the racking ucus, 5 p. m. r und & ¢ day opened auspleiously event. The sky was slightly ov mer na: 1 gatherings. rerature below ns vere for good ut the meeting. After men, and the co convention were Y e ir appearance. But the Quaker city was early astir with tons, and § o'clock the str an air as the vds bey ion groun s itude from il are downtow ng ready t direct route, that of vaniage in U The crowds ensely earnest. intérest in the g h ummer dress to be blen bunting. ntion ground on hand with rkeepers, ‘sergeant-at-ar and puge: drille. rding to the were to be opened shortly after and all the officials were to be posts an hour before that time. squad to put in an appearance un rders tors ler Sergeant-at-Arms articularly to e for t T the delegates. val had an early drill, bo: the and at Qrgani monstration to isan hatred their great o Although they him to the platform | e him to make a ment of the committees on iform, etc., concluded for to-day delivered the invo ing of the Clans. nin; of actual convention re was none of the sweltering of many The air was | e night with the demonstration of | fireworks, nd earnest conferénc animation and ant n an to converge toward igements for transporting the nizable, many lines « conveyanc id avenue, Broad street, lea 1l of the early cars on this wded with people anxious to were good na- The lad considerable percentage of o ts and the fair w roitted all the color of bright pa their corps 1, putting them through the final r Organizer Owen, 300 strong, having charge of seating the delegates and spec- fter them came the 400 assist- Chief Doorkeeper entrance doors, That his Py the and wdward ation at treet in & been in adjourned | W Presi- d by ac be dop gave W for the TC and and the weather being up bands, the nsplcuous 2+ Slow 10 staid old prep ets took icipation | | | ® + ’ - $ 4 L3 L L4 € L 4 . ° 1 $ * 3 : ® L ® * E : 4 b 4 ® * ? b n to the on Sout he gr at event by naed s the of- ushers the doors 10 o'clock at the The first was that Wiswell, he inter- th at the e ich belongs promise of an avoidance of a he humming m and delay which often attends « of clover in sum- nission to conventions. -~ nothing | During the early hours the inside of the e a: into life. fconvention hall presented the appearance B before Chairman Hanna was|of @ vast sea of pine, overhung with re drop his gavel Governor Roose- | wealth of festoon, bunting and historic tered and the vast audience was | portraiture. It was very light, very airy, He stalke@ in at the main|and so arranged in the gradual rise of . His Rough Rider bat signaled him | seats from a commen center to give full craning multitude. Seemingly | opportunity for the demonstrations of en- ce had been waiting for him | thusiasm which were soon to come. On pplause that announced his ap- | all hands were heard words of commen- wepi over the vast amphi-|dation for the admirable facilities which o Sweltes )ar as | the hall gavs for a gathering of this char- b e way tow of the | acter. New York delegation. or Depew | Outside of the hall the approaches began a Chairman Ode New York | to congest with the crowds during the 3 _but the | early hours. The cars added hundreds ev- - iing hero | ery mingte, and as the outer gates were carance elicited. His jaw 3 and he came on through t s like a soldier performing a duty. He did not even remove his bar but ' through the delegates, from their places to grasp lly twe minutes it took for rsc the length of the hali to 2 All that time him and the handker- and fell like the wings of gulls summer sea gestion that he realizged m. When he took his 1 at ('11 o8 without 1 to either side, the people d the cheering mdu’fll‘y oke out afresh a moment the band started up the led Banner.” Reosevelt of nds was first upon his feet, iike a Norway pine, with ncovercd he to the music of the an~ o All Eyes Upon Roosevelt. Theentrance of Roosevelt into the con- ent ¢ inctly the dramatic fe he convention, un- resence, could not On bim the in- centere Dutng every proceedings he was sur- cgates and Dewspaper men, word, To all he gave the He was not a candidate. ant the pomipation, Thoge »im nominated left him, say- ould accept the, ould | m whether he liked it or not. ot want him hastened to that he could not be s hand. ¥ standing ves off seemed - Y] recepiion when he calied on to arder and later when made a speech was flattering in the exireme, and the stoile on his face expressed the pleasure it gave him. But the joy he experienced over his own re ception seemed nothinz compared - with light he manifested when for the ime he mentioned the President’s The convention went off like a The applause was deafening. Mz, e was a_picture. It was n smiles. He showed the ec- e joy he felt over the storm o1 ad raised. Many in_that moment_ rex how the ident’s Warwick had ced a year ago that his ambition ild be satisfied and his , of joy would be full when he called her the convention that would re- minate McKinley. Perhaps it was sig. nificant that in bis speech Senator Hanne made no mention of Cuba op snything that would furnish a peg, on which a Rousevelt demonstration could be hung. ddress of Senator Wolcott, the temporary chairman, which followed. last- ed an hour and ten minut It undoubt- edly added to the -brilliant Colorade ora- tor's reputation. The keynote he' sound- ed—an account of the stewardship of the party—was as much for the miifions of readers scattered over the country as it was for the few thousands who heard it, and it was difficult for a_fiery and mage netic speaker to cssay. Senator Wolcott would be his best speaking in the op- pertunity of the moment. Yet the effort he made to-day thrilled the audience With a clear, ringing voicg, that reached the remotest spot of the hall and with a grace of gesture, he brought all under his spell. Time and agaln his hearers broke into cheers zs he spoke of the presen, sperity of the country and predicted Riciinley's triumphant re-electibn. A when he declared that the Democratic party had been driven by the events of the Jast four years from every position it oc- cupied in 1896 to seek new ifstes in the events of the. war with Spain, there was ansther frantic outburst. The same en- thusiasm swelled out when he predicted that this generation, which had witnessed our recent acquisitions, woul see the American_nation girding half ‘the globe with its flag. extending ifs commerce to ;h ‘uuumom ends nfdthe earth and n:. ng its piace as a world power among the Ynu world nations—"'a power m good, or peace and for righ SNESE. The climax was reached when hé liftea up his yoice and declared that our dead | fo the crowds. | eran, wa: awaiting the signal to get in. ness in buttons trade vention at rates varying single session up to $60 for the The crowds were slow in the convention hall. When' g} 11 o'clock the band In the the echoes in the vast roo were eat auditorium. after that hour. Thy { not_opened until 10 o’clock, the arrivals were massed on the waiks and streets The street venders did a thriving busi- and badges. and a lively was carrfed on in seats for the con- % for a sessions. Convention Hall Crowded. thering in rtly after allery” awoke not more than 100 persons in the But it was astonishin; low rapidly the crowds began to nrrlvg ey poured in {, Streams until thes blackensd u:ne':e:egyu there of scats. An unustally large number were summer gowns. The the ushers had t;:eh- n stage were many ages. hands it was not until Senator Hi appearan of the thousands was uncorked. The leaders were slow in arriving, and anna put in an -e; at 11:45, that the enthusiasm women, looking fresh and sweet in their Sergeant-at-arms and attending the seats back of th distinguished person. He got a cheer as he moved up the center aisle the full length of the hall to the a cheer. Occupying prominel platferm were four now Jiving who were sonvention of the in Philadciphia, Ju! 17, members of the'ré 1556. ?aiau.-e as he took his ork deiegation, and given a popular greeting. latform. General Grosvenor, the white-beatded vet. recognized, and he also recefved t seats upon the the fourteen men legates to the first ublican party, held All were - ©Ohio delegation. Corpelius N, Bliss got a scattering _of | @ seat with the New Senator Phlfi was The crowds were soon so absorbed pick. ing out the men of national reputation thet they forgot to cheer, and I:en er Henry Cabot Led ' Senntor Davis of Minne Foraker of Ohio did not get a they took thelr place: scene ‘was im: noen Senator chairman’s table, the hour set for vaited a few momen! ut although A deep cheer to their chalrs fiuttered their handkerchiefs. him. “*Our Chauncey,” who has tion, Roosevelt did, but the muititude oniy for the hero of San Juan. Many notable Snong :hfie de:‘sll;fl. ront sai Semator with Governor unmmc bebind him. Governor Shaw over to to ray that Dolliver's flag wi ing. cot Im: Quige. and all the ance. Governor T: in with Governor Just across wag f adiey of we“re h{n‘hd in muld fl:nl nl:‘l:a soil no fors 01 ever 8a e Ma roration ‘me de- i‘fié‘i‘ (%‘wlrbt; years with everyt] t ng upli in history, Was never so “%h J’ vigorous” as to-da, nd with that untarnished ree- ing love of liberty and of country, Martyr to Partisan Hatred. dawn. In k party, lfin- ennobling and ord it will transmit Lo posteriay an undy- A noteworthy incident of the seasion mesota and the conve; ,_confer: Secretary Dick, Senator wolconfl ::d :'u?: ers. At 12:07 the first pronounced demonstra- tion of the convention occurred, Gover- nor Roosevelt came i through the main entrance and moved down the center aisle, Men jumped applaud him and ‘women husctts, Benator hand as Meantime the l-yir:-g‘ e:dul:lr ll{!‘ taml the and animas Hanna took Hls seat ot the At was he R O R e Boroeiocedoietededoded maul than a gavel for the presiding offi- cer. Senator Hanna seemed in no hurry to 1 the convention to order. Attired in a ack suit, with a white vesi, he sat chat- ung with' tnose about him, his broad face beaming, his eyes roving over the con- vention. At 12:30 the band broke into the straine of the “Star Spangled Banner.” Gover- nor Roosevelt was first on his feet in response to the national anthem. His Rough Rider hat came off and he stood with head . uncovered. Instantly the whole convention arose en masse. Ten thousand persons stood while the stirring air was played and applauded it with a cheer as Kk their seats. Chairman Hanpa remainel standing. | h unghinly guveland brought it down a resounding whack. —inst 8 were riveted upon him and applause swept the hall. torm of hairman Hanna faced the ap] with a resolute face. stern teatures did hot relax but he nodded n 1 nt as the applause broke Beraand there into a cheer "When 1t nad subsided he brought down the gavel again. e 1 will come to ho shouted. Bt exact) iy 520, ¢ vention will be opened with continued, “by the Rev. J. ton of the Hope Presbyterian Church of Phila- delphia.”* 3 hairman remained standing wfih bowed head while the dlvine came forward to deliver his invocation. But the delegates in tHe glt remained seated t did one of s colf epieet (o Soap 30 i Sends reverently while Rey. Mr. Bol- | ton read his prayer. He sal 2 PRAYER OF REV. DR. BOLTON. © Thou, art a spirit infinite, -eternal, unehmm"&ejn being, | power, holiness, ) B0 and t the sovereizn ‘The creator, " of that thou hast e m. ey our thoughts, Thy mercy I8 ted to racen, "Dt omprehendetn. i t e rvis shown Whd thy Kingdom has been advanced, in leading men and nations, and.by a way that they knew not, to a land of secu- rity and peace. hat men would thee for thy good- ness and for thy wonderful werks £o ‘the chil- dren of men. ot We adore thee for the way in which thou hast led us. and honor of our nation is the e u i ‘;::y:nl:al us in ways ou c?|m-|nl: ways best for vs and 3 .E slory. ‘heerfully follow where leadest. Ticu st been the God of e, $ He_took | his seat Immediately in the rear of Sena- tor Platt and in front of Senator p aro! admiration of many a Republican conven- came in at the same time that had eyes Many Notable Groups. hm.ely."in n diana, te just Iowa raa his executive colleague and still fly- cross the aisle Senator Platt waited while Cornellus Bliss was earnestly as- suring Sereno Payne as to some contro- verted point, Mr. Odell sat with Mr. New .Yorkers kept turning their heads to see when that broad-brimmed sombrero made its appear- R L v NOwW NAVY LONG, WHO, e Is _in thee, Save us, O Lord, from ingratitude and dls. spirit thankegtving. . Grant that we, as a nation and Thy ssodnees and pralse thee for continued life and prosperity. 07 Lord our God, let thy richest blessing rest upon thy servant, the President of thes United Inmtbue him with a competency of thy content. Give us the a_people, may States. divine wisdom, that he may direct the affairs of the nation to thy glory and the well being beseech thee, O of our people. and a_free people. 0. God of all wisdom and grace, this assembiy figiom, Erace and g4 ia all their deliberations and conclusions thy name shall be glorified, the honor of this na- 1 he e nd It T SINE g, s e Ast ot il be to the Faither, and to the “to HHE Holy Ghost. as wis 1o he be now, and ever shall be, world wi Amen, ~The prayer closed, Senator Hanna' was is feet ¥nd, adjusting his eye- ses, said in a resonant_yoice: *The secretary of the National Com- ttee will now read the call for the con: again on vention.” ‘eonvention of 1896, ent, policies, this cail in the lahoma, two delegates. SAID TO LEAD IN remomber " to be voted for election Tuesday, November nsaction of such other progerly come before it, and that said conven- tion shall assemble at 12 o’clock noon on Tues- day, the 13th day of June, m: ol The Republican electors of the seve es, the Dmr‘;u of Columbie and the Territories, and all other electors, without political affiliations, who belfe: ciples of the Republican part: are cordially invite N AT We humbly Lord God, to bless all in authority. them in thelr responsible relations to thee B e S e e e e e e e e o e o of In accordance with established precedence and In obedience to Instructions of the national o the National Republican Committee directs that a national convention of delegated representatives of the Republican be held at the city of Philadelphia, in ¢ State of Pennsylvania, for the p\lr];ol; 12: o K President an nating ‘candidates for President and Vice 1900, and for the business as may Sh and indorse its to unite under selection of candidates for dent and Vice President. Ptl‘:lldflr‘lllnlgnm convention shall consist of a number of delegates at large from each State, equal to double the number of United States Senators to which each State is entitled, and for each representative at large in Congress two delegates at large; from each Congressional district and the District of Columbia, two dele- 48 from sach ofithe Tersitaries of Alaska, zona, Indlan Territory, New Mex For each delezate elected to sald convehtion an alternate dele- te shall be elected, to n case - Sence of 'the elesate, sald alternate delegate B e WITH HANNA'S reesesesee@ . ® + ® 4 be e ¢ 2§ %. e be $ + é, 1 b ¢ 1 ® 1 ® b ® ° @ -0 —The World. o o e R e 2 45t G000 e OOt Oe0 0000000000000 00000 ‘Thou art the God of their children. Our trust to be elected at the time and in the manner of electing the delecat All delegates 1l be elected pot less than thirty days before the meeting of the national convention. Delegates at large shall be elected by popular State and Territorial conventions, of Wwhich at least thirty days' notice shall have been published in some newspaper or newspa- gfln of general circulation in the respective tates and Territories. Again Mr. Hanna was the center of at. traction. He left the presiding officer's table and, stepping to the front of the latform, surveyed the sea of faces and n a clear voice began his speech of wel- come. He sall SENATOR HANNA'S SPEECH. Gentlemen of the convention: In bidding yot welcome, I also desire to extend tlons upén this magnificent gathering of repre- sentatives of the great Republican party. (Ap- plause.) The nati committee made no mis- take when: they brought the national convention to the city of Philadelpha. (Applause. This eity, e cradle of liberty (applause), the bfrth- place of the Republican party (appiause), this magnificent industrial center, a veritable hee hive of industry, what fitter object lesson could be presented to those of us’'who have gath- ered here to witnees the success of that prin- ciple of our party which bas been its founda. tion, the protection of American industries? (Applause.) This city that has long and al- ways been known the country over for its un- bounded hospitality (applause) and the superb management of ali great functions which bave come within its limits. On the part of (he national committee I desire to Extend their sincere thunks to the people of Philadelphia, and espécially to your honorable Mayor (ap- plause) and the loyal citizens without ‘regard to party who have labored with him to make this convention a success. Never in the history of conventions of either political party has a sucoess been greater. Delegates, ] greet xou on the anniversary in Philadelphia 'of our first party. (Applause.) I need not remind you that your duty here is one of deliberate judgment, one that you are heid responsible- for, not one by country, but of the country. We are come together once more on the eve of a great struggle. We are now begnaing to form pur battalions under the leadersitn of our great statesman, General William McKinley. ~(Continued ap- plause) I was about to give the order for those battalions to move, but you interrupted me. (Laughter:) Tt needs no order to Republi- cans ‘When they scent from afar the smoke of battle; it needs no {ncentive for the men that €it In front of me to tell them what is their duty. Upon the foundation of our party rests the belief and strength of every member of i1, Before I lay aside my gavel and retire from the position ‘which I have held as chairman of the national committee for four years, I de- sire, in this presence, in the most public man- ner, to return my sincere thanks to every member of this splendid committee who stood by me in the struggle af 139, and especially to that coterle who gathered at the headquarters In New York and Chicago and worked from early morning wntil late at night for the prin- ciples of the Republican party and for the welfare of the country. I leave it in the hands of others to tell you what that means, but in passing to others these duties I want to make the gestion to always trust the peo- ple (a; and leave as an inheritance to them the motto of the committee of 1596: *“There is no such word as fail.” And now, gentlemen, it becomes my duty and very great pleasure, to present to you as temporary chairman, Senator Wolcott of Colo- rado. Cheers for the President. ‘When the chairman said “we are on the eve of another struggle; already we are beginning to form onr battalions under the leadership of our great statesman, General William McKinley,” it was the signal, and for the first time the conven- tion broke forth in a whirlwind of enthu. siasm. Men and women sprang to their feet, delegates, spectators, stald and dis- tinguished guests—all animated by a com. mon purpose to do honor to the Presi- dent. Senator Hanna looked down with smiling satisfaction on the tempestuous demonstration. Flags and handkerchiefs waved everywhere in billows of color. For ten seconds, twenty, thirty, a min ute, the demonstration kept up, and then, with a n‘:v:‘:ld the hand, the nationai cl e e aSsemblage to re- sume L. seats and let him proceed. As Mr. Hanna closed his speech, Sena. tor Fairbanks, from the first of the row of delegates, arose and moved that the selection of Senator Wolcott as tempore ary chairman be approved, and, with unanimous voice, the delegates so voted. The appearance of the Colorado orator a moment later set the convention off like a rocket. He wore a blue sack suit with a white vest. There was elastieity in his step as he bowed low to the con- vention, and there was something abouu him_which suggested his mountain home. ‘With a pleasant nod of acknowledgment to Chairman Hanna, he turned and ad- dressed the convention as follow: SENATOR WOLCOTT'S SPEECH. Since the first party convention in these United States there was never one gathered 2 under such hopeful and auspicious circumstances as those which surround us to- day. United, proud of the achievements of the four years, our country prosperous and , with nothing to regret and ht to @ us ‘With a record spotless and blican party stands facing the lent that the ticket it shall pre- ‘“'m command public approval, agd that laatioarof its principles ahd s pur- i ol e aspirations and hopes ‘majority of American freemen. ‘We need “no omen but our coun- try’s cause;” yet there is significance in the fact that the convention is as- ‘sembled in this historic and beauti- E_lntrance Exceeded Only by the Mention of McKinley— united patriots who laid here the foundatiors of our party and put human f s its corner-stone. It compelled our y liduen to the cry of sufl the_shaliow waters of the Gulf White we erve the law of m tain that ality which we,ow nent, the same ne feeling of spirit symy the zen: for the brave men nc in the veldts o in our d. of the Philippines ment and republican voice in cur indignant prote: ¢ good govern- st the vio- aga will s ¢ events of the past have nd its fair and free and iples and pol- man in in the breasts of nation endures: and ti taught us that It can full expression only in the prin | iey of the Republican party Praise for the President. The first and* pleasant duty of this gre il as its instinctive im 3 ¢ affe e g ng atry's sident, W In ail pertains io ' welfare in times of peace his genius has ¢ rected us. He has shown an unerring mastery of the economie problems which confront us, and has gulded us out of the slow finan. disaster, impaired ‘credit and mmr_ne:‘rm( stagnation up to the high and safe ground o national prosperity and financial stabllity, Through the delicate and trying events o late war he stood frm, courageous and con- smervative, and under his leadership we have emerged triumphant, our national honor unlnri nished, our credit unassailed, and the equa devotion of every section of our common coun- try to the welfare of the republic cemented for- over. Never in the memory of this gemeration has there stood at the head of the Government a truer patriot, a wiser or more l‘aurnge/jun leader or a betier example of the highest type of American manhood. The victorles o peace and the victories of war are alike inscribed pon his banner. Those of us whose pleasure and whose duty have called us from time time fnto his presence know how freely he h lam sMcKinl epent and been spent In his country’s service: b‘ul the same vigorous manhood d‘ (‘|T=r :X’:g atriotic vision animate him a Zive Us confidence and trust for the future of our republic, because his hand will gulde us and his genius direct. Four years ago the Republican party at St. Louis named a ticke support of the American people. It bore the names of two eminent Ameri- cans, each endeared by years of loyal service 1o their country and their party o whisper of personal attack intruded upon the national {ssues which determined the contest. Thfrlo was a double safeguard for the country’'s wei- fare. ery true American knew that it ‘m the dispensation of Providence our 1a;«':: should be called"frem his high pla‘u‘. t g stood beside him a statesman devoted an whose Siaine st bur country could be well and safe- ly entrusted Had Garret Augustus an-'f; been soared to us until to-day, the work of this convention would have been llmlh" h- a cordial’ and unanimous Indorsement of the feaders of ‘9. Diis aliter visum—and when, a e onths ago our dear Viee President left this sphere of upe(uh\hpsn l1flr nn;r‘(‘r‘\er,nrr,“ - companied with the tears and q r :Sery ;l‘u\'er of his country. He distinctly lifted up the hizh office of ice l'r-nu?om le'WJ nobler plane and to greater dignity aln‘ L Portance He was always the trusted (rien: and adviser of our President, sage r;‘ ;e - sel and wise In judgment; while to l‘o ‘9"; us. whose groat privilege it was for three years to see him dally in the Senate of the /rl“hh Hintes, and to come undsr the influence of his ecalm and kindly presence, and to ;"ru; l':‘ o to him and more endeared in friendsl lDfi = the .months rolled around, his loss is persona ana deep, He is no lonwer with us in_the ‘and _will for maie :I‘;dllfl the sons of men, and he lives-in the hearts he left behind. : “There is eoclety alone on earth— Phe ot iiving and the noble dead. Work of the Administration. events of great portent have been cr‘som::e'flnylnln the past months, that we are apt to judge and measure the work of l!hl. administration chiefly by the orcurl‘enr =i nc; the outbreak of the Spanish war. It Is word while forv us to recall earller days. < When Mr. MeKinley became President took the reins of government after four years of Democratic administration. For the lh'!! time in more tI a generation Democracy had full sway, with both Houses of Congress in party accord with the Bxecutive. No wum- mary of the unflerciful disasters of those four Vears can convey an idea of a tithe of the ruin ey wrought. fn the four years preceding Mr. Cleveland's administration we bad paid $260,000,600 of t! national debt; he added $230,000,000 to Its bur- dens. He found @ tariff act.’ bearing the name of his successor a our President fitted to Teet the requiremeiits of our neceseary ex- penditures, to furnish the needed protection to our farmers and manufacturers, and to in- sure the steady and remunerative employment of those who labor. Instead of permitting manufacture and commerce that repose and stability of law which are essen- tial for working our economic conditions. he at once recommended violent and radical changes in revenue and tariff provisions, ree- ommendations which his party in Congress pro- ceeded partially and disastrously to execute The appalling result of his policy is still fresh in the memory of millions who sufcred from it. In four years the country witn some 60,000 commercial failures, with liabilities : gregating more than $900,000,060. One hund and seventy-seven rallroads, with a mileage of 1,000 miles, or twice the circle of th: globe, and with securities amounting to nearly $5.000,000,000, were unabie to meet thelr in- teres cha and passed into the ha of recelvers. More than 170 National Ranks closed their doors, with liabilities reaching §79,- 000,000; wool and all farm products which tar- iffs could affect, lost tens of milllons in value; farm mortgages were foreclosed by thousand: throughout the great West; our agricultural exports shrunk in value; (he balance of trade which had been in our favor turusd ruinously against us: the National Treasury was de- leted of its goid reserve: our ‘ioverament onds were scld to syndicates at fur below thelr market value before or since, and our steadily declining revenues were insufficient to meet the necessary expenses of conducting the Government. If capital alone had suffered, the loss would have been great, but not irremedi- able. Upfortunately those Wwhg rely upon their daily ldbor for their sustenince, and their families dependent upon them, constituting the great mass of the American poople, were made to feel heaviest this burden of disaster. Near- ly one-third of the laboring population of the United States were thrown out of employment, and men by thousands, able and willing to labor, walked the highways of the land clame oring for work or food. Four years of commercial misfortune enabled our irfdustries to meet, in a measure, Changed and_depressed conditions. bt whoe President McKinley was Inauguratéd the coun. try was in a state more deplorable ‘had existed for a generation. Gye Return of Prosperity. Facing these difficulties, the President fmme- diately upon his Inauguration convemed Com- gress In extra session, and in a message of force and lucidity summarizéd the legislation essential to our national prosperity. The in- dustrial history of the United States for the past four years is the tribute to the wisdom of his judgment. It is quickly epitomized. The tariff measure under which we are now conducting business was preceded by an un. usual volume of importations based upon com- mon knowledge that certain duties were to be raised; the bill met the popular demand that duties on many of the necessaries of life should be lowered and not raised: advances in in- vention and new trade conditions made ¢ un- Recéssary and unwise to revert to the hisher tariff provisions of the law of 13%; the Inorease in the revenue provisions were slight. Yet. notwithstanding all these facts, tending to re. duce Income, the revenues from the Dingley bill marched steadily upward, until soon our normal income exceeded our normal expendi ture, and we passed from a condition of threat. ened insolvency to one of national solvencs. This tells but a small fraction of the story. Under the wise provisions of our tariff laws and the encouragement afforded to capital by a renewal of public confidence trade commenced to revive. The 1 “u:“w:wenmhnnmmmm resumed business, labor rallw: ghants dnd”~ bunks 'ound employrent at fair I:n. our exports increased and the sunshine of hope mined e land” “Hha' ety V020 AELIEM the Srowilg prosperity of the four years of Republican stration well . stagger beilef. There isn't an idle mill in country to-day. 'The mortgages on Western been paid by the tens of i B farmers are contented and o Sur of merchandise will our imports 000. o, B O manufactured articles over the and 1 constantly increasing hoRtL s W ta taking our place as Rhove wna et sl these e 2 e ve labors With his hands 'in all our beeed Sbmetg - a finds | ? the colored | | their abandonm: which commanded the confidence and | hands the vast and weighty | e was | ho cannot find work, and the scale of wages as never in our history as high as now. 1 nt he events ! sing over, for the moment, & | associated with the war, let me briefly sther legislation of the past four - | Legislation of Four Years. ¥ i ct, a_meas- We passed a national bankrupt act, | ure rendered essential by four years of Demo= le and under its beneficent provisfons | ynest men who were engulfed in liant of the Democratic sact business again_ enabied to transact the blessings of Republican pros- v rule, e v the Hawailan Islands, & a century the Ha _—a . the long line of coast whic our Pacific slope, have been knocking for ad- ! mission as part of our territory, and durin | that period the publicly expressed opinion of | both political parties favored their annexation. x ‘times have they been occupied by Eur | pean powers, and as often have we compeiled t because it was essential that they should never be occupied any foreign power. Finally, after years of misgovernment by native ruler: the gallant descendants of American merchants and missionaries made sroffer again of these valuable possessions to this country, asking only to come under ouf flag and dominion. A Democratic President repudiated the offer and sought to assist in Testoring the former corrupt and oppressivi Tuler. It was left for this administration to make them a part of American territory. They are on the way to our islands in the Southersn peas; every instinct of self-protection should | hava prompted our quick acceptance of thelr sovereignty, and yet they were acquired in spite of the bitter opposition of almost every Democrat in Congress. During the last administration an offer of settlement was made to thd Pacific railroads which would haw brought us $42,000,000 out of thi $70,000,000 due us in principal and interest. i President McKinley, refusing to consider binding the former offer and acting within the authority of Congress, collected _every | dollar of both principal and Interest due h‘a the Union Pacific Company and the ?nncl of the debt due from the Kansas Pacific. We saved more than 320,000,000 over the offer of | settiement made by Mr. Cleveland and have collected all of the orincipal and most of the intcrest due us. Thus was this transaction closed and has since been followed by a settie- | ment of the debt of the Central Pacifie Rail: | road, calling for every dollar of principal and interest of the debt, amounting to $58,000,000. More than thirty-five years ago a Republé | ean administration lent the credit of the couns try to the building of the great iron band that was to link together the East and the West; | lent it not n times of peace, but when our | country was in the throes of civil war. The | area to be penetrated was then unsettied and unknown. It is now a/ great empire, rich, pros- | perous and happy, and the money of the people which made the highway possible has been returned to them in overflowing measure. | Intricate Trust Question. Whenever a Republican administrztion 18 in power there is constant talk of trufls. The reason isn't far to seek. Aggregations and | combinations of capital find their anly encour- | agement in prosperots days and widening com- merce. Democratic administration in thi | ¥ _has universally meant industrial stas; and commercial depression, when capital a hiding place instead of investment. publican party has always maintained tha combination having for its purpose ing 0f a market or the raising or the price of the necessaries of life w ful and should be punished and a commi=sion appointed by the President under act of + | Sress has made careful investigation and will | 30m present a full report of the best Tethod Geaiing with thip ntricate question. W all meet it in sorte efficlent way and as a varty shall have the courage to protect | every class of our citizens. There was never a | botter time to deal with it than Wow, ' whes there ian"Lin this broad land a man wiling work who doesn't find employment at (a Wwages and when the clamor of the agitator wha seeks confiscation and not regulation fally o dead ears and finds no respoise from the artisans tmour busv workehope . Following the Path of Safety. The campaign four years ago was fought on the currency question. The Populistie Demoe- racy insisted that the United States aione should embark on the free coinage of siver af the ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting the evncure rence of any other nation. The Republiean par- ty insisted that the question of bimetailism was International that uatil it should be settled under agreemfient with the leading com- mereial nations of the werld gold should con- tinue to be the standard of value fn thess United States. Upon that issue we triumphed. In accordance with the pledge of the party an honest effort was made to reach some interna- tional solution of the question. The effort falled of accomplishment. The mints of the countries of Europe were open for the coinage of gold alone. The vast discoveries of Alas- ka, South Africa and our own country bave furnished a_steadily increasing volume of gold and. with the recent European action, hawve | demonstrated that the question is ene calling for international action by all the great coun- tries of the world and, if ever entered iato, must be by sueh concurrent action of the lemd.- ing commercial natlons as shall seeure perma- nence of relative value to the two metals. Meanwhile we follow the path of safety. As we §fow year by year more firmly establi®ied s a creditor nation the question concerns us less and other countries more. No impairment of Dational credit can be contemplated by n - orable nation. We have made enough: this country can better afford than any other to enter upon the contest for commer- clal supremacy with gold as its standard, and for us the time has come to give fair notice to the world that we. too, make gold our st and redeem our obligations fn that metar o twelve years the platforms of the party have declared in favor of the use of geid and sl ver as money. The loglc of recemt events, to- gether with the attempt of the Democracy o rag down the question from its imternational charagter, to associate it with evesy vagary ot Populism and Socialism and to driye this coun- try to an alllance with Mexico andl China, g8 an exclusively silver using coustry, has im lied our people to this settiement of the prob- lem, and the recent aetion of ess has eliminated the danger w! o g ey ger whith its further agita- Great Financial The provisions of the bill securd to the.peo- rle a needed increase in the vol of the cur- rency, prevent the future depletion of the gold in the treasury and encourage a Senea use of our bonds by the national banks of the country. But, above all, the attending its passage has demonstrated our own People and the nations of Burope have faith in the permanence of our fnsti and_our E:n‘lflcp‘:l integrity. Oumfih’; Is at.2 per T annym and charge eaved innually. i ok The world has never witnessed so triumphant a financial sneeess as has followed the'passage of the currency law and our 2 per cent bonds, held the world over, already command a substantial premium. Through the policy of the Republican and the wisdom of a Republican adminiotre tion, we have not only stable and perma- nent our financial credit, at home and abrond, ;r? lllll‘illnl mo{g siiver as mMoney than ever efore in our history, but we e 3 Popuiistic Democracs” a_ dead losth n:‘y‘ o= never again galvanize into lf compellod them to seek to ereate nmew out of a war which they were most cager to precis pitate. ¢ May I. 2 Western man, add Snother word? The passage of this bill, which Teceived the vote of every Western Republican in : marked the termination, forever final, of amy sort of difference between of the East and of the West. growing out of currency problems. Even if the stern logle of events had not convinced us, our deep and abidine loyaity to the principies of the party, our beliet that the judgment of its majority should gov- ern. would lead us to abandon further conten- tion. And the thousands of Republicans in the West who left us four vears 0 are return- ing home. The men of the far West are bone of your bone and flesh of your flesh. sun if Your Biood Is Good Yo es will be strong. If your bloo-‘!lm and you feel nervous, tired. miserable and weak, you should take Hood's Sarsaparilla. will_change the condition of your blood and Ahe state of your feelings, also. It will make your blood rich and pure and give you strong merves and sweet sleep. It is America’s Greatest Medietne. Hood’s Sarsapariila Is sold by all druggists. Price §1. Hood's Pllls are the favorite cathartic. 6.