The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-10

| telng0nb ana patrlOLlC ClLlZ6uS OI hhuSdS,
| the state house has been cleansed and
| purified from the hungry brood Of cor
morants spawned upon our state in its
| days of N misfortune and disaster, bot also
| upon the further fact that our charita bic
| ard other public institutions have been
/ freed from these corrupt officials, who
! were destroying the usefulness of these
institutions and with their dependent
families were unIawfully consuming the
substance of the honest tax payers of the
state.
Again 1 hail with feelings of infinite
| pride and intense pleasure this great
! gathering of Republicans, because this
and other similar conventions now being
held throughout our country testify to
the enthusiasm and earnestuess with
which the Republican party is com
| mencing this political campaign which
| will culminate in the ides of November
next in successfully wrestling from the
broken, dissolving and demoralized
Democratic party the chief executive of
the nation. 1t needs no prophet or the
| son of a prophet to predict this result.
Whether our standard bearer in the
coming presidential campaign be the
! able. popular, and successful governor of
the Empire state, Morton of New York;
or whether it be that prince of parlia-
mentarians and the greatest of all speak
ers that ever presided in the halls of
/ EOSS, hGOQ Vi D1dluos NAObAC1 IL
be that distinguished citizen of our
neigh boring state whose stalwart Repub-
| licanism. excellent judgment, and
! lofty character have won the ad
miration, not only of the
northwest, but of all the people of the
| union. or whether it be shat imperial
leader of Ohio whose name is linked in
separately with the protection of the great
Industrial interests of our cbuntry and
with the producers and wage workers all
over our land, that standard bearer will
be victorious
When the votes of November shall
have been counted the Republican nomi-
nee for president will be declared elect
ed. Grover Cleveland will be replaced
by sturdy American. more interested in
The Industries of this country and the ad-
vancement of our commercial and fnan-
cial interests than the free trader now
occupying the presidential chair.
If we all desire to go to Washington
next March we may witness the inaugu-
ration of a Republican president. We
know what that implies for the good of
our common country.
Then, public confidence will be re.
stored throughout the length and breadth
of our land. Then, the great factories
which are now idle will teem with new
life. The wheels and spindles now si-
lent will turn and hum with increased
activity. Then, as Americans, we will
be proud once more of our nation and
proud again of our flag.
The charmed circle of the power of
our government will be around every
American for his protection, not only at
home, but abroad; whether ne walks the
streets of London or Paris or dwells in
the wilds of Madagascar or transacts
business in the Gem of the Antilles.
Then, no American will be tried by a
court martial aud the record of such a
trial refused single day from immediate
inspection, when demanded.
The producers of our state have be-
come weary, very weary, of the markets
of the world upon a free trade basis,
which only permits them to sell their
corn, their cotton and their cereals at less
than the cost of production. They are
an xious for home market with good
prices and fair compensation for their
la bors. The people, as Mckinley said:
''are hungry TO vote" In this state, we
are exceedingly hungry to vote at the
next presidential election. That the
vote of the Republicans of Kansas will
be with the majority of the nation, it
goes without saying. Therefore l trust
your deliberations today will be of such
a character as BELTS the seriousness of
this occasion and the importance of the
results to follow.
There comes down to US from the
shadowy past, the story of the great con
fiict between the Christian hosts and
the Saracen power in the contest waged
over the possession of the Holy Sepul-
chre. For weeks, months and years that
contest waged with varying success. AT
last the decisive battle was impending.
The great armies were drawn up in bat
tie array. The day was dark, lowering
and threatening. Both opposing parties
seemed confident. Just before the battle
opened the clouds in the heavens parted,
the mists cleared away. High over the
inspired leader of the Christian hosts
hung in mid air banner of cloth of gold;
upon it, visible to all, was the sign of the
Holy Cross.
1t waved to and fro and was suddenly
Withdrawn. 1t was the signal of victory
for the Christian hosts. Il gave
to them new life, new hope,
new enthusiasm. Under that signal
of success. the battle was begun. 1t
ragged furiOusly, sn6 when night closed
the Christian hosts were successful. The
Saracen's power had been broken and
destroyed. The Holy Sepulchre was won.
In November, 1892, our party was un-
successful in our state and in the nation.
Since then, however, unity and harmony
have prevailed. The number of our
ranks have been Increased everywhere.
The skirmishes already fought with the
opposing forces have resulted favorably
to US. The Republicans regained this
state in the election of 1894.
Since then, the state and other elec-
tions in Illinois, New York. Ohio and
elsewhere have been to US like that ban
ner of the cloth of gold, upon which was
emblazoned the holy cross. A signal of
sure and certain victory. They Les-
tify our success in the coming cam
paign; they insure to Us the re-
covery of the possession of the White
house, and that once more the Republi-
can party will have the chief executive
of the nation. To assist in accomplishing
this grand result, let our deliberations to-
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