Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-06-20


for three minutes with bowed aeads. Ihe
| Rabbi is a stout young man with Jet
| black hair, black beard, cut to 2 polnl
on the lines dictated by fashion. Ills
| voice, better fitted for larSe auditorium
| than Chairman Carriers rather sh1i!l tone,
| demonstrated that the acoustic properties
| of the convention hall We're satisfactory
! Mark Hanna came down in the front line
| and studied the floor with bowed he'td
while the invocation progressed. ChauAcey
| NJ. Depew covered his face with reNef-
ent hand Senator Quay held q fan before
| his features. and Flatt of New Iork-it
was impossible for him to give his feat
ures more pious east than nature had
| already done. The invocation Of the rabbi
| was as follows:
| The Invocation.
'All merciful and most gracious father.
! fountain of light and life, we seek thy
! presence and implore thy guidance in the
| tolls and tasks of our earthly beng y,
| Thou, who art enthroned in the soul OF
| man and rule the destiny of nations, p
! nigh unto us now and show forth thy
! wondrous ways in this assembly of thy
! people. Hearken unto thy servants, thy
; bondsmen Of freedom, and pour out on
! them who have come to do thy bidding
/ in the service of truth and honor the
spirit of wisdom and understanding, the
I spirit Of counsel and strength. the spirit
/ of knowledge and the fear Of the Lord.
. Make righteousness the 2irGle Of their
I loins and faithfuiness the girdle Of their
| hips, so they may manfully discharge the
| sacred duties OF their gathering, to fur
| ther the we'll being of the people and To
\ safeguard the honor and integrity OF the
! nation. Q, kindly anew in the hearts OF
! generation the altar flame OF devotion
! to the high aims that inspired the minds
Of the founders Of our republic and above
| ON l,,,, cd INN ia q ifp Af
the father Of his country; fill us with
| deep and abiding sense of the transcen-
! dent dignity and nobility of American
| citizenship and OF the sacred Obligations
! that should attend it, 50 that we may
grow from day TO day in the beauty ci
civic virtue and our beloved land from
hundred harbored Maine to the Vine clad
hills Of the Golden Gate, from the ice
bound north to the warm ana sunny
south, may so from strength to strength,
until it achieves its destiny to become
the fixed and shining mark for every
bark bound for the haven of law and
liberty. Let not the glory Of our past be
greater than the present, nor let US come
to shame and grief by the worship Gf
GODS of gold and silver, to the neglect OF
those ideals of the mind and the soul
which alone worthy of a free people
and alone secure in the continued enjoy
ment Of civil and religious liberty. Re
move from around us Ine tlln ana noise
of insncerity and hollow sounding shows
let bitter strife and wrangline cease. and
in JOY and gratitude let us exercise our
precious, divine birthrght and true
and loyal Americans let US rise superior
to every prompting and prejudice Of sect
and section so that, firmly linked in the
love of our common country, We may
realize how good and lovely it is for
brethren to dwell together in harmony.
pTOcnqr thOu he work OF this council
convened in the cause Of the people and
when its message goes forth over the
land may its golden fringe bring to them
the glad assurance that prosperity Will
brighten our homes, and the immediate
jewel Of our soul, the good name of our
people and the credit of our government
shall remain untarn shed forever. May
Thy grace, O, God, come upon us, an 1
do Thou establish the work Of our hands.
Amen.
AS the Invocation ceased ii faint ap
plause r;ppled over the vast audience
which was promptly checked by Chair
man Carter, who. after considerable ct |
fort with his gavel. managed to secure |
q semblance of order. Secretary -Ianley |
of Maine. moved forward TO the platform |
where he read the call. ManleE's STOPPING
figure was easily recognizable and tne |
spectators joined good humoredly in the |
demonstration made by the Maine dele
gates.
The first real demonstration came when |
Chairman Garter introduced G. w. Fair |
banks of Indiana as temporary chair |
man. William Fl, Sutherland OF
the New York delegation. SER |
onded Fairbanks nomination and his Sc
lection was indorsed by a unanimous vote |
of the convention. AS he stepped forward |
to deliver his speech a wave OF applause |
ran around the galleries, intersperseG |
with staccato cheers
Fnirbank's Remarks.
Mr.. Fairbanks addressed the convention |
as follows:
Gentle of the Conventon-T am pro |
foundly grateful for this expression OF |
YOUR generous confidence. As citizens We !
were never called upon to discharge il
more important duty than that VIII p |
rests upon us-the nomination Of a pres |
ident and vice president Of the United |
States This duty is a peculiarly impress |
sive one at the moment, for it is already |
written in the book of fate that the |
choice of this convention Will be the next |
president and vice president of this great |
republic Three years Of democratic ad- |
m;nstration have been three years OF
panic Of wasted energy. of anxiety anu |
loss to the American people without 2 |
parallel in history.
..Today the people turn to the fepub- |
lican party. hopefully. confidently, ana
it is for US to meet their expectations; |
If is for us to give them those candidates |
upon whom their hearts have centere3, |
and to give them a clear straighttor-
ward emphatic expression Of Our politi- |
cal faith. The republican party is a par- |
tv Of convictions; and it has written It's
convictions in the history Of the repub-
lie with the pen and with the sword.
With it the supreme question always hiS
bacn not what is merely polite, but what
h1 given
10 tho nation ana to history the mighty
dead and the iliustriou5 living. arc ouI
Inspiration and our tower OF Strehgfh. II
va ara bat true to their exalted exam
nIn We can rot be false to our count, =
men.
For a third Of century prior to the
advent Of the present democratic ad-
Jninistrs.tion operated under laws en-
acted by the republican party All gr7at
measures concerning the tariff and the
currency originated with it. Tariff laws
were formed upon lines which protected
our laborers and producers from IN
equal and unjust foreign competltioA'
and upon the theory that the best mar
lset in the world is the home market
and that it should be enjoyed pE or
own countrymen
Currency Question.
"I-nder the currency laws our currency
was made national. The wildcat sta'c
hank money of the democratic party WIS
wiped out of existence. Inc hilPi@S"
dentcd demands growing out Of the W1f
we're met by a paper currency "hch w
-imately became good as god olii.
The resumption Of specie payments, III
1874 every dollar of our money-paper,
silver and gold-has been OF equal pnE-
chasing power the world over The POI
lev of the party has been to make ana
keep our currency equal to the best III
| The world.
| "Tnder the operation of these honest
| tarin and honest money republican laws
| The country grew in wealth and power
| beyond precedent We easily out
J stripped ali other powers in the CONNER
| cial race On November ;. l6jZ lleEe
! Has work for every hand ana bread lol
| every mouth. We had reached thp hish
| water mark Labor received higher
| wages than ever. and capital was prof.
| itably and securely employed. The a.