Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-21

form and candidates, and may these be such as
shall be approved by the people, and may they
continue to keep our dear old country, whose
flag we love today better than ever before, in
the lead among those respected for righteous
ness, liberty and humanity.
"Give these delegates and their friends
healthful and pleasant stay among us and pre-
serve their loved ones from harm while they
are absent from them.
Specially remember those who are bearing
arms for in distant lands and hasten the
day when ali wars shall cease and thine shall
be the honor and glory forever. Amen"
Senator Lodges address was brilliant
statement of Republican party policy on
pending issues. His reference to the
money question made hit with the con
vention. He said In part:
1.-The only argument the Democrats can
advance to-day in their own behalJ ON the
money question is that Republican sem
ate, in the event of Democratic success
would not permit the repeal of Republi-
can law. This is precious argument
when looked at with considerate eyes, and
quite worthy of the intellects which pro-
duced it. Apply it generally. Upon this
theory, because we have defeated the sol
diers of Spain and sunk her ships, we can
with safety dispense with the army and
navy which cid the work. Take another
example. There has been a fire in a great
city, it has been checked and extinguish-
ed; therefore let US abolish the fire de-
partment and cease to insure our homes.
Distrust in our currency, the dread of
change, the deadly fear of debased stan
dard, were raging four years ago, and
business lay PROSTATE before them. Re-
publican supremacy and Republican leg
islation have extinguished the fires Of
doubt and fear, and business has risen
triumphant from the ashes Therefore
abolish your fire department, turn out the
Republicans and put in power the incen-
diaries who lighted the flames, and trust
to what remains of Republican control to
avert fresh disaster. The proposition is
its own refution. The supremacy of the
party that has saved the standard of
sound money and guarded it by law is as
necessary for its security and for the ex-
istence of honest wages and of business
confidence now as it was in 1896
The moment the Republican party
passes from power, and the party
of free silver and fiat paper comes
in, stable currency and the gold standard, the
standard of the civilized world, are in immi-
nent and deadly peril Sound currency and
steady standard of value are to-day safe only
In Republican hands"
Another feature of Senator Lodges speech,
which aroused enthusiasm, was the passage in
regard to national expansion. He said;
I'VE will not abandon our task. We will
neither surrender nor retreat. We will not
write failure across this page of our history
Pile of the Philippines, and strive by every
means to give them freedom contentment and
prosperity. We have no belief in the old slave
holders doctrine that the constitution of it's
own force marches into every newly acquired
territory, and this doctrine, which we cast out
in 1850, we still reject We do not mean that
the Philippines shall come within our tariff
system, or become part of our body polite.
We do mean that they shall, under our teach
ing. learn to govern themselves and remain
under our flag with the largest possible meas
ure of home rule We make no hypocrtical
pretense of being interested in the Philippines
solely on account of others While we regard
the welfare Of these people as a sacred trust,
we regard the welfare of the American people
first. Wesee our duty to ourselves as well as
to Others We behave in trade expansion, BY
every legitimate means within the province of
government and legislation, we mean to slim
ulate the expansion Of our trade and to open
new markets, ---s