The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-23

MENTs REcoUETBD.
TRENTON. N. j., Sept. 22.-The Re-
publican state convention to nominate
candidate for governor was called to
order In Tayior's opera house at noon
to-day by Chairman Franklin Murphy,
Of the state committee. Mr. Murphy In
troduced Attorney General Grlggs as
the choice of the committee us presiding
odieer OF the convention. The choice
was ratified By the convention and Mr..
Griggs was given an ovation and tim
made the following speech:
Attorney General Grlggs spoke brief
IS Of local state politics and the last
presidential campaign. He then con-
f.hued as follows
.And IN this latest time OF storm and
gt-ess, IN the midst OF great perpleXities
and under the weight Of enormous re-
sponsibilIties, II is pleasant thing TO
Sc able to bear witness that our Presi.
dent has retained the confidence ana
support OF those who aided us IN 1896.
And more than that. he has had the as
distance Of the ndvlCe and counsel OF
many of the responsible leaders Of the
Democracy north and south, Loyalty aneF
sincerely rendered without thought OF
partisan or political differences.
When the record OF his administration
"a made up there will stand to the cred
It Of President Mckinley no more proud
achievement than this-that he has won
and kept the confidence OF his honorable
political opponents. He has had behind
him the support OF the American people
with a greater degree Of unanimlty than
any President since Washington.
The party and the Administrations
which has had the responsibility In this
war. which has given such new glory
to our arms and lustre 10 the American
name, has not been party nor an adj
minlstration OF partisanship, but Of pa
triotism. Our President, serene. pa
fient. sagaclous. sympathetic, great,
has been the nations chief indeed.
What can political opposition rest
ppon In, this campaign? There is moth
ing but academic discussion left to the
Democracy. They may denounce pro-
tective tariffs, but no one will care They
have nothing newer or better than the
Chicago platform IF Il which tens Oh
thousands Of New Jersey Democrats re-
VOTED.
II that was dangerous and alarm
ing diversions OF Democratic doctrine
then. now It IL only ridiculous. It has
upon It the double condemnation Of pop
mar defeat anO present absolute incon-
RiBtency With every great occurrence IN
our history Eince 1896.
When we are expanding and eniargtng
our place among the great commercial
nations, It proposes to destroy our hon
or and credit by the adoption OF a finan-
clal basis at war with the system Of the
business world. 1t denounces our sys-
tenn Of government as oppressive to the
daborfng classes, our courts as eXercis-
ing Unconstitutional and tyrannical
powers and our executives for enfore-
ing the laws. This when we are hold
Ing ourselves ont not only as models Of
governments 10 oppressed peoples. but
have actually interefered by arms TO
secure for them the same sort OF order.
liberty and good government which We
i. did not speak of that other item
which certain newspapers and others
are trying TO make the leading issue OF
the Democratic campaign. Forgetting
Ire gfory. the achievement, the success
With which an army OF 100000 men was
raised out Of nothing and a hostile ma
ton almost wiped out In ninety days,
they are lowering like buZzards over the
battIeaeids and hospitals and grave
Yards. looking only for the misery and
suffering and death which are inevita-
bic in war. Surely the Democratic
party has not been reduced so low sH us
supply Of proper subjects for polltlca!
division as TO need to rely upon yellow
fever and yellow literature.
Lift up your eyes TO the heights where
glory crowned the genius that American
liberty points to future pregnant with
prodfgious good to all mankind; TO fresh
6elds for the extension of American
trade and commerce: new openings for
the investment OF American capitai;
wider scope for the actlIt energies of
American young men; 10 more frequent
FiInpses OF the American flag for Voy-
ayers over the oceans: merchant ship
ding multiplied manifold in the haiDors
81 the world, with navy large enough
10 enforce our just demands and the
riRhts Of American citizens as efhcient-
81 as Dewey enforced the Views OF the
government in Manila bay; an army
large enough TO serve the reasonable re-
ouirements OF seventy millions Of peo-
BE without putting the administration
10 the risk OF quick and terrible disas-
tar In case OF sudden war; the malnte-
nance OF our foreign diplomatic service