The Portland daily press., 1900-06-27

ALLEN REN0HINATED,
First District Conven-
ton Yesterday.
Congressman ADDRESSES The Gath
ering.
Address of Cha irman A.
F. Moulton.
Platform Endorses That Of
Philadelphia Convention,

The Republicans of the first Congress
sional district re-nominated Amos l..
Allen as candidate for Congress yesterday
afternoon. The convention was largely
attended.
MILFORD G. Chapman, the chairman OF
the district committee, called the conven-
tion to order and Rev. Samuel Worcester
made an eloquent prayer.
Mr.. Chapman then read the call for the
convention and nominated Hon. A. +.
Moulton Of Portland as temporary
chairman Mr.. Moulton in assuming the
chair made most eloquent speech. He
said:
SPEECH OF HON A. F. MOUTLON.
1t is pleasant duty to preside over a
convention OF the Republicans OF THIS
district, and thank you for the honor. :
We ara now entering upon campaign
in which national Issues are to De dis
cussed and the character of the a1mi MIS-
tratlon of the country's affairs Tor tine
next four years determined. The Repub-
lican PARTY has selected its candidate, ana
in terms clear, positive and distinct has
defined its policy. The supertiuous work
of holding q Democratic convention Is
vet to be performed, although its candi-
date is already named and the candidate
has already dictated TO his party It's plat
form.
The Republican candidate for Presi'
dent is no experiment. For four years
the steady hand of William Mckinley has
guided the ship of state Through the
clouds of commercial depression ana the
storms OF war the nation has passed with
safety and with honor under his direc-
tion, and we look to the country with
pride and confidence for renewal of his
commission. With him is associated the
graduate of the college and the ranch,
the rough rider and incorruptlble states
man, Teddy Roosevelt. In character
ability and reputation the ticket has
never been surpassed.
In its platform of principles the party
points with worthy pride TO the achieve.
ments of the past four years at nome anu
abroad. At home, we have seen the busl-
ness of the nation changed from the
lowest depths of depression TO height OF
prosperity never before attained. Every
loom and spindle and furnace is working
on extra time, and the de nands upon
them cannot be supplied. Steel bridges
from our factories span the cataracts OF
the Nile, the whistle of the American en-
CINE is heard on the railways of Japan.
The party pledges itself TO maintain, as
1t has always maintained, the principles
of sound finance. No dollar is too good
for the American working man, the
American pensioner or the American
business man. The candidate OF modern
Democracy still clamors for debased
currency. In spite of the lessons OF the
present and the past he still believes In
juggling with the coinage. What are the
lessons of the present day in this regardp
You can see them in the purchasing pro-
duct of a days work greater than ever
known before since history began, in
government credit so high that 1t can
borrow at two psr cent, In an interest
rate so low that any prudent working
man can purchase and pay for home
from the Income of his labor.
The past Is filled with examples of the
evil effects Of clipping the coin and tam
pering with the standard or value. A
great part of the troubles in our colonial
history arose from "a changing and disor-
dered currency. 1t was true then, as 1t
must always be true, that 1t Is the aver
age man who suffers from these fiuctua-
tions. The capitalist can take care of
himself and speculate upon changing
values, but the man who is attending to
his daily affairs has neither time nor op-
portunity to protect himself. Webster
said of Alexander Hamilton that he
touched the corpse OF our national credit
and it sprang upon its feet. What was
the magic by which that great fnancier
brought to life the business interests of
the countryY The plan was as concise as
1t was effective. IL WAS merely this:
That the government would assume and
pay in honest dollars of standard value all
OF the just public debts and obligations.
Uncertainty was removed, doubts cleared
away and prosperity came as 1t came
with the administration Of William Nc
kinley.
The platform renews allegiance to the
principles of protection and care for
American interests. There was little
need Of this. That policy may be regard
ed as settled. Our people have seen what
the other side can do in that respect, and
they want no repetition OF it. You all
n l.aw. fha
paign for tariff reform. The programme
looked well, and the proclamation sound
ed well. Our people listened and gave
the fullest opportunity to put 1t into suc-
cessfuI operation. There was a reform
President, a reform Senate and reform
House Of Representatives. The product
OF tariff reform legislation came at length
but 1t came without "a name. Professor
Wilson disowned it, Senator German was
uncertain about 1t. kyen the sugar trust
was unwilling 90 admit a relationship.
President Cleveland gave IL Q description
but not name. He called 1t a tariff OF
perfidy and dishonor and refused to sign
the bill. Submitted to the test of actual
experience 1t was no laughing matter for
the business interests OF the country. AT
the end Of four years all had had enough.
and under the competent direction OF
Nelson Dingley another real reform was
inaugurated upon businesslike and intel
ligent n and the country breathed more
freely.
No one now has the courage to revive
the tariff Issue. That question has been
submitted TO the sober judgment OF the
people and has been passed upon by them
with too much emphasis to be disturbed.
We are promised that the loudest Cry
and most severe denunoiation from the
enemies Of the administration will be In
regard TO what is termed the policy Of ex-
pansion. Our answer will be to recall
the facts. Even before the new admins
tration was established this country was
stirred to its depths by the condition OF
affairs in Cuba. That country was the
scene OF endless and dasolating warfare
Right at our doors was being enacted
repetition Of the old 0ruelties Of Turkey