Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-01

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Special 10 Times Republican.
Des Moines, July 1.-The speech OF
George ~ Perkins temporary chairman
OF the convention, was received with
demonstrations of approval by the dele
! gates and visitors. 1t was a logical and
comprehensive discussion OF the polit-
| iral situation from the standpoint of
republican principles. BY many ii was
considered one of the greatest speeches
ever delivered before republican con-
vendon. The text of the speech fol-
lows:
4 Gentlemen of the Convention: You
are met here under good omen as re-
ipubhcans, representatives of great
state and of a great party-members of
i and co-worSers with the national re-
publican party.
That's the idea.
Ii is Very great pleasure to extend
congratulations
This is a gathering not for war, but
/ for pence; there is a time for each You
/ are gathered here in family interest. to
nominate a ticket and to declare your
platforms: and your responsibility in
the business of this day is both state
land national.
/ The circumstances under which this
/ convention is assembled are most hap
Ipy The material interests of this
state and of our country have been
greatly prosperea. The republican
party, rs the party of responsibility,
has large things to IT'S credit.
In the dark days of the last demo-
cratic ADMINISTRATION ou VIII remem-
her M "tts ai apology of the
democratic party th4 ii was the VIC
t,n .f uutowara ssrcumstances. Your
democratic friends. busy with explain
ations. spoke much of luck. They said
the democratic party was victim of
conditions TO which it was heir from
me epunican party. That the party
had Il world Of trouble in managing the
estate need rot be denied After the
housecleaning following the election of
1896, and when the sunshine was busy
warming the blood of the working peo-
pie. your democratic friends reminded
you that it was just their luck-and
yours.
/ need make no concealment in this /
presence that it gives me pleasure to
belong to the party of good luck.
That's another idea.
This is true That coincident with
the life of the republican party good /
luck has been the rule with the Amer
lean people. The half century last (
past is the richest contribution ever
made in point of time to the history of
the human race. The hope is that it
nay presage the history of the CEN
fury upon which the world has en-
tered.
In contemplating the work awaiting
your hands there is both strength and
courage in review of the serene land
marks on the way over which our
has come. Here and there, as
we may know, we builded better than
we knew. ON the way there are many ;
graves but above them all. the known
and the unknown, floats the flag of our
union. The record has the
stain of many tears and the blood mark
of many heroes. Many times the way {
was dark, and there was consuming {
hunger and thirst. The end was hid- {
len even to the prophetic eye of our
great Lincoln. But now the clouds are
azy in the sky; the shadows are of
peace, and the reflection of the sun is s
given back from the rivers and the
mountain sides of all the states.
David Wilmot, democrat, from Penn t
'ylvania, proposed in the house t
IF representatives in 1916. the fe- b
nous proviso. In that year war against a
Mexico had been declared. James X v
POLK was president The Wilmot prop o
,sition was that neither slavery nor Ii
Involuntary servitude should ever ex-
st in any territory acquired by the s
'nited States from Mexico The amend c
nent failed To become a part of the s
aw. as the object of it would defeat the
'urpose of the war. Texas had been
nnexed the year before. The slave
over was hungry for territory to offset S
he influence of the expanding west. p
Polk had sent Il special message to S
ongress representing that the chief
bstacle in securing peace was the j
djustmeut of boundary line that al
fould prove satisfactory and conveni- ly
MT To both republics. For the accom- III
hshment of this purpose he asked that al
sum of money be placed at his dis lct
osal and the bill to which Wilmot w
hered his amendment named $1,000 II
90. After q bitter contest the appro- fl
riation, increased to $5,0o00o0. was of
assed in the succeeding session of al
ongress, without the proviso. tu
The Wilmot proyiso was the herald ol
the republican party
In passing let me call your atten-
ON to a contrast in the administra-
on of Polk and the administration of ra
Ickinley, separated in the distance te
time by more than fifty years. pa
Polk received from congress, grudg TO
gly, under circumstances such as ] m
ave suggested, $3,o00,0oo to be used te
his discretion to bring to a close the
ar with Mexico.
Mckinley received from congress,
50000,000 to be used ca
to-
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