Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-23
ATTORNEY GENERAL ADDRESSES
NEW JERSEY REPUBLICANS.
YELLOW JOURNALISM SCORED
PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT M'kINLEY'S
CONDUCT OF THE WAR.
..He Hns Won and Kept the Conf
dence of His Honorable Political
OppOnents"-F.M NJ. voorhees,
Named for Governor
by AccIamntiOn.

TRENTON, N. - sept. --.-liie f>epup-
Iican state convention met here to-day and
nominated Foster NJ. Voorhees, as its can
didate for governor. Mr.. Voorhees, is at
present a senator from Union county and
in his capacity as president of the senate
has been acting as governor since Gov
ernor John w. Griggs was chosen attor-
ney general
There was only one session of the con-
vention, lasting about two hours, and the
gathering was the most harmonious AFFAIR
of the sort ever gotten together in New
Jersey. Attorney General Griggs presided,
and his speech, mainly devoted TO national
affairs, the feature of the conven-
ton.
Mr.. Voorhees, was nominated by accla-
| nation, and as the governor is the only
state officer elected by the people, the work
of the convention was soon performed. The
platform adopted is devoted mainly to state
issues.
Senator Stokes reported the platform,
which was adopted with a single exception
| of the following sentence, which was strick-
| en- out on motion of Chairman Murphy:
| And If, by the misconduct or .ncom-
| potency of any officials, their health or
| their lives have been unnecessarily sacri-
| feed or endangered, We feel assured that
the president and his constitutional advis-
| ers will make such Investigations will
| bring the offenders to justice, regardless Of
| past or present political affiliations"
! Mr.. Murphy said that, If there had been
| any iucompetency in connection with the
management Of the war. the Republican
| administration would rectify it without any
| resolutions.
| Attorney General Griggs, on assuming
the chair. spoke briefly on local state pol
| itics and the last presidential campaign.
| He then continued follows:
| And in this latest time of storm and
| stress, in the midst of great perpleXites
and under the weight of enormous re-
| sponsibilities, 1t is pleasant thing to
| be able TO bear witness that our president
| has retained the confidence and support
| of those who aided us in 1896. And, more
| than that, he has had the assistance of
the advice and counsel of many of the re-
| sponsible leaders of the Democracy, North
| and South, Loyalty and sincerely rendered
| without thought of partisan or political
| differences.
When the record of his administration
is made up, there will stand to the credit
| of President Mckinley no more proud or
gratifying 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 greater degree of unanimty
than any president since Washington
After referring briefly to the Democratic
demand for free silver, Mr.. Griggs con-
| tinued:
Il do not speak of that other item which
| certain newspapers and others are trying
to make the leading issue of the Demo.
cratic campaign. Forgetting the glory, the
| achievement, the success with which an
| army of 100000 men was raised out OF
nothing and a hostile nation almost wiped
out in ninety days, they are lowering like
buzzards over the battlefields and hospitals
and graveyards, looking only for the misery
and suffering and death which are inev.
liable in war. Surely the Democratic party
had not been reduced so low in the supply
or proper subjects for political division az
TO need to rely upon yellow fever and yel
low literature"
Coming to the question of expansion, Mr.
Griggs said:
The country demands now branch oi
craftsmanship new to Americans-the prop
er method and measures for the contro
and government of colonial dependencies
and the adjustment of colonial interests ant
affairs to the interests of the home gov
eminent field a.1, wherein partisan polite:
where broad and enlightened state policy
may have full scope to work out plan:
erty and twentieth century civilization
may be assured to the people that are II
be under our paternal care, and reciprocal
benefits may be obtained for our coun
These new duties and new relations will
{ add fresh dignity to American citizens
I will raise the sense of official and polite
al obligation as they increase responsible
ity. They will take the people out of tn,
treadmill rounds of domestic politics
transient. New thoughts, new questions
new fields, fresh hopes. broader views
wider influence. all these will come. as wei
| as troubles andl disappointments, and tenn
| porary failures and discouragements, whicl
will but serve to call forth renewed energ,
| and effort until they are overcome.
WHO can set bounds to the eXpansiv
| spirit of American enterprise? Only fort
years ago an American periodical declare
that the banks of the Missouri river wer
| the shores at the termination of a vas
ocean desert over 1000 miles in breadth
which II was proposed to traverse. If at al
| with caravans of camels, and which inter
| posed a final barrier to the establishment
of large communities agricultural or com
! mercial. That desert now blossoms lik
the rose, and parallel lines of iron rail
bear the produce of immeasurable acres c
fertile lands East and West to the market
of the world.
THE ambitious energy of American er
terprise can take its choice to-day of dely
: ing for gold in the frozen wastes within tn
, Arctic circle, of tilling the generou
; in the heat of the day they rest in III
: shade of palm trees all under the protect
ing guarantee of our flag.
, And sc this nation enters upon ne'
, | era. Do not doubt but that she will b
equal to the responsibilities. I believe
| the capacity of Americans to govern-t
; I govern themselves and to govern others.
| set up no dogma of infallibility. but. eH
pecting mistakes and delay and disappoin
ments, l believe that the boundless capat
5 ity and the splendid courage of Americ:
| | with her high sense of justice. her appr'
| citation of the rights of men, Will, in tf
t | new duties placed upon us. work out maj
| velous good for the peoples that have com
| under our guardianship, and greater glor
for our country.
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