Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-12
CHAS. E. LITIlEFIelD
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achieved may well be emulated by all.
but can be attained by few. He was a
loyal supporter of the administration.
which has had the great distinction of
presiding over the destinies of the re-
public while a page has been added to
its history that for honor and glory
and splendor stands without parallel.
In hundred days. in all that makes
for the greatness of a nation, we have
moved forward well-ngh a hundred
years. Many of our countrymen have
indelibly inscribed their names high
upon the scroll of fame. The man who
wrote at Manila on the first day of
May was George Dewey. CHEERS and
applause, His name led all the rest"
Great questions growing out OF the
war With Spain are now pressing for
determination. The traditions of our
government. the advice Of its founders,
constitutional limitations. the veal Or
woe Of millions yet unborn. and the
rightful discharge Of great RESPONSE
hilities without a precedent. all are in
VOlVcd.
The action Of the administration in
declaring and prosecuting the war the
negotiation Of the treaty of peace reap
ing its fruits met the approval beyond
question Of an overwhelming majority
of our people. 1t is too late to discuss
the wisdom Of the acquisition of con-
troll over territory in the Orient That
responsibility has already been as
Sumed. We must properly discharge it
at our peril. CApplause) 1t is too
much TO expect that these great, I'M
tried questions can be settled without
mistakes. The world moves, and we
must move with it. If we err, | believe
we should err. looking forward and
not backward: leaning toward liberty.
freedom. progress. Christianity, rather
than toward Intolerance, oppression,
infamy. despotism, barbarism. Wher-
ever our flag has gone, there it will re-
main. until every legitimate and proper
purpose for which it floats shall have
been accomplished. CHEERS and APP
plause.) Just what shall be done. just
how it shall be done. I Judge no one
can tell. 1t is for us to proceed eau
tiously. conservatively. conscientious
~. relying for support upon the AL
mighty arm that has thus far sustained
us in every crisis in our history. These
questions are to be worked out in ac-
cCTQance with the genius OF the Cnr!s-
tian civilization Of the nineteenth cent
ury. Only thus can we receive the
appreciation of our own consciences
and the approval Of the God Of Ma
tons. The great principles for which
the Republican party stands are fully
approved by you and VIII be Loyalty
sustained b. your representative. \
decisive verdict has already been rem
dered upon the issues between the
great parties. You viii he asked to re-
affirm your verdict upon the 18th of
June Eext. A nomination in this dis
trict Is said to be equivalent TO an elec-
ton. | beg you to remember, however.
hat a nomination is not an election
When this convention adjourns. let it
adjourn to meet again at the polls.
where. viii all of your constituents. You
may again testify by magnificent
majority to your loyalty to the prin-
cipies Of the Republican party. and the
steadfastness of your support of the
administration Of William Mckinley
Grounds az apDlausC.)