The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-23

pubic school, who Is conducting the nor
 nal institute of Commanche county to- day in the presence of County Superinten-
 dent Nelson c. w. Benhannon professor
 of science in the Northwestern Normal
 college at Weatherford, Oklahoma, and
 W. F. Keer, a newspaper correspondent
 of Lawton, made his first trip with a
 rev flying machine he has recently in- vented He sailed from the summit of
 Mount Scott in the Wichita mountains
 s-S-&~-&-~-44~A~~~ 4>~@& up and characteristically raised his hand for gesture even before he spoke Then
 came a delightfully."- refreshing and hu- nlorously frank avowal. Each of the thousands of listeners received a con fidential tip. The speaker had written his first speech, and tried to memorize it. But he did not have the slightest inten- ton of following it. He knew the inspira- ton that would come-that had come and he wanted a free hand to cut loose. 50 let Us ramble awhile" That is what ne said. And then he abandoned himself to his limitless store of profound po- iitical sagacity and his original and char acteristic vocabulary. During his address the cheering was generous, intelligent and appreclative.
 Mir Cannon spoke as follows:
 Chairman Cannon's Speech. Gentlemen of the conventions: For the first time in my life I put in black and white enough sentences to contain 2500 words to say to you. l have tI.ed to
 memorize it Qaughter), but I cannots l have given it out through the usual channels to the great audience and now I must either beg to be excused entirely,
 or must do like we do down in the
 house of representatives under the i've minute rule, and make a few remarks. But that no man shall say that I have not made a great speech I will set that matter at rest by saying that from be- ginning to end I heartily endorse every statement of fact and every sentiment that was given you yesterday from the temporary presiding officer In the great est speech ever delivered at convention
 (applause).
 Now let me go on and ramble Caugh- ter). And first, they say there is no en- thusiasm in this convention Gentlemen, the great river that has its thirty feet
 of water, rising in the mountains and growing in depth and breadth down to the ocean bears upon it's bosom the com merce of that section of land that it drains and bears it out to the world. It is silent river, and yet the crawling river that is like the river Platte out in
 Nebraska (hat is fourteen miles wide and four inches deep), makes more noise that the bigger river eapplause).
 Went to See Best Girls.
 When We were young folks twenty years ago Qaughter) we went to see our best girls. We were awfully enthusiastic II they would give us nod of the head or the trip away, catch me if you can daughter) to enter upon the chase; that was awfully strenuous and awfully enthu- siastic tLaughter) But when she said
 Yes then good relations were establish ed and we went on evenly throughout the balances of our lives. Daughter and applause.) It Is a contest that makes en-
 thusiasm. In 1904 as in 1900, everybody fas known for twelve months who is to be our standard bearer in the campaign. Cloud applause and cheering)
 We are here for business. (Laughter.) wonder If our friends, the enemy, would not be glad of a little of our kind of en- 'husiasm. Prolonged laughter and ap- piause) Now, there Is not one of you that raise chickens as I do but what under stands that when the hen comes off the nest with one chicken she does more scratching and makes more noise than the motherly hen that is fortunate with 23 t1aughter) Our friends, the enemy, will
 have the enthusiasm to see in November
 
 a moment, the republican party is a government through party and through organization-oh, you find people once in while who do not want any parties As long as you have eighty million of people competent for sef-government they will organize and will call the organization a party.
 Original Declaration.
 The republican party, born of the decla- 4ttrf ( ff.x.4 4I14 ..1.. ta
 doom national (applause) achieved its first
 success in 1860 with Abraham Lincoln. fApplause.) Secession the war of the Union, you older men recollect 1t well, We have one of the survivors here. I was glad to see the convention give him the courtesies of the convention. He helped to make it possible that we hold this lccnvention, (Applause.) Forty-four years ago, just about now, 1904, what contrast. A divided country, bankrupt treasury, no credit. The republican party got rower and it's great leadership wrote reve- rue legislation upon the statue books and went back to the principles of Washing ton and Hamilton, and legislation that would produce revenue while fixing duties upon imports was so adjusted as to en- courage every American citizen to take rart in the diversified industries and re- sources of the country.
 Will you bear with me for five min uteS while 1 speak of theg comma risons as 1t was then upon the one hand of facts and the conditions to say Tn 1896 we had been substantially dominated for
 many years by the free trade party, insie-
 nificant in manufactures, great in agri- culture. Under our policy which has been followed by the exception of four years from that time to this. the United States remains first in agriculture, but by leaps and bounds has diversified her in- dustries until today we are the greatest manufacturn gcountry on Gods foot stool One-thini of all the worlds pro- ducts that come from the factory are made in the United States by the opera ton and cooperation of American cap- ital and American labor and skill
 The republican party is national par ty and believes in diversihcation of our industries and the protection of Ameri- can capital and American labor, as | against the chaeper labor elsewhere on earth.
 What do the other people believe? For sixty years went out the cry of free trade throuhgout the world, free ships upon the sea On other questions a tar fir for revenue only. The free trade par ty has always denounced the republican party of protection as arbitrary, and whenever clothed with power, whatever its p-etenses 1t has thrust dagger into the very heart of protection
 "Dovers Powders"
 They are to convince the peo- pie that they ought to come into power under the lead of German? German in the senate and Williams of the house. iney have been trying to give the coun- try 'Dovers powders Gaughter) Tt reminds one of the fable of Aesop.