THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1903.
WAVE OF ROOSEVELT ENTHUSIASM SWEEPS OVER CONVENTION
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CHEER ROOSEVELT;
WANT
AGAIN
Delegates Break Out With
Wild Display of En
thusiasm. LODGE DAMPENS ARDOR
After Evoking Storm, He Lays It by
Condemning Third-Tenu Move
ment South Wins Fight on
Basis of Kepresentation.
CHICAGO, June 17. The Republican
National Convention was called to order
today at 12:10 P. M., by Senator Bur
rows, the temporary chairman, who an
nounced In a voice Inaudible less than
ten feet dlstanc:
"The Invocation will be by Rev. Wil
liam O. Waters, of Chicago."
Mr. Waters, a young and athletic-looking
clergyman, read his prayer from a
small, well-worn prayer book, it being
a part of the regular service of the
Episcopal church.
His voice, one of the best yet heard In
t the convention, was heard throughout
the hall without effort, and be was fol
lowed with deep and respectful attention,
i As he closed with the Lord's prayer,
many of the delegates followed him.
Harry Daugherty, of Ohio, from the
committee on credentials, asked for rec
ognition as soon as the prayer was
ended. He announced that the commit
tee had been in continuous session
throughout the night, had completed
Its work and would be able to present
its report to the convention within an
hour. There was no possibility of
transacting business until the report
was presented and the convention set
tled down to await Its arrival.
Mr. Burrows interrupted the reg
ular order of business long enough to
Introduce to the convention Henry Baker,
of Minnesota, and James D. Conner, of
Indiana, two giay-haired veterans of the
party, who were delegates to the first
Republican convention of 1856. Messrs.
Baker and Conner were greeted with
continued rounds of applause as they
stepped to the front of the platform and
bowed their acknowledgments.
It was next announced that while
waiting for the report from the commit
tee on credentials, there would be a pa
rade through the hall of visiting march
ing clubs.
On motion of Mr. Warden, of Michigan,
the convention invited to a place on the
platform C. G. Proctor, of St. Joseph,
Mich., who was a delegate to the Lin
coln convention In Chicago 48 years ago.
Demonstration for Knox.
As Secretary Malloy concluded his an
nouncement of the Warden resolution,
the tap of drums was heard outside the
hall, and in another second the east
door was opened and in came the band
heading a parade. They halted In front
of the speaker's stand for an instant,
playing "America."
Close behind,, them came the Amerlcua
Club, of Philadelphia; the Knox March
Ing Club, and then the Americus Club, of
Pittsburg, holding high their umbrellas,
some of red, white and blue and others
of wide sections of yellow and black.
The aisle was not Ideal marching
ground, and collisions were frequent and
halts too numerous. The Pennsylvanians
filled the- air with cries of "Knox!"
Every time they were compelled to halt
they seized the opportunity to renew
the scene.
Behind the Knox enthusiasts came the
Young Men's Blaine Club, of Cincinnati.
They wore tall white hats and carried
small American flags. Their appearance
produced frenzy in the Ohio delegation.
Instantly every man was on his feet, the
flags tossed up and cheer after cheer
rang through the hall. The banner with
the face of Secretary Taft upon it pro
duced another outburst, and the Ohio
men screamed and danced t about while
the band in the gallery struck up, "Hail
to the Chief," which it has, by some co
' Incidence, played every time the blue
banner has been flung to the air.
Following the Blaine Club there came a
distinct novelty in the way of a band
playing "Tammany," and then a big
delegation of visitors from Danville, 111.,
waving small flags with "Cannon" on
them and a larger banner announcing
them as "Neighbors of Uncle Joe."
Another Knox Club, from Philadelphia,
bearing big banners and headed by a
band playing "Dixie," was next in the
long line of demonstrants and was
greeted with loud cheering in which the
Pennsylvania delegation led. The Penn
sylvanians" drum major was quite the
most (torgeous personage who had en
tered the convention hall.
Ohio Follows Pennsylvania.
"Knox! Knox! We must have Knox!"
" cried the Philadelphians ' and their de
mand was echoed by their delegates who
took to their feet and waved vigorously
their blue Knox pennants.
Still another band came roaring through
the doorway and it was the turn of In
diana. Behind the band, wearing white
caps with black bands, were the mem
bers of the Marlon Marching Club of In
diana, which had arrived in the city but
a short time before. They were given an
enthusiastic greeting by the Indiana dele
gates, which they returned with Interest.
As was the case with Pennsylvania, In
.dlana cheered on until supported by the
voices of many other delegates.
When they had passed, along come a
throng- of men who quickly declared
their partisan ship by bursting out into
a song, more or less melodiously ren
dered, the burden of which was: "I
yell for William Taft."
After this line of singers had marched
along, the Columbus Republican Glee
Club, of Columbus, O., halted in front of
the speaker's rostrum and gave some
real music, singing: "Dixie," and "The
Star-Spangled Banner" in a manner that
brought forth cheers from the spectators.
Then they sang "Ohio." and a song set
ting forth the- manifold merits of Wil
liam Taft. Bringing up the rear of the
departing Ohioans was a large stage ele
phant decorated with American flags and
bearing a banner of the Hamilton Club of
Chicago. The elephant was led by a man
dressed In "Uncle Sam" costume.
Alt Taft Delegates Seated. ,
Senator Fulton, of Oregon, chairman of
the credentials committee, stepped to the
platform at 1:10 P. f. and presented the
report on permanent roll of the con
vention. "Your committee on credentials," said
Senator Fulton, "met immediately after
adjournment yesterday, and after fully
hearing and carefully considering all the
cases that came before Jt resolved that
all delegates placed on the temporary
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VICE-PRESIDENT CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS, WHO HAS ONCE MORE
RE1TER.4.TED HIS DETERMINATION NOT TO STAND FOR RE-NOMINATION.
roll by the National Committee are In
each Instance entitled to their seats."
Cheering Interrupted the speaker.
"In addition," said Mr. Fulton, "the
committee has seated all three of the con
testing delegations from New Mexico
with one-third vote each."
The adoption of the report was moved
and there was no attempt at debate. Only
a few scattering "noes" were heard.
Lodge Takes the Chair.
The report on permanent organization
was presented by Chairman Charles F.
Brooker, of Cincinnati. The announce
ment that Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
had been chosen for permanent chair
man called out applause, especially from
the Massachusetts delegation. The re
port, save in this particular, made per
manent the temporary officers. It was
adopted unanimously. The chairman
then appointed General Stewart L.
Woodford, of New York, and Gov
ernor Charles S. Deneen, of Illinois, a
committee to escort the permanent chair
man to the platform, which they did.
Mr. Burrows then introduced Mr. Lodge,
who stepped forward to the Speaker's
table, manuscript in hand, and was
loudly cheered.
In a voice clear to the utmost corners
of the vast auditorium he began by
thanking the delegates for the honor of
his selection to preside permanently over
the deliberations of the convention. His
address had a welcome touch of cam
paign atmosphere about it and the cheers
were not long in breaking forth In fre
quent and constantly increasing enthu
siasm. '
"If we refer to their (the Democrats)
past," he declared, "they accuse us of
calumny."
There were much laughter and cheers
at this, which were renewed when he
said :
"The Democrats now could only ap
peal: Judge us on our undiscovered
future."
Start Roosevelt Enthusiasm.
"The President has fearlessly en
forced the laws as he found them upon
the statute-books." Cheers came from
many quarters of the hall at this, but
their duration was comparatively brief
and Mr. Lodge hastened to resume: In
a few minutes, however, he came again
to the President with the declaration
that in enforcing the law the bayonets
of duty must hurt somebody.
"And the results," he went on, "are
that the President is he most abused
and most popular man In the United
States today."
At this the first real demonstration
broke loose. For a time the cheering
appeared desultory, but after a minute
or two, some of the delegates from the
territories jumped to their chairs, and
a great roar burst from all over the
hall. As the cheers came forth, Mr.
Lodge remarked to his friends on the
platform:
"They said there was no Roosevelt
feeling In this convention, but I will
show them that there is." The speak
er exhibited pleasure at the demon
stration.
Colorado, West Virginia and North
Carolina took up the cheering. The
Ohio delegation remained seated and
silent. As the demonstration contin
ued, the cheers came in great waves,
dying away almost to nothing one in
stant and then breaking out afresh
with Increased enthusiasm.
Wave TTpou Wave of Cheers.
The galleries took up the demonstra
tion with a will, and helped to main
tain it for a long time. On the far
side of the gallery a number of men
waved star-epangled banner umbrellas
over the railing, and the uproar broke
out again on the floor below. One
Louisiana delegate pulled oil his coat
and swung it around and around his
head, while he gave vent to yell after
yell. The cheers died away, but again
they came with renewed vigor, the gal
leries, playing an important. part in the
demonstration.
Mr. Lodge made several attempts to
continue his speech, but at every ef
fort the cheering would break out, and
he Anally gave up the idea and walked
slowly back and forth, a pleased ex
pression on his face, -waiting for the
uproar to ceaee.
Representative Nicholas Longworth, the
son-in-law of the President, and Alice
Roosevelt-Longworth sat watching the
spectacle with smiling countenances, but
neither of them made any effort to par
ticipate in the cheering.
The convention band added to the dem
onstration from time to time, playing
"The Star-Spangled Banner" and other
patriotic selections. "A Hot Time in the
Old Town Tonight" caught a quick re
sponse from the effervescent crowd.
M. H. Fairbanks, a brother of the Vice
President, who occupied a seat on the
platform, after the cheering had contin
ued for some time. Jumped up and waved
a newspaper vigorously.
Ohioan Swept Off Feet.
The enthusiasm finalljr swept Delegate
Shoup, of Ohio, from his political moor
ings and, mounting his chair, he tossed
a silk banner up and down In frantic
fashion. This was taken by many of
the delegates to mean a defection In the
Ohio ranks and added a temporary fuel
to the fire. In reality it was nothing of
the kind, for Mr. Shoup has never been
for Mr. Taft and always for Mr. Foraker.
The cry so familiar in the Cleveland
Harrison campaign of "Four, four, four
sity
years more." broke out In the gallery,
accompanied by a stamping of feet in uni
son with the chanted words, producing a
terrific uproar. The Texas men caught
it up on the floor and it was rolled back
to the galleries.
Throughout the entire outbreak, the
Texas delegates, who are to vote for Mr.
Taft only in the event that Mr. Roosevelt
cannot be nominated, led in the cheering.
The delegates-at-large from this state,
however, kept closely to their chairs and
took no part in the cheering.
Hitchcock's View of Outburst.
After the demonstration on the floor and
in the galleries had continued for half an
hour, Mr. Lodge again attempted to pro
ceed, but the raps of his gavel added fuel
to the flame, which burned its brightest
among the enthusiastic throngs which
showed no disposition to relinquish their
share in the noise and excitement.
Frank H. Hitchcock, manager for Mr.
Taft, was on the convention floor during
the demonstration. He expressed pleasure
at the uproar and said:
"It shows how popular the adminis
tration is, particularly, how President
Roosevelt stands with the people. I am
glad of this. It will help Taft, for he
is President Roosevelt's choice as his
successor."
Teddy Bear on Travels.
An enormous Teddy bear, dragged up
into the press seats and held aloft by a
group of yelling enthusiasts, brought out
frantic screams of delight. After being
held here for a moment, it was tossed
bodily down from the press stand into
the Illinois delegation. The bear was
not light nor easily handled, being fully
equal in bulk to a fat bay about 10 years
old. When it lit upon a delegate, he was
likely to be knocked from his seat. Illi
nois pitched the bear into Iowa, which
promptly passed it along, while the dele
gates and spectators roared with laugh
ter. The bear finally was flung into
Oklahoma, where it was gathered in and
was seen no more.
Shortly after the disappearance of the
bear sharp hisses broke out. on the floor
against the persistent disturbers in the
gallery. Both sides were persistent, but
a yell is louder than a hiss and the dele
gates were soon overwhelmed. The gal
leries weakened and again the hissing
broke out, only to be met by the re
newed and vociferous outburst from the
galleries, and again the delegates, anx
ious to continue their work, were put
into eclipse.
Mr. Lodge, after another long wait, at
tempted to be heard.
"Gentlemen," he said, "as I was trying
to say when I was interrupted " The
qheering drowned his voice again. De
termined, however, to proceed In spite
of the effort of the crowd to follow the
xample of the delegates In restoring or
der, Mr. Lodge, in the midst of desultory
cheering, resumed his speech. The dem
onstration had proceeded unchecked 45
minutes.
No Third Term, Says Lodge.
Mr. Lodge at last secured the undi
vided attention of the convention when
he came to that portion of his speech
which reiterated the determination of the
President not to accept a renomination.
"That decision," - he declared, "dic
tated by the loftiest motives and by a
noble loyalty to American traditions,
Is final and irrevocable. Anyone who
attempts to use his name as a candi
date for the Presidency impugns both
his sincerity and his good faith two
of the President's greatest and moet
conspicuous qualities, upon which no
shadow has ever been cast. That man
Is no friend of Theodore Roosevelt and
does not cherish his name and fame,
who now, from any motive, urges him
as a candidate for the great office
which he has finally declined."
Thia statement was the signal for
general applause, but some one in the
audience cried:
"But we want him!"
Mr. Lodge went on, however. Again
the applause came from the delegates,
and was repeated when Mj. Lodge
said:
"But, although the President retires,
he leaves behind him his policies."
VThe statement, "We believe in the
support of the courts in all their dig
nity," caused additional applause, as
did the declaration in favor of protec
tion. Aa Mr. Lodge concluded, he was
cheered to the echo, several men press
ing eagerly forward to extend con
gratulations for his address and the
manner in which it had been given to
the convention.
Senator Beveridge. of Indiana, ofTered
a resolution extending greetings to
John Ade, of Indiana, a veteran of the
Republican party . since its inception,
and tendering him a seat on the plat
fortn, Mr. Ade, who is the father of
George Ade, was heartily applauded as
he mounted the rostrum.
Mr. Lodge called for the report of
the committee on rules, but it waa not
forthcoming, and he directed that the
names of the newly-chosen members
of t,he National Committee and those of
the honorary vice-presidents be -read.
This was done, many of the spectators
leaving the hall while the reading was
in progress.
Battle for Negro Begins.
The report of the committee on rules
and order of business was presented by
Senator Warren, of Wyoming, its chair
man. He announced that with but a few
changes the rules of the last Republican
National Convention were adopted. The
changes provided for a grouping of Ari
zona, New Mexico and Hawaii as terri
tories with a representation of six dele
gates each; also giving to the National
committee authority to determine the
mode of electing delegates to National
conventions.
When it came to the adoption of the
report of the committee. Representative
Burke, of Pennsylvania, who yesterday
Introduced a resolution to cut down rep
resentation in the National convention to
a basis of Republican votes cast In the
states, was recognized to present a mi
nority report. The committee had voted
down the resolution by 23 to 17.
"As the vote of 17 states against 23,"
said Mr. Burke, "I 'Wish to. present the
following minority report:
"It is moved that the report be amend
ed to incude the following:
Move to Reduce Representation.
That the basis of representation In the
Republican National convention hereafter
shall be as follows:
Each state shall be entitled to four dels
gates at large and one additional delegate
for each 10.000 votes or major fraction
thereof cast at the last preceding Presiden
tial election for ReDUblican electors, four
delegates from eacli territory and two from
the District of Columbia. Alaska. Porto
Rico antl th Philippines, and that methods
for. the enforcement of this ruling; be pro
vided by the Republican National commit
tee chosen by the delegate to this conven
tion. The reading of the amendment called
out cries of "No. no," and "Yeis, yes,"
from all parts of the floor.
The Massachusetts, Wisconsin. Penn
sylvania, New Hampshire and Utah
members of the committee joined in the
minority report.
Mr. Burke was then recognized to
speak in behalf of the minority report.
He made an impassioned appeal for its
adoption and was greeted with tremen
dous applause as he finished.
AVould Make Party Sectional.
When he had concluded. Augustus E.
Willson, Governor of Kentucky, took the
floor In opposition.
"If you adopt this rule you will do more
to make the Republican party a sectional
party than the negro question has done to
make the Democratic party a sectional
party," said he.
Representative J. Warren Kiefer, of
Ohio, declared the adoption of the minor
ity report "would be a stepping stone to
a long-needed reform."
Ex-Governor Herrlck, of Ohio, followed
and other speakers for the majority were
Henry L. Johnson, of Georgia, and for
the minority James Wadsworth, of New
York; ex-Governor WTarmouth, of Louisi
ana, and Representative James E. Wat
son, of Indiana.
South Wins by Small Majority.
M. H. De Young, of California, moved
the previous question. It was seconded
by New Hampshire, Minnesota and In
diana. The vote was then announced by
the chairman to be on the substitution of
the minority for the majority report. Mr.
Beveridge demanded a roll call and lie
was seconded by New York, West Vir
ginia and Pennsylvania. No vote for
New Mexico was received, the delegation,
as announced by a delegate in an adjoin
ing state, having "gone out." One dele
gate was absent from Minnesota and the
total was therefore 977, the minority re
port receiving 471 and the majority 606.
The majority report was then adopted by
a viva voce vote.
The roll call on the motion for.the adop
tion of the minority report follows:
Total
Vote. Yeas. Nays.
Alabama , 22 .. 22
Arkansas 18 .. IS
California ..,.20 .. 21)
Colorado 10 10
Connecticut 14 14
Delaware 0 ... 6'
Florida 10 .. 10
Georgia 2fi . . 26
Idaho 6 .. 6
Illinois 54 fi4
Indiana :io 30
Iowa 2i. 6 20
Kansas 20 .. 20
Kentucky 2t; 1 25
Louisiana 1ft .. 18
Maine 12 12-
Maryland . .' 16 .. 16
Massachusetts .32 32
Michigan a8 18 10
Minnesota 22 10 11
Mississippi 20 .. 20
Missouri 3 12 24
Montana 6 . . 6.
Nebraska 16 7 ft
Nevada . . 6
New Hampshire S 8
New Jersey 24 '2:t 1
New York 78 78
North Carolina 24 . . 24
North Dakota . .-. R . . 8
Ohio 4 8 as
Oklahoma 14 .. 14
Oregon 8 S S
Pennsylvania . . . .- 68 68
Rhode Island 8 8
South Carolina , 18 .. IS
South Dakota ....8 8
Tennessee 24 .. 24
Texas 36 . . 36
Utah 6
Vermont 8 8
Virginia 24 . . '24
Washington 10 4 6
West Virginia 14 14
Wisconsin 26 26
Wyoming 6 6
Alaska 2 3 . ..
Arizona 2 2
District of Columbia 2 1 1
Hawaii 2 . . 2
New Mexico 2
Philippine Island 2 . . 2
Porto Rico 2 . . a
Total .980 471 506
South Cheers Ohio.
The Southern delegates in their applause
and cheering gave credit to the Ohio dele
gation for saving them. Calls of "Ohio"
rang from the delegates gathered under
the Southern banners.
Mr. Warren moved that a recess be
taken until 9 o'clock tonight. Governor
Fort, of New Jersey, offered an amend
ment, making the hour 10 o'clock tomor
row morning. The amendment was adopt
ed and the Convention adjourned.
ALLIES ' MUST YIEM) QUICKLY
Otherwise They Will Not Be Given
Vice-Presidency.
CHICAGO. June 17. Major Thomas H.
Hartlgan, chairman of the Philippine del
egation, Is back from Washington, where
he saw Secretary Taft. Major Hartlgan
returns with the distinct Impression that
if a spirit of conciliation and harmony
sets in on the part of the "allies" the
Vice-Presidential situation will be re
solved by the selection of an "ally" can
didate for Vice-President, but that If con
tests are prolonged the names of Mr.
Fairbanks and others identified with the
"allies" will be eliminated from the Vice
Presidential lists.
ENGLISH JUDGEV SHOCKED
Lamentj Extreme Laxity of Divorce
Laws in America.
LONDON, June 17. As an outcome
of the alleged marriage of Reginald
Grey Coke, son of the Hon. Henry and
Lady Coke and nephew of the Earl of
Leicester,- to Galia, sister of Mark
Hambourg, the pianist, in America last
January, Mrs. Reginald Grey Coke to
day secured a decree -of divorce on the
ground of bigamy and adultery.
The documents produced in evidence
showed that Reginald Coke obtained a
divorce in Nebraska on the ground of
desertion on the part of his wife. Sir
John Barnes, in granting the decree,
said P.eginald Coke's marriage to Miss
Hambourg was clearly bigamous, and
he sincerely wished something could be
done in America to prevent this sort of
thing.
Hanan shoes st RosenthAl's
LODGE PUNCTURES
ROOSEVELT
Says President's Decision to
Retire Is Final and Ir
revocable. MUST RESPECT HIS WISH
Permanent Chairman of Convention
Asserts That Xo True Friend of
Roosevelt Will Urge His
Nomination.
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CHICAGO, Jun 17. In his speech be
fore the Republican National Convention
today. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, per
manent chairman of the convention,
touched on tne "third-terra" question rffter
reviewing the achievements of the Re
publican party for the last 50 years and
the future outlook aa compared with the
Democratic party. He . asserted that
President Roosevelt's decision to refuse
another term was final, and that any
man who seeks to urge his nomination la
no friend to Roosevelt.
Mr. Lodge said:
Gentlemen of the Convention: I thank
you most sincerely for the great honor you
have done me in choosing- me to preside
over your deliberations. For it is a grat
honor to be the presiding officer of a Re
publican National Convention. I can con
ceive of conventions I have indeed heard
of conventions where the honor of such a
post aa that now occupied by me is dubious,
and where if excitement is present, pleasure
is conspicuous by its absence. But to be
the presiding officer of a Republican con
vention Is ever a high distinction to which
no man can be Insensible. Gent lent en of
the convention, again I thank you.
I shall not delay or detain- you with
many words. Your resolutions will set
forth the principles of the party and dd
Clare the policies upon which we shall aik
for the support of the people of the United
States. With fullness and with eloquence
your temporary chairman has already re
viewed the history of the party, has given
you account of what has been done, and
has set forth what we hose and mean to
do. My duty is merely to aid you. so far
as i can, in the orderly and prompt trans
action of the business which has brought
us together. That business is momentous-
nothing less than to name here the two
men who, speaking with the simplicity of
truth, will be the next President and Vice-
President cf the United States. In order
to win for them, and for our party, an as
sured as well as a merited victory, we must
defeat our opponents, whose exclusion from
power is desired by the country and de
served by them.
Party's Splendid Record.
No political party in modern times can
show such a record of achievement during
the last 50 years as the Republican party.
Upon that record we can stand and chal
lenge all comers to the lists. But It is well
to remember that the test we have to meet
is much less severe. This is a comparative
world. We do not go forth to contest the
great prize with an ideal party, which we
sometimes see beautifully depleted by per
sons of self-confessed superiority and
chronic discontent. The glittering abstrac
tion which they present never existed yet
on sea or land. It gleams upon us in print
ers' Ink, but it has neither substance nor
organization nor candidates, for organization
and candidates must be taken from the
ranks of mentand cannot be. the floating
phantoms of an uneasy dream. The Amer
ican people must choose next November be
tween us and the Democratic party. With
the Democratic party, and with that alone,
must the comparison be made. We differ
from that party In some important particu
lars. We both, it Is true, have a past and
a history but we treat those possessions
very differently. They wish to keeo their
past a profound secret. We seek by all
means to publish ours to the world. If we
refer to their history they charge us with
calumny. We regard ours, truthful and un
dtstorted, as our greatest glory. To the
youth of the ccuntry they say: "Judge us
solely by our undiscovered future." We say:
"Bad our record. Judge us by our past and
our present and from these learn what we
are. what we have been and what we mean
to be." Recall the cries which have pound
ed from the lips of these two parties during
the last half century. On the one side
"Slavery; secession; repudiation of the pub
lic debt; fiat money; free trade; free all
,ver; the overthrow of the courts and gov
ernment ownership."
Democratic Policies Dead.
On the Republican side "Free soli; free
men; the Union; the payment of the debt;
honest money; protection to American In
dustry; the gold standard; the maintenance
of law, of order and of the courts, and the
Government regulation of great corpora
tions." The old shlbcleths of the Demo
crats are today the epitaphs of policies
which are dead and damned. They serve
only to remind us of dangers escaped or to
warn us of perils to be shunned. The bat
tle cries of the Republicans have been the
watchwords of great causes. They tell of
victories won and triumphs tasted; they ar
embodied in the laws an.t mark the stepping
stones by which the Republic has risen to
ever greater heights of power and pros
perity. As we thus call up the past and the
echoes of these old conflicts again sound in
our ears and touch the chords of memory,
one great fact stands forth, clear and shin
ing. The Republican party has never failed
except when it has faltered. Our long ca
reer of victory, so rarely broken, has been
due to our meeting boldly each question as
it arose, to our facing every danger, as it
crossed our path, with entire courage, fear
less of consequences and determined only
to be true to the principles which brought
the party into existence and to the spirit
which has inspired It from its birth. We
faced secession rather than assent to the
extension -of slavery. Rather than submit
to secession we took up the dread burden of
civil war. But a few years ago we per
mitted thousands of Republicans to leave us,
thereby imperiling our political power rather
than abandon the goid standard and plunge
the country into disaster and dishonor.
All Issuers Squarely 3ieL
In these latest years, as In the most re
mote, we have been true to our traditions.
In the process of development a point was
reached where the country was confronted
by a situation more perilous than any it
has ever raced except in the Civil War, and
we Republicans were therefore, obliged to
deal with problems of the most complex
and difficult character. To our honor, be
It said, we have noi shrunk from the task.
Much has been done much, no doubt, still
remains to do but the great underlying
principles have been established and uppn
them we can build, as necessity arises, care
fully and deliberately.
I have spoken of the seriousness of the
situation with which the country was con
fronted. Its gravity can hardly be over
estimated. It grew out of conditions and
was the result of forces beyond the control
of men. Science and invention, the two
great factors in this situation, have not
only altered radically human environment
and our relations- to nature, but. in their
application, they have revolutionised eco
nomic conditions. These changed economic
conditions have, in turn, affected profound
ly society and politics. They have led,
among other things, to combinations of cap
ital and labor on a scale and with a power
never before witnessed. They have opened
the way to accumulations of wealth In
masses beyond the dreams of avarice and
never before contemplated by men.
The social and political problems thus cre
ated are wholly new. it is a fallacy to
suppose that because the elements are old
the problem itself must, therefore, differ
only in degree from those which have gone
before. The elements may be old. but the
problem presented by a changa in the pro-
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portion of the elements may be and. In
this case Is,, entirely new.
Nothing New in Trusts.
Great individual fortunes and rich men
are, it is true, as old as recorded history.
Nearly 200 0 years ago the tax farmers of
Home formed a "trust" for their own profit
and protection; the English people, three
centuries ago. revolted against the patents
and monopolies granted by Elizabeth and
James to their courtiers, and monopolists,
forestallers and speculators in the necessi
ties of life were a curse in our Revolution
and bitterly denounced by Washington. Yet
It Is none the less true that the same
things today present questions different in
kind as well as in degree from their prede
cessors. It is the hugo size of private fortunes,
the vast extent and power of modern com
binations of capital, made possible by pres
ent conditions, which have brought upon
us, in these later years, problems porten
tous In their possibilities, and threatening
not only our social and political welfare, but
even our personal freedom. If they are not
boldly met and wisely solved.
Fear Dishonest Wealth,
The great body of the American people,
neither very rich nor very poor, the honest,
the thrifty, the hard wcrking. the men and
women who earn and save, have no base
envy, no fanatic hatred of wealth, whether
Individual or corporate, if it has been hon
estly gained and is wisely and generously
employed with a sense of responsibility to
the public. But this great body of our
people, by habit and Instinct alike wisely
conservative, these people who are the
bone and sinew of our ccuntry and upon
whom its fortunes and Its safety rest, began
to observe, with deep alarm, the recent
manifestations of the new" economic condi
tions. More and more they came to be
lieve that these vast fortunes and these
huge combinations of capital were formed
and built up by tortuous and dishonest
means and through a cynical disregard of
the very laws which the mass of the peo
ple were compelled to obey. They began tf
fear that political power waa being reft
from their hands and put Into the possession
of the money-holders; that their dearest
rights were in danger; that their hopes of
success and advancement were cut off by
business systems which they could not un
derstand by which the individual was sac
rificed and held down.
To those who looked beneath the surface
an ominous unrest was apparent. The vio
lent counsels of violent man, who aimed at
the destruction of property and the over
throw of law, began to be heard and bark
ened to. The great order-loving, industri
ous masses of the American people turned
away from these advocates of violence, but
at the same time, demanded that their
Government should give them, in lawful
and reasonable way, the protection to which
they were entitled, against the dangers they
justly apprehended.
Steered a Safe Course.
The great duty of fulfilling these righteous
demands, like all the great public services
of the last half century, was imposed upon
the Republican party, and they have not
flinched from the burden. Under the lead
of the President, the Republican party has
grappled with he new problems, born o
the new conditions. It has been no light
task. Dangerous extremes threatened on
either hand. On the one side were the
radicals of reaction, who resisted any change
at all; on the other side were the radicals
of destruction who wished to change every
thing. These two forms of radicalism are
as far apart at the outset as the poles, but,
when carried out, they lead alike to revolu
tion. Between these two extremes the Re
publican President and the Republican Con
gress were compelled to steer and while
they advanced steadily, soberly and effec
tively, they were obliged to repel th radical
assaults on either hand.
Yet, notwithstanding all these difficulties
much has been accomplished. The response
of the people to the policies urged by the
President has been so emphatic that It has
been made clear, once for all, that the
Government of the United States is never
to be dominated by money and financial in
terests, and that ths political party which
permits Itself to be ruled by them is there
by doomed to defeat.
rolicy Is Well Determined.
The policy of the Republican party, in
dealing with these new and formidable ques
tions which have taken concrete form In
enormous combinations of capital and in
great nubile service comorations. has been
formulated and determined. That policy
Is to use Government regulation and super
vision for the control of corporations and
combinations so that these great and neces
sary Instruments of cor..merce and business
may be preserved as useful servants and not
destroyed because they have threatened to
become dangerous masters.
This policy is the absolute opposite of
government ownership and all like meas
ures, advocated by our opponents, which
tend directly to Socialism and to all its at
tendant miseries and evils.
It is in pursuance of this policy, shaped
and settled, during the past few years, that
old laws have been enforced and new ones
enacted.
Nothing Is more destructive to the respect
for law the chief bulwark of civilized so
ciety than to place laws upon the statute
book In order merely to still public clamor
and satisfy the people, but which it Is
never Intended to enforce. The worst laws
Imaginable are those which are allowed to
rust, unused, because, if enforced, they
might Interfere with vested abuses or curb
the rich and powerful.
Made Enemlrt and Friends. '
The President has enforced th laws as
he found them on the statute books. For
this performance of his sworn duty, he has
been bitterly attacked. It was to be ex
pected. Vested abuses and profitable wrongs
cry out loudly when their entrenchments
are carried, and some one la sure to be hurt
when the bayonets of tho taw are pushed
home. In the great American electorate
money has few votes, but It "can command
many voices and cause many birds to stng,
The result is that the President is the best
abused and the most popular man in tho
United States today. He has been morn
abused than any President except Washing
ton r-incoin ana oiant. jie possesses the
love and confidence of the American people
to a degree never equaled except by Lincoln
and Washington. May it not be said, in
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sober truth, that the fearless performance
of a sworn duty is not without its exceeding
great reward?
But the work has not ceased with the en
forcement of existing laws. A Republican
Congress and a RnDubllran President have
planed new laws upon the statute books,
designed to carry out tho Republican policy
or government regulation in a safe, reason
able and effoctlve manner. The Elkins law,
aimed at preferential rebates, which have
been the curse of our transportation and our
business; the railroad rate law, which made
the Buuervlsion of railroads more effective,
and the pure-food law, which has been In
the highest degree, beneficent to the masses
of our people, are all monuments of the
policy and the labors of the Republican
party.
Third Term Impossible.
The President, who has led his party and
the people In this great work, retires, by
his own determination, from his high ofTic,
on the fourth of March next. His refusal of
a renomination, dictated ty the loftiest mo
tives and by a noble loyalty to American
traditions, is final and irrevocable. Any ons
who attempts to use his name as a candi
date for the Presidency impugns both .his
sincerity and his good faith, two of the
President's greatest and most conspicuous
qualities upon which no shadow has ever
been cast. That man Is no friend to Theo
dore Roosevelt and does not cherish his
name and fame who now. from any mo
tive, seeks to urge him as a candidate for
the great office which he has finally de
clined. The President has refused what his
countrymen would gladly have given him ;
he says what he means and means what
he says, and his party and his country will
respect his wishes as they honor his high
character and great public service.
But although the President retires, he
leaves his policies behind him. To those
policies the Republican party stands pledged.
We must carry out as we have begun, re
gardless alike of the radicals of reaction
and the radicals of revolution. We must
hold fast to that which - is good while we
make the advances which the times de
mand. We ask for the confidence and support of
the American people because we have met
the problems of the day and have tried pa
tiently to solve them. We appeal for votes
and for the power they confer because we
uphold the President's policies and shall con
tinue to sustain them. We make our appeal
with confidence because we have a well-defined
policy and are not, like our opponents,
fumbling In the dark to find some opinio
on something.
Principles of the Party.
We believe In the maintenance of law
and order and in the support of the courts in
all their rights and dignity. We believe In
equal rights for all men and are opposed to
special privileges for any man, or any class
of men. high or low, rich or poor. We, who
established the gold standard, are pledged
to the cause of sound finance. We stand
for protection to American industry and
American labor, and we will resist all the
assaults of free trade under whatever name
it comes disguised. We will see to the de
fense of the country. We mean to have a
Navy worthy of the American name. We
seek peace and friendship with all the na
tions, but alliance with none. Yet we have
no intention of being a "hermit nation." The
great services of the President to the
world's peace will be continued by the party
which ho has led. We are a party fit to
rule and govern, to legislate and adminis
ter, and not a fortuitous collection of atoms
whose only form of thought or motion Is to
oppose. Above all, we are true to our tra
ditions and to our past, true now as we
were in the days of Lincoln.
In this spirit we must prevail by this
sign we must conquer.
KILLS BLACK HAND THUGS
Hew Orleans Wine Merchant Shoots
Three Extortionists.
NEW ORLEANS, Juno 17. Following a
scries of crimes attributed to so-called
"Black Hand" societies in the Italian
quarter of New Orleans, one of the worst
tragedies yet connected with that section
took place today, when three Italians
were shot to death.
According to the' police, these men were
killed os a result o an attempt to extort
money from I'ierto Giacona, a wealthy
Italian wine merchant. Giacona and his
son told the police that these men had
frequently bought wine from them by the
barrel, and had invariably refused to pay
for it. According to their story, the three
forced them to ship a barrel of wine to a
point in the state yesterday, and return
ing early today, ordered them to prepare
a meal. The elder Giacona suspected
that trouble would ensue, and hid a re
peating' rille near the table. When one
of the visiting Italians drew a revolver
and ordered them to produce money and
valuables, the eider Giacona answered
with a shol from the rifle. The man he
fired at fell dead and the other two at
tempted to escape. One was killed before
he got 10 feet from the table. The other
reached the staircase, only to get a bullet
in his brain as he started down the steps,
his body falling into the courtyard below.
One of the Italians killed was identified
as a man named Barraca, known to the
police.
Today another Italian, badly wounded,
was found in a shed near the Giacona
home. He was identified as one of those
who had been shot at and the only one
who escaped with his life. , His wound
is dangerous.
Fire Destroys $-2 10,000 Hotel.
PET OS KEY. Mich., June 17. Fire of
unknown origin hint night destroyed the
Imperial Hotel, valued at tlllO.tmo. The
Imperial was a Summer hotel and had
not been opened, for the season. The
only ocoupants were the caretakers.