Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-09-29

tor of the Second Baptist church, there
was singing by the Columbus Glee
club, and then Secretary Root was in
troduced by Gov. Nash.
Secretary Roots speech was in part
as follows:
You Republicans of Ohio have i'm
portant duties to perform in this elec-
tion. You have the duty to perform
Of having your state represented in
the Senate of the United States, with
wisdom. force and integrity worthy
of the best days of the Republic and
keeping the great state of Ohio ever
to the fore in the work of national use
fulness ard of national progress.
II wish to say few words upon the
national issues. The question which
the people OF Ohio are about to con-
slider Is as to whether you shall EJECT
House of Representatives which
shall continue to support and carry
forward the policy of the Republican
party. OF whether you shall elect n
House of Representatives. which by
a hostile majority shall put an end to
the execution of these policies and to
all further progress.
"A peculiar condition of government
arises from the fact that the Repub-
lican party has been for number of
years carrying into execution new
policy. Passing out of the boundaries
of the United States, passing beyond
the consideration of domestic cues
tions, passing from the government of
ourselves to the government of others.
We have been trying to work out an
answer to the question whether the
American republic is able to maintain
not only liberty and justice within our
own borders but also to carry the
torch of liberty abroad, to carry the
principles of liberty and justice and
further the cause of freedom among
peoples of the earth who dwell in
other lands and know not liberty and
law.
I'm the solution of that question
the government of the United States,
under the control Of the Republican
party. has been engaged for the pa st
four years, and the question that you
In this campaign must decide is wheth-
er that duty has been so well or so
ILL., performed that you shall withdra W
i'or continue your confidence in the Re.
publican administration. The oues-
ton has deep significance for the
people of Ohio. for the policy which
we have been endeavoring to execute
in administration and in Congress was
the policy of the lamented William Nc
Kinley.
Il speak to his friends and neigh
bors. All the world has become his
friend, but not as you were, for all
the world knew of him only as his
character was reflected from your
kindly and loving faces and as the
word of truth and deep personal knowl-
edge of those who lived with him re-
vealed him to mankind. No one can
doubt the love of the people of Ohio
for their great son, no one can doubt
that the sad faces are still to be seen
passing in review before his tomb in
Canton"
secretary Root continued his refer
ence to the dead President by saying
That 1t was the great hope of his life
that the policies he had inaugurated
should be carried to a successful close.
He also quoted the statement of Presi-
dent Roosevelt that he would contin-
ue unbroken the policy of Mckinley.
The continuation of McKinley's policy,
secretary Root said, will be a more en-
during tribute to his memory than
wreaths and flowers laid upon his
tomb.
lettering to the war with Spain.
Secretary Root said that it brought I'm
new difficulties. 1t was war that
the United States was i'll prepared to
enter upon. Within n few weeks. he
said the power of Spain had been bro
ken and the last holding Of Spain on
the American continent had been sur.
rendered to the power OF the United
States.
The expense incurred in this work
'"S tOIul uDOlltl0n of
war taxes and the reduction OF the war
debt was shown.
The great part that Ohio has taken
in the administration Of the govern.
ment policy was also pointed ont nv
Secretary Root, who said that IT wos
an Ohio ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was
President at the outbreak of tbc war.
that Gen. Chaffee, an Ohio soldier wa E
another Gov. Taft, of the PhilIppines
is still another Ohioan engaged in car.
rying out the policy of the Republican
administration. And in concluding HE
address, he said "You are asked to
show by your votes your confidence
In the party; in the work of Metjn.
ley and his successor; you are asked
to put in power in the House of Renre.
sentatives the party which il opnosed
to the party that has attempted TO vii.
lily and defeat the administrator
which has been accomplishing all these
things"