Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-09-25
REPUBLICANS CONVENE
New York State Convention Now In
Session a; Saratoga.
QUIGG ON PRESENT ISSUEC.
In His speech as Temporary Chair.
man He strikes the Keynote
Of the Coming Political
Campaign.

Saratoga. n. ", Sept. Pain hail
hung with midsummer decorations left
from the last floral fete and multitudes
of American flags and bunting the
the preliminary work incidental to the
naming of state ticket and the draft
ing of platform. Outside OF delegates
and alternates the spectators were few.
Senator Plat, Leader Aldridge of
Monroe, Senator Depew, Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff and other leaders
received ovations as they came in.
Just as the convention was about to
be called to order the band played
THE Star Spangled Banner, and the
entire audience rose and remained
standing until it was finished.
The convention was called to order
by George W. Dunn. chairman of the
Republican state committee. who an
nounced that Rev. +. l.. Decker of Sar'
atoga would offer the opening prayer.
After the prayer the roll OF the CON
vention was called. and some changes
were made in the list of delegates.
Chairman Dunn announced that
Lemuel F. Qnigg had been selected for
temporary chairman. A query as to
whether the convention agreed WAS
met with volley of applause. j.
Sloat Fassett and Speaker $. Fred
Nixon Were appointed to escort MI
Quigg to the chair. lust as Mr. Quicg
began to speak George X. Sheldon, the
candidate for lieutenant governor, came
in. and the New York delegation in
terrupted Mr. Quiyg to cheer for him.
Throughout Mr.. Quigg'S long speech
he received great atteiNion. and il was
punctuatcd with hearty rounds of APP
plause.
Chairman Quigg's Speech.
Mr.. Qugg laid stress on present con
ditionS of prosperity. which he attrih
uted to Republican policies. He spoke
in defense of the army in the Philip
pines Regarding the charges of i'm
IieriAlism he said:
Lust OF empire is not to he charged
against a party which. with every OPP
portunitN so lc delay the performance of
the conditions of the treaty OF Paris that
Cuba must in the end have prayed for
admission into the Union. actually made
haste TO bring about the establishment of
the Cuban government and the with
drawal from Cuba of every semblance of
American control In the execution Of
these obligations the Republican party
went far beyond the requirements of or
binary good faith and manifested that
lively sympathy with the national hopes
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best answer that could be given TO the
charge that we are imporialists.
What more we should do for Cuba than
has been done is easy for a free trader
10 say. but to those who believe in the
policy of protective tariff the answer
comes with more difficulty. To insist that
anything remains to he done an obj
cation of honor seems rhetorical rather
than just. 1t is true that We expect the
Cuhans to subordinate their public rcia-
tionS to ours, and in return we have en-
gagged to defend their independence. We
have given the exact equivalent of what
We have required. ON the other hand. W,
can well afford to recognize the obliga-
tons of good neghborliness and extend
to these people. dependent upon on,
markets. exceptional advantages for til.
sale of their produce here, and if this is
necessary to their welfare it may fairly
be urged upon us public duty.
The Policy of Protection.
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speaker said;
The policy of protection to American in
dustries will not be abandoned bv tn,
Republican partv So LONG as the wages
paid in countries with which we must
compete are less than enough to maintain
n Workincman : family in comfort So
long will our tariff system protect our
home markets for our home producers
The question of trusts and unlawful
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Win me general business of life IN,
man who would destroy the protective i
system III orHer TO "fStroN trusts wor'i
!rhnrt is No n,,sin,ss MOT n,,e in u,hi-,h - /
trust is engaged in which hundreds al i
other producers. indcpondont Of the trust |
a.. ''o' "''U 'a7''-T"' ~ ~ ~ no nuts
tra,lr in character wher, Trusts do mo, |
flourish.
IN" hernnilfan party was quick to rec
1b,t ,ha |,',,'l. ,7a',la1 80 w.,
against its usurpations and exactions /, |
quickly saw tn" peril in which the modern |