Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-02

people the best organization is Use
less. And that is well; for in the end
the thought of the people is always
both wise and just
eve must go into battle, then. not
with the idea that We are fighting
Democrats merely because they hap
pen to be Democrats. bat that we ere
striving for those things whfcL are
best for the American people. We
must remember that men OF other par
ties desire the nations welfare rs
much as we, and that. Convinced tsAt
what we have done. and are d0&NG Is
best for the country, thousands 0f
them will Join us in 1904, as tROA-
sands of them Joined us in 1896 aAd
1900. To all men of all parties the
Republican message is this: The 70
publican Preside is SO broad and gen.
erous that aroEnd it's CHEEKY circle
there is room for every American and
a brothers welcome awaiting him. In
short, the Republican party muSt have
no small partisanship OF o&an which
seeks merely the defeat of another
elan, but instead the noble partisan
ship of patriotism which seeks only
the good of the country; no narrow
policies inspired by the spirit of fac
ton, but, instead, broad and tolerant
statssnanship inspired by the spirit
of Americanism.
Consider the record of the present
administration which we will next
year ask the people to ildorse. chal-
lenge the student Of history to show.
except In war, SO much accomplished
in so short a time; and SO we'll done
that even the party in opposition could
not find enough fault with 1t solidly
to oppose it. Remember that upon
this record Of great things being done
fer their good, we must appeal to the
people. And the people will answer
that appeal by an indoFSement Of the
work of our Republican administra-
tion, historic in it's volume and en-
phas&s. and keep in the White House
for four years more the faithful exeou-
tor Of McKinley's policies and creator
Of new plans on similar lines, Theo-
doTe Roosevelt, president now and
president-to-be.
Greater victory in 1904 than ever
in our history. Let this be our word
of faith and effort. 1t is the word of
logic. too-witness our party united
and the opposition admitting the wis
dom of our measures. 1t is the word
of truth, also-witnesg the steadily
growing Republican majorities which
have won for Indiana the applause and
confidence of the conservative through
out the Nation.
"No! Let no man fear that the
American people will turn to an oppo-
sition which is rent by faction, united
on nothing, and whose most popular
leader is the personification of radical
ism The American people do not
propose that the interviewer industries
OF our country shall stop while an
inharmonious opposition is finding out
what it wants to do; and that is what
would happen il the opposition were
successful in the next campaign. Even
if the opposition were united, the
American people viii have none Of
these reaotionary experiments propos
ed by the opposftion's platforms in the
last two campaigns. The American
people are conservative; they want
their progress to be steady They ere
a people of moderation: they want
their prosperity to Re 81 I'd Al be
cause the Republican party interprets
these ruling elements Of American
character conservatism and modera-
ton, it has won the American peoples
confidence.
go much for the country what
now Of Indiana? This, then. of Indi-
ana. Our state, the heart Of the ma
ton, must also be the heart of the
countEy's conservative thought, and,
therefore, of our party's strength. And
that is Just what Indiana. will be.
Our rank and file are enthusiastic,
united. well aligned. The leadership
of the party in Indiana ia distinguish
ed in the councils of the party of the
nation Our senior senator. wise, Wig
orous, Justly eminent; our governor,
brave, able, applauded by the whole
country for firm and insistent enforce
ment of law and order; our congress
men. capable, experienced and in the
very forefront Of the leaders of the
house; our state chairman, James P.
Goodrich, trained, effective, unselfsh-
" devoted to the party's interests
never was the party better differed.
And never was the party more firmly
united under leadership more loyal,
harmonious and determined. The
leaders of the Republican party of In
diana. who are also servants OF the
whole people, have the wisdom of I'M
selfishness. We rally round the one
whose duty is to lift aloft the party's
flag and direct the conflict
"And so let us agree that these be
the orders OF the day which all com
missioned and noncommissioned Off
GERS of our party shall carry from
this council to the rank and file