The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-06-20

| hli'IlNull tHttTpIlSt anu Ingenuity anu
push may be depended upon to develop
the resources of the islands and make
them an added source of wealth TO our
country. The wise craftsmanship of the
president and our able secretary OF state
! has already brought from the count ries OF
| Europe a recognition Of our right to share
| in the vast commercial advantages which
will follow the opening of the Chinese em-
pire q foreign trade; the Nicaraguan ca
nal viii be soon constructed Hawaii, with
| its valuable harbor. is ours; We possess
| the best of the Samoan Islands, with Its
| magnificent roadway. The Philippines are
+ almost at the door of China and II coun-
! sells of fear do not prevail, this generation
will see the American nation girdling halt
the globe with its flag, extending its for
eign commerce to the uttermost parts of
the earth and taking its place among the
| great world nations, power for good, for
peace and for righteousness.
In conclusion he said:
Tho American people are neither pol
troons nor pessimsts and they will not
signalize the dawn of the new century by
| the surrender of either convictions or ter
| ritory Every soldier back from the is
| lands. and they are in almost every ham
| let in the land returns an advocate OF
their retention. Our dead are buried
! along the sands Of Luzon and on its soil
| no foreign flag shall ever salute the dawn.
| Whatever may be in store for us in the
| new and unbeaten track upon which we
are entering. We shall not be found with
| the Unlit lamp and thc Ungirt loin." our
way is new. but it is not dark In the re-
adjustment of world conditions where we
must take our place with the other great
nations of the earth we shall move with
caution but not with fear. We seek only
to lift up men to better things, to bless
and not to destroy. The fathers of the
republic accepted with courage such re-
Sponsbllitics as dovolved upon them The
same heavens bend over us. and the same
power that shielded them will guard and
protect US, for what we seek is to build
still more firmly, always upon founda.
tions o. probty and of virtue the glo-
rioM sdihcc Of the republic
W" $ and al the dawn of the new centu-
ry. Before it shall have reached its mcrid-
ian the youngest here will have pa ssed be-
yond this life or beyond the sphere OF
usefulness. New recruits will step into
the ranks as We fall out. This very year
thousands Of young men will for the first
time exercise the right of citizenship and
rasl their ballots AT the national election
The safety of this republic must ever rest
in THE courage OF young hearts and the
vgor of a noble manhood" Youth is
buoyant and hopeful No snarling criti-
ciSm gospel of a little America OF
prophecy of despair will frd response
from hearts that beat ful! and strong with
courage and with faith, and whose creed
il is that
Gods in his heaven.
All's right with the world"
Whatever else in the past has suffered
change or decay, the Republican party,
which for 40 years has been identified with
everything ennobling and uplifting in our
history. WAS never as vital. as virile and
as vigorous as today. And the heritage
We shall transmit TO the new century 10
the coming generation and to their chill
drrn and to their children's children
shall be a record clean and untarnished,
an unquenchabie faith in free institutions,
an unalterable belief in the patriotism of
the people and an undying love Of liberty
and of country.
During and at the conclusion Of Srna-
tor Wolrott's speech he received cnthusi-
astic and long continued applause.
4 noteworthy incident of the session
waS the remarkable demonstration to
Governor Taylor Of Kentucky. That his |
party associates look upon him as Il mar
tyr to partisan hatred their great ovation |
made evident. Although they succeeded !
in bringing him to the platform they
could not induce him to make Il speech.
The appointment of the committees on |
permanent organization, platform, etc,
concluded the Iabors of the convention
for thc day, and with the bcnedi,tiun of |
the Rev. Edgar NJ. Levy, who delivered |
the invocation ut the convention held on /
Locust street in 1Sli. the convention. |
after having been in session two and a |
half hours, adjourned until today at |
noon.
The committee on permanent organza
ton, of which General GroSvcnor of Ohio |
is chairman and Thomas y. Hastings OF |
New Hampshire secretary, met after the
adjournment of the convention and by |
unanimous consent selected Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts for permanent
chairman and voted to continue Charles
w. johnson Of Minnesota permanent Sec
rrtary.
The committee on credentials organized
by clccing Serene II. Pnyur of New
York as chairman and Colonel Charles
Dick as secretary. A roll Of states was
called with the desire of asccrtninng
how many contests would come before
the committee. and il was found that ~
were to be heard The most important
contests are in the states Of Texas. Lou
isiuna, Delaware and Tennessee. Nearly !
all Of the other contests are confined to
district delegates.
The Addicks delegation from Delaware |
was seated by the committee by II vote OF
80 to o. The fight between the Dupont
and Addicks factions has been wagei
ever since 1895. and the struggle last
night before the committee was the hot.
test they ever had.
The New York delegation to the Rcpub.
lcan national convention at l O'Clock
this morning ndorsed Lieutenant Gov.
ernor Woodruff - 9fhe vice presidential
Governor Roosevelt during
n stormy session of the delegation refused
to become candidate for the nomina.
tiOn.
From ) O'Clock in the afternoon until
after midnight Master Workman Fair.
banks and his cSew of artisans nailed
away upon the planks of the party plat.
form. They looked it over and listened
to propositions as to its amendment and
It's establishment. They worked in fact
not so much to put planks in the plat.
form as to keep planks out Of it, and
they succeeded well. When the conven.
ion meets today, they will have their
party platform of party principles in
such complete and satisfactory shape that
t Will be adopted with the unanimous
approval Of the convention. 1t will be q