The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-23

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since the origin of that great move
ment from which sprang the spirit
which has been the leading impulse in
American politics for half century.
In that movement which was Doth q
creation and an example, We're those
great characters which endowed the
Republican parry at it's birth with the
attributes of. justice. equality ana
progress, which have held il to this
hour in line with the highest seIti-
nents OF mankind. From these men
we have inherited the desire, and TO
their memory we owe the resolution.
that those great schemes OF govern
ment and humanity, inspired by their
patriotism, and established by their
blood. shall remain as the fixed and
permanent emblem of their labors,
and the abiding signal OF the liberty
and progress OF the race.
a Good Name.
There are many new names IN
these days, but the Republican party
needs no new title. 1t stands now
where it stood at the beginning
Memory alone is needed to tell the
source from which the inspirations OF
the. country flow. A drowsy memory
would be as guilty now as a sleeping
Waterman when the enemy is astlr-
The name OF the Republican party
stands over every door where right
eous. cause was born. Its members
have gathered around every move
ment, no matter how weak, if in
spired by high resolve. Its flag for
more than fifty years has been the
sign of hope on every spot where lib
erty was the word. That party needs
no new name or platform to designate,
it's purposes. 1t is now as it has been.
equipped, militant and in motion The
problems of every age that age must
solve. Great causes impose great de-
mands, but never in any enterprise
have the American people failed, and
never in any crisis has the Republic
can party failed to express the con-
science and intelligence Of that peo-
pie.
Public Mind Awake.
The public mind is awake both to its
opportunities and its dangers. NO
where in the world in any era, did
citizenship mean more than 1t means
today in America. Men of courage
and sturdy character are ranging
themselves together with unaninl-
ty seldom seen. There is no excuse
for cropping in the dark, for the light
is plain to him who will but raise his
eyes. The American people believe
in a man or party that has convictions
and knows why. They believe that
what experience has proved it is idle
to resist. A wise man is any fool
about to die But there is a wisdom
which with good fortune may guide
the living and the strong. That wis
dom springs from reason. observation
and experience. Guided by these this
thing is plain, and young men may
rely upon it, that the history and pur-
poses I have described, rising even
to the essence and aspirations OF
patriotism, find their best concrete
example in the career and doctrines
OF the Republican party
The Standard Bearer.
But not alone upon the principles
of that party are its members in &C
cord With the same devotion which
has marked their adherence to those
principles, magnificent and enduring
as they are, they have already singled
out the man to bear their standard
and to lead the way. No higher
badge was ever yet conferred. But
great as the honor is, the circun-
stances which surround it make that
honor even more profound. You
have come from every State and Ter
ritory in this vast domain. The
country and the town have We'd with
each other in sending here their con-
tributions to this. splendid throng.
Every highway in the land is leading
here and crowded with the members
of that great party which sees in this
splendid city the symbol of its rise
and power. Within this uneXampled
multitude is every rank and condition
of free men, every creed and occupa-
ton But to-day a common purpose
and desire have engaged us all, and
from every nook and corner of the
country rises but single choice to
fill the most exalted Office in the world.
He is no stranger waiting in the
shade to be called suddenly into pub
lie light. The American people have