The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-20
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

order as the swelling strains noated
his left hand. When the confusion had
subsided Rev. Charles NJ. Boswell open
ed the proceedings with prayer. Few OF
the delegates rose.
At the conclusion of the prayer the
report OF the committee on credentials
was presented and was adopted with
out debate.
The report of the committee on per-
manent organization was adopted and
Senator Lodge. the permanent chair
man was escorted TO the chair by GOV.
Roosevelt and Gov. Shaw OF Iowa. The
convention cheerei. Senator Lodge was
introduced and began his speech.
SENATOR LODGES ADDRESS.
Senator Lodge said in part:
one of the greatest honors that can
fall TO any American in public life is
TO be called to preside over. Republi-
can National convention. How great
that honor is you know. but you can
not realize, nor can i express the graft
tude which / feel to you for having
conferred IL upon me. can only say TO
you, in the simplest phrase, that
thank you from the bottom OF my
heart "Beggar that l am, L am even
poor in thanks, and yet L tnank you.
We meet again TO nominate the next
president OF the United states. -FOUR
years have passed since we nominateu
the soldier and statesman who is now
president, and who is soon TO enter
pon his second term. Since the civp
war no presidential term has peen SO
crowded with great events as that
which is now drawing TO close. Ihsy
have been four memorable years. 10
Republicans they show record Oh
PROMISES kept of work done. OF unfore-
answered
the Democrats they have been gener-
Gus in the exhibition of unfulfilled pre-
dictions, in the ruin Of their hopes OF
calamity and in futile opposition TO
the forces of the times, and the as
pirations OF the American people.
wish could add that they had speen
equally instructive TO our opponents,
but while IL is true that the Democrats,
like the Bourbons. learn nothing, IL is
only too evident that the familiar COM
parlson cannot be completed, for they
forget a great deal which IL wosld be
well for them to remember.
PRESIDENT WITHOUT PARTY.
In 1897 we took the government and
the country from sthe hands of Presi-
dent cleveland. His party had apan-
doned him and were joined To their
idols. of which he was no longer one.
During the last years OF his term we
had presented to US the melancholy
spectacle of a president trying 10 gov
ern without party. The result was
that his policies were in ruin, legislation
was at standstill, and public affairs
were in perilous and incoherent con-
dition, Party responsibility had van
ished, and with 1t all possibility OF in
teligent action. demanded by the coun-
try at home and,abroad. IL was an in
teresting. but by no means, singular,
- a. I'm
practical work of government. To the
political student n was instructive, TO
the country II was extremely painful,
to business, disastrous.
We replaced this political chaos with
a president in thorough accord with his
party. and the machinery OF govern
ment began again TO move smoothly
and effectively. Thus we kept at once
o1T promise Of better and more eff
cient administration. In four months
after the inauguration Of President Nc
Kinley we had passed tariff bill. For
ten years the artificial agitation. In
behalf OF what was humorously called
tariff reform. and Of what was really
free trade. had kept business in fer
ment. and had brought treasury de-
felt paralyzed Industries. depression.
panic. and, finally. continuous bad
times TO degree never before imagined.
Would YOU know the result OF our
tariff legislation. look about youl Would
you measure its Success. recollect that
II is no longer an issue. that our oppo-
nents. free traders as fhev are. do not
dare to make n an issue that there
Is not state In the union today which
could be carried for free trade against
protection. Never was n policy more
fully justified bv Its works: never
was q promise made by any party more
absolutely fulfilled.
After showing that the Republican
marty had kent AL its promises Senator
Lodge took UP the matter NJ our for
eisn possessions which have come 10
We as n result OF the war With Spain.
He said. would our pride. and self