The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-06-12
prominent Republicans were in walt

NJ. A. HANNA.
ing on the stage. Governor Nash sat
with the Franklin county delegates.
Oyations were rendered leaders as
they entered the hall. notably to Sen
ators Hanna and Foraker and Myron |
It. Herrick, and when Senator Hanna.
was introduced as temporary chair |
man the demonstration was long and |
loud. Prayer was offered by Rev. ].
c. Jackson of Eastwood Congrega-
tional church. after which Senator |
Hanna was introduced and spoke as
follows:
congratulate the Republican party Of
Ohio upon this splendid representative
body. and ! bespeak for the Republican
party OF Ohio the hope and the wish that
your deliberations will be governed by
good Judgment and proper spirit. ZAP
plause.) We have had occasion recently to
celebrate a day marking the first one hun
| dred years OF our statehood. and In the
proceedings OF that function at Chillicothe
| there were many things of interest. and
| many things to call forth feelings OF pleas
ure and pride IN recouniing the earlier his
| tory of our commonwealth Standing to-
day In the morning. OF n new century and
| looking back over that period We have Just
marked as our first century. there Is every
| thing TO emphasize that feeling Of pleasure
| and pride. and to make every man, whether
born In Ohio or whether a citizen by sdop-
| ton. feel that 1t has been a privilege TO be
q Buckeye. u.ong continued applause.l
In the last nifty years the progress and
/ development Of our state have been won.
| dcrful. Blessed by nature and In every
i way situated TO advantage for that devel-
/ opment: blessed not from circumsts noes
/ but from facts that impclled the pioneers
/ ago.-(men of character and of the mould
i to make piouecrsl.-they hewcd their way
i through the forests and built for them
| selves their homes the spirit which called
i forth the Articles of 1IS1. seemed 10 rii
them with the earnest desire 10 carry out
the prophecies ana privileges of that won
aerfnl document. And so We began our
| early life. and long through the years ub-
| der impulses which made those pioneers
| Irresistible In surmauniine all obstacles.
the foundation was laid for this great
state. (Renewsd applause) The aI ana
the plow soon yielded TO other conditions.
taking advantage ef cur great deposits Of
mineral wealth. our climate and our facili.
| ties In those days of water transrcyt alton,
the foundations OF Oh!o's industries were
laid. II has been a wonderful develop
| nent But all has not been due 70 tha
fact OF these natural advantages, or even
the enterprise and enersy ~ the people.
but I claim In the light OF experience In
| the last half century. owe as much to
the fundamental principles OF the Repubi
lican party for the benefits that have cpne
to our people; uFalongca applause
| Forests may stand untfl time ends; the
great mineral wealth may lay undisturbed
| for centuries unless there be something to
| quicken the impulses which ind a response
In the hearts and ambition Of every mas
| who has q duty to himself and his family
20 perform. without that Incentive, wish,
out the retur. for labor and for capita
| there must be result.
oh. my fellow Republicans. standing on
the Threshold Of this new century, should
we not be proud and grateful that we have
been a part OF and connected with the
party, whose principles and policies have
done 80 much fpr our development Great
, | Applausel
. The Republican party laid the founda-
: tion stone. Human liberty and protection
, / to American Industries aud the American
| workingman are placed In the sacred
archives OF our country's history and form
, | Its foundation stone. And since that time
. stone by stone has been added to that
| structure, every 0ne as hard and inde
| structibla as granite itself; everyone com
| posed In Its component parts with mix
. Iure of principles which lifted and mads
| complete the whole: and as IL was raised
4 year by year. tried by experience, encour
: aged by success. today standing here IN th'
! presence OF this great audience, let me
;. point TO that magnificent structure. th'
|. monument To ihe principles of the Repub
| lican party. and let that party write tn
inscription upon Its base In letters that al
| who run may read wlIands on" u'ro
a longed applause, the delegates again risinl
= to their Feet and cheering vociferously.
Time and patience have hullded tha
structure The blood and sweat OF ou
!, best husbandry has contributed TO II. i
. | we are to have new era II the eri
!, OF the Twentieth century Is TO be con
: tinuatlon of Republican prosperity. lie
= those who were the workingmen upon tina
edihce stand guard" More applausel
Our state affairs. my fellow citizens. o
II, recent years, need no praise from me
= Every time the Republican party ha
| placed at the head Of the executive vi
fairs Of this state their chosen candidate
= It was guarantee that the best interest
= Of the people would be- subserved. and tina
. | all the necessary attributes Of an esonom
cal and progressive administration would b
- | the result. Time and results have prove
- that fact and on this occasion II Is plea,
- ure to me, nearing the close Of the preser
a administration. to pay that tribute TO you
- | present governor which he 80 richly d.
~ serves. U>ong continued applause)
all lsuds Governor Nash.
st Wise and conservatives: always read,
of always ON hand at duty's call, always COT
ur sideTate Of the whole people Of his stat
he has watched your Interest with unn
as hitting attention. and result. we in
to our condition today better from fnanci
standpoint than have ever known befor
(Chcers.) All Of our public Institutions 70
re tered with great cslyu. all of the GROWN
X wants aud necessities of our people anti
n ipated. Is Il not pleasure then that
: the beginning of another campaign. whit
" his successor may he elected. for Us.
on we needed any slogan for that oampaig
to simply point back 20 our record.
ne back as FAR IA you will and all throui
the administrations of the Republican 20
ernors. you will iind every year. the rest
ef careful and watcRful attention to Il
peoples interests
Such q policy having been estahiishe
ne such standard set any and every mi
who occupies that position. Will. In q
no true spirit VI Amcricanism be impelled.
possible. TO excel. but never forgetting
ty one moment the responsibilities which 4
o. OF more Importance than any brillian
OF effect.
se, What can be said VI ONO can be "a
IN. Of our Nation. Republicans today e
congratulate themselves that In the dire
rs tlon OF national affairs they have rcaliz
IN sll they hoped for and all they expect
or In the administration of Theodore Roo.