Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-08-24
SOME OF THE SPEECHES.
Remarks of Messrs. Elliott. Jeffris and
Spooner.


chairman of the Republican state con-
vention, Eugene S. Elliott, of Milwau-
kee, spoke as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: l
would be less than human were | not
profoundly affected by the honor of being
chosen to preside for a temporary period
over representative convention OF the
Republican party; for the Republican
party is prominently "a party
OF progress; a party OF justice;
a party of equal political rights and
party 0f the highest political sentiments
and ri ciples. Applause.
The history Of America for more than
piled from the records of Repub-
lican conventions, Their solemn
declarations are milestOneS which
mark the prosperous course OF our national
career. The Republican party is proud to
say that it is a party with a record and il
has record of which it has a
right to be proud, record which
shows union preserved, seceS-
sion crashed, the shackles stricken
from the limbs of 100000 of slaves; rec
ord showing boundleSs domain opened
to honest labor; a record of the most gen
erous, yet just, treatment Of the soldiers
and sailors of the war; a treatment that
will forever give the lie to the asSer-
ton that republics are ungrateful;
q record which shows the liquidation of
prompt payment Of every national obi
CATION and the strict fuIGllment of every
national pledge; record that She s
sound currency established and main
tanned for the first time in the record Of
our country. [Applausel And all
through this record, permeating its every
part. constituting the warp and the
wool of Republican policy, is
its infeXible determination TO pro
tect the industries of the people. IGreat
|
years the Republican party has almost
continuously dictated the policy
of this government When for
but a single term it surrendered
It's trust, the immediate attack that was
made upon American Industries was Sutfi-
ciCnt to prove to the people the necessity
Of the party Of Lincoln, of Grant, of Gar
field and Of Harrison. lGreat applausei.
Not less did it prove that four years i'll
tWenty-eight years was all of Democratic
rule the people OF this country could en-
dUre Applause. Gentlemen, when the
Republican party, four years ago, under the
lead or Benjamin Harrison, was returned TO
power, it was under solemn pledge that
the principles of RepublicaniSn, as eXen-
plifed in preceding Republican admins
trati0nS, would be strictly carried out.
Standing now upon the threshold
OF q new campaign, reviewing the
pledges and promises that were made
four years ago, we can point with pride TO
been strictly kept. Every pledge then
given has been wholly and truly per-
formed. Applause.I
The barriers that interposed between
pauper competition and the American
labOrer have been restored until to day,
for the first time in the history OF WIScon-
SIN, your Republican delegates. through
Republican legislation, are able to decorate
yourselves with badge from flax grown
in the state of Wisconsin and spun and
h. lo1
plausel. And this will be but the begin
ming Of kindred industries if the Repub-
liCan party is allowed TO pursue the course
that it has marked out for itself.
Gentlemen, we have met to-day for the
purpose of announcing to the people of
the state declaration Of principles Suita-
BILE to the issues which now confront us,
anG TO place before the people those stand
ard bearers who shall lead us on to victory
i'll November next Applause. Let us
hope that every delegate Will approach the
work which lies before him with an in
flexible determination to do Wha5 is right
to promote III every respect IN his power
the general good and harmony OF the
parry; 10 acQuleSce cheer lilly IN whatever
this convention in its good reason and
Judgment may sec fit to Ordain. This is
the duty Of the hour. We have no easy
task before US. We are confronted
by our old enemy, tho Democratic
party; a party that ever since the
blrlh of RepubllcanIsm has steadily
opposed our every step; party that is
cCnlemptlble only in its lack of principle;
a party that is thoroughly organized, that
has under its control infinite means and 4
service that is unrcaS0ninG and unScrupu-
l0uS; a party that tests the craftsmanship
of It's TerainerS by their ability to stuff bal
lot boxes in the south, or defraud the bal
aot-bON in the North. Great applause. We
know this Democratic party. we know its
methods and its practices. We have met
hAI0Tn .tO6 hR0Tpn
it. we will meet it again, and | predict
gentlemen, that when the sun sets on the
18th day of next November, It's last eXpir-
ing rays will fail upon the dead
ditch hugging close to its breast its lost
gerrymander Laughter and applauSel,
with this sentiment for its ShrOud: Pro
lection to American industry and protec-
ton to American ballots are alike uncOn-
stltuti0naL" LGreat applause.
Following is a synopsis of the re-
marks Of Permanent Chairman Jeffris
before the convention at Milwaukee:
MIR. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF
THE CONVENTION: L thank you for the
distinguished honor you have conferred
upon me by making me the chairman Of
this convention. l am proud to be the
chairman of the convention that will take
the first step towards changing the admin
istratlOn of the government OF Wisconsin
from one OF incOmpetency and gang rule
to one that will be run on
the principles of pure politics and tree
Statecraft. Y on Will probably put on the
ticket as Stakeholder. one whose reputa-
ton for craftsmanship is national. yea,
almost worldwide, and, with ticket
made from top to bottom with the same
care, we will redeem this state from the
rule of selfish bosses ana a kitchen-cabinet.
EYe VIII place in nomination a
man who Will be governor Of the state of
Wisconsin and who Will put the state af-
fairs upon sound and honest footing.
We will put upon the ticket men who will
manage their various departments for the
Benefit Of OF the people. We viii have an
encouragement who will not have to be
driven INTO procedures to overthrow a
snoXiOuS and void law. We VIII have an in
suIance commissioner who Will not certify
TO the soundness of an insurance company
within tWenty-four hours before it makes
an assignment. We will have educational.
charitable and penal institutions managed
for the benefit Of those for whom they
were designed, and not for the benefit of
any So Of politicians. Our governor will
IN aka q better record Than signing Two IN