Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-29

| from every section Of the country
knowing no politics or creed, but fight
| ing the nations battles and we re-
| sent with indignation recent Demo-
cratic efforts to drag it's honor in the
dust and to cast reproach on its fair
name.
I'VE proudly affirm our faith in all
| the great cardinal principles of the
Republican party and our allegiance
! TO the declaration adopted by the last
| Republican national convention and to
the candidates nominated by this con-
vention we pledge our loyal support
IN government like ours there is
no place for anarchy and we demand
that Congress enact stringent laws
against attempts on the life of the
Chief Magistrate OF of any person in
! the line of succession. A murderous
attack on the President is blow
struck at the government itself, and
should be punished as treason is. We
also denounce lynching and all forms
/ of mob violence"
! The name of Secretary of State L.
! G. Layln was presented by Judge G.
p. Thomas of Norwalk. Laylin was
renominated without opposition and
made a speech of acceptance.
| Eight names were placed in nominal
ton for supreme judge, the successful
candidate being VIM. b. Crew of Nc
Connellsville, who was chosen on the
/ fifth ballot.
Before the secretaries could announce
the result of the last ballot there We're
! loud and repeated calls for Sena tor
Hanna, and the greatest demonstration
of the convention occurred as he was
being escorted to the platform.
The convention had been in contin-
uous session from 10 A. NJ, until al
most F. NJ. but the senator received
ihe closest attention and appeared at
his best in the most forcible delivery.
He said in part.
THE candidates you have nominated
will receive the unanimous support Of
the Republicans of Ohio. Congress
man Grosvenor has sounded the key
note of this campaign. We had Il mot
to in the last convention let well
enough alone / propose to offer an
amendment to that: Keep on letting
well enough alone
"Of course, as in all campaigns. there
are issues which the Democratic party
are trying to make for us upon national
questions. They have talked in the
halls of Congress for days and weeks
upon a question which the Republicans
of the United States settled. last year.
but we can pardon them for it is all
thew have left.
But, how are they making the issue?
Standing before the American people and
prOclaiming that the policy of President
Mckinley was wrong-moraIly wrong
Why, Republicans of Ohio. ! blush To
have to say that it seems to me almost
an insult to his memory that such things
could be said upon the floor of the United |
States Senate against a man whom not |
only the Republicans of Ohio but the Re |
publicans of the nation, worship. Shame |
upon party that Will attempt to bring
that name into disrepute and dishonor
through his policies inaugurated. as they |
were, in the interests of humanity Those |
OF US who Were close to him during those
trying days when new questions came |
up, well knew he wrestled with them |
prayerfully and inteligently that he |
might do what was best for those people |
on the other side of the world weighing |
everything in the balance and praying |
to his own highest authOrity-God-h |
came to the conclusion that the best |
thlng for US and for them was that we
might extend to them ali the blessings
of n free government. controlled by a !
power which knew what free government
meant. That was a policy born of the
best thought and the best efforts that |
could be exercised for the good of those
people who had come into our hands and
without the aid of n party that had much
70 do with bringing the war with
Spain for the elevation of their race and
the spread of Christian morality. That
was the inspiration of Mckinley: that |
was the motive of all the people of the
United States. When as a result of that
policy we are confronted with the eondi-
tons that we find. today shall we follow
the issues that prompted the prejudices
of party to thwart us in the work Of
humanity and Christianity? Never In
the words of Roosevelt. our flag is there |
and it will stay put.
"A new era is dawning upon this coun- |
try. Our great development has reached
point that has placed us in the front
rank of nations. That development is a
natural consequence of the evoutons
that are going on. Labor and capital are
approaching each other in the proper
spirit.
Il believe in organized labor and L be-
lieve in organized capital an auxiliary.
These two great forces are working out
the destinies of our country and they
must be friendly. They must be ably AMI
honestly administered, and they must be
controlled. x,&aH
Our prospects are bright, and we have
entered upon this contest full of hops. |
because we are right and we will get
there.
AT the conclusion of Senator Hanna's
speech there was another demonstration.
After the adoption of the eagle as the
party emblem and resolutions of thanks |
1or the unusual entertainment in Cleve-
land the state committee was authorized
adjourned.