The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-18

papers, anything which could be seized
upon to add turbulence to the scene.
Amid the tumult the band struck up,
but the crash OF the brass and the
drums was completely lost In the babel
Of sound which weiled up from $4,000
throats.
Fer the first minute Senator Lodge
stood waiting to proceed, occasionally
raising his hand for silence, only to
awaken n defiant yell twice louder than
before. Five minutes passed and In
stead of abating. the uproar was In
crea sing. The sergeant AT arms moved
up chair for the presiding officer. and
Senator Lodge sank back to await lull
In the storm.
-Four. four. four years more" came In
a deafenlng chorus from the full sweep
Of the gallery as II preconcerted. each
-four. four exploding like the boom Of
heavy artillery.
Now delega tions were joining in the
outbreak. Some had mounted chairs
Texas. Kentucky, Tennessee--and were
gestlrulat ting madly. one delegate far 10
the left had torn off his coat and was
whipping It wildly above his head.
Texas and Kentucky appeared to be the
center Of the agitation on the floor. New
York viewed tho storm with calm and
50 did ohIt. except, strangely. one OF
the lonesome Foraker delegates. Judge
Marcus Shosp
a fun three quarters Of an hour had
passed In this bewildering confusion of
sight and sound For a time some fear
was felt by some that stampede was
Imminent. But the political generals
lytsnN ola g., svt,s -
asm Of the multitude this outlet OF ex-
preston and at no time was there the
slightest apprehension among them that
the wcll-devised plans would miscarry
By some overpowering movement.
With the subsistence Of the Roosevelt
storm, Senator Lodge completed his stir
ring speech. which In part Is as follows:
Gentlemen Of the convention. thank
YOU sincerely for the great honor you
have done ME in choosing me TO preside
over your deliberations Your resolu-
tons will set forth the principles of the
1ahrg and declare the policies upon
the people. With fullness aud with elo-
luence' your temporary chairman al
ready has reviewed the history OF the
party has, given YOU account Of what
has been done. and has set forth what
We hope and mean 10 do MY duty is
merely 10 aid you,. so far as l can. IN the
business.
The. american people must choose
neEt November, between vs. and The
party and with that alone, must the
comparison be made. Recall the cries
which have sounded from the lips Of
century On On the one ne side@slavery.
accession, repudiat tion Of the public debt.
lat money, free trade. free silver, the
Nerthrow OF the courts and government
oil
rec soil. free men, the union. the pay
ment Of tho debit honest money, protec-
ton to American industry. the mainte-
'ance cf law, Of order and Of the courts
and the government regulatiGH OF great
corpora tions. The old shibboleths of tho
Democrats are today the epitaphs Of
policies which are dead and damned
Il have spoken of the seriousness Of
the situation with which the country was
confronted. Its gravity can hardly be
ons snG out torcs Of SonS
yond the control OF men. Science and
Invention, the two great factors In this
situation. have not only altered radically
human environment and our relations To
nature. but, In their application, they
have revolutionized economic conditions
have. In turn, affected profoundly So
ciety and politics. They have led among
other things, TO combina tions of capital
and labor on scale and with a power
never before Witnessed. They. have
wealth in masses beyond the dreams of
avsrice and never before contemplated by
men.
"The social and political problems thus
created are wholly new. II IN the huge
size OF private fortunes. the vast extent
and power of modern comblna tions OF
capital, made possible by present cond-
those ater wears problems portentous In
their possibilities. and threatening. not
cnly our social and political welfare, but
even our personal freedom, II they are
not boldly met and wisely solved.
Under the lead Of the president, the
RepubIiSen ra,,, ns, party has grappled with the
1t has been no light task. Dangerous
eSsrcmes threatened on either hand. ON
the one side were the radicals of re-
aCt,Gn S o.h, who resisted any change at sll;
Gtruction who wished to change every
thing. These two forms OF radicalism
are as far apart at the outset as the
alike 10 revolution, Between these two
extremes the Republican president and
the Republican congress We're compelled
lily, soberly and effectively, they were
obliged To repel the radical assaults on
either hand.
Yet notwithsta nding all these diff
The response of the people to the poll
cies urged by the president has been so
emphatic that II has been made clear.
Is 10 be dominated by money and hnan-
cia interests. and that the political
party which permits Itself TO be ruled
by them is thereby doomed TO defeat.
The policy Of the Republican party, in
dealing with these new and formidable
questions which have taken concrete
form In enormous combinations OF capt.
tai and In great public service corpora
tions, has been formulated and detern-
ined, That policy Is TO use government
regulation and supervision for the con-
trol Of corporations and combinations so
that these great and necessary instru-
ments Of commerce and business may be
preserved as useful servants and not de-
htroyed because they have threa tened to
become dangerous masters. This policy
Is the absolute opposite OF government
ownership and all Ike measures, advo
Gated by our opponents, which tend d.
rectly 10 socialism and to all Its attend
ant miseries and evils.
The president who has led his party
and the people In this great work, re-
tires. by his own determination. from
his high office, on the 9TH OF March
next. His refusal Of a renominat tion, die
noble byalty 10 American traditions is
final and irrevocabls. Anyone who at
tempts To use his name as a candidate
for the presidency impugns both his sin
cerltv and his good faith, two OF the
presidents grea Test and most conspic-
nous qualities, upon which no shadow
has ever been cast. That man Is no
friend to Theodore Roosevelt and does
not cherish his name and fame who now.
from any motive. seeks to urge him as a
candidate for the great office which he
has hnallv declined. The president ha
refused what his eountrymen would glad
means and means what he says, and his
party and his country Will respect his
wishes as they honor his high character