The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-10-14
GREAT SPEECHES
GREAT THEMES.
Ohio Campaign Opening
Splendid Success.
ROOT, FORAKER AND HANNA

Nne hDie anu rtOqutut Whr cccrc>
tary, and Both OF Our senators
Speak Upon subjects OF National
Consequence and Permanent I'm
portance.
The complete success Of the great
opening Of the Republican state cam
paign at Akron, on Saturday. Sept. u.
exceeded the expectations Of even the
most enthusiastic. The crowd was im-
mense, but would have been larger
had not the factories everywhere been
too busy to shut down, this alone
keeping thousands away at work. The
parade was splendid. but greatest OF
all was the intense attention OF all
the multitude that thronged around
the stand. to the utmost limit Of the
most stentorian voice. and the earn-
estness OF their approval OF every hit
Nothing else could be SO significant OF
the determination OF the voters Of
Ohio to do their duty by doing away
with the demagoguery of Tom John
sonism.
Secretary Root. Senators Foraker
and Hanna spoke In the order named.
and all most effectively. Governor
Nash presided. but made no address.
We present herewith some Of the
best paragraphs of each OF these gxeat
addresses on great themes. for all rec
ognized that the control OF congress Is
involved In the present election, and
the alignment Of parties for the pres
idential campaign.
SECRETARY ROOT.
"You Republicans of Ohio have i'm
| portant duties to perform in this cleo
tion. You have the duty to perform
Of having your state represented in
| the senate OF the United States. with q
wisdom. force and integrity worthy Of
the best days Of the republic and keep
| ing the great state Of Ohio ever to the
fore in the work Of national usefulness
and OF national progress.
"The question which the people of
Ohio are about to consider is as to
whether you shall elect house OF
representatives which shall continue
to support and carry forward the pol
II
er you shall elect a house of represen-
tatives. which. by a hostile majority
shall put an end to the execution OF
these policies and to all further pro.
gress.
Passing out of the boundary of the
United States. passing beyond the con.
sideration OF domestic questions
passing from the government of our
selves to the government of others. We
have been trying to work out an an
swer not only to the question whether
the American republic is able to main
tain liberty and justice within our owl
borders. but also to carry the torch o.
liberty abroad. to carry the principle.
Of liberty and justice and further tn,
freedom among peoples of the earth
who dwell In other lands and know
not liberty and law.
The policy which we have been en-
deavoring to execute in administration
and in congress was the policy of tn
|. lamented William Mckinley.
Il speak to his friends and neigh
bors. All the world had become hi
! friend. but not as you were, for al
the world knew of HIM only as hi
character was reflected from you
kindly and loving faces and as tn
word Of truth anu deep persona
knowledge of those who lived wit
him revealed him to mankind. N
one can doubt the love Of the peopl
Of Ohio for their great SON."
II
ence to the dead president by sayin
that 1t was the great hope OF his lii
that the policies he had inaugurate
should be carried to successful clos,
He also quoted the statement of Pres
ident Roosevelt that he would cor
tinue unbroken the policy of McKir
ley. The continuation of Mckinley
policy. Secretary Root said, will be
1 more enduring tribute to his memor
than wreaths and flowers laid upo
his tomb.
: "In the name OF that friend whol
we have lost. I appeal to you not |
: forget the duty Of crowning the gre,
work Of his life and carrying forwar
!, the great duties for humanity that b
:. undertook. and SO nobly wrought ,
perform"
SENATOR FORAKER.
Broadly stated. the issue this yes
is the Republican party against Il
Democratic party. Shall we continl
d existing palicies. or shall we repudia
them? That Is the question. and
q should turn upon what these parti,
e are respectively doing and proposir
= to do. II is not hard to answer for Il
Republican party. but who can spes
for Democracy
vi I'VE stand upon the living preser
| Do we come up to its requirement!
Are we now keeping the faith? II
no not necessary to repeat the promis
- OF our platform OF 1896. Everybos
knows what they were and that v
have redeemed them.
Notwithstanding an expensive wa
1T an embarrassing deficiency has yield
'e to an embarrassing surplus, and Il
A credit Of our government has becor
IN the highest In the world. II is trl
Of that aloag with all this prosperity ,
ct do have some strikes. but 1t is al
~ true that we have never yet had
m strike in this country on account
n the Republican party
~a.a xrarL~r In h. In