Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-24
The OHIO REPUBLICANS
State Meeting to Nominate officers
and Name Delegates to Phila-
delphis Convention.
Keynote Of the Campaign Sounded
In speech Of the Temporary
Chairman.
Congressman Babcock Renominated
In Wisconsin-Iowa Populists'
National Delegates.

Columbus, o.. April 24.-The republic
.an state convention met here today
or the nomination of what is called the
alternate year state ticket and SEE
ection OF delegates and alternates at
arge to the Philadelphia convention.
The delegates met by counties for con-
.erences during the forenoon and by
districts in the after
noon. The opening session Of the con-
vention began at 4 this afternoon,
when Temporary Chairman r. NJ.
Nevin. of Dayton. sounded the keynote
Of the campaign of Ohio in his opening
address.
He said in part:
We can congratulate ourselves upon
promises Kept. platforms fulfilled and
pledges redeemed. No party was ever
party, and no party was ever scantier
in fulfillment. When we look back but
four years and see the condition Of the
country when Grover Cleveland was
serving his last term, and compare it
with today. we can scarcely believe
that only four years have elapsed. AT
that time labor was seeking employ
iment, mills and factories We're closed,
farm produce was selling at the lowest
prices and the people, instead of build |
ing for the future, We're wondering
whence would come their daily bread.
We entered upon the campaign of
education in 1898. trusting to the honor
and integrity OF the American people
When the question was presented as to
whether we should pay our debts in
the best coin in the world. or whether
we would repudiate them in whole or In
part by paying in a debased currency.
the republican party unhesitatingly
went to the people. believing that 1T
could trust them at all times and under
all circumstances to do what was right.
The result we know. In no uncertain
terms went out the fiat that repudia-.
ton either In whole or in part would
never be permitted by the people of
this country. Ohio's gifted son, Will
lam Mckinley. was triumpha ntly'
elected and every promise that had
been made by the national convention
| in st. Louis has thru his administration
been Loyalty fulfilled"
After referring to the war with Spain
and the treaty of Paris and the acqui-
sition of the Philippines, he said con-
cerning the latter:
I'VE We're compelled in, order that
there might be q proper, peaceful gov
lernment worthy of this country to put
Idown the insurrection against our flag
and to crush the rebellion against our
government. We hold the Islands not
for the purpose of tyrannizing over
them as did Spain, not for the purpose
5of brutalizing the people. not for the
purpose of wringiEg from them gold or
revenue. but in order that we may
4 train them in the right ideas of gov
4 ernment, educate them as to what is
necessary to maintain and build up a
lpeople-civilize them as we understand
ilit-in the highest and best degree.
4 81 can not understand how any man
born and raised in the United States
4 of America, familiar With the spirit of
our people, governed by its institutions,
I!reared under our flag. can believe for
4 one instant that any administration
that ever could be elected could, or
would dare do anything except that !,
llwould lead to the peace and the happi-
A ness and the prOsperityof this people
4 Nor can conceive how any man who
5Iwas horn under the flag and who has
j one drop of American blood in his veins
i could say that we should haul dowr
A our flag and withdraw our soldiers
A from the Philippine islands SD long as
4 There is one man in armed rebellion OF
so long as there is single individual ir
I all8the islands in open resistance to the
nd to 1ne, fla fr-
..There are not enough anti-imperial
! lists or anti-expansionists there are no
Ienough democratic howlers, there ar,
|not enough copperheads and traitors ii
the United States to tear down tha
:. flag so long as there@is armed rebellion
or so long as the American people ar
4 Irresponsible to the civilized nations o
y the earth for the government of TIL
!, islands"
Adverting to the Porto Rico tariff BIZ
he said:
: ..when that measure is carefully con
: sidered, considered in reference to tn
{ needs and wants of the people, 1t wi
be found to be not only the Wisest an
best. but the most charitable that coul
be enacted. And that measure wi
bring to the people Of Porto Rico i
= time educaIon, happiness anu pros
! perity
q II know there have been some differ
e ences of opinion in our own ranks as I
& the tariff part of this measure SON
i sentiment as to the constitution follow
e ing the flag but believe that whe
the conditions and the wants and II
needs of the people are considered tho:
differences Will pass away. We mu
+. remember that on that little islar
st there We're almost million people,
lie per cent of them illiterate, unable 4
Is read or write, and entirely unlearned
u the ways and arts of government. al
al utterly untitled at this time to govel
" themselves. 1t Is expected by tn
measure that enough revenue will
secured to pay the expenses and in d,
time to educate and bring the peop
81 up to our own standard OF citizenshi
" and theE we willsincorporate them In
a our own union as full-grown citizens
II, After referring TO the prosperity
- the country, and the expansion OF
id trade, he continued:
re And why change this? And {
4. what? Has there been anything In 4
past of the democrsttc party q