Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-23
ANOTHER DAY.
AND THE REPUBLICAN TICK
ET WILL BE ROOSEVELT
AND FA|RP .~' "vS
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. CHICAGO, June Temporary
Chairman Root called the second day $
convention to order at l2:23. Rev.
Thomas Cox offered prayer As chair
man OF the committee ON credentials.
Senator Comas OF Maryland then read
the committee report. by which both
Louisiana delegates and the Spooner
delegation from Wisconsin were seat
ed The gallery was by no means
crowded when the convention got to
work Dissatisfaction was expressed
by the leaders al the so-called bun
Cling of The local committee In dis.
tribming tickets Talk OF trying to
finish the work today Is louder than
ever but is meeting with active op-
position from the interests which profit
by the delegates being here
The credentials report was adopted
with one dissenting vote Senator
Foraker then called attention to the
presence Of General Osterhaus in the
halt. and made a motion. which car
ried with Il whoop. that Osterhams
take seat on the platform. The gen
eral received an ovation as he ad-
yanced and made brief speech of
thanks. The report OF the committee
on permanent organization by Gov.
Murphy OF New Jersey followed, a
demonstration following the mention
Of Speaker Cannon The report was
adopted unanimously on motion of
Senator Cullum. He and eN-Secretary
Loug then encorted Uncle Joe" 10
the rostrum Laughinsly grasping a
cruquet mallet, presented to him by
~.pt for slvel. Cannon raped for
order and began his address:
The Republican party was born with
Nh. declaration that slavery was sec
tiunal and that freedom was national.
il has ever been a national party, Its
policies benefitting every section and
every man in the republic 1t made It's
first successful contest for power in
1850 with President Lincoln as its
standard bearer. Secession followed
The war for the maintenance of the
union was waged for four years. and
such a contest of arms the world had
never seen before and perhaps will
never see again. In the end slavery
was abolished and freedom became
univrsal within the borders of the re
public. With a bankrupt treasury,
under the direction of. Lincoln the
party went back to the policy of Wash
ingLun and wrote upon the statute
hoSSs the revenue laws imosing du
ties on imports that would produce
revenue and at the same time protect
every citizen OF the United States in
dWersifying the industries of the re-
public II was a contest for free men
and free labor everywhere within our
borders. The policy OF protection has
been the shibuleth of the Republican
party from that day to this. Under
This policy we have become the first
nation in agriculture and manufac-
lure. More than One-third of all~fhe
manufactured articles in the world are
produced by American capital, by
American labor. which works shorter
hours than any people on earth has
more steady employment than any
people on earth, and on the average
receives one and threefourths dollars
compensation when such labor else
where receives one dollar
Mr. Cannon then went into details
the economies Of the coun-
tTy. its excellence as home market
stating that in 1850 the wealth per
capita in the United States was S3OI
while in 1900 it was $l,235, and while
in 1860 the Total wealth of the couh-
try was $4,000 100000. it was now
over 500 600 600 900. He then
smoke OF the wonderful increase Of the
postaI service under the Republican
marty, mentioned the free rural de
livery system now in vogue and de
tailed the immense revenue received
from this branch OF the government.
IA said strikes were the result OF
disbursements of divisions of prohts
and were the ultimate results OF sea
cons of profits He also told OF the
trust-bustng campaign of Roosevelt.
Then he gave general resume of the
work of the Republican party since
the nomination Of Mckinley IN lsoo'
told of the dastardly assassination Oh
Mckinley. the war with SPAIN the
Philippine question. Panama, the ar
bitration of the famous Pennsylvania
coal strike, and the decision arrived
at that trusts are amenable to the
law" He ended his speech by say
ing. Let us make our nominations
in order and appeal to the people OF
the country for renewal of the peer
To the Republican party. standing ny
our policies. ready to legislate where
legislation would be productive OF
more good than evil from an economic
standpoint. by refusing to lesisiate