The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-11-29
The Presidents speech.

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The Presidents Speech.
When the president arose to speak he
was greeted with long-continued APP
plause. When quiet had been restored
he spoke in part as follows:
eve are always in danger of exaggera-
ton on an occasion of exultation over
political victory, and while the result is
mainly due to the efforts Of our splendid
party, there is sometimes tendency to
give too little credit to other forces, which
silent though they may have been, were
none the less potential.
owe must not withhold generous ac-
acknowledgement from that great body Of our
citizens, who, belonging to another party
powerfully assisted in the achievement Of
the result which you celebrate tonight;
nor from that other large body, former
members of our own party, who, with hon
esty of purpose, separated from us a few
years ago on financial issues, have now re-
turned and are home again to stay.
Gives Credit to Labor.
''Nor is any accounting for the victory
either just or accurate which leaves out Of
the calculation the almost unbroken column
of labor engaged in mechanics and agricul.
ture, which rejected the false doctrine of
class distinction as having no place in this
republic, and which rebuked those teachings
which would destroy the faith of American
manhood in American character and Amer.
lean institutions. The business men in every
part of the country, typifed by this great
organization, were mighty factor in the
recent contest. And may we not also as
cribe much to the influence of the home,
with its affiliations? In any previous cleo
tion, was it greater, or in any did the coun.
sells OF the fireside determine mora largely
the vote of the electors?
Nothing in government can be more inn
| pressive than national election, where the
| people delegate their power and invest their
| constitutional agents with authority to ex.
| ecute their behests. The very character OF
| the transaction clothes it with solemnity.
| 1t is serious business. Its issues are al
ways momentous. What a lesson in self.
| government it teaches! Six million voters
/ on the same day.. throughout every section
| of the United States, depositing their man.
| date and recording their will Done by the
/ people in their own communities, and in
| the very precincts of the home, under the
| supervision of their fellow-citizens and
| chosen officials, and, to insure its freedem
| and independence, the ballot secret one
| God forbid that any citizen selected fol
siIdt sacred trust should ever attempt to
divert the will of the sovereign people OF
tamper with the sanctity of their ballots.
Election Was Decisive.
"Some disappointments follow all cleo.
| tions; but all men rejoice when an election
| is so decisive as to admit of neither dispute
| nor contest. The value of a national victory
can only be rightly measured and appre.
ciated by what it averts as well as by what
| it accomplishes. 1t is fortunate for the
| party in power if it understands the true
meaning of the result. Those charged by
| the people with administration and legis
lation are required to interpret as well as to
execute the public will, and its rightful in,
| depreciation is essential to its faithful exc
| cution.
1--WE cannot overestimate the great i'm,
| portance and the far-reaching consequences
| Of the electoral contest which ended on the
9th of November. 1t has to me no personal
| phase. 1t is not the triumph Of an individ
ual, nor altogether of party, but an EN-,
| phatic declaration by the people Of what
| they believe and would have maintained in
| government. A great variety of subjects
was presented and discussed in the progress
of the campaign. We may differ as to the
extent of the influence of the several issues
involved, but we are all agreed as to Ger,
| tain things which it settled.
at records the unquestioned Endorsement
| of the gold standard, industrial independ,
ence, broader markets, commercial ex.
| pansion, reciprocal trade, the open door in
| China, the inviolability Of public faith, the
| independence and authority of the judiciary,
| and peace and benefcent government under
| American sovereignty in the Philippines
| American credit remains unimpaired, the
| American name unimpeached, the honor OF
| American arms unsullied and the obligations
| of righteous war and treaty of peace un.
| repudiated.
Must Deserve Confidence.
'The republican party has placed upon ii
tremendous responsibilities. No party
could ask for higher expression of con.
fidence. 1t is great thing to have this con.
| fdence; it will be a greater thing to deserve
and hold it. To this party are committed
new and grave problems. They are too ex.
ment is for the whole American people. Who
will say they are unequal to it?
No Danger from Empire.
Liberty has not lost, but gained in
strength. The structure of the fathers
stands secure upon the foundations on
which they raised it, and is to-day, as it has
been in the years past, and as it will be in
the years to come, the government of the
| people, by the people and for the people,
"Be not disturbed; there is no danger
from empire; there is no fear for the re
public"
At the conclusion of the dinner the
| president held reception, when the
members of the Union League club in
dividually paid their respects to him
At midnight the president left for
WashiA gton,
| Ordered by the queen.
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