Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-22
MrhislfX AND ROOSEVELT.


The twelfth republican national cen.
scntion completed lis labors NJ fhiia.
iieip'i;a yesterday, and y. believe that
II ran In safely said that never size.
ihr birth II this great party, forty
four years ago. has The work NJ "A ma
.innal convention proven ~ universally
satisfactory ~ the rank and NE. The
pasiy l. perfectly unitcd on the choice
- ranninatcs made Al Philadelphia.
Many months before the date of this
convention every loya! republican
recognized III the prescn, occupant of
the white house the logical republican
candidate fOr president, because
his adminiStratio has been 4 model
ono from a republican point ~ view,
and IL q direct result Of the application
II republican governmental policies.
aud pe,fecs satisfaction with .he work
of this administration has found ex-
preston in The nrnninot,s cho!cc Of
William Mckinley for second term
II the American nation. To have
dominated any other man would have
been taken rs an expression OF dissat-
isiartion with and failure to endorse
iir rx,riirni administration %! presi
dent Mckinley, aud M II result the
rank ant Tile III the party would ha.e
condemned the work 81 THAR .sa,;urs
II Philadelphia. Further proof In
support ~ the fact thai rrcsidcn, Me-
kihleY wa- the choice oi the party this
year Is found In the platform adopted
- Philadelphia, the same being com
p'red principally ~ the policies Of the
present admlnist
liut IN the case Of "A candidate for
slice president II was entirely al ilcrent,
aud the republican party is 10 bc con.
sratulatsd that this important matter
has terminated 81 fortunately. II APP
peared To be an open contest and no
me could even guess with any degree
~ certainty who would finally la the
choice. At FIRST il WAS feared that the
honof might fall Ia \ man whose past
record wniilh show that he WIS not al.
Ways In perfect harmony with all the
policies ~ this administration, and
that there were excellent grounds for
this fear has been proven by the atti-
iiiie 81 prominent party leaders at
philadelphia. Hut their efforts could
mol stem the tide of popular sentiment
an.oiig the delegates In favor oi vice
presidential candidate who would bring
strength to the national ticket hy rca-
a,n of his we'll known sympathy with
up-io-datc republican policies. With
in the past four years he NANTES,
destiny al the American nation to be-
rame tho leading wnrld power has
l@cn clearly established. without
An, apparent .tiart upon us part thu
var with Spain has placed this nation
w. q Is~ttta. whore grand possibilities
AZ. within It's grasp The republican
party IL un record JS tasura bile Ia tn,
utilization Of every opportunity Ia tn,
end tina, these grand possibilities ma,
~ achieved. Tn. opposition. under
the leadership of lsfyan. has taken q
nesati,e stand. III. issues of tFusta
nlaare, etc. will sink into insigniti
raE.. alongside ~ the iss,ie witch In,
grown out If our late war With SPAR
trfnrc this campaign IL fairly begun
M man In this nation stands NOR,
hfmiy committed To the great expan
.is,n issue Than Gov. Theodore Rn@c
selt Vt >ew York. ana by placing hin
IN no'nination for vice president tn
Philadelphia convention has >trucl
popular chord and appealed to tn
ns,,icsi patriotic sentiment among tn
rank and hle ia the republican party
M stter selection ces,ld have te.l
nnadr Ia Matte the republican part, %
The national ticket, and cur friends
the -nems, viii learn In this camp,ig
wt,at /, means 70 night pafieetl
uni'rd party. Mckinley and Ros~,
sci, viii ewsvp the eountr, ia Nossu
ssr.