The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-11
CHAIRMAN H. p. CROSS
PRAISES CANDIDATES

81 wish to thank you, gentlemen OF the
convention, for the great honor you have
conferred upon me today in electing me
as your permanent chairman. 1t is both
a privilege and a pleasure TO preside over
Republican convention In which are
gathered so many representative and
prominent citizens OF this splendid COM
monwealth
The Republican party. under whose
banner we stand came into being more
than 90 years ago. More than 40 years
age IL elected as it's first president that
patriot and martyr. Abraham Lincoln,
who preserved the integrity OF the Union
when II was sorely threatened. His teach
ing and principles are today, as they
were then, the guiding star OF the Re-
publican party.
Since 1860. with the exception OF two
years when Cleveland was president, the
Democratic party has never been In alb
solute control of the federal government.
In those two years the people OF this
country experienced incalculable suffer
ing and enormous financial losses through
The depression of our industries. AS a
party we are Justly proud OF what we
have accomplished In the past and of
what we are accomplishing at present.
The election TO be held on Tuesday,
NoT. 8, is particularly important because
OF its bearing upon both state and nation
al affairs. We are called upon TO elect
not only the regular state Officers, out
a'so two representatives TO congress, and
a state legislature which shall in January,
1907. elect a United States senator.
THE b9th congress has accomplished
more in many fields than any other con-
gross ever did This has been brought
about through the able leadership OF our
fearless and strenuous president. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, who today stands out as
one of the greatest and most able presi-
dents the Unit I'd States has ever had.
ard who. when history is written, will
stand high on the roll of fame along with
Washington ard Lincoln.
Among the important acts of the 59th
congress have tteIf the providing OF ways
fnd means for starting the construction
OF the Panama canal the Railwy Rte
bill the Pure Food law and the freeing
OF alcohol from prohibtive internal rev.
enue taxes, when used I'm manufacturing
the arts and in various other ways.
"In order TO continue the policy of the
present administration. there must be at
Washington a Republican house OF rep
resentatives and a Republican senate: and
therefore 1t behooves US. fellow Republi-
cans of Rhode Island, to see TO Il that
Rhode Island lends her assistance in car
rying out the reforms already planned by
President Roosevelt and the congression-
al leaders by electing 10 congress on Nov
g. two Republican representatives,, and
also by electing In the same day a Re
publican state/ legislature which will
elect a Republican United States senator.
The Prohibitionksts, in their recent
convention. were urged TO endorse not
only the Democratic nominees for state
officers but also the Democratic candi-
date for the United States senatorship.
They declined TO do either and made this
very significant statement In their plat
form:
The action Of that party (meaning the
Democratic party) in pedging It's sup
port to the election of an independent
Republican TO the United States senate
IN return for the election of a Demo-
cratic general assembly. is a most clever
example OF political nnesse. a magnani-
nous action at first thought but not to
be compared in importance with the
great advantage the party would secure
for the first time in many years.
THAT Is the unprejudiced statement of
impartial observers, and expresses exact
" the position OF the state Democracy.
The important business To come befoee
this convention today Is the nomination
OF the regular state officers for the en-
suing year consisting OF a governor, lieu
tenant governor. secretary Of state, at
torney general and general treasurer.
From all sections OF our state and from
all parties comes the call that we should
again endorse the present Republican
state officers headed by our stalwart
little giant leader from Westerly. Gov.
George ". Utter.
Every one of those officials has rem
dered efficient and signal service to our
state; and today, as In days past. the one
desire and aim of the Republican party
In Rhode Island Is TO nominate men who
have been tried and not found wanting.
who have been faithful 20 their trust and
jealous in promoting the welfare. security
and prosperity OF the people Of our state
Thus we assemble here today prepared
20 answer the call and 10 nominate for
the third time those five men who have
proven themselves such conscientious
and devoted servants TO the welfare or
our people.
THE man who heads our state ticket
needs no encomium from me. His record
OF loyal and devoted service TO this state
l. an open book and well known To all
our people. Fearless, courageous, inde-