The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-06-22

Ol peace, OF IOrDoardnco ana OF Jus
+, tice. For Justice exalteh a nation
but when the wicked bear rule, peo
pies perish Hasten the day when i
shall be said. Thy Kingdom of this
world is become our Lords and his
Christ's, and He shall reign foreve:
and forever. Amen"
The report of the committee or
credentials was called for and Sena
tor McCOmas, chairman of the com
mittee, read the report. The first
part of the document related to those
contests in which the action of the
national committee was upheld. The
report in this connection was received
with ripple of applause which was
slightly accentuated when the decis
ion seating both the Lilly Whites
and the "Black and Tans" of Louis
iana- An Outburst of applause greet
ed the announcement that the Gre
dentials committee had decided in
favor of the "stalwart" faction in
Wisconsin.
At 12:48 y. m. Chairman Johnson
of the committee on credentials pres
ented the report on permanent organ
ization. J. G. Cannon of Illinois was
named as permanent chairman.
After the report of the committee
on credentials. Permanent Chairman
Cannon was escorted to the platform
and was introduced by Root Can
non praised President Roosevelt in
his address, and his well turned phra.
ses were greeted with enthusiastic
applause. AS he closed the delegates
rose in their seats and enthusiastic
ally cheered. After the demonstration
Cannon called for the reports of the
various committees.
Chicago, H.. (Bulletin 1851 p. m)
J"ne 22.-Tbe convention adjourned
until ten O'Clock tomorrow morning.
The Platform.
Fifty years ago the Republican
party came into existence dedicated
among other purposes to the great
task of Arresting the extension of hui
man slavery. In 1860 it elected its
first president During twenty-four of
The forty-four years which have
elapsed since the election of Lincoln
he Republican party has held COM
Dlete control of the government. For
eighteen more of the forty-four years
It has held partial control through
he possession of one or two branches
f government, while the Democratic
party during the same period has hal
complete control for only two years
fhis long tenure of power by the Re-
publican party has commanded the
confidence of the American people
or nearly two generations to a de
md has displayed high capacity for
'ule and government, which has been
made even more conspicuous by the
ncapacity and infirmity of purpose
shown by its opponents
The Republican party entered up
IN it's present period of complete SUI
)remacy in 1897 We have every right
o congratulate ourselves upon the
work since then accomplished, for it
las added lustre even to the tradi-
ions of the party which carried the
government through the storms of
he civil war We then found a coun.
ry after four years of Democratic
'ule, in an evil plight, oppressed with
and doubtful of the fu-
ure. The public credit had been low
,red. the revenues were declining
he public debt was growing, the ad.
attitude toward Spain
vas feeble and notifying, the stand |
lrd of value was threatened and un-
certain, labor was crippled and busi-
less was sunk in depression which
lad succeeded the panic of 1898, |
lope was faint and confidence gone
Ne met these unhappy conditions vi |
effectively and alone. We re-
placed the Democratic tariff law bas- /
d on free trade principles and glrn-
shed with sectional protection by q
protective tariff. and industry freed
rom oppression and stimulated By
he encouragement Of wise laws has
expanded to a degree never before
lnown. has conquered new markets. |
md has created volume of exports !
which has surpassed imagination. |
Under the Dingiey tariff labor has
,een fully employed, wages have ris-
N and all industries have revived |
md prospered. We firmly established |
he gold standard which was then
with destruction Confidence