Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-07-02
ROOSEVELT AND
FAIRBANKS
Republican Meeting at the
Opera House.
ROusing Speech Of Hugh II. Brown Is
Enthusiastically AppIauded by
the Audience.

An enthusiastic audience gathered
at the Opera House on Wednesday
evening to ratify the nomination of
Theodore Roosevelt and Charles w.
Fairbanks for President and Vice
President OF the United States.
Judge Hugh II Brown presided,
and made the opening speech, as
follows
Ladies and Gentlemen: We are
met here pursuant to party custom
and party tradition to ratify the ac-
tion of the Chicago convention, and
handful can ratify just as hard as if
the audience were hanging over the
gallery rail-
That convention will 90 down in
the history Of party politics as a
great convention II was great in
its unanimity OF action, it was great
in the annunciation of its principles,
and it was great IN the personnel Of
its leaders. It is true that great
many OF the old wheel horses were
not there; they were consp spicuousiy
absent From the ranks of one
state alone there was missing that
historic Big Four" Foster, Sher-
man, Mckinley and Hanna, and
there was none OF equal stature to
represent the State of Ohio except
Forraker. (Applause)
But the real strength Of "a great
convention is not in the power of
its leaders. The real strength is in
the independence and intelligence of
the rank aud tile on the floor OF the
convention With one mind aud one
voice they spoke the will of the
American people They nominated
the peoples choice; the man whose
craftsmanship and patriotism has
been proven, the man who kept faith
with the memory Of William McKin-
ley, the fearless, far-seeing, pure
hearted Theodore Roosevelt. Gap
plaasel
The democrats say that the Con-
vention was programmed II to
obey the will Of the people is TO pro
gram, they are right II to select
the man who towers head and shoul.
ders above his contemporaries, they
are right Theodore Roosevelt has
won bis spurs; he has won his honors.
lie has been loyal and efficient in ev-
cry public post, as soldier, as legisla-
tor, as governor Of great state,
and as President of the Republic.
He has been loyal to every obligation
as friend, husband and father, and
has held up TO the whole world an
example Of the clean home.lift of
American Citizenship, (Appause)
He will push the work on that
canal as no other man in public life
can do. He has appointed a canal
Commission, which European criti-
eism declares, is the most important
commission now at work in the whole
world. We did not have to 90 to
Europe for that information Cap
pause) We realized the fact here
at home.
Roosevelt works in the open,
there is nothing under. handed about
him. You and the whole American
people know what he is trying to do.
" His ideals of integrity in the pub
lie service are those of common hon
esty, and his Judgement on the heads
OF criminal public officials is as sure
and as swift as lightning. Every
man knows that Theodore Roosevelt
is way beyond the fear and corrup-
tlon OF awless trusts. The strong
arm of Theodore Roosevelt is fit and
trained to guide this Republic, and
no man is better qualified than lndi-
ana's favorite son, Charles w. Fair
banks, to go hand in hand with him.
(Applause.) If this is to program,
the Democratic Press is right but
they don't go far enough, because
the American people have also pro-