Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-06-18
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Republican Army MobiIiziug.
| Following Indiana, which led off with
the first Republican State convention
of the year, Ohio and Kansas have fall
en- into line under the same flag and to
the same music. Thus begins the mar
| shaling of the hosts which as the Jour
( nal believes, win win the important
| preliminary skirmish of next fall and
clear the way for the greater victory of
1904 Although Kansas. with her
eight representatives and $3.50 votes,
| is an important State she has never yet
reached the dignity of recognition as
keynote" State. though she made a bid
for it this time by taking the lead in
| placing President Roosevelt in nomina
ton for 1904. Ohio has often sounded
the keynote of Republican campaigns
and victories. but she did not have to
| do it this year, 1t was really given by
| the Indiana Republicans, and those of
the other two States had nothing to do
| but take up the strain. This they did
| in no uncertain tones. On all the main
| questions of the day-our relations
with Cuba. our policy in the Philip
| pines, trusts and combinations. prctec-
| ton and tariff revision, the isthmian
| canal, Chinese exclusion and liberal
! pension egislation-both conventions
followed exactly in tie line of this
| State with variations of phraseology
| but none of substaLcn The Republi-
cans of all three States are - unit on
| each and every one of these Questions,
and 1t is safe TO predict that those OF ali
| the other States will be equally so. On
! the Philippine question, which the Dem
/ ocrats have been trying to make the
paramount issue Indiana Republicans
say: 1--WE approve the course of the
| administration In establishing peace
and civil government in the Philip
| pines. We hold to the doctrine that
| American sovereignty must be respect
/ ed within the United States and all ter
ritory under its jurisdiction" The
| Ohio Republicans say: We congratu-
! late the President and the army on the
satisfactory progress made in the Phil
/ Pr nes in suppressing Instruction and
establishing order, and we unqualified
" indorse the policy of our government
in those islands. Our flag is in the
| Philippines. and there it win remain"
| The Republicans of Kansas sly: The
| Republican party of Kansa unquali-
| fiedly indorSes the administration of
| our President. Theodore Roosevelt. BY
| the terms of the treaty with Spain the
| Philippines Islands became the terri
| tory Of the United States, and this Ma
ton is bound by every consideration of
| honor and good faith, as well as self
| interest, to assume the responsibility
which such ownership entails" With
/ the certain prospect that every Repub-
| lican State convention held during the
| present year will make similar declara-
tons there need not be any doubt as
! to where the party stands ON this ques-
ton. If the Democratic party wants to
make The fight on that line it win not
have to reconnolter any to discover the
Republican position.
Outside of the platforms and the
| spirit of harmony that characterized
! both conventions the notable feature
{! of the Ohio convention was the oYa-
| ton to Senator Hanna, and that of the
Kansas convention was the indorse-
ment of President Roosevelt for 1901.
Senator Hanna's victory was complete,
| both from a political and a personal
| point of view. There have been times
when he had to fight for party leader
| shin. but that seems to be past. In the
! convention just held nearly every one
! Of the twenty-one district delegations
| was enthusiastic in his support, and 1t
| is said there is only one anti-Hanna
| man on the State committee. The con
| vention would hardly wait to hear the
| chairman. Gen. Grosyenor, speak. so
| anxious were the delegates TO hear Sen
ator Hanna, and when the latter was
escorted to the platform, THE greatest
i demonstration of the conventio,1 occur
red says the press dispatch. Spe-
eiaI dispatches describe it as a scene
of wild enthusiasm, and say his easy
mastery of his audience inspired ey-
cry one with confidence. In the nom
nations fer State officers The candi-
dates favored by the Hanna leaders
had swept all before them, and the
Senator's inspiring speech established
his leadership beyond any doubt. The
best feature of his personal triumph
is that it seems to have ended the long
fractional fight in Ohio and to have ush-
cred in an era of good feeling among
the party leaders. In making his per-
sonal triumph eoincident with party
harmony Senator Hanna has shown
himself past master of the art of CON
citation. His continued leadership IN
Ohio is now assured. and his reelection
for the senatorial term beginning
March 1. 1905. is beyond doubt.
The action of the Kansas convention
II trying to start a boom" for the
denomination of President Roosevelt
may have been due as much to the eli-
thusiasm of the hour as to any prede-
termination. but it emphasizes the uni
versal satisfaction of Republicans
with the administration and furnishes
a marked contrast to the general state
of disruption ami eruption that pre-
walls among, the Democracy.--In
apolis Journal.
President Rooseve1t's Address.
The soldiers whose memory is honor
ed by the ceremonies of Decoration Day