The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-24
QUIGG'S SPEECH.
He Tells Why We Ought All to Be Re-
pubIlcans.

Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. 24.-In opening
the convention yesterday, Ex-Congress-
man Lemuel Ely Quigg, the temporary
chairman. spoke as follows: ~
For eight years the republicans of
this state have enjoyed: public favor. We
have elected four republican governors.
One of these, summoned to the highest
destiny that is within the life of any
man to reach, by his progressive ideas,
his ardent patriotism, his splendid cour-
age and his lofty integrity, has profound
ly impressed the country. Nowhere is
his leadership more cordially accepted
than In his own state ,~y-.,- -, B.
''The American people are better off to-
day than they ever were before, and moth
ing 1.-THE democrats9 can say will disturb
that solid truth. 1t IS no wonder the
democrats are troubled about an issue.
1T is the singular fortune of this coun-
try that the political problem most under
discussion is not how to get its people
proftably employed, but; how more even
ly to distribute the rich rewards of their
labor. It was not always so. 1t is simply
the story" of a ouHdar1oney~s system and
a. protective tariff. ,r, Twenty thousand mil
lions Of dollars have been added In five
years to the assessed valuation of the real
and personal property of our citizens. In
dividual deposits in national banks have
increased in that time more than thou
sand millions The policy Of protection
to American industries will not be aban-
doned by the republican party. So long
as the2wages paid iriScountries with which
we must compete, Are less than enough
to maintain working mans family In
comfort SO long will our tariff system
protect our home markets for our home
producers.
+. The question of trusts and unlawful
combinations has no more connection with
this subject than the penal code has with
the general business Of life, The man
who would destroy the protective system
in order to destroy trusts would pull his
house. down to- catch a burglar. There
is no business not one in which a trust
is engaged, in which hundreds Of other
producers, independent Of the trusts, are
not also engaged. - - 80 w.
"There is no industrial system, whether
protective or free trade in character,
where trusts do not flourish. Protection
is the foundation stone Of republican pol
icy and it will not fall before the charge
that, in enabling everybody to do better
than he ever did before, it has enabled
some to do too we'll
1.-THE republican party was quick to rec
ognize when the new industrial method
of combination began to manifest itself
that the people needed to be defended
against it's usurpations and exactions, ano
is making an honest effort to reach those
features of business combination which
are unlawful and injurious -.
"'Put the millionaire in stripes cries
representative ernocratic leader. VIVA
he means and what his party has come
to mean is that those who do not succeed
are justified in being offended at thos'
who do, and it is this leveling spirit THU
spirit of socialism, which, within the las
eight or ten years, has displaced all tn
old-time principles of the democratic
party" ..
At the conclusion Of the roll call
was announced that Governor Odell wa
the unanimous choice of the convention
I There was but one nomination for lieu
tenant governor, Frank W. Higgins c
Cattaragus county, and he was chosen b
i reclamation. *,Rs& IL s
4 George r. Sheldon Of New. York city, ,ha
been selected for this position, but oppos1
1 ton to him. led by Lieutenant Gevernc
! Woodruff, developed and grew to sue
proportions that at a late hour last nigh
Mr.. Sheldon withdrew from the field. Th
I action was not taken. however, until afte
a long conference, which was participate
in by Governor Odell, Senator Platt an
other party leaders. go -
The remainder Of the ticket as give
above was nominated by reclamation.