The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-24

rage
Nictions and knows why They believe
that where experience has proved it is
about to die. But there is a wisdom
which with good fortune may guide the
living and the strong. That wisdom
springs from reason, observation and
experience. Guided by these this thing
Is plain and young men may rely uDon
It. that the history and purposes 1 have
and aspirations of patriotism, find their
best concrete example in the career and
doctrines of the Republican party.
BUT not alone upon the principles of
With the same devotion which has
marked their adherence to those prin-
clples, magnificent and enduring as they
are, they have already singled out the
man to bear their standard and to lead
the way.
His View of Roosevelt
He is no stranger waiting in the shade
70 be called suddenly into public light
i1he American people have seen him for
many years, and always where the fight
was thickest and the greatest need was
felt. He has been alike conspicuous in
1he pursuits of peace and in the arduous
forget the spring of '9S. when the Amer
lean mind was so inf1amed and Ameri-
can PATRIOTISM SO aroused; when among
all the eager citizens surging to the
'front.' as soldiers the man whom this
convention has already in it's heart was
among the hrSt to answer to his name
g Preterrlng peace, but not afraid of war;
1dhhIul TO every private obligation vet
nrSt TO volunteer at the sign of national
peril; leader in civil life and vet so ouiclx
70 comprehend the arts of war that he
Sie" almost IN day to meet the exac-
tlons OF command. There is nothing
NhIch so tests man as great and un-
expected danger He may pass his life
amid ordinary scenes and what ne is
or does but few will ever know But
When the crash comes or the flames
ore Dreak OUT moments time will single
Out the nero In the crowd A flash of
lightning in the night will reveal what
years OF daylight have not discovered to
Sns She eye , And SO the fash of the
and devotion which the American heart
so loves and which you have met again
10 decorate and recognize.
Compared With Lincoln
His qualities do not need to be retold.
Tor no man in that exalted place since
| Lincoln has been better known in avery
household in the land. He is not conserv.
atiye, If conservatism means waiting fin
II Is too late. He is not wise, if wisdom
once VIII DO. There is no regret so keen,
In man or country, as that which follows
an opportunity unembraced
fortune scars with high and rapid wing
and whoever brings it down must shoot
with accuracy and speed. Only the man
WIN steady eye and nerve and the collr-
opportunities to the ground
= "A PTotound student of history, he is to-
Gay the greatest history maker in the
world. With the instincts of the scholar
ne is yet forced from the scholars pIIr-
SUITS cy those superb qualities which fit
MN to the last degree for those great
World currents now rushing past with
larger volume and more portentous ASPECT
1han Tor many years before. The fate of
1dtIohS Is stlIl decided by their wars
lou 4 ou may talk Of orderly tribunals and
schools the gentle praises of the quiet life:
You may strike from your books the last
note OF every martial anthem and vet out
IN the smoke and thunder will ALWAYS he
the tramp of horses and the silent rieid
upurned face A4ei"'
Men may prophesy and women pray. but
peace will come here to abide forever on
this earth only when the dreams of chil1-
MOOD are the accepted charts to guide the
o@eStlnles @ OF men. Events are numberless
ana mighty, and no man can tell which
wire runs around the world The nafion
baskIng today in the quiet of contentrnent
a@na @ repose may still be on the deadly cir
1ulr aI aI11 ~ tomorrow Writhing in the tolls of
war. This is the time when great fig1Ires
must be kept in front If the press11ra is
great the material to resist it must he
granite and iron. Whether we pyjsh - ~ ~
not. America is abroad in this world fJor
interests are in every street, ker name ia
on every tongue.
Little Less Than a God
- Those interests so sacred and stunen-
dous should be trusted only to the care of
those whose power, skill and courage have
been tested and approved. And in tbe
man whom you will choose the highest
sense of every nation in the world beRoids
American does. the spirit and fhe mrs
poses ofthe twentieth century. He does not
claim tosbe the Solomon of his time
Ihere are many things he NAV NOT lxno1EJ
put this Is sure, that above all things
else he stands for progress. courage and
1aIr play, which are the synonyms of the
American name.
There are times when great fitnars Sc
hardly less than destiny, when the ele-
ments SO come together that they select
!il me agent they will use. Events some
times select the strongest man. as light
nlng goes down the highest rod And SO
1t IS with those events which for many
nohths IN with unerring sight have led you
70 a single name which l am chosen onJy
20 pronounce: Gentlemen. / nominate for |
president of the United States the hiehaSt |
living llg type of the youth, the vigor and the |
age, theodore Roosevelt of New York.
Hcosier Rhetoric
Senator Albert J. Beveridge. of In
diana, seconded the nomination of |
After eulogizing President Roosevelt
and summarizing his record. Senator
concluded:
The American people! The mightiest
Tce norce for good the ages have evolved.
= = hey began as children of liberty. They
believed in God and His proyidence They
took truth and justice and tolerance as
thelr eternal ideals and marched fearIesslv
Forward Wildernesses stretched before
M MllteIh.Iney Subdued them. Mountains
LoseLthey crossed them. Deserts oh
Stti passed them Their faith
1aleo them not and a Continent was
19s; 1ne5rs; FROM ocean to ocean cities rose
nelds biossomed, railroads ran: hut everv,
r Nnere ehurch and school were permanent
PROOF PROOF tf1at the principles of their origin
Were the life of their maturity. -eAA
american methods changed but Amar-
scan character remained the same. They
outllVed the stage coach. but not fhs
64oAe. Ihey advanced, but forgot not