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couraged to say that | believe the present
President Of the United States, stands
and stands firmly for all that is making
for good in our national life. In almost
the first conversation had with him after
assuming his Office he said: Il would
rather be a whole President, in the sense Of
being OF service to my country for three
years than half a President for seven years. .
II is harbinger of national good that he
manifestly means to be the President of
whole people, not of half the people or
the people of any particular race, creed or
class.
To have been to any extent helpful in
the administration Of public business upon
policies that have been 40 overwhelmingly
Endorsed by the people, and especially by
the people of Pennsylvania, satisfies my
highest ambition, and TO have deserved
even moiety of the approval you have so
generously accorded 10 me upon this
casion far exceeds my most sanguine ex-
pectation.
Bishop Potter on "The State and the
Nation; Which First'' followed Senator
Knox.
The Bishop said that a danger which
menaced the republic ia an eyaggeraUon
of the doctrine of State sovereignty. The
United States has become successful he
said, by acting as nation and not as a
band of States.
THE STATES WAR HEROES.
Brig. Gen. Thomas }. Stewart. Adjutant
General of Pennsylvania, answered to the
toast, War in Pennsylvania
Strange il is, said Gen. Stewart that
although the history of Pennsylvania be-
gan in a contract of peace yet the first
shot in the French and Indian War was
fired on her soil, and there Washington
fought his first engagement. g;{e
Germantown, Brandywine and Paoli What
heroes are ours? Geary, Birney, the fear
less; Humphreys, Crawford, Kane McCand-
less Fisher. Gregg. the great cavalry leader;
Zook. Hays and Brooke, Ricketts,, Bidde
and Medill-what host!'
PRAISE OF KNOX THE LAWYER.
Amos Parker Wilder, editor of the Wis
conSiR State journal, aroused the members
to enthusiasm and hearty handclapping
with this direct speech TO Senator Knox:
"No one asks. What is the matter with
Pennsylvania? No one familiar with the
philanthropic, civic and intellectual
question that she is graphing
with the problems of wealth, of social un-
rest, Of intemperance. abatement Of graft
and the enthronement of common honesty.
That sort Of thing Is epitomized in you, sir,
and the frank, direct and transparent chief
who so sdmires you. You it is who by
the Northern Securities decision brought
the party Of Abraham Lincoln back 10 the
people and reminded corporate power that
1t is amenahe TO law
nhIln W lAltltNtil epDht on ouT
Adopted State He said:
LittIcton's Address.
Pennsylvania was settled by the Quakers,
which probably accounts for the large, in
creasing silent vote" OF that State. A
silent vote" in New York is vote cast by
a man who acts and thinks one way and
votes the other. The reason there were
20 many silent votes this year is that they
were ashamed to take the money.
New York state is naturally Democratic,
but numerically Republican. That is why
the Democrats remain in state Of nature
and the Republicans remain in office. The
whole country, as a matter OF fact is loRi-
cally Democratic but politically it is largely
Republican. The result OF this singular
situation is that the Democrats have To
worry along on logic, while the Republicans
delight in the patronage.
From the time ] could read have heard
wiseacres say that the country NORMALLY
or naturally or logically" is Democratic.
and have been waiting patiently for il 70
resume its natural and logical" and
normal" condition, and am still waiting
expect to wait at least four years more
think it quite likely we would win IL
we could all get going on the same schedule
and all arrive at the polls and vote the same
way in the same year. But in recent years
only one-half OF our party seemed to have
made up its mind in the same way at the /
same time. We have been 80 busy, each |
sdde trying to lay hold OF the party ma
ohinery that we never get in reach OF the |
machinery of government. II we do not
stop this there will come time when |
Democrat will be defined as man who /.
does not like Republican and who does not |
agree with Democrat
HINT on PRESIDENTIAL POLICY.
You men Of Pennsylvania with your half !
million majority have put great strain on |
your party as we'll AZ upon the credulity |
of the entire world. You have gone so far |,
rubbing II in that you may have con- /,
WINGED the President that he was elected
Of party lines and party poll
cies and he may take notion that Il is his
duty to administer the Government irrespec-
tive Of party lines and party policies, and
Is every cloud has silver lining There
is no lane 80 long but it has tuIn-
This thing OF overwhelming man with
tokens OF your esteem and your votes IL
likely to persuade him that since he has
been chosen practically by all parties il is
his duty to adopt some OF the main policies
Of all parties, and when he does that the
party otthe first part 10 In a bad way.
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