Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-06-28

"vote" and Chairman Lodge was kept
busy with his gavel trying to main
tain sufficient order for the speaker to
be heard. As he closed the conven-
ton again demanded vote and the
states would be called for the vote on
the nomination for president. At
1881 the vote began.
The roll was called and each state
voted for Mckinley all the way down
the roll.
Senator Lodge announced that
President Mckinley had been nomi-
mated unanimously.
After the nomination there was
parade with a huge elephant, which
caused more amusement than APP
plause. Around the elephants neck
were entwined garlands of flowers.
Laughter and applause were mingled
as the great emblem was borne about.
The demonstration in honor of the
+ presidents nomination lasted five
minutes and then the chairman called
for order for the further event in
store. Col. Lafayette Young Of Iowa
at 1875 took the platform to nominate
Gov. Roosevelt for vice president. He
withdrew the name of Dolliver and
offered that of Roosevelt in an elo-
quent speech.
The responses came thick and fast
and the nomination was made by &C
clamation. This practically ended the
conventions work
At 3:15 p. m. the convention ad-
journed sine die.
Chairman Lodge spoke in part IS
follows:
Senator Lodges Address.
In 1897 we took the government and the
country from the hands of President
Cleveland. His party had abandoned him
and were Joined to their idols. Of which
he was no longer one. During the last
years of his term we had presented to us
the melancholy spectacle of a president
trying to govern WITHOUT , party. The
in ruin. legislation was at standstill
and public affairs were in a perilous and
incohcrent condition. Party responsible
ity had vanished. and with 1t all posi-
bllty OF intelligent action demanded by
the country at home and abroad. 1t was
an interesting, but by no means singular
display of Democratic unfitless for the
practical work of government. To the
political student il was instructive to
the country it was extremely painful, to
business disastrous.
We replaced this political chaos with n
president in thorough accord With his
party, and the machinery of government
fectiveiy. Thus we kept at once our prom
isc of better and more efficient admins
tration. In four months after the inau.
gvration of President Mckinley we had had
artificial agitation in behalf of what was
humorously called tariff reform, and OF
what was really free trade, had kept
business in ferment, and had brought a
treasury deficit, paralyZed industries de-
preston. panic. and finally continuous
ba6 times to n degree never before i'm.
our tariff legislation. look about you.
Would you measure its success, recollect
that 1t Is no longer an issue that our
opponents. free traders as they are: do
not dare to make it an issue; that there
Is not a state in the Union today which
could be carried for free trade against
fully justified by it's works, never was a
promise made by any party more abss-
lutely fulfilled.
But there is one question which we
will put to tho American people in this
campaign which includes and outweighs
all others. We will say to them: You
in the Hsphs of un %e
are on the heights Of prosperity today.
VIII that prosperity continue If you make
change in your president and In the
party which administers your govern
ment? How long will your good times
last II you turn out the Republicans and
give political power to those who cry
lamity and foes of prosperity who hold
success in business to be a crime and
regard thrift SIS a misdemeanor? II the
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business would improve? Do you think
that prices would remain steady, that
wages would rise and employment in
crease when that result of the election
was known2 business confidence rests
largely upon sentiment. Do you think that
sentiment would be {, hopeful one the
day after Bryan's election? Business
think it would flourish with the Deme-
cratic party? Do you know that if Bryan
were elected the day after the news was
flashed over the country wages would go
down, prices would decline, and that the
great amount of American business now
forging ahead over calm waters, with fair
breezes and with swelling canvas, would
begin to take in sail and seek the shell
ter and anchorage of the nearest har-
Dor? Do you not know from recent and
bitter experience what that arrest OF
movement. that fear of the future. means?
II means the contraction of business, the
reduction of employment the increase of
the unemployed. lower wages, hard times.
distress, unhappiness. We do not say
that we have panaceas for every human
Ill. We do not claim that any policy
we or anyone else. can offer will drive
from the world sorrow and suffering and
poverty. but we say that so far as gov
eminent and legislation can secure the
prosperity and we'll being of the American
people, our administration and our poll
cies will do 1t. We point to the adver-
sity of the Cleveland years lying dark
behind us. 1t has been replaced by the
prosperity of tho Mckinley years. Let
them make whatever explanation they
viii, the facts are with us."
1t Is on these facts that We shall ask
for the support OF the American people.
What we have done is known. and about
what we int end to do there is neither Sc
crecy nor deception. What we promise
VIC will perform. Our old policies are
here, alive successful and full of vigor.
| for them we ask support.
When the clouds of impending civil
! war hung dark over tho country in 1861
we took up the great task then laid upon
us and never flinched until We had car
| rled It through to victory. Now, at the
! dawn of a now century with new poll
| Cies and new opportunities opening before
us in the bright sunshine of prosperity,
| we again ask the American people to in
| found faith in the people. We do not
| dstrust their capacity of meeting the
| new responsibilities. even as they met
| the old. and we shall await with conf
dence under the leadership of William
| Mckinley, the verdict of November.
TO AMUSE THE SHAH.
| Immaterial to HIM Who Was Exe-