The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-17
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.

sented the following which were ad-
opted:
ssThe representatives of the Repub-
lican party, assembled in convention
the 10th day Of May, 1904, find the
party ready and prepared for the ap-
preaching contest. 1t lacks neither
issues nor candidates and it stands
united on all the great principles that
make for the welfare Of the American
people. 1t does not need to make dec
larations Its platform is written in
the fulflment of its pledges and in It's
deeds and achievements.
" Its conduct of State affairs under
the guidance of Governor Murphy has
been progressive and courageous. The
work of reform, begun when the peo-
pie of the State intrusted it with the
management of their public affairs,
has been continued in good faith. Dec
larations of the policy of the party on
the important questions involved in
State affairs are properly the business
Of the State convention to be called in
September for the nomination OF Gov
ernor, when they will be met directly
and without equivocatiOn in the plat
form then adopted.
SIN the national affairs the admin
istration Of President Roosevelt has
been one Of accomplishment. 1t has
fulfilled its promises to carry out the
policies of the lamented Mckinley.
Fearless, honest and just, he has, with
even-handed justice, upheld and adj
miniStered the law and protected the
rights of all. Under him the country
has kept faith with Cuba. In our
newly acquired territories are seen the
benefcent results Of wise legislation
and conservative enforcement OF law.
1.-THE Monroe Doctrine has been
maintained and as a result OF the dig
nified and courageous assertion OF that
policy, strong nations have been COM
PEELED to recognize the rights OF the
weak without involving us in trouble
or conflict with the power of the
world. The nations strength has
been recognized as a power for good
and our flag is everywhere respected
and honored. At home cGsafilcts
between capital and labor have been
peacefully settled.
ssThe Sherman law has been en-
forced without warning on CORPORA
tions whose honest purpose has been
the building up of industry, the en-
ployment of labor and the promotion
Of trade and commerce. Combinations
whose purpose was to promote monOp-
oily have been checked in the interest
of legitimate competition and fair
trade. Dishonest officials have been
driven from public service and pun
ished for their miSdeedS. Honesty,
Justice and fearlessness have character
lied the present administration. It's
crowning glory is the construction of
the Isthmian Canal on soil over which
will float forever the flag Of our coun-
try.
1.-THE people are looking forward to
a continuance of the present admins
tration, and we trust that the dele
gates selected by this convention will
look with favor upon the nomination
of Theodore Roosevelt.
" We are not unmindful that since
1896 the ranks Of our party have been
recruited with numbers of earnest
Democrats who have voted for our
candidates from patriotic motives.
We welcome all such to our councils.
We and they are striving for the same
end, the prosperity, honor and welfare
of the nation.
"The history of the administration
Of Mckinley and Roosevelt has been
worthy Of the American people. The
gold standard has been established.
Antitrust legislation has been re-en-
forced by Congress and enforced in the
court of justice. Just and liberal pen
sions have been granted to deserving
patriots. The rights of capital and
labor have been protected. The Re
publican party is the agency through
which these things have been accom-
plished.
/" We uphold with answering fideli-
ty the principle of the protective tariff,
the reenactment of which brought the
nation at once from the industrial
paralysis of Democratic tariff reform
to new era OF business activity.
We know from recent experience
that such tariff reform means tariff
destruction, with resultant diaster to
the factory, to the workshop and to
farm, while the policy protecting
American labor and capital has
brought to each the greatest prosper
ity ever experienced.
We are earnestly opposed to all leg
islation designed to accomplish the
diSfranchisement of citizens upon lines
OF race, color or station Of life, and
condemn the measures adopted by the
Democratic party in certain States of
the Union to accomplish that end.
We pledge ourselves to the contin-
uation of the policies of the last eight
years policies that have made our ma
tion first in prosperity at home and
first in honor and prominence abroad,
and to this end we invite the co-Opera-
tion Of all, regardless Of PARTIES
Nominations for delegates and alter
mates were called for. Atlantic coun-
ty presented the names of the follow
ing:
Delegates-at-large Governor Frank
lin Murphy, United States Senators
Dryden and Kean, State Assessor
David Baird.
MISUNDERSTANDING IS ecretary OF
State Samuel ID. Dickinson, Senator
Mckee of Passaic, G. B. Breckenridge
Of Bergen, Grif1ith Lewis Of Burlington.
The other counties seconded the
nominations and they were elected
without opposition with the exception
Of six members of the Somerset county
delegation who refused to vote for Mr.
Baird.
The District Delegates agreed unor