The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-13

These events place the present goyel Il.
ment and administration cf the United
states under fresh and peculiar RESPONSE
bilities. We must either retain all that
we have 1egitimateiy gained in warfare,
and assume all the responsibilities that
will be incurred, adopt a policy that
Will in one direction lessen our ssspousi-s
bilities, and in another, Increase them.
Upon the wisdom. prudence allQ pairIot-
ism of the administration OF President.
MclSihley We can safely rely ltfis the
duty OF all Itcpu blicadS, and pesleSe also
that of all patriotic citizens Of all par
ties. to stand firmly by the decisions and
acts OF our government. And ii it shah
be determined. as | think il will be- that
we shall refuse o return 10 the dosais!a7
tion of Spain any portion OF her colonial
possessions of which We have gained
sovereignty by warfare, and ourselves as
sumo the control Of and responsibility for
them. then that policy should iave The
patriotic and united support Of the AmeFi-
can people. In order TO secure this re-
suit it is Of first importance that the Re-
cure u working majority IN both Houses
of the next National Congress-. With
out such a majority 1t is, and will be,
uncertain whether the beneficial results
Of the war with Spain will become secure
and permanent In so far as the Demo-
cratic party of the country has declared
Itself, it will be opposed 10 what ought
to be national and patriotic course OF
procedure. We may fairly assume that
the only safe and certain guarantee ol
security for Ihe RESULTS sax &lfiS war viii
be IN the election of a Republican IN tine
Fifty-sixrh Congress. Prominent leaders
of the Democratic party IN various sec
clared themselves in opposition 10 the
policy of the now necessary expansion
and extension of American sovereignty
and commercial enterprise. We must ex-
pect this Democratic opposition to what
Is now an essential and sound American
policy, TO appear in the next Congress,
and. therefore.sthe voters of this CongT
siona district will have an alternative at
the coming election TO choose between the
election Of a representative who Will, un-
der all circunsf fances. stand firmly for
truly American policy, and one who prob
ably, for partisan reasons and partisan as
sociations will be compelled to oppose 1T.
The next question Of national import
ance is that of the national finances and
currency. On this the Republican party
of the nation stands not only on sound
and solid ground, but has been supported
by the verdict Of the American people in
the last Presidential election. With the
aid of a very large number OF members
of the Democratic party, who could not
endorse the absurdity and folly of free
Kinley and a Republican Congress were
elected. So far as this question is con-
cerned the conditions have not changed,
nor is the controversy on this subject
ended. The Democratic party as an
organizati tion is today, as it was in 1896,
practically under the control of the Wild
free silver faction. The only secure
defense for the business interests of the
country on this issue Is in the election
of a Republican majority II the incoming
Congress. No man should be entrusted
with the Office of representative or Sena-
tor in the next Congress who is not Ger
tainly to be relied ON in all his action
to sustain the declaration that there shall
be no American dollar that is not worth
its face value, and current In all The
markets of the world.
Another issue of Importance is that OF
protection to American industries and
American labor. Whatever may have
been. or are the theories an contentious
that the continuance OF the direct pro-
tective policy under this Republican
administration has been almost phenom-
enally beneficial both to the business and
the governmental interests of the coun-
try. The revenues of the government en-
ware revenue taxes. have been increased
more than S130.100 600 year. without inn
posing any additional burden on any
American industry: while our imports are
ports have been largely increased, and
in both directions the wisdom Of the Re
publican protective tariff policy has been
yipdicateei. The State OF New Jersey and
This lis it<eaiy Tatefestea IN the
naintainence of this policy. and should
will sustain il.
Gentlemen of the convention you will
have no difficulty in understanding my
position. and future action on these or
may arise and ] have only now to add
that from this time until the election ]
will cheerfully give any personal service
which can render to promote and secure
the success of the entire Republican
ticket"
The convention then adjourned sine die
and the delegates surrounded the nomi-
nees and shook hands.