Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-03

And that is sure to come. We already
occupy the vantage ground. We will
not surrender it now. 1t came to us
through the fortunes of war-it will
remain with us for the uses of peace.
Prophecy Being FULFILLED.
William Fl. Seward more than a gem
Grafton ago said: "The Pacific ocean,
its shores, its islands, and the vast re-
gions beyond will become the chief |
theatre of events in the worlds great
hereafter" The prophecy is being
fulfilled. Commerce is fast becoming
the Ruler of the world. Nations will
be its subjects. 1t will control their
influence, progress and history. The
geography of the Orient is already a |
strategy board for the powers of Eu-
rope; they see the great opportunities
for trade.the markets for the output
of their factories and the products OF
their people. They realize that there,
to great extent, will center the trade
same thing. William Mckinley sees
it. The American people will see it.
They will not undervalue the advan-
tages to this country of the Philip
pines, not only for the benefits to be
points for Oriental trade.
l regret that time will not permit a
discussion of this subject, for I cannot
escape the conviction that great pos
sibilities are within our grasp. That
If we embrace the opportunities now
before us, an era of prosperity will fol-
low without parallel in history. And
the United States, with its Irresistible
genius for progress will become the
foremost commercial nation of the
world.
Blessings OF the War.
i cannot let this occasion pass with
out adverting for moment to what
seems to me the great overshadowing
blessing of this war. 1t is said that
about a generation after the war of
the Roses in England, on one of the
battle fields where the wearers of the
rival Roses fought and fell. that thous-
ands of the red rose and the white
rose grew and blossomed. So today,
scarcely a generation after the SAM
culinary struggle of 1s61-65, the sons
of the Blue and the Gray are marshall
ed together in harmonious legions be-
meath the same flag. fighting for a
common country and common cause.
oh, what scene. my countrymen!
Would that the brush of genius could
place it upon canvas. Would that the
heroes, both of the Blue and the Gray,
who have passed beyond. could look
forth from their "'windowless sepul-
chres" upon the Heavens above and see
reflected there the image of the nation
reunited in spirit and with Gods bless
ing to remain SO forever more.
Gentlemen of the convention, rep
resentatives of the republican party of
Iowa, to your consideration / COM
mend the great issues of our greater
future. The republican party has new
err failed in fearless leadership and
courageous craftsmanship. 1t will not
fail now.
| congratulate You upon the univer-
sal prosperity abroad in the land, upon
the numberless blessings of republic
can administration, upon the oblitera-
ton of Mason and DiNon's line from
the map of our country, upon the add
ed lustre to American arms both on
land and sea, upon the new heroes en-
rolled in fadeless glory on the pages of
our heroic annals. upon our newly ac-
quired possessions, that will stand like
sentries guarding and promulgatins
the principles of liberty and a Chris
tan civilization, upon the near realiza-
ton of our long cherished hopes of
commercial supremacy that will un-
furl the flag of our republic before the
eyes of peoples still enthralled upon
the disappearance forever from the
Western Hemisphere of Spanish cru.
city and oppression, upon giving to the
nation, and to all time, that splendid
type of American character, William
Mckinley.
Standing as we are at the close OF |
the nineteenth century-the grandest
by far in all the annals of time,-re-
plete with glorious achievements in
the cause of humanity, liberty and
progress; pregnant with yet nobler
and higher possibilities in the future,
let us press forward ever looking to
Destiny's guiding star. obedient to
Gods purposes, and with hearts earn
est, hopes strengthened and courage
fortified, welcome the dawn of the
twentieth century.
The Afternoon Session.
Des Moines, Aug. 2.-(By Associated
Press. )-George NJ. Curtis, ex-coneress-
man, of Clinton, was chosen permanent
chairman by agreement of the leaders
of the convention On taking the plat
form he briefly referred to the issues,
saying, in part:
George M. Curtis. Address.
Il will not worry you with an eulogy
or defense of the great party whose
representatives we are. As the immor- |
tai Webster said of Massachusetts we
can say of the republican party, There
she stands, and there she will ever
stand, the acknowledged exponent of
all that's noblest and grandest IN hui
man attachments.
Iowa today occupies the most con
spicuous position in the rise OF the ma
ton. Peerless for years in the essen
tials of a great commonwealth, she
has moved up to the head of the sister,
hood of states and with an able and
practicable representative in the cab-
net, with acknowledged national re-
publican leaders in the senate and
house, and our gallant Henderson soon
to occupy the speakers chair, the de-
liberation of this convention will at
tract the attention of the nation
"The coming campaign will be open
ed by doorway which leads to victory