Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-05-27

Speeches by Senator'S Hansbrough 4
and McC lumber and Congressman
spalding and Marshall were the clos
ing features Of the state convention
at Fargo. All the speakers we're
warmly welcomed and they were FREE
quently interrupted BY applause. The
speakers confined themselves TO ma
tional questions.
Senator Hansbrough spoke in part
as follows This meeting Of North
Dakota republicans marks The begin
ming Of a campaign replete with |
momentous things It does not ia. !
yolve a presentation Of new issues,
but the maintenance 3of esta blished5
principles and the retention and en-
forcemrnt Of wise and effective
statutes enacted into law by the re-
publican party. The result is inn
portant to the people Of every inch
Of the territory belongin g to the
United States f. ON Behring Sea to
Porto Rico and from Maine to the
Philippines. To my mind there is.
no question as to the resnlt. have.
no more doubt about the verdict in.
November than I have that at the
meeting Of the national convention
in tune Theodore Roosevelt will be
the nominee Of our party. With 1
this splendid specimen of American an
manhood, this strong honest and
courageous man as our leader, we
face the foe with victory already
written upon our banner. # we ARE are
asked what our platform will be,
we answer that in the magnif fcent re- re-
cord Of our candidate is embodied
1.-The salient principles Of all repubH-
lean platforms. There is no dispute
among republicans anywhere as to
that.
He stands for the supremacy OF the
law for honesty aud efficiency in the
lpublic service He stands for liberal
pensions for the veterans Of the civil
i war and for all the valiant men who
light the battles Of the country and
I for their widows and orphans. He
stands for the long established Aneri;
4 can policy Of protection to domestic (
industry and labor, protection te
American citizenship. He believes
lin that scheme Of reciprocity which
does not rob tha home prod ducer and
wage earner.
He stands for that brand Of diplo.
macy which has convinced the ma
1 tions Of the earth that we do not pro
pose that the doors Of the worlds
commerce anywhere shall be closed
lagainst our enterprise.
The supremacy Of these principles,
land continuation Of these policies
mean continued advancement Of oul
! marvellous country. It means that
there shall be no Mailing to PROCESS
and no. abatement Of pros sperty. II
j means that the potent forces that are
4 grounded ID our national life and ma
a tional strength and we'll being are not
| to be d diminlshed s4. IS
/ With absolute assurance az to the
4 correctness and Justice Of our posi- tionl
4 before the world. with q leader whose
\ Ivery name has come to be q BY ynony ~ ~
I for national righteousness, we turn
| il sorrow to behold our opponents
calling themselves democrats. ;55
Il We see hem divide into fae tions,
d The body membered, separated In
to contending factions and wings,
with no two wings tapping together,
/ In New x ,rk state they have the
David B. Hill wing endorsing 9
candidate sredolent with the mnsty
ismell Of Wall Street. running upon g
platform Of glittering generalities
/ with but one coherent plank ia it,
l and that plank contending for tbs
ancient state, 5 tights doctrine upor
(which the southern confe deracy Was
founded. It declares that q corpora
i Ition chartered by the state must b
subject TO regulation BY the state.
4 E his means anu means not hlns
I else, that any state IN tho union maj n
create corporation TO moaopoliz'
any line sof inter state commerce !,
Ideiance Of federal authority It l
like a voice from the tomhs,
Then We note the saspirati ions Of TIL
candidate off tue amman win wit
his string Of yell low journals stretch
ling from ocean to ocean dissem minatinl
the most dang ngerous aud demoraliz
doctrines, the man himself ready wit
Ihis inherited mi Lions 10 buy tn
presidency Of the Unitea States.
From the fats Of Nebraska com
a the sonorous notes of alarm from th t1hl
q man who has led two disastrou1
I democratic camp aigns, but who no'