The record-union., 1898-09-02
That Of Approval Of the Course Of the
National Administration.
That the War Was Worth All That
It Cost in Treasure and Blood,
Resulting as It Did in Uniting
the People Of the North and
South and Wiping Out All Bit
terness Between Sections.

DUBUQUE Qa.), Sept. 1.-The Re-
publican State Convention met with
an average attendance and great en-
thusiasm Senators Allison and Gear,
Congressman Henderson, Dolliver, Cou-
sins, Lacy, Hepburn, Updegraff, Gov
ernor Shaw and Ex-Governor Drake
were On the stage and each was given
a warm reception.
Before the convention district eau
cuses We're held and members of the
various committees selected. In the
Fourth District only was there any Sc
rious rupture. Here Blythe and Upde-
graft forces contested for committee
men, the Congressman gaining every
point. The convention hall was a mass
of flags and sentiment patriotic in pro-
portion. Singing of the Battle of Ma
nila'' created immense enthusiasm.
Major Lacy, Temporary Chairman,
was given an ovation. His speech was
we'll received and punctuated with ap-
plause. He said in part:
Not since the era of good feeling, in
the early days of the century, has partly
| feeling run SO low and national patriot
ism risen so high. Never in all our his
tory have the American people been so
sincerely and thoroughly united in
bonds Of brotherhood.
There is too much honor In being a
citizen of the republic for any one to
wish to leave the Union. Never has
| there been a more earnest and honest
pride than that which is shown to-day,
when one of our people says, I am an
American citizen. Now is an era of
good will and general reconciliation.
The past is remembered only with graf
itude and pride. All bitterness is buried
and every man. without regard to poll
| tics, may cheer an Administration that
| is strong and respected alike at home
| and abroad
I'VE love peace, but the war was
worth all that it cost in treasure and
blood It has shown that we are more
| united than we had believed. 1t showed
| that political rancor, after all, was only
skin deep, and that when the Span
| iards scratched either Woodford, or a
| Lee, or a Shafter, or a Wheeler he
| found a patriot. IT, in fact, any seeds
of the time bitterness remained,
| they have been buried in the forests
of Cuba and Porto Rico, or drowned
| in the waters of Santiago and Manila.
I'VE are called upon, however, to
again discuss the old issues of protec-
| ton and sound money, Notwithstanding
| the developments and evidences which
have deprived these questions of much
of their interest by making them too
obvious for extended discussion.
| The war is over, but it has left liv-
| ing questions for US to meet, and we
shall and will approach them with a
proper appreciation of their gravity
! and choice.
I'VE will get out of Cuba when we get
out of Iowa and not until then. This
we will do with no bad faith to any one
By the time the people of Cuba have
begun to enjoy the comfort of living
under the protection of nation strong
enough to give her that which she has
so longed for, freedom, food, govern
ment and peace, she will ask us to stay
and the flag to remain there for al
| time, at her request.
ITO the insurgents in the Philippines