Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-06-07

This report was read by ] Il Rob
inson, Of TAYLOR county They ere
as follows:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The Republican Party of the Sec
ond Congressional District of Yves t
Virginia. IN convention assembled
eongratulates the people of tins great
state and of the entire nation upon
the unprecedented prosperity o en-
joyad by them. This prosperity is
the result of the application of the
policies OF the Republican Party to
the affairs Of the government. This
prosperity Is that prosperity which
was PROMISED by the Republican Par
ty in 1896, when 1t presented to the
people of tho. Republic ms its standard
bearer the Immortal William MeKin.
ley. who declared it better to open
tho mills to the working men than to
omen the mints for the free coinage
Of silver. In this. as IN all other
NhtliEEs ~ 1850
a~bundantlv kept It's promises to the
people, and has redeemed IT'S pledges
TO the country. The Republican Par
tv IS the party that tulflls its promi-
SEES. 1t is the party that does things.
1t is the party of action, not OF ne
CATION the party of construction, not
of destruction. We believe it is the
highest prudence and soundest WIS.
dom TO ''let well enough alone
Since we last net in convention a
great sorrow has tome upon us. That
great and good man. William McKin-
lev, our beloved President. was foul.
Iy murdered by a nameless assassin.
And while we deplore his untImely
taking off. we revere his memory.
and rejoice in the heritage of the
noble character he left for us and
our Echildr n to emulate. We are
proud of the great deeds he accom-
plished BY his infinite patience and
his almost divine sagacIty.
We endorse the strong and patriotic
administration OF President Theodore
Roosevelt and we especially com
mend his course with 1ef-
erence to the PHILIPPINES, and his en-
forcement of the laws against moDop-
OILY
The war with SPAN. SO gloriously
and so gallantly fought 70 a success
fui issue by our soldiers aud sailors.
wos one of the most unseltish In all
HISTORY. 1t was a war waged il hu.
manity's sake. absolutely without
greed or avarlce, out of which has
been borne a new nation, dedicated TO
Liberty and Enlightment. We favor
everv further aid to the new Repub-
lie of Cuba consistent with the well
fare ana nrosperlts of our own neo-
nle. and the preservation of their in
dustries.
with winch our American soldiers in
the Philippines have been abused and
slandered nv Democrats in the Con-
gress. These brave soldiers, being
hone f our bone aud flesh of our flesh
n suns and brothers-are neither
hruial "murderers nor iphuman
wretohes. We deplore the fact that
there are among us any who seem ca
ger to believe stories of dlscredit to
our army and ignore all facts testify
ing to the noble bearing of our sol
dlers while fighting the battles of our
country against a cruel and treacher-
Gus foe. We it 10 be our
unalterable purpOse TO stand by our
Z" bovs in blue and by the flag Of onr
country. We are not in the Philip
pines from choice. but from circum-
STAGES hat make it cowardly and
puslllanimous for Us to withdraw.
We are there 70 protect life and prop
eI'v, to educate the unhappy people
W O so long suffered from ~tyrauuv
and wrong. 10 establish lihertv req
ulr ted nv law, rnd to conter pon
to, neIplA here tns blessings of orr
orn rvilzatiu rad enlightenment.
We iavlr fer the Flli2inos the largest
possible linorty consistent with the
safatv OF life aud property All these
we mold 70 be not oulv a sacred duty.
but q mission worthy the endeavors
and sacrifices of this great Republic.