Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-27

made up u VIII appear that no rrea
army was ever organized and equipped
70 well ard so completely. with lcsi
prlvation and less suffering than oui
own volunteer army In our present
war.
New questions have grown out Of
the war. New territory has been &C.
uuired What shall be dora with a.
New administrative questions vii
arise. questions OF revenue. question:
Of finance all " which are disturbed
by our responsibilities. Shall we adopt
n colonial policy7 what shall u be!
Whatever II done with these Islands,
we must mn up their semi-barbarous
people toward the level u American
citizenship Their government their
civilization. their education. demand
the best wisdom Of our ablest states
men. shall we trust their settlement
to those who,two years ago were max
ing a crusade against law and orfer.
against American credit and appeal
ing 10 the lowest motives N the ciu-
zcns or shall we stand by the admin
istratlon and give TO President Me
Klnlcy at the national capital Senate
and House of Representatives who Will
did him In every patriotic cndeavor.
20 carry sound systems u government
into those Islands u the sea.
shall we. gentlemen. begin by los
ing senator here and an assembly
man thcrc In the state ~ New York.
We must we 10 u that our Democratic
senator fctires e. the shades ~ Troy.
We must have Republican In his
place. We must sec 20 II that we have
Republican executive In the Empire
State. We must stand by the admins
tratl1n In these periiOua times that
nre 10 come. guaranteeing 90 these
Islands stable. Just ana equitable
government that will rive 10 cuba
place among tho nations of the earth
and give 10 Porto Rico n chance De-.
meath the American HAS 10 march IN
toward American civilization and be-
come n part Of the American people"
The mention N President McKiniey's
namc was the signal for wild and con-
tlnuoua cheering. and Delegate Charles
Moore Of brooklyn capped the climax
by asking for three cheers, which were
given With n viii
A. iias the convention. on motion of
}. sioat Fnasott. took recess until
$3.50 o'clock II u unforatood that Mr..
Eilhu Root viii mako n.poraonai state
ment o. Col Rulseveit'a eligibility for
the nomination Tor governor nt the
session this afternoon. n will not
consist Of presentation of nfndavita
nnd documents M originally intended.
but viii be n plain statement u tho
facts. rs Mr.. Root understands them
torether with his Interpretation Of tn
legal and constitutional aspect of tn
case.
After ano,hcr recess the convention
rcconvcnrd NJ t.01 PIN. Afier J. Uider
rady OF Hudson had taken the floor AZ
th pm. AMI nominated Governor
.Hck, Mr.. chaunccv NJ Drpew took
fht Platform and made an rlnnusnt and
m1n'er.y address IN domination "
sol Theodore Roosevelt The speech
WIS begun a; $50 pm. and Il az foi-
DrPEw's GREAT sPEBru
Ocntlssncn-Not since iSss has m,
hrpuhllcin party met IN conversion
whom the conditions OF the country
were ~ Interesting % ~ critical. mo
widest dream cverborn 81 the imagina-
uon - the Optimistic believer la our
denlny could not Orescc when NrKin-
Icy was clrcsed two years ago, tho ON.
rushing torrunt Of events u tho mast
three nonsha. We arc either 70 b.
Suhmrrsci BY this break In the dykes
ereoicd by Washiugion about our gov.
eminent. or We are to Ind by the wise
Utilization u the conditions forrei
uIon ~ how 60 b, safer aud stronger
within our Old boundaries. ana 10 add
incaiculably 10 American enterprise
and opportunity by becoming ufasterp
~ she sea. ana entering with the SUR
Plus OF our manufacturers tho markets
" the world.
Tho times require constructive states.
men A. IN ii7G AMI 1895 We mood
archS'ewg and builders. We have bur
one school for their training and edu-
cation. and that school N the Rcpub.
lean party. our Republican admins
iratlon up1n which tremendous re-
spomibilhy rests, mus, have Repub-
hcan Congress for It's support IN the
next two ycafa-two years % trtnacen.
dent Importance 10 our future, New
York. imperial among her sister states
In all which makes a great common
wealth. u aiih tho pivotal state IN our
national contests. We the deleFltru
hare assembled, have n very serious
duty In - ACTING as 10 keep our Old
state and her congressional delegation
In the Republican column. our thought.
our absorbing anxiety, h with whom
oH standard bearer can W. most favor
ably present 10 ihe people those now
and vital issues. the position Of the Re-
publican party afii the necessity 10 the
country thai ID should receive the up-
Irnvn ~ the country Friends and
enemies alike Join IN the general saila.
faction with the wisdom, sagaciiy and
Htaieamnnship % President Mckinley.
our state has had a faithful. upln ana
worthy representative IN the greatest
legislative body In she world IN senator
piau. We are luf.iy proud of our
delegation In Congress- ana - influence
with tho constructive measures u Re
pubNonn administration, We possess
unusual executive ability aud courage
In Governor Black. The renlrileaa logic
NJ events overcomea allughcr cOnsldera-
tlons afl impeH nv 10 present the
name Of. AZ II will purauade you to
nominate a. our candidate Tor COVER
nor ~ the state Of New York. Colousl
Theodore Roosevelt. II h. wpre only
the hero Of brilliant charge on the
battfenod and there Was nothing else
which lifted him for this high place.
would not put HIN IN nomination.
Hut Colonel Roosevelt has shown cnn-
splcunuH ability IN tho puhhc service
Tor ten years lie was a soldier three
months. II II M limo which tela
with an excessive mind and restless
energy like Ro1Ecyelts, but opportunl-
~, Give him the chance ana he leads
10 victory.
The vile u a cabinet officer told me
that when Assistant Secretary Rouse.
welt announced tina, he had determined
t. resign and raise n rtglmcut Tor the
war, some ~ the ladlff Ia the ndnlnlH-
trutl0u chclc thought Il their duty 90
demonstrate with him. They said;
"Mr Roosevelt, you have six children,
Tie youLgtnt q teN months old ana the
eldest net yet In the teens. While the
country IL full NJ yours men who have
ne such rcspnnf ihilitieE ana are eager
10 enlist you have ~ flFht TO leave tho
burden uTon your wife OF the care, sup
port and bringing M ~ that family"
Rooseveltn anhwcr was Roosevelt