Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-25

Milwaukee. April q. The republican
state convention to choose four dele
gates at large and to ratify the selec-
;tion OF delegates made in ten congress.
sional districts to the national conven-
5tion at Philadelphia met at noon today
In this city. The convention was
raped to order by Joseph B. Treat,
chairman Of the republican state cen-
.tral committee, who introduced James
q. Monahan, Of Darlington. as tempo.
rary chairman OF the conventions.
Monahan. in a speech which took a half
hour to deliver, criticised Bryan and
reviewed the acts OF the present adj
ministration. saying IL the republicans
do their duty as they did in 1896 there
can be but one result, the triumphant
recollection of Mckinley. Monahan,
spoke as follows:
Today the accredited delegates Of
Wisconsin's8 magnificent republican
army have met for the purpose OF en-
dorsing national republican admihis-
tration that stands for faith kept,
promises fulfilled and pledges re-
deemed, and to elect and instruct her
delegation to vote for the denomination
Of President Mckinley.
Several times during the history of
! our nation an administration has pre-.
5sented strong reasons for an endorse
ment by the people, but never before
has there been more to commend and
less to censure than in the present.
THE administration OF Washington
saw the government firmly founded
and started on Its glorious career; that
of Lincoln saw human slavery abol-
ished. the union saved. the flag made
stainless: that Of Mckinley has driven
hunger and want from the land, given
honest men an opportunity to do an
A honest days work. and receive their
& pay in honest dollars. It has fought
and won q war for universal liberty
driven the last cruel despot from the
western hemisphere squelled an unholy
insurrection In the Philippines, brought
light and liberty to- twelve millions OF
people, and in the name OF a higher
civilization bids mankind look up and
march on.
and much amusement the many
during the past year,-or rather the
same speech delivered in many places
entitled .Watchman, What of the
Night 2
I'm that speech he describes how
watchmen were placed on the walls tc
stand sentinel over the city or camp
while the people slept; these watchmer
he likened to the officials the people
elected, and fguratively placed on the
walls to guard their interests, and
when the people growing weary OF
waiting for promises made to be full
& filled, would approach that official wall
and in the agony Of their souls cry out
.Watchman, What of the Night?' the
answer would come down from thu
wall. oh. I,lows on, plow on.
LET us accept Mr.. Bryan's figure d
speech. and briefly apply to 1t the trutf
OF history.
president Mckinley stands on thu
wall. and seventy Ave million OF Ameri
cans say to him, .Watchman. 70,
promised us that prosperity would re
turn II you and your party were placed
in power. How Is II? Watchman
what OF the night?' and clear and dis
tinct comes the answer. "A tariff Law
has been passed that. while raising tn,
requisite revenues in time OF peace
protects the labor. OF the country
The soup house has disappeared
The workingman finds-steady employ
ment at remunerative wages; th,
: farmer, ready markets for his produce
the mills and factories are running
overtime. and railroads and ships flint
IL difficult to handle the business: Ii
all the United States there is not toda,
from necessity an idle man. Prosper
ity Is here.
SIN 1896 we were threatened with re
pudiatton and fiatism: you promise,
that IL elected the existing gold stand
ard should be maintained. .Watchman
! what OF the night ?'-and again he an
swers: Congress has passed a law fix
Ing gold as the unit OF value; that lay
10 on our statute books. and there
will remain eternally unless the Ameri
can people. iii madness. elect congres
and president that will repeal IT.
..Watchman. your party denounce
as unpatriotic the hauling down OF tn
American nag at Honolulu. and prom
l0e0 II you were given power ~ SnOul
i not be repeated; watchman. what Q
Il the night? And again the answe
comes. The Sandwish Islands are to
day American territory. No foreig
power shall take. fortify and use ther
as q base Of operations against ou
western coast in case of war. Our fla
10 there, and there It will remain for
ever.
.Watchman. your party expresse
sympathy for Cuba and promised t
use the good offices Of this governmen
to relieve the people o1 that fair isl
from Spanish tyranny. watchmai
what Of the night? III
And In answer PfSsldsnt McKinle
! q says: The good fiiees s1f the govern
ment were used until NJ diplomac
was sexhausted. and then ~ army an
navy moved, the man behihds the gu
SPOKE. Cuba u free and ~ 1eaine hs
heen remsmbered. = &
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