Arizona republican., 1896-06-19
LODGE NOMLNATES REED.
A Tribute to His Party and to His
 Candidate.

A Tribute to His Party and to His
 Candidate.
 When Henry Cabot Lodge arose, courteous silence came over the great convention hall It was known he came for labor of love, to fight a fight that was already lost and to place the name of Thomas Bracket Reed before the convention The speaker said:
 Four years ago we met as we meet now, representatives of the Republican party. Prosperity was in the land; capital was confident and labor en- ployed There was the good days | wage feeling in the days work and the spirit of American enterprise was stirring and bold. The treasury | was full, the public revenues ample | for the public need. We were at peace with all the world and had placed a prudent hand on the key of the Pacific. Four short years have come and gone. Look about now The treasury is empty, our credit is impaired. Our revenues are deficient We meet the public need, not with income, but by borrowing at high rates and pledglng the future for the wants of the present. Business is paralyzed. Confidence is gone. Enterprise has folded its eagle wings and mopes and blinks in the market places. Our mills are idle and our railroads crippled. Capital hides itself and labor idly walks the street. There is neither a good days wage nor good days work. We have met with sights abroad and have serious differ ences with other nations. The key of the Pacific has slipped from nervous hands. Foreign troops have been landed in this hemisphere. Our own
 boundaries have been threatened in Alaska The Monroe doctrine has been defended, but is not yet vindicated The people of a neighbor island fight ing for freedom look toward us with imploring eyes and look in vain. The American policy which should protect our industries at home and our flag
 abroad has faded and withered away
 Look then upon that picture and now on this"
 Could you yon fair mountain leave
 to batten on this moor?"
 | But four short years have come and
 gone and they have brought this
 change. What has happened? I will
 tell you in word. The Democratic
 party has been in power.
 We are gathered here to choose the
 next president of the United States
 That we will win in this election nc
 man doubts. But let us not deceive
 ourselves with the pleasant fancy tha
 that campaign is to be an easy one. I will be hard battle; it cannot be oth
 erwise when so much depends on tht result. Against the Republican part. representing fixed American politics strength, progress and order, will b. , amaigned not only that organized failure, the Democratic party, but al the wandering forces of political chao } and social disorders.
 It is not merely the presidency whicl is set before us as the prize The pros :. perity of the country, the protection o our industries, the soundness of ou currency and the National credit ar
 all staked on the great issue to be de cided at the polls next November Upon us lies the duty of rescuing tn l country from the misery into which has been plunged by three years ( : Democratic misrule. To drive tn Democrats from power is the first ste 2 and the highest duty, but we shall tr ! umph in vain, in our turn we sha meet heavy punishment at the hand \ of the people, if we do not put our vic tory to right uses. Such a crisis a this cannot be met and dealt with b shouts of enthusiasm. We must fac < it as our fathers faced slavery and dis ! union with grim determination f e win the battle and take up our respoI abilities in the same spirit with whic we won the fight. Now, as then, W [ can hope to succeed only by continuou { endeavor, and now, as then, ever! : thing depends upon the administratio we place in office. We want pres dent who will meet this situation { : Lincoln met that of 1861, with th chiefs of the Republicans about hil { and with party and people at his bacl : We want a president who, on tt q fifth day of next March will summo < congress in extra session and refusin : to make appointments, or to deal wit