Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-05-28

hepuDllCdu campaign. Ill part Ht Sulus
Gentlemen of the conventions; I
recognize the compliment implied by
my selection as permanent chairman
of the convention, and thank you for
the same. 1 have been long identified
with the Republican party Of Ohio
and experience today pleasure in wit
Messing here the gathering of so many
of the tried, true and faithful of that
great party. We come to announce ad-
herence to the principles of our party;
to take heed of the errors of the past
and celebrate our victories.
The legislation which has been the
result of the recent session of the
Legislature, has been the subject mat
ter of the very able and satisfactory
address of our distinguished Govern
or, and to it l shall not refer. be-
lieve that the Legislature over the de-
termined opposition and obstruction
of the Democratic minority, made
long stride to the front in the direc-
tion of true reform by beneficial legis-
lation, and congratulate you upon the
happy outcome of the session of the
General Assembly.
will speak for few moments upon
matters Of national Importance, for
this year not only do you elect state
ticket and county officers, but you are
called upon to select twenty-one men
to represent you In the lower branch
of Congress.
Ohio's position in the Senate is Sc
cured. 1t stands in the front rank of
leadership. Her place in the great
| tournament Of debate, in the foremost
rank of the great leaders is established
and assured by the return to a second
term Of your distinguished senior
Senator Joseph Benson Foraker, than
whom no greater champion of our
political faith can be found in that
great body. And in the councils Of the
party, and in the discussion of great
| questions of concern to all of the in
terests involved in legislation, no man
stands higher in public estimation, and
no man wields greater influence for
good than does our wise, able and
most popular junior Senator Marcus
A. Hanna.
OF my Republican colleagues in the
House, take great pleasure in saying
that they stand for principle and fitly
and efficiently represent their con-
stituents and honor the state which
contides in them.
Fortunate it has been and is now
that with William Mckinley the Re-
publicans of the country elected a
brave, conscientious and able man to
the Office Of Vice President, and hence
the transfer to his new and moment.
Gus duties brought to the Office of
President man fully equipped for tile
service ahead of him. Theodore
Roosevelt understood the policy of the
Republican party. He had grown up
from boyhood an active member of the
organization; and in full accord with
its principles and policies. There was
not phase of it's history with which
he was not familiar, and when, by the
death of Mckinley, he became Presi
| y
to the policies and purposes of the
party, and the policy of the dead
President also, and stood ready to car
ry out the plans Of the organization
for the future. Loyalty and faithfully
he has maintained his position, and to-
day he stands us courageous and
conspicuous representative of the best
sentiment of the Republican party up
on the great questions to which ref
erence has been made. The party ii
the country owes it to itself and it,
duty to the country to stand by his
administration and aid in carrying II
to success as vlndication of the pol
icy OF Mckinley; as a token of graft
tuds to his successor and as an assur
ance of victory for the party in 1904
Ohio will not forget the strong dec
laration that Roosevelt made at Buf
lalo, and 1t will not forget that in the
hours which followed he brought
around him the faithful men who had
composed McKinley's bodyguard OF
faithful advisers and that he has car
ried the flag of true Republicanisn
high advanced in the contests that
have followed. In the contests which
are before us we will not stop to fee
unavailing and inefficient regret. But
we take up the burdens which our be
loved 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 efforts
for the common good of common
country. We will aim at results
which alone can be reached through
party loyalty and fealty to party lead
ership.
Two great overpowering and all alb
sorbing issues grew up into acute
form and We're fought out and deter
mined during the leadership of Nc
Kinley.
We won the battle of 1896 upon The
two great propositions to which allu
sion has been made, protective tariff
and sound finance, and coming out
from the disasters of the four years pre-
ceding, the Democratic party, blint
to signs of popular condemnation, an
nounced that it was in favor of the
free and unlimited coinage OF silver
and still demanded a tariff for revenue
only, and through all coming time
the unparalleled hardihood of those
two declarations will be monuments