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Show 6S Ffi Y0DNGAMER1CA Nominated for Next 5 President. '-,p-Gov. Black of New York Efresents Name of Roose-Bw Roose-Bw velt to Convention. KtHrS Magnificent Speech in Most jf ; girmonious Republican Gath-W Gath-W erlng Ever Hold. jLt'-n00' June 23, E:c"Gov B,ack it (BP of New York presented the name i? W li thc ncxt PresIdent of tne Unlt" ,? r2fiV fd States to the Republican Na-BmSRjjiI Na-BmSRjjiI convention today and he was r ty 'c-nlait by the unanimous voto of oe convention, As the Governor con-14 con-14 I attd the convention ho presented a !tli yng figure. He is tall and gaunt. Hb lr. originally a dark brown. Is SiooJJ vvyally sprinkled with gray. His dark , 1 tf look out sharply from behind Bill 'fvctacles and from beneath closely I Vmhanginff eyebrows. 02 ;) gov. Black's voice, though not heavy, J 'carried well, and increased In volume ftt4 " he Eot fairly under way. His epl--lilm P1333 Provoked lauehter and thc tUrplJ' turned sentences for which he jjjja b toted never failed to raise a ripple ;W appreciative applause. . He pro-lBa pro-lBa 'iranctd the nominating words at Just ' Jlfi o'clock. As he did so he retired , 't&ctty from the platform. But the Vods "Theodore Roosevelt" had not -j ;W his Hps when there was a shout, rfl i :Tic convention was on its feet. Like .tie crash of thunder that follows the I -j "tfblnlng, the enthusiasm began, Flags lnu nt In the air, hats were thrown up, llw Jumped onto their chairs, women '1 iWi and shouted. Thc air was rent Jffi'Ji one continuous, prolonged shout Lv?3j pra thousands of throats. So mighty iut -til the volume of sound that nothing .White In the way of articulate sound H !?u distinguished, lie said: ) Gov. Black's1 Address. '.'j I l!r. Prcidcnt and Gentlemen of the'Con-: the'Con-: ctCJ ;ttcto:-w"e are here to lnaugurato a tfov'tcpi'sn which seems already to be near-;i near-;i 'S'ifr' t!flit, So wisely have thc people rTi5" ftfd ami watched and tended, thero Dajfi- jfoc! little now to do but to measure up titTi ;ti grain. J Ttxy are ranging themselves not for 1 iC. but for harvest. In one column rtd' .rnchins troni n.- Mumo weeds to tho is A s?tI wand aro those pcoole and those Utile which have stood so long together, "r' ,&t when great emergencies arlso tho 57 W niton turn9 Instinctively to them. ttfb ; Is this column, vast and solid, Is a ma- ijl Wtjrso overwhelming that tho scattered 'hU ;;sMi In opposition can hardly raise an- S ttttr array. ?Theuicmy lias neither guns nor am-ik"'0". am-ik"'0". and If they had they would use on cach other. 2 'hnte of the weapons of effective ' S3 'pawe, the only evidence of approaching 1 "7 ptU Is In tho tono and number of their yij r Tirtre is discord among tho generals. ""'inl amonn tho soldiers. Kach would Jjtt la his own way, but before assault-' assault-' "tfl 't Republican advursarlea ho would al 'i. ''troy his own comrades In thc nd-i nd-i M yiiK tenw. A ',.Hrh believes tho weaj)ons chosen by at 1". M.tther aro not only wicked, but fatal holder. 13 ,ruo b18 ,s the only war of Kii fn tlmfs where thc boomeifini; has ta substituted for the gun. il , ""tcver fataSitlcs ,ay occur, however. .ffff the discordant hosts now moving iiiM I-ouls. no harm will come this fall wttt American people, --g lre win bo no opposition sufficient! 1m j "t4. conflict. Thero will be hardly 1 n?1 'or competition. :Xk a. rc,u'Hl h" no Democratic plans for gSi i.uct of thc fall campaign. Their ,llic,1' centered In rilscuBslon an to ilTl0ria8 JefferHorr would do If ho L't.e.lu,ltlfJ- Hl? ls not- hvlng, and but few m i',f.J dtceiidams arc among tho Demo-"m Demo-"m n Jf ainants of today. Si i'RJ,VcVcr of P-itrlollsm or wisdom cm-!., cm-!., from that dlHtlngulshcd man is y: ' rePrentcd In this convention. 3ffi! v MonuJnot of Blunders. f'cE 't-v13 a Fad fr any party when Its 'Hi SL!"nn3 of living living Issues lit by nSng at tnc possible attitude of a 3S feii11 wno ls dead. This condition Jn' Sv? lhat nart' always a beginner and nSCi TvIV'Yfcry niicsUon now. 'ii 4PcmocraUo Pafty has seldom tried . . t W on ,lB ou"n account, and when i 2 fcnrl.11? blunders have been Hs only d'2 idv ,I?,nts. Us courage is remembered ISat iSnB aa ,ll,?80 things aro recalled Jsi ;n ??ny ma" servo as ballast, but it M ffi,r:evcr,!,tc?l lle ship. iixL al1 An( PPlo havo forgotten will .Her ti KOlden cra for this new Democ-3 Democ-3 Sit , Ul 11,0 '-ountry Is not yet ready to jS 'i,.,party ln tn,J lcnd whose most e.-! e.-! tir ratto ls tho cheerless word 'foi- Jf' .k11.1"0110 mn' express contrition, but TM ,v not inflplre hope. Neither confl-m confl-m & ''or cnthuahiBm will over be IB te?Jy any l,art' which enters each 9 uttcrlHs tho language of the 3 nnejs u.nt. fundamental plank, how-S how-S k fliii whlcn lho two Krcat parties arc 9 6'aliiv. TccmcnU Botl1 bcllovo ln tho mmiav ff.eiri'-'nce. 18 th!lL 1,10 Democratic nr'V1 m?.,J0 over' man low as WuSfiZ x1' wn,1 tnc Republican party p1,0, every man aa high as the rwoV. T Uie. Democratic course will Rpn.,i ?. 0Ulsl(ltJ Interference now. for Paraanil,cn moUo ls UmL o the great km hi ,'n.eycr 'nrrrunt tho enemy J" he ia making a mistake." Republican Harmony Extolled. IprK";, ,n olncr fleWs, tho most lt! vai?urnfLnts BI)rlne from con-W con-W amnia3 here been & moro strlk-P strlk-P this A.0l&n,tsr than ls "ow afrorded Sre not nembVlKe- You aro snlhered but tv,01 VU torn by discordant you h Y 0n0 lcs,rc and Matlvf .comc 118 the chosen repre-h repre-h tho worhl. m0!Jt cnllKhtcned party 't5n0L.H Sv,trii.nB?r5ifor no Inpn M taDo J'ho hold tno iamo bellcta ; v icnarato two bc-dJca of. walan ' ? i for a thousand years, but when once tho barrier Is removed they mingle Instantly nnd nro one. Tho samo traditions lnaplro and the same purposes nctuato us all Never In our Uvea did theso purposes stand with deeper root than now. At least two generations havo passed away since the origin of that great movement move-ment from which sprang the spirit which has been the leading Impulse ln American politics for half a century. In that movement, move-ment, which was both a creation nnd an example, wcro those great characters which endowed tho Republican party at Its birth with tho attributes of Justice, equality and progress, which havo held it to this hour In line with the highest sentiments of mankind. From these men wo havo Inherited the deslro, and to their memory we owe the resolution, that those great schemes of government and humanity. Inspired by their patriotism, and established by their blood, shall remain as the fixed and permanent per-manent emblem of their labors, and the abiding signal of the liberty and progress of tho race. Ho New Title Needed. There aro many new names in these days, but the Republican party needs no now title. It stands now where it stood at tho beginning. be-ginning. Memory alone Is needed to tell tho aourco from which the Inspirations of the country flow. A drowsy memory would be as guilty now as a sleeping watchman when tho enemy is astir. Tho name of tho Republican party iStands over every door where a righteous causo was born. Its members havo gathered gath-ered around every movement, no matter how weak, If Inspired by high resolve. Its Hag for more than fifty years has been tho sign of hope on every 3poi where liberty was the wor,d. That party needs no new namo or plittfonn to designate its purposes. It Is now as It has been, equipped, militant and In motion. Tho problems of e'cry age that ago must solve. Great causes Impose great domands, but never In any enterprise have thc American Ameri-can pcoplo failed, and never ln any crisis has the Republican party failed to express the coiisclenco and Intelligence of that people. Tho public mind ls awake both to its opportunities and Its dangors. Nowhere ln tho world. In any era, did citizenship mean moro than It means today ln America. Men of courage and sturdy character are ranging themselves together with a unanimity seldom seen. There ls no ex-cuso ex-cuso for groping In the dark, for tho light ls plain to him who will but raise his eyes. The American people believe ln a man or party that ha convlctlbns and knows why. Thoy believe that what experience has proved it Is Idle to resist. A wise man is any fool about to die. But there Is a wisdom which with good fortune may guide thc living and tho strong. That wisdom springs from reason, rea-son, observation and experience. Guided by these this thing Is plain, and young men may rely upon It, that tho history and purposes 1 have described, rising oven to the essenco and aspirations of patriotism, find their best concrete example ex-ample In tho career and doctrines of tho Republican party. Othor Evidence of Accord. But not alono upon tho principles of that party are Its members ln accord. With thc same devotion which has marked their adherence to thoso principles, magnificent mag-nificent nnd enduring as they axe, they havo already singled out thc man to bear their standard and to lead tho way. No higher badge was ever yet conferred. con-ferred. But great as the honor ls, the circumstances which surround It, mako that honor even more profound. You have come from every State and Territory ln tills vast domain. The country coun-try and tho town havo vied with each other ln sending hero their contributions to tills splendid throng. Every highway ln tho land Is leading here and crowded-with crowded-with the members of that great party which sees in this splendid city tho symbol sym-bol of Its rlso and power. Within this unexampled multltudo Is every rank and condition of free men. every creed and occupation. But today a common purpose and desire have engaged en-gaged U3 all, and from every nook and corner of tho country rises but a singlo choice to fill the most exulted ofllce In thc world. lie Is no stranger waiting in thc shade, to bo called suddenly into public light. The American peoole havo seen him for many years and always where tho light was thickest .md the greatest need was felt. lit has been alike conspicuous In tho pursuits of peace and ln the arduous stress of war. No man now living will forget tho spring of '9S, when the American mind was so Inflamed and American patriotism so aroused; when among all tho eager citizens 6urgmg to lho front aa soldiers, tho man whom this convention has already al-ready ln Its heart was among tho first to hear tho call and answer to his namo. Preferring peace, but not afraid of war; faithful to every private obligation, yet first to volunteer at the sign of national peril: a leader In civil life and yot so quick to comprehend the arts of war that he grew almost ln a day to meet the high exactions of command. Lessons of Patriotism. There is nothing which so tests a man as great and unexpected danger. He may pass his llfo amid ordinary scenes and what he ls or docs but few will ever know. But when the crash comes or tho llames break out, a moment's time will single out the hero In the crowd. - a Hash of lightning In the night will revoal what years of daylight have not discovered to thc eye. And so tho flash of tho Spanish war revealed that lofty courage and devotion which thc American Ameri-can heart do loves and which ou havo rae.t again to decorate and recognize. Ills qualities do not used to be retold, for no man ln that cx.iltcd place since Lincoln Lin-coln ha3 been better known ln every household In the land. He is not conservative, If conservatism means waltlug till It Is too late lie Is not wise, If wisdom Is to count a thing a hundred times when onco will do. Thero Is no regret ao keen. In man or country, as that which follows an opportunity oppor-tunity uncmbrnced. Fortune soars with high and rapid wing, and whoever brings It down must shoot with accuracy and speed. Only tho man with steady cyo and nerve and tho courage to pull tho trigger brings tho largest opportunities to tho ground. Ho does not alwnya listen whllo all the sages speak, but every day at nightfall beholds somo record which If not com-plcto com-plcto has been at least pursued with conscience con-science and Intrepid resolution. Ho' Is no slender flower swaying In thc wind, but that heroic fibre which is best nurtured by tho mountains and tho snow. Ho spends little time In review, for that ho knows can bo donu by tho schools. Believes in. Going Ahead. A stntcHman grappling with tho living problems of tho hour, he gropes but little lit-tle In tho past. Ho believes ln going ahead. He believes that In shaping tho destinies of this great republic, hope Is 'l higher Impulse than regret. He believes that preparation for futuro triumphs Is l more Important duty than an Inventory of past mistakes A profound student of history, ho ls to-duv to-duv lho greatest history maker ln tho world. With the Instincts of the scholar, he is yet forced from the; scholar's pursuits pur-suits bv thoso superb qualities which fit him to thc Inst degree for those great world currents now rushing past with larger volume and more portentous aspect than for many years before. Thu fate of nations Js still decided by their wars. Tou may talk of orderly tribunals and learned referees; you may sing ln your schools tho gontlo praises of the quiet life; you mak strike from your books tho last note of every national anthem, and yet out ln tho omoko and thunder will always be the tramp of horoc3 and the silent, rigid, upturned face. Men may prophesy and women pray, but peace will come here to abide forever on this earth only when tho dreams of childhood aro tho accepted charts to guido tho destinies of men. , Events aro numberless and mighty,, and no man can tell which wlro runs around the world. . , . , The nation basking today ln tho quiet ot contentment and repose may still boon the deadly circuit and tomorrow writhing ln tho tolls of war. This Is tho Umo when great figures rattst bo kept ln front. America Abroad in "World. If tho pressuro ls great tho material to resist it must bo granlto and Iron. Whether wc wish It or not. America is abroad In tho world. Her Interests aro ln every street, her namo le on every tongue, Thoso Interests so sacred nnd stupendous stupend-ous should bo trusted only to the caro ot thoso whoao power. Bklll and courage havo been tested and approved. And In tho man whom you will choose, tho highest high-est cense of every nation ln tha world beholds a man who typifies as no other living American does, tho pirlt and tho purposes of tho twentieth century. He docs not claim to bo the Solomon of his time. Thero arc many things he may not know, but this ia suro, that abovo all things clso he stands for progress, courage cour-age and fair play, which aro the synonyms or thc American name. Thero arc times when great fitness Is hardly less than destiny, when the elements ele-ments so coroo together that they solcct the agent they will use. Events corae-tlmts corae-tlmts select the strongest man. as lightning light-ning goes down the highest rod. And oo It ls with these events which for many months with unerring sight have led you to a single namo, which 1 am chosen only to pronounce. Gentlemen. I nominate for. President of tho United States the highest living typo of tho youth, the vigor and tho promise of a great country and a great ago, Thcodoro Roosevelt of Now Tork. |