Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-28
OHIO REPUBLICANS
NAAE A TICKET
Harmonious Convention Cons
cludes Its Work by Nominal.
ing State Candidates.
Gen. Grosvenor's Speech as
Permanent Chairman Re.
ceived With Applause.
His Utterances Regarded as Of
National Significance--Strong
Platform Adopted.

Cleveland, May 2S.-The following
Hcan convention
Secretary of State-L. c. Laylin.
Supreme Judge-Judge w. B. Crew
McConnellsville.
Cleveland, May 2S.-The republican
state convention reassembled this
morning. After prayer the reports OF
the committees were adopted. The re-
port of the committee on permanent or
ganization named General Charles H
Grosvenor for permanent chairman and
continued the rest of the temporary or
ganization. Grosvenor received quite an
ovation. He spoke as follows:
After referring to the death of Presi-
dent Mckinley, and saying THE world
of mankind is better that he lived; it is
poorer that he died." he spoke of Pres
ident Roosevelt. saying that the repub-
Hcan party owes 1t to itself and its duty
to the country to stand by his admins
tration and aid in carrying it to success;
as vindication of the policy of Nc
kinley; as q token of gratitude to his
successor and as an assurance of vic
tory for the party In 1904.
"Ohio,' said Col. Grosvenor, will not
forget the strong declaration that
Roosevelt made at Buffalo and it will
not forget that in the hours which fol-
lowed he brought around him the faith
ful men who had composed Mckinley's
hfJ o,.5 Of fay,
that he has carried the flag of true re-
Publicanism high advanced in the con-
tests that have followed. In the con-
tests which are before us we will moi
stop to feel unavailable and inefficient
regret. But we take up the burdens
which our beloved leader laid down and
under the banner of a leader not less
chivalrous and not less fearless, will
uphold his hands and aid his, work and
effort fowfsae common good of a COM
mon country. We will aim at results
which can alone be reached thru party
loyalty and fealty to arty leadership
Two great overpowering and all alb
eorbing issues-protective tariff and
sound finance-grew up into acute
form and were fought out and deter
mined during the active leadership of
William Mckinley, and upon both these
great questions the republican party
today stands united and determined.
''By the terms of the surrender of
Spain we acquired title to vast terri
tory in the eastern hemisphere and out
of that fact and the ratification of the
treaty, which was made in part by
democratic votes, we became charge
able with the duty of governing tie
Philippines and Porto Rico. Porto Ri
co exhibits in the fullest degree the
splendid results of American civiliza-
ton when not intedfered with by parti-
san opposition at home. There is peace
in that island and prosperity undream-
ed of heretofore. They have schools,
churches, bridges, roads, health. peace,
good order and financial prosperity. In
the Philippines we have had blood, war.
1nd treachery, and today the policy of
the democratic party seems to be to
disgrace the United States in the esti-
nation of the civilized nations of the
world by continual unceasing battle
cry of denurciation of our soldiers, our
army, our officers and our administra-
ton. No more unpatriotic attitude was
ever assumed by party than has been
fits orators, its statesmen and its press.
Every circumstance, trivial or other
wise, that could be dragged to light anl,
exaggerated by eloquence and bitter
ness. has been forced upon the notice o.
the world apparently for the sole pur-
pose of disparaging our army and tar
nishing the name of America.
'.The Philippines are ours They are
ours by the terms of the treaty with
Spain; they are ours by every principla
OF law. national and International; and
the American people will never consent
to the introduction into political power
OF a party that would play the old p-
Iatical game of 'scuttle' and run away
fro mresponsibility even as great as ii
is.
I'm the fear of God and in the name
of American civilization, we will con-
troll and govern and benefit those
Islands, and we will repeat nthe Phil
ippines, on a larger scale, what we
have accomplished so brilliantly in the
island of Porto Rico. The American
flag has never been pulled down from
any territory that it ever claimed jur-
isdiction of; it never will be pulled
down while the republican president is
in the white house. Let political das-
tards howl. The American people will
hold the honor of our flag and our army
and navy sacred and invioate
"The republican party stands today
irrevocably committed to the doctrines
of protective tariff. The doctrine of
the party as we understand it, is sim
ply this: it will maintain It's position of
establishing and maintaining such du-
ties upon foreign imports, which come
in direct competition with the products
of our own labor, as Will protect our
own products from the competition OF
the cheaper labor in the other countries
of the world. This is the sum total of
the real doctrine of protection to Amer
ican Industry. 1t does not aim to build
UP nonopolies in the United States
either in the production of manufac-
tured goods or in the production of the
fruits of the soil. But 1T aims to make
good by tariff taxes and tariff sched-
ules the difference in cost between the
foreign article and home manufacture,
and having accomplished that, the pur-