Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-18
IN PRAISE or CANNON
Congressman Boutelps Speech
 Nominating the Speaker.
AMERIcAs GRAND OLD MAN.
His Age No Handicap -- Nineteen Times Elected to Congress - Thrice Chosen to the Highest Legislative Function-His Honesty and Sincerity.


 Chicago, June 1s.-Among the early arrivals i'll the Ohio delegation were several members of the Taft family. Exactly at l017 Chairman Lodge rapped for order. He introduced the Rev John Hill of New York city, who opened the session with the following prayer:
 0 thou that dwellest in light and unto whom all things unfold in their ripeness and beauty, thou who art ths center of the widespread universe, drawing all things in ever increasing harmony to- ward myself, 10 thee we come, and we thank thee that upon us thy knowledge has dawned, that for us thy spirit strives
 while about us are the tokens Of thy love and before us are the rewards of that righteousness which e2alteth men and nations. We praise thee for the blessings of this day. for the benefcence of nature. for friends and friendship. for light and liberty and eternal life. We bless thee especially this morning for our country. for the Providence which brought 1t to light and psopled 1t with patriots. for Plymouth rock and the pilgrim fathers for the Declaration of Independence. the "chart and compass of all human rights, :" and for all the want and woe and glory of those vanished years. Thou didst bring us through that midnight of despair. and in the dawn Of victory thou didst give to us flag. for the meaning and history of which we praise thee-a flag which is no holiday banner. but a solemn signal. the symbol of liberty and equality. national authority and honor. We thank thee for that flag. for its symbols and prophecy and glory.
 And now. we beseech thee, let thy bless ing rest upon this convention. Grant that its deliberations may be seasoned with wisdom. that Its platform may be found ed in justice and that its candidates may represent the highest ideals for the gov ernment and the governed. and thus may these delegates serve their country with heart responsive to every public need. with brain clear to comprehend every in terest and issue. with a patriotism and devotion to principle worthy of the great party of Lincoln and emancipation and with an exaltation and purity of purpose becoming the first citizenship of the world. Bless we pray thee. our nation. Save it from vice and violence, sedition and anarchy. Bless thy servant the pres ident of these United States. We thank thee for his sense of responsibility to God and country, for his championship of peace and righteousness his intensity of conviction and inspiration of leader ship. his patriotism and diplomacy and for his statesmanship, undimmed by mar row psrtisanship, unhindered by fear and unstained by selfish ambition. Bless all judges and lawmakers and those who have the execution of the laws. Bless the governors of the several states and the mayors of all the cities. Bless the great body of citizens. May they be God s-aring and law abiding May they be filled with the knowledge that shall ban fish darkness May intelligence be we'd ded to virtue and virtue be joined to piety, 50 that men may live together in the liberty and love of the common broth erhood of man. Let it be ours to stand among the nations of the earth with suct frmness toward the strong and gentle. ness toward the weak that all men ma, love liberty and behold the divine source whence our liberty comes. Command thy we pray thee. not upon our lanc alone. but upcn all the nations of ths earth. especially upon those that sit in darkness. Bring upon them spring and summer. that there may be Towering and Reach forth thine a-7S. o Gos. and hurry the centuries that hate beei so slow. Bring to pass all the drsamt and hopes and prophecies for the sutl-d of manklnd which are now so dirnly seen. but which are certain of coascmmat.on. Send out thy light and thy truth uEt', the brightness shall shine from sea tp sea and until the prayer so often effere3 with tears and groans. Thy k.ngcora ,ome." shall be changed Into the exultaa: shout. ''The kingdoms of this world have become the kngdomy c: our Lord and ot ais chr'- -.
 Senator Hopkins read a majority re- port on the platform and was follow sd by Representative Cooper who read .he minority report. After the reading if the reports debate followed The ,oll call was then taken and q vt'e ,n the minority report was lost. Then followed the long expected nominat- ng speeches. Senator Boutel was ir.d in his nomination of Joseph Can | ion. He spoke as follows:
 Mir. President and Members of the 1 Fourteenth Republican National Con ! the name of half century 1 If Republican triumphs Illinois salutes l 'ou and Chicago bids you welcome to ! HtpdAt TUT stlil luTlHeE tElulupuS- | These are the scenes of the first con iicts and the earliest victories of our l 'arty. Fifty years ago men were lis- ening for the words of the great de- 'ate that guided the destiny of the na- | ion. In this city eight and forty years | go our predecessors. as ministers and ' rewards of the Republican faith. chose . heir first victorious leader. Then the , Iope= and yearnings of the people I ound expression in their call to him . vho had spoken as never man spake l vhen he stirred the conscience of the f ation. Abraham Lincoln of Illinois.
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