New-York tribune., 1901-09-27
PROSPERITY THE ISSUE.
MIR. MURPHY so DECLARES IN HIS
SPEECH ACCEPTING THE
NOMINATION.

Trenton, n. j., Sept. 26 tspeciaD.-In accept
ing the Republican nomination for Governor
to-day, MIR. Murphy said
1t is difficult for me TO find words ftIv to
express my appreciation of ;he high com
pliment you have done ne in naming me as
your candidate for tbs gIeat office Of Governor
or NeW-Jersey. To receive this nomination %
you have given it 10 me. the unanimous and
cordial expression OF your desire. Is an honor
SC great as to call forth all have OF thanks
and service. There are tn the Republican party
III this state many men aInp. qualified to iii
the place for which your partial blindness has
chosen me. Just why yo1 have done so I am
not sure. If it is because [ have served you
so long, can only say that such service as
have given has been a Ia boy OF love. and has
brought its own reward But what teve2 the
reason. / thank you sincerely and deeply. nrd
L accept the nomination.
1 have said that the Governorship Of New
Jersey iS q great office. NeW-Jersev is great
state. Fortunate in her situation. varied in her
industries fertile in her fields intelligent in
dus;rious and vrtUous In her people. I prom
ise you, later on the people of the
State shall approve your selection. to give them
ali l have of loyal faithful and devoted service.
We meet to-day in the shadow of n great
tional calamity. Our hearts are filed. with
sorrow because our chieftain is gone. IN the
lCng line of great men which the Repul lican
party has given to the country there are many
whose names will make brilliant forever the
pages of our countrys history. But think I
do not go too far when / say that there
none to surpass William Mckinley. In his
breadth Of mind. in his superb mental equip
ment In his perfect understanding of the will
or the people, in the readiness with which he
met and solved and untried questions, in
lofty purpose, in purity Of character, IN gentle
mess of disposition. he stands almost alone On
the Sunday morning after his untfnely death
L walked home from church with q friend whose
heart was full Of sorrOw. mine was. and ne
said to me: The greatFet ruler in the world
lies in his coffin in Bur -. stricken with the
asassin's bullet" I think my friend was
rect in his estimate. The dead President was
greater man than the country realized or
yet realizes and when the history of his ad-
ministratiOn comes TO be written, / venture 20
say that he will be called the first man OF his
time
But the nation lives II the ruler dies We
turn from the dead to the living. The mantle
President. coming into responsibility in these
saddest of circumstances, invited at once the
confidence of the people by saying as he took
Kinley will be absolutely maintained" OF his
capacity for the great office to which he has
nor is there any question Of his high character
or his lofty purposes. Let Republicans
bid him godspeed and hold up his hands
! miss from the convention to-day a familiar
face. known and honored by all of you 1t is
not often that the Camden delegation appears
in e State convention without General Sewell
at its head If he is not here to-day in per-
son, we know he is here in spirit, and that
long as he lives he will have very close to his
heart the welfare OF the Republican party. 1
am sure l voice the sentiment of the conven-
tion when / say that 1 hope he will speedily
recover his complete health and that his family
and the party and the State may have the
benefit OF his companionship and counsel for
years
And now I must say just word TO you about
the campaign upon which enter to-day. /
will not take your time to discuss in detail on
this occasion the issue of the campaign; 7 had
intended to do So but will leave that for other
occasions-and yet may state It, The issue 1t
seems to me, Is clear In word, it is that of
continued prosperity. From end of this
bread land TO the other the OF prosperity
is shining with a fierce and brilliant light. Was
the like ever seen before in any country in
any time? Every factory is busy, every work
ingman is employed at good wages. We be-
lieve that this unparalleled condition is the e.
suit of the legislation OF the Republican party
and of the ability and high purpose Of those
intrusted with the direction of affairs The
great question Of this campaign, and / think
the only important question. is, Do the people
desire to have this condition continued? Po-
ltical parties like men. They have the
same virtues and the vices. the same
hopes and ambitions, the same burdens and
responsibilities Where you find who is
truthful and able. and honest and faithful, you
trust him. Will you do less with our party?
/ do not believe you will This is the question
before the people. and the only one Of mpor-
tance that is likely to be discussed in this cam
pa.gn. And yet, the very fact of our prosperity
may, perhaps lull US to slumber when we
should be awake and active. When things are
going we'll, apt to believe thew will
continue to go we'll If this campaign is to be
by the Republican party in the State of
New-Jersey this fall. II will be because the
necessity Of giving expression to the wifi of the
pee pie at the polls will he urged by those !
row address, and others like them throughout
the State Our one danger is in overconfdenee
paign; hope and believe you viii do yours.