The morning news., 1899-09-22
WAS HARMONIOUS AT OMAHA.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION HELD A
BRIEF SESSION.

Nominnted Their Candidates on the
FIRST BaIlOt-Speech of Chairman
Renvis-PIntfOrm Indorses Presi-
dent McKinIey's Foreign Policy.
\dheres TO the Gold Standard. and
Denounces Trusts with a Slight
observation.
omaha, Neb., Sept. 21.-The Republican
STATE convention to-day was one of the
most harmonious gatherings ever held by
the party in this state.
NJ b. Reese of Lincoln was nominated
for supreme judge, and E. c. McGnton
OF omaha and William B. Ely of Aims
worth for regents of the state university
ON the first ballot.
Judge Reese has served six years on
the supreme bench, retiring SIX years ago
10 resume the practice of his profession.
Frank c. Reavis of Fails City was in
rroduced as temporary chairman and ad-
dressed the convention in part as follows.
with a people rescued from want and
raised to opulence; with labor employed
aud The fields of industry singing in every
valley and from every hillside; with our
IIitl-u NJIilAIlDAt &C lAAC ANiiOI OF EUROPE anu
the wonder of the world; with perfect faith
kept with The people and with every prom
i-e redeemed, we stand on the threshold
looking into the future with the confidence
born of duty performed and with every
assurance Of success.
The doctrine of the free aud unlimited
coinage Of silver, accepted by many as the
81, lac,
three years ago, doctrine which flourish
I'd when poverty and Voc sat at the
aearthstone, has been diss pated by Inc
wave Of prosperity that swept across the
nation and is to-day but wreck on the
shores of Democracy.
In its sIead The question of trusts is
seeking prominence. The Republican party.
always the guardian of the people, meets
this question with perfect serenity. Re-
spectng The rights of property granting
capital the fun degree of freedom that is
guaranteed by the law, the Republican
party insists that commercial corporation
@h3ll use their interests so as not TO un-
necessarily iujure or interfere with the
rights of others. BY its representatives
this party as long ago declared itself on
this question. In Congress it enacted the
most stringent laws against the interstate
features of trusts, only 10 see its efforts
made abortive by a Democratic majority
which embraced the first opportunity to
repeal the law. In this state an anti
trust law, created by a Republican legis-
laWre, has not merited the nt-
tcntou of the Democratic attorney gen
era until they approach a political cam
paign in which this question VIII he dis
cussed 1t would seem that so great an
evil should have melted The early action
one so Jealous in the cause of the people.
Il would seem that the dictator of the
Democratic party whose power was su-
premc enough to induce the Governor OF
This state 10 refuse an official recognition
ol the bravery and valOr of those gallant
heroes of Nebraska, should have been
equally potent in inducing the attorney
seneral to proceed against trusts without
delay of three years.
But trusts will not be the issue, though
che Republican party would welcome such
contest. The conditions at home are too
satisfactory for agitation to be successful.
and the platform constructed by the con-
ventons of this and next year must there
fore be broad enough to reach beyond the
confines of this continent, across the dis
tant seas and unto the seat of war.
"A war in defense of the weak and the
oppressed has brought forth uncontemplat-
cd problems; has rolled the scroll back
ward forty years, again making the basic
principle Of the Republican party that of
patriotism and national honor.
ne Democratic party charges that the
administration IS destroying the republic
and subverting the purpose of the union
that we purpose violation of the prin-
clpleS of the Declaration of independence
Maj. killain of the First Nebraska made
an earnest speech in behalf of upholding
the hands of the national administration
in the Philippines. The applause which
pmctuated his speech was even more
hearty than that which greeted his ap-
pCiUdnce.
Senator Thurston and several others
made speeches, but the one which set
me delegates and spectators wild was that
oi Chaplain Mailey of the First Nebras-
Aa. lie said he had never voted a Re
publican ticket in his life, but he intended
jllS tall to vote to uphold the hands OF
'ht administration in the Philippines.
ne platform indorses President McKin-
leys foreign policy aud his admlnistra-
uon' adheres to the gold standard and
opposes trusts and combinations having
Iot their purpose the sitting of compet-
uon and arbitrarily controlling production
OF hNing prices Continuing, the platform
SAYS:
We also recognize that legitimate bus
mess interests fairly capitalized and hon
'stN managed have built up our indus
lieS at home, given the largest employ
iuehl 60 labor al the highest wages, and
nave enabled us to successfully compete
win foreign countries in the markets Of
me world Such industries must not be
struck down by legislation aimed at dis
honestly organized institutions which de-
S.foy legitimate enterprise and the oppor-
''uItles OF labor, and plunder the public"
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