The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-02

Sstiu. Inc people OF the united states,
without a breach of faith to the prom
lses of the past, or serious danger to
The expectations of cur future, can hold
permanently all or a portion of the
territory that has been occupied by our
troops during the progress of war; L
subscribe to that doctrine. 1t was not
a judicial utterance, but it announced
the law. II this is not law, constitu-
tional and moral obligations require
that we should give back to France
the Louisiana territory reaching from
the Lake of the Woods to the Balize.'
We should give back Florida and Key
West to Spain; Texas and the Cali
fornia country, with all its gold, 10
Mexico; Alaska to Russia, and Hawaii
TO Queen Lilioukalani; and when this
has been done, 1 presume our dimin-
ished and diminutive possessions
would suit the throbbing ambition of
these gentlemen that We should not be-
come an imperial power.
We Must Expand.
1--WE must now take a position Of in
fiuence in the affairs of the world. II
we would we can no longer remain
insular; the boundaries of the CONT
mental belt will no longer RESTRAIN the
influence and energies of S0,O00OOO peo-
pie / do not mean that we should go
out into the world seeking territorial
conquest: 1 do not mean that we shall
become in any way entanSled with for
eign countries or interested in the in
ternal policy. We shall not do this.
The influence ] would yield would come
through the force and potency of a
splendid navy and splendid merchant
marine"
On the question of finance Mr.. Kerr
said:
I'VE promised in 1896 that, if given
the power we would make such amend
correct their evils and plant our none
tary system upon a basis sound and
enduring No power was given us to
rake amendments until the election of
the present congress, and within forty
days after it had come into existence,
a Republican committee of its members
met and prepared a plan in tulnlilng
that pledge AS a. member of that
committee, 1 am not at liberty at this
tirle to disclose even the substance of
its determination, but as a member of
the Republican party l am at liberty
TO declare what the Republican party
proposes to do, now that it has power
in both branches of congress and in
the executive.
TT proposes to enact into the form
of law the gold standard, and then it
proposes to keep every dollar in use
in the country up TO that standard.
1t is going to do this so that hereafter
VI IlOulllGbGnhs 0o1lNllAiA6
the people off their guard, can thrust
disorder and decentralization into our
financial affairs at home and discredit
us abroad
The speaker then took up the ques-
ton of civil service, declaring that
President Cleveland's extension of the
rule was not an effort to inaugurats a
genuine reform. but rather success
ful attempt to wrest from the Repub-
jean party the legitimate result of its
Victory"
Record on Trusts.
Mr.. Kerr declared the Republican
party alone had record as opposed to
trusts, citing the Sherman antitrust
law of 1890. He closed with a. plea for
harmony.
During the delivery of his speech,
there We're demonstrations whenever
HE name of Mckinley was mentioned.
Mr. Kerr was very frequently inter-
slpted by applause and especially when
he paid a tribute to John Sherman in
retirement The Daughtery men had
IN inning of demonstration when Mr..
Kerr referred TO the results of the last
brilliantly managed campaign. Mr..
Kerr closed by saying:
Let US shake hands and follow the
,ead of Mckinley and Foraker and
Hanna and Grosvenor and Bushnell
and the rest; let US go forth from this |
convention united, and TO victory"
The delegates took up this keynote |
and proceeded to call on the leaders |
for speeches. all responding except |
General Grosvenor. who had left the |
hall, and Ex-Governor Foster was called |
out in mis- place.
Senator Foraker said there We're |
MANY things for Ohio Republicans to |
talk about just now, and to think about
and to act on wisely, and ne commend |
ed the speech of Mr.. Kerr as the true /
keynote for them. He joined in the |
plea for peace. The great duty of |
Ohio Republicans was TO get together. |
United they We're invincible, and they (
were beaten in advance if divided. They !
needed not only a good platform, but |
also a standard bearer who was the |
very strongest man, no matter what |
was his name or his past affiliations IN |
the party There has not been in the |
present generation such an important
election in Ohio, none ever more easy |
for Republicans to carry, and yet never
one they could more easily lose. Ohio
IS the home Of Mckinley and should
head the column for next year.
Hanna Makes a Plea.
Senator Hanna was the next one
called He made a most vigorous ap-
peal for harmony. He referred to the
speeches of Huling, Kerr and Foraker
that had been made for harmony and
urged that il would be necessary Tor
ell to work together if the Republicans
won in Ohio this year. He said no man
was as great as his party although the
Democratic papers We're now trying to
make out a case of some Republicans
being greater than their party. He
said the Democratic papers could not
run this convention
Senator Hanna said the delegates
would like one another better the longer
they looked in each others faces and
that they would find out tomorrow that
there were no differences in the party.
He urged such harmony and such
as would give them the
confidence of the president, with an
army and a navy to back up his poll
cies.
Like all the preceding speakers. he
President Mckinley and
pleaded for party success this year and
in the next.
Governor Bushnell created quite an
amusing stir in following Senator
Hanna, and saying:
There appears to be every evidence
Of harmony here. That's what we need;
that's what we all want"
He continued on the keynote for
eeace and harmony. as did also ex-
Governor Foster. who followed him in
speech, urging the factions to get to-
gether.
AT the close of the speaking commit
tees were appointed and the conven-
ton adjourned to 10 a. m tomorrow.
Foraker Against Hanna.
Senator Foraker created a sensation