The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-22
rmed by a Republican

might be termed by a Republican
most happy" He said:
The postal service has been eX-
, tended and improved. Its revenues
have increased from $76,000,000 in
1895 to $95,000,000 in 1899 and
$l44 900 in 1904. In dealing with
these vast sums, a few cases of pecu-
latlon, trtiing in amount and by sub
ordinate officers, have occurred there
as they occur in every business.
Neither fear nor favor, nor political
or personal influence has availed to
protect the wrongdoers. Their acts
have been detected, investigated, laid
| pare; they have been dismissed from
their places, prosecuted criminally,
lhdlcted, many OF them tried, and
many of them convicted. The abuses
| in the carriage of second-class mail
| matter have been remedied. The
rural free delivery has been widely
extended 1t is wholly the creation of
/ Republican administration. The last
/ Democratic Postmaster General de-
clared it lmpracticable. The first aG-
inmistration of Mckinley proved the
contrary. At the beginning of the
fiscal year 1899 there were about 200
routes in operation There are now
/ more than $4,000 routes, bringing Il
/ daily mail service to more than H.
| 100000 of our people in rural COM
| munities, charging the circulation OF
! the newspaper and the magazine in.
| creaSing communication, and reliev
| ing the isolation of life on the farm"
In tones soft as the cooling doves
he showed the beauties of "benevo-
| lent assimilation" as exemplified in
the Philippines and pointed to the
| steps taken toward the building of
/ an inter-oceanic canal as one of the
wonderful things that, like Coriola
l. L. a
! achieved alone.
Mr.. Root closed his speech with eu-
logies to Mckinley and Hanna and
| eloquent words of laudation for
/ President Roosevelt.
The more striking sentences of his
speech were literally applauded. When
he reviewed in figures the increase of
the money of the country and an
nounced the enormous sum of gold &C
| cumulated the convention became en-
| thusastic. All of these details and
! figures, Mr.. Root pronounced without
| reference to memorandum. He turned
his attention to the administrations
regulation of trusts and when he said.
but no honest industry has been
suppressed" there was a round of APP.
proving applause. The declaration
that those corporations which en-
croached on the rights of the public
had been curtafled to an extent never
before reached also pleased the con-
vention.
Discussing the Cuban question, Mr..
Root read the dispatch from Presi-
dent Palma to President Roosevelt
when the island was turned over. 1t
was the first time he had mentioned
the Presidents name and the conVen-
ton grasped the opportunity TO ap-
plaud. Shortly afterWard he brought
in the name Of Secretary Taft, which
was also heartily applauded.
The administrations panama Canal
policy received a round of applause
| when Mr.. Root declared that the
| weaklings would have postponed its
construction to another generation.
Mr.. Roots challenge of Judgment
upon the record of these Repubncan
| administrations was the signal for
applause. Reverential silence prevail
ed as the speaker alluded briefly TO
the assassination of President Nc
Kinley and again applause as his sue
! ceSSor'S record was reviewed.
Mr. Root concluded his address
with the words Theodore Roosevelt
and they provoked the greatest de-
monstration of the session. The dele
gates climbed on their chairs and
tossed hats and handkerchiefs into
the air.
The roll of temporary officers of the
convention was then read by the
clerk, and approved by the conven-
ton.
Senator Carter, of Montana, pre-
sented the following resolutions:
Resolved That until a permanent
organization is affected, this conven-
ton be governed by the rules of the
National Republican Convention
This was adopted.
The convention unanimously APP
proved the recommendation of the
oil Porto
Rico two delegates and the Philip
pines six delegates with two votes.
Call of States was then proceeded
with to obtain names of members CT
various National Committees.
Chairman Root announced the time
and place of the meeting of the va
rious committees. He then announced
that there would be a meeting in
the Auditorium tonight, at which
prominent men would speak. The
public were extended cordial inVi-
tation to attend.
Senator Depew presented to the con-
ventiou from the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition for the convention and the
representatives of the press to attend
the exposition at the conclusion OF
the convention as the guests of the
exposition. The chairman was re-
uuested to appoint a committee to ar
range and report upon the invitation.
Senator Depew made a brief adj
dress hoping the convention would ac
cept The resolution was adopted and
this committee was appointed:
Senator Depew, New York; Senator
Carter, Montana; Governor Van SAINT,
of Minnesota, and Mr.. Parker, of Mis-
souri,.
The convention adjourned at 2:12
until noon tomorrow.
DUNCAN ON NATIONAL COMMIT
TEE.