The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-06-25

JULIUS u. BURROWS.
l1can national convention to order at
noon today. After prayer by Bishop
P. j. Muldoon of Chicago, Chairman
New was presented with the gavel
which will do service during all ses-
sions of the present convention. Fol
lowing this, the official convention
call was read by Secretary Elmer
Dover of Ohio, after which Chairman
New introduced Senator J. C. Burrows
of Michigan as temporary chairman.
Mr.. Burrows, on assuming the chair,
made speech in the nature of a
keynote for the Republicans in the
campaign. He spoke, in part, as fol-
lows:
Senator Burrows Address.
-Four years ago the Republican
party in national convention submitted
| the record of it's achievements to the
American people, announced it's pol
ices for the future, and invoking con-
! tinuance of public favor, placed in
nomination for the Office of president
and vice president OF the United
States, Theodore Roosevelt and
Charles w. Fairbanks, who were elect
ed and the platform approved by \
| popular vote of 7,623,4S5, a record I'M
exampled in the history of political
| parties since the foundation of the
government, receiving the indorse-
ment of 80 states out of the As, with
but 10 in opposition.
"Since the last national Republican
convention, four years ago, our popula-
ton has increased from S1,500,0OO to
S7,500,00O, while 100000 of immi-
grants from every quarter of the globe
have found welcome to our shores and
protection under our flag.
During the last four years our
focks and herds have increased in
value from s2,99S, OO0, 900 to s4,331 ,OOO,-
| 600.
The value of our farm products
from $5,917. 100000 to $7,412,OOO,ODO.
Our product of gold from $74,00O,-
600 to S90,O00,O0O
''The accumulation in savings banks
of s2,S15 100000 in 1903 was augment
ed to $3,495 100000 in 1907.
1.-TWO millions of spindles in our cot
ton mills were added, and the domes-
tic cotton used in our factories in 1907
amounted to over 100000 bales, as
against 3,924,00O bales in 1903.
''In spite of the disquieting condi-
lions incident to the regulation Of
rates on interstate railroads, 10000
miles of new trackage have been ad-
in "a
"The output of pig iron, the barom-
eter of trade, in 1907 was 25,781, 900
tons, as against little over $4,000, 900
tons in 1903, and our exports of iron
, and steel increased from $96,642, 900 in
1903 to $1S1 ,531 900 in 1907.
, Our exports of manufactures ad.
/ vanced from $46s,00O,o0O in 1903 to
. S74O,00O.000 in 1907.
Our imports of raw material for
use in domestic manufacture in
creased from $33O,0OO,0 900 in 1903 to
$447, 100000 in 1907, while oul
exports in the calendar year of 1907
| were nearly $4,000, 100000, an increase
of 80 per cent over those of four years
7 ago. The mills and factories TEN
porarily closed by reason of financia
:. disturbances are rapidly resumine
operations, calling labor back to profit
, able employment.
, This record of material activity il
t field and forest, factory and farm
: mines and mills during the last foul
: years might be indefinitely extended
but this is quite sufficient to show tn,
development and robust condition O
our industrial life
Praise of the President.
Gin the broader field of the world
drama, where the nation are actors
. our country has taken a conspicuous
1 and commanding part. Having becom,
: q world power, our influence is world
}. wide and always exerted in the inter
. est of peace and the betterment o
mankind.
! But the browning act in this dram'