The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-07-07
GRAND OLD PARTY.
Michigan Republicans in Conven-
tion Extol Its Work.
Temporary Chairman MarLey's Com
prehensive and Telling Address
Upon the Progress Of True
Republication.


made the following telling address:
"Gentiemen OF the Convention; II is bu
proper that should make fitting acknow
edgment at this time of the great homo
done me by your state central committe
In selecting me to preside over this grea
convention OF the republican hosts OF Mich
igan.
at Is always an honor TO be selected {.
preside over a republican convention, bu
deem II especially at this time, no
alone because II is the greatest politica
convention ever held In Michigan. but be
cause of what this convention can and
will undoubtedly do for the republican
party. and through It, for the people OF
this state.
Never before did the republicans OF
Michigan assemble in convention to open a
presidential campaign. nominate candi-
dates for state Offices and announce their
position on the political issues of the day.
under more favorable auspices. or with
brighter and better prospects of success
than to-day Victory IL yours II you will
but deserve II. When the republican party
was born the muse OF history turned new
page on which to record the grandeur or
the new and most wonderful national de-
velopment More than 40 glorious years of
our country's history its matchless prog
ress, and Its marvellous prosperity have
fully demonstrated the genius and politi-
cal wisdom of republican principles and
republican statesmen.
Its history is the history of our coun-
try since 1860. So far as the political party
can make a nations history. II has made
ours No other party has written single
page Of that history since It's BIRTH and
whatever of credit Is due for the influence
political party can exert upon our insti-
tutions, and for the influence II can exer-
else In the development and progress OF
the nation, and whatever credit Is due
al all hat h taN htaa
become since 1860 and is to-day, justly be-
longs to the republican party. the grand
old party OF Lincoln. of Grant. of Garfield.
of Harrison, and last, but by no means
least, our present honored chief executive,
who so CALAMITY led US to victory In 1896,
and who has so nobly aquitted himself In
the trying ordeals of the past three years
to his own credit and to the honor and
glory of the nation, William Mckinley
mo great principle of governmental pol
icy contended for by the republican party
has failed or disappointed Its followers.
1t has made its national platforms into ma
tional laws, from which have flown the
blessings Of freedom. and under which
have been reared and to-day exist civ
iization and a national development which
Is the pride of every citizen and the adj
mlration of the world. IL has ever been
the friend of labor without being the foe
OF thrift Under its rule this ma ton has
-
est, the best governed, the most prosper
Gus and its citizens the most intelligent
upon which the light of heaven beams
to-day. .. 3d.. ...
I'VE have reason and right to rejoice
both as Americans and as republicans over
the past records OF our party Its past Is
gloriously brilliant. and II will grow bright
or with the passing years the full frui-
ton of its promises and It's achievements
are experienced and realized. But, my fell
low republicans, no party can live on It's
past record alone. The republican party
has ever lived In the present. has ever
been bold and fearless in defense of its
principles has never shirkcd a duty, and
has never failed to record an ultimate tri-
umph for every great principle for which
II has contended. 1t has proven itself equal
TO every emergency. In everything affect
ing our national honor and prosperity the
Judgment of the republican party has been
exercised for the best. as verified by time.
Since the day when Grant at Appomattox
gathered the scattered and discordant stars
OF states and placed them back into the
constellation of the union until the hour
when the tocsin OF war. as II sounded on
that April morning. 1898. found the sons
OF union and confederate soldiers shad-
owed by the folds of the same flag march,
ing forth through the drenching storms
and beneath southern suns to break an
oppressor's rod, and at the same time most
effectually weld together the north and
the south into compact and glorious
unity.
-Four years ago. when we met in con-
vention, the national administration was
In the hands of the democratic party. For
the first time since the first administration
OF Abraham Lincoln had the legislative and
executive branches of the government both
been controlled by the democrats For the
first time within the memory OF the pres
pf hpr In,
try, and that of the vast majority of our
adopted fellow citizens, was the demo-
cratic party possessed of the power to
write any part of. It's party policy upon
the statutes of our country or give the
people an object lesson In which might be
seen the effect of democratic policies upon
the Industrial, agricultural and CONNER
clal interests Of the nation And what al
OBJECT lesson II was, One surely not to be
forgotten by those who experienced it's eff
fects and yet costly as II was, 1t has
proven a blessing in disguise
The years of Mr.. Clevelands last adj
minstration under the operation OF the
Wilson tariff law were years OF falling
prices, falling banks, closing factories
shrinking values. idle and poorly paid la
Dor, Confidence had deserted, capital was
In hiding. labor was starving. The people
had an opportunity to study the demo-
cratic party In the great but sad school of
experience.
There was deficit OF more than $I0s-
100000 In the public revenue. The Wilson
tariff was failure from every standpoint.
One OF the first acts of President McKin-
ley was the calling of an extra session OF
congress TO remedy these conditions by the
enactment Of a tariff law that would pro-
duce revenue sufficient to the needs Of the
government. and at the same time give
encouragement and strength to the lam
gushing Industries and work at good
wages to American labor The Dlngley
tariff law Is the result. Has this law ac-
complished Its purpose? The first object
OF that law was the collection OF sufficient
revenue to provide for the needs OF gov
ernment. Considered on a peace footing,
the present tariff has during the first 80
months OF Its existence not only produced
enough revenue to pay all the ordinary ex-
penses OF the government, but has given
us surplus OF more than si5, 100000, a
most desirable condition when we remem-
Der the extraordinary demands made upon
the government on account OF the Spanish
war.
THE second object of the Dingley law
was to give encouragement and strength
to our languishIng Industries. Has this
been accomplished? Let us see? The an
swer will be found In our increased trade.
both foreign and domestic Our exports
Of manufactured articles for the present
fiscal year will amount to more than s4OO.-
100000. which is si72,00O.0o0 more than they
amounted to In 1896. while our imports of
manufactured articles are now more than