Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-20

oASs "a ouIIilfdlS anu ScncI VIZ 0hu Poo
lie men who have gone in and out before
us during an entire lifetime. We are
true to our own. We have no distrust OF
the honor, humanity. the capacity of the
American people. To feel or do other
wise is to doubt ourselves, our govern
ment and our civilization. We take issue
with the democrats who would cast of
the Philippines because the American
people cannot be trusted with them, and
we declare that the American people can
be trustd to deal justly. wisely. and
generously with these distant islands
and will lift them up a higher prosperity,
a broader freedom and a nobler c~iviliza-
ton than they have ever known. We
have not failed elsewhere. We shall not
fail here.
Those are the questions we present to
the American people in regard to the
philippines Do they want such a humili-
ating Grange there AZ democratic vic
tory would bring? Do they want an even
more radical change at home? Suppose
the candidate of the democrats. the
populists, the foes of expansion. the dis
satisfied and the envious should come in
to power, what kind of an administra-
ton would be given us? What would his
cabinet be? Mini what an electric spark
Of confidence would run through every
business interest in he country when
such a cabinet was announced as we can
readily imagine he would make. More
important still. we ask the American
people whether they will put in the white
house the hero of uncounted platforms,
the prodigal spendthrift, of words. the
champion of free silver. the opponent of
expression, the assailant of the courts;
or whether they will retain in the presi-
dency the Union soldier. the leader Of the
House of Representatives: the trained
statesman who has borne VIGOROUSLY
the heavy burdens of the last four years:
the champion of protection and solid
money; the fearless supporter of law and
order wherever the flag floats.
Now, at the dawn of a new century.
with new policies and new OPPORTUNITIES
opening before us in the bright sunshine
of prosperity. we again ask the American
i people to entrust us with their future.
We have profound faith with the people.
We do not distrust their capacity of
meeting the new responsibilities even as
they met at the old and we shall await
with confdnce. under the leadership of
WILLIAM MCKINLEY the verdict Of
i November.
Mr.. Lodges voice showed splendid car
rying power. His reference to Hawaii
and the presence of the representatives
Of that new acquisition brought the dele
gates to their feet in a lusty greeting to
the Hawaiians. and when he referred to
the "infamy" in Kentucky the delegates
yelled their approval. Mr.. Lodges ref
erences to the policy Of the government
towards Cuba and the Philippines
brought out frequent manifestations of
approval and his brilliant tribute to the
American soldiers serving in the tropics
was the signal for a heart demonstra-
ton. Senator Lodge concluded at 1877.
Then Colonel Childs of Rhode Island,
IN a neat speech, presented a historic
gavel. the mahogany from the capitol at
providence, the bronze from the yacht
Columbia, which defeated the Shamrock
at the international yacht race last fall.
A young delegate from Kentucky, Mr..
Langley. mounted the platform and in
an eloquent speech presented another
carved gavel from a tree in the valley
or the big Sandy, beneath which General
Garfield is said to have knelt in PRAYER
at the battle of Middle creek. He con-
Guided with the statement that he pre-
sented the gavel as a pledge of the con-
tinued devotion of Kentucky to the prin-
clples of republicanism and hostage that
the state would this fall give it's electoral
vote to Mckinley and Roosevelt,
l.. h. olsen of Minnesota presented a
table which had been used at the repub-
llcan national convention at MINNEAPOLIS
and st. Louis.
n Lodge received the presenta-
lions with a graceful speech. General
Blnsham Of Pennsylvania was now req
ognlzed to present the unanimous renort
or the committees on rules. He said that
IN the main the rules of four and eight
years ago had been adopted, leaving il
Tor the convention to make anv markad
departure from the former procedure
Ihey are as follows:
RUE Tine convention shall consist
OF a number of delegates al large from,
each state, equal to double the nnmnhar
VI onited states senators to which each
state is entitled, and for each renrasen-
tatlve at large in congress-, two dele
gates at large; from each congressional
district and the District OF Col1mhia
pW7o delegates; from each OF the Terri,
.ois ~ Alaska' Arizona, Indian Terri
tory, New Mexico and Oklahoma two
delegates. WV
RUE z.-Ihe rules of the House Of
representatives of the ffty-sixth con-
sfess snail be the rules of the ~convan-
.ioh so far as they are applicable and not
lnconslsten with the following rules.
hule w the previous question
sna pe demanded by a majority of the
g from any states. and the do
mand is econded by two or more st,tas
ana the call is ustained by a majority NJ
the convention, the question shall then he
proceedd and disposed of acolrdine to tho
! rules or the House of Representatives in
similar cases. III
nule "A motion to suspend the ru,as
shali De IN order only when made bv an
tnorlty OF a majority of the delegates
ttuin any state seconded bya majority of
the delegates from not less than t.,a
other states. "" '"o
Rule BIT h be in order to law IN
the liable a proposed To a
penaing measure, and such motion ~
ADOPTED, shall not carry with it or nrein-
dice such measure. ~
fule 6.-upon all subjects before the
convention the staes shall be called in
tories Alaska and the District of caI,,na
bia. ~oi"ii
rule 7.@The report of the oomnaa.aa