New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-02
OHIO REPUBLICANS MEET.
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augurated President Of the United States. II was
his work and the work OF the Republican p party 10
create out OF the wreck new conditional cohui-
ton OF confidence that We were an honest people
ase in the World ri Pay dollar nsT q for III lint
this great Government could pay its daily ana oIu-
that We could open cur shops and factories and put
70 work or IDLE workmen al good wages; commune
that we could resurrect and rehabintate our iarih
ers, revive business and transportation, and pant
our monetary system upon basis as nrm ana I'll III
during the innate honesty OF the people, TINS
was colossal undertaking, with doubt and distress
and Generalization on every hand; How IL hhs
been accomplished is answered in the plenitude OF
prosperity which fills every field and mart aud mine
and shop and home In the land.
do. 1t had the financial business and industrial re
hahilitation Of the country 10 accomplish. ana WIN
this. almost Immediately, were complicated grave
questions Of foreign intercourse and finally val val
take It's true position toward civilization ana piok
ress In the future. In the days to come. when me
history nave become tradition. when me 9 1eI oI
the heroes OF this century woven into National
above the American world and above all the RESI-;
The first will be Washington, the second VIII l oe
as upon the greatness OF things done Measured by
trillmyirate The Adminlstration Of George Wash
ngton created the Republic, the Administration OF
ion OF ws sD MrKney M int! MN ali its in
sular and provincial advantages, gave II me RANK
Administration OF Mckinley will rank with the ad-
ministrations Of Washington and LINCOLN g., ,ha
affairs of the world. II we would We NO LONGER
belt Will no longer restrain the influence and ener
That we should 70 out into the world seeking ter
ritoria conquest ! do not mean that we snal
become in any way entangled with foreign countries
or Interested in their internal poy We shall not
do this The influence ! would WELD would come
and SPLENDID merchant marine ! would send ships
OF war and ships OF peace bearing at their mast
heads the Stars and Stripes and the white banner
every billow Of the sea. would send the prod
ucts Of our shops and factories OF our mines and
seamen. wherever there were people TO buy ana
water to hoat the ships To DO ths We ,bs ob se
shores OF the Pacific five hundred millions OF PEG
pie are emerging from barharsm clyrnJo9a %
and civilization will supply these wants ana saiTy
on the Aleutian Islands and in the Bay OF Manila
With these footholds in the Western ocean owe We
ent and add to our industrial supremacy the SUI
premacy OF the seas What shall be done WITH
victory in the spanish war / know not. bat do
know that every foot OF II which can of re 20 me
advantage and glory Of the United states VIII DC
retained.
CIVIL SERVICE POLICY.
On the subject OF the Civil Service Mr.. Kerr
said:
The Republican party is not h. sa Prdsden ceve
land We believe that the present status OF the
Civil Service does not reflect an honest effort to ~
attempt 10 wrest from the Republican party the
legitimate results Of its victory NO s one, e maj
Cieveland order Of May 1873 and It's epoyes
execution bringing over thi r1 ~ the down}a OF
his party in the election OF that year; Ine oruer
was promulgated after the Cle n after his party
had adopted new creed and was searchIHns ~ ~
fyine the hands OF his successor, whether he should
he a Republican or a new dispensatlQn DelnuCi a,
uf ba time he was defeated he extended the civil
Service to sse places but in Decem6esTd I'm Ss P Ra
way Mail Service aggregatng 5s2o persons. ro IN IN
three years and three-quarters OF Genera nIsife5
s sSTys e as paGes o4y but after and
January s. 1888 when ne rsa s cars %, he rescued
from its clutch 1910 places by extension second
term nr hs oni y CLASSIFIED about 5000 places but when
The handwriting appeared upon the wail ne ou ~
ran the most Industrious Civil Service retori l 10y
So we see. my follow-citizens, that the present
CIy sfrgGe Of pubic sentiment in the sunshine
and plentude OF power. but II has erept upon hat
tt hs pc xtsnsons sprang from no higher hoer
motive than n disposition and oesire 70 WRENCH
from svs T1 sTpended cy Service materially in the
day Of victory. The Republican party is ID iaE t
OF the system for the purpose OF perpetuatng IN
Office Democratic partsans VINO nav no phosn an
pointments were not made upon eSaminailo o,r Vr
merit but upon the recommendauon Oh Cou"''
In regard to trusts the speaker said;
More than ten years ago the Republican party
IN National Convention declared as follows, w
declare our opposition 10 all combinations OF chi
nnrSbj.rariiv the condition OF trade among our cit-
zens: and we recommend 20 Consress ahd o.atts
Legisastures III viii prevent the execution Of all
schemes 70 Cypress the people by undue charges
Dnrtation OF the products TO market. We approve
The legislation Of Congress 70 p,even' a.T the
states" This declaration was within year OF lhe
rganizaon OF the first trust IN he United s ST.
senator . Of the United States. introduced IN the
Senate a bin with title as follows TO declare re
trsde and Productons 2sth Of June iso
An act 10 protect trade and commerce agaihstt
unlawful restraints and monopcles In many oil
inc inc nnlawfui these combina lions and monopolies
Republican officials have been industrious nna pu
"a under decisions rendered IN the prosecu-
lions many Of these combinations nave S ser. se
solved The Supreme Court OF the unI,ed sInsec
tribunal far above politics or political lhnueces
but majority OF whose members are Hs 6nr rn
rendered decisions which dissolved the Joni m 10
NJ and Mississippi associa ions Two &c
railroad combinations Intended TO cohtrot beren
,be antitrust laws will be enforced 49,. Ao.u
In Ohio Republican yyroseritne ali com
faithful and . nstea az of being the friends
Of the uss Tse s9R{uroGs mbnasion OF
in a,berebv II is intended 10 control prices ana
snppr ofcsrs 10 execute them until these combina,
.ioDs are broken up and their existence rendered
impossible.
r,-,,s the delivery OF this speech there were
,or.trations whenever the name OF Mckinney
vas mentioned. Mr.. Kerr was frequently inter,
r,,n,sd by applause. and especially when he paid
a trIhute 10 John Sherman In retirement, ne
r,ougbertv men had inning or oenohsrht'o'
-, NJ Vow referred TO the results Of the last
hrrlantIv managed campaign. The feature OF the
convention was lovefeast that was not down
- ~ rroeramme Mr. Kerr closed by saying
"IAt lis strike hands and follow the leaa OF nc
K,nley and Foraker and Hanna ana iros ~.
This convention united and 10 victory
SPEECHES FOR HARMONY.
,,.. sa,soates took Up the keynote and proceeoeu