Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-06-08

Mr.. fassett was elected temporary
chairman, the Harrison men not opposing
him. Great cheering and storm of APP
plause greeted him as he stepped forward
to read his speech.
MIR. Fassett's Speech.
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Republicans
For the distinguished honor which you have
conferred upon Inc am very grateful. / as
sumo the duties of presiding officer with ex-
treme diffldence and am sustained by a reli-
anco upon your generosity, forbearance and
cooperation. II Is eminently fitting that
Republican convention should be held In
temple erected for the display Of the products
of protection to American industries and In
this beautiful city of Minneapolis, the JOY and
the pride Of giant west. This city, which just
about equals in age the Republican party,
with its prosperous mills and factories and
workshops and its generous and happy homes,
abounds In object lessons, teaching clearer
than In words the sound wisdom Of Republi-
can doctrines.
We are met to exercise one of the highest
privileges of our citizenship. AS trustee O:
10000 voting Republicans, gathered from
every state and territory of the Union, it be-
comes our duty to formulate for the inspec-
tion of the people the belief and purposes OF
our party relative to all the living political
questions of national importance and 20 choose
that man for leader under whose guidance we
feel we shall be most sure of establishing this
belief In the form OF laws.
We are hero not warning faction, strug-
Cling TO win supremacy under favorite lead
ers, but as co-members of one great party
seeking to select from the roll Of our honored
great men the type Of statesman who shall be
regarded ss the most complete embodiment
of cardinal doctrines OF our party. There Is
not Republican In this convention whose
heart does not burn with ardor for triumph In
the impending campaign. We are all eager
xypo ra hpr In ma ka ba no ~
preliminary arrangements and we all propose
10 make them In the right way and In the
right spirit.
II there is ever a time for Republicans TO diff
fer Il is especially in such conventions as this
when we are met together to express the pur-
pose Of reaching ultimate unity through tho
contest Of present differences. In the wide
reaching and delicate business OF agreeing
upon the standard bearers of party there Is
grand opportunity for the great men to hear
and express honest differences of opinions, and
the more earnest the men and the more honest
the opinions the more determined will be the
contests and collisions and the more complete
the final unanimity. The cir Is always sweeter.
IL Is our right now to oppose each other, IL
will be our duty To unite tomorrow. Every
difference should end at the convention doors
and will end there. When the convention
shall have concluded its labors we shall have
but one choice and that the nominees of this
convention; but ono purpose, their election.
The nomination does not end the campaign, Il
begins It, The campaign which is TO he made
will not be the campaign Of the candidates,
by the candidates and for the candidates, but
OF all the party, by all the party, and for all
the party, In the interests OF the whole people.
With malice then toward none, but with n
federation and respect toward all, each of us
according To his light, as God gives him 20 see
the light. should subordinate all merely local
and personsl considerations 10 earnest en-
deavor 10 secure the best In the Republican
party throughout the entire statehood of
states. Mono OF our trusted leaders are weak
men: an Of them are strong. Some may be
stronger than others. IL rs each delegate
views the field there Is some man whose figure
seems 10 Lin larger, whose stature higher,
whose fame more commanding, whose name
more inspiring than that OF any other man,
then the pathway OF each delegate should be
broad and easy.
Mr.. Fassett reviewed the work accom-
plished by the present administration and
paid glowing tributes to ex-Speaker Reed
and Governor Mckinley He spoke at
length Of Republican reciprocity. creating
great enthusiasm thereby. In conclusion
he said:
Sometimes we are told that the mission Of
the Republican party In ended. We have met
our destiny and fulhlled IL. But the destiny
OF progressive party Is never fulfilled In ad-
vancing and expanding national life. 80 long
as there remains wrong 10 be redressed, so
long as ere remains a right 30 be enforced
10 long as all the privileges OF citizenship are
not freely enjoyed under the guarantee that
the constitution gives 10 all citizens of this
union, Just ~ long will there be n mission for
the Renui rean uarty: 20 long will there he q