The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-27
ASToRIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
NEW YORK CONVENTION.

NEW 1OfGh OONN
Senator Depew, in his address as permanent chair
man at the opening of the republican state conven-
tion yesterday truthfully and apty said; Happily
for our party we are not waiting to be told what we
are to believe by the national convention is our
candidate composed, as yet of inchoate qualities.
Every republican in this broad land knows in what
we believe and knows for whom he is going to vote !"
The administrations of William Mckinley and Theo-
dore Roosevelt have made for the republican party
its platform in advance of any consultations of COM
of the great body of the republican voters-nay Of
the great body if the American people-have so pre-
determined the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt
that the election and instruction of delegates is lit
tie more than a matter of form 1t was so much a
foregone conclusion yesterday as to rob the conven
tons proceedings of some of the spectacular inter-
est which might have inhered in less unanimous
gathering 1t offered no such field for speculation
as will be found in the convention from which in
little time David B. Hill, like conjurer with hat,
is expected to draw forth surprises It merely gave
official recognition to the perfectly well known will
Of the republicans of the state in harmony with the
universally expressed will of the republicans of other
states Though entirely unnecessary to control their
votes, which were from the first his as matter Of
course, it was eminently fitting that the president
as is done in this cordial language
We indorse the administration of Theodore
Roosevelt Believing in his loyalty TO the principles
Of the republican party, relying his devotion to
the interests of American citizens, and confding in
his wisdom his courage and his craftsmanship, we
hereby direct that the delegates this day chosen use
all honorable means to bring about his nomination
for president at the national convention to be held
m June
The state convention has no power to bind any but
the four delegates but the representatives
of the various congress districts whether instructed
by their local conventions or not, will be one in spirit
and in purpose with those owing specific duty of
obedience to the state convention Republicans stand
for free voice Of delegates from every locality I'M
muzzed by centralized authority; yet they are SO
harmonious in their present aspirations that the
publcans of New York will at Chicago have as much
unity as the Democrats Of New York will be able to
show at St. Louis under the shackling of the unit
rule. If there is by any chance break Of delegate
two from the Roosevelt ranks it will be because
of personal animosity, perfectly well understood
arising from circumstances credtable to the presi-
dent
Besides indorsing the administration in general
terms the platform reviews in detail some Of the i'm
portant issues made by the republican party. There
is nothing in it to "catch votes after the fashion
set by the democracy in its coal plank at a moment
when such piece of demagogy was thought to be
popular. The party here stands for its time honored
principles, which have been tried and not found
wanting. No attempt is made to apologize to the |
special interests centering here which have been SO
eIamorously grieved because of the president en-
foreement Of law and devotion to the welfare of all
the people, but the convention declares: "We COM
mend Theodore Roosevelt for the fearessness and
good Judgment with which he entered upon the solu-
ton Of problems of social economy and government
and Senator Depew called attention to the fact that
''he enforced the law when dire predictions of /
disaster we're made, and by so doing lost the favor Of
some of the ablest and strongest Of our financial lead
ers; but the supreme court has sustained his action,
and the markets have rebounded with that phenome-
nal rise in the securities affected which demonstrates
the Judgment of the investors of the country"
State affairs not being at issue at this convention,
no detailed discussion of them was made, but the
firm and businesslike administration Of Governor
0deI was property commended. The new state com
mttee with the governor at its head, gives promise
Of great efficiency and unity, and the republicans Of