The Owosso times., 1908-05-15

whether we snail continue to go for
ward Oh the up grade under Repub-
lican policies, or whether we shall
stagnate and stand still with an in
efectuai Democratic house of repre-.
sentatiyes and an Intellectual Republi-
can senate and an Intellectual Demo-
cratic president of the United States,
mutually blocking the way to the ac-
complishment OF any policy by any
party.
Therefore, every man, Republican
or Democrat, who wants to see the
Dingle law revised to meet CONNER
cial changes, ought to vote the Re-
publican ticket. And every man, Re-
publican or Democrat, who wants to
see the country go steadily on with
the business of making corporate com.
binations subservent to law and
order ought to vote the Republican
ticket.
"The issues of the coming campaign,
or any other political campaign, are
subordinate to and inextricably asso-
ciated with the vital issue of good
citizenship and good government.
Above all, the vital principle of our
republic is clean living and honest
citizenship taught in American homes.
"The thing that has distinguished
and does distinguish this nation above
all the other nations on earth is that
here the boy, no matter how poor,
may dream of future and realize it
sometime. here under the stars and
stripes.
The Party's Policy.
ITO the end that this democracy OF
opportunity shall be preserved and
perpetuated, it Is a part of the policy
of the Republican party that in
commercial world of protective tariffs
tDis great nation shall not be thrown
open for other nations to range over
at will, while protecting their own
markets against us; that we shall not
keep their factories running at the
expense of our factories; that we shall
not keep their labor employed at the
expense of our labor; that we shall
not send American money abroad for
what we can make better at home.
'The energy generated by the con.
fidence Of S7,OOO,O0O people in the
stability of the Republican, policy
Of protection to American labor and
American capital has set in motion
and kept in motion 100000 factories,
running night and day to supply our
home demand and export trade Of
manufactured products, which, added
to our agricultural exports, have so
;hifted the balance Of trade In our
favor that some people have expressed
the fear that we might somehow get
a first mortgage on the rest of the
world and have to run it by commits
sion. This prosperity is not the re-
suit OF free trade or a debased cur
rency
Shall We Change?
1--WE have gone on paying the debts
and running expenses of the greatest
nation of earth, maintaining more
harbors along more miles of coast
than any other nation on earth; ex-
tending rural mail delivery from 391
routes in 1899 to $4,000 now; digging
the Panama canal at an original cost
of $50,000,000, an average annual cost
of $16,000,000 since the work COM
menced No parallel can be found in
human history for the splendid pro-
gress of the people Of the United
States of America. Shall we change
the balance?"
Following Congressman Hamilton's
address, the convention Immediately
proceeded to the selection Of the three
important committees, credentials, per-
maneDt organization and order Of bus
ness and resolutions. The lists of
names for the committees having been
previously prepared, they were read
by the chair, and adjournment until
afternoon Immediately followed.
The convention proceeded to per-
manent organization early in the after
noon. Congressman Hamilton was
made permanent chairman.
Grand Rapids, Mich, May 13.-In
dorsing President Roosevelts admins.
tration and the candidacy of Secretary
William II. Taft, the Republican state
convention met here Tuesday and, in
session marked by harmony, trans.
acted the business for which it was
called-the election of delegates at
large to the national convention at
Chicago. The convention also com.
mended the Michigan delegation in
congress, indorsed the new constitu.
tion which is to be voted on by the
people in November and recommend
ed the enlargement of the state cen
raj committee.
% Delegates at Large.
The election of the four delegates at |
large to the national convention are:
E. d. Stair of Detroit, John Blodgett of
Grand Rapids, Frank Gilchrist of AL |
pena and +. w. McNaughton of Calu-
met. They were unanimously elected |
and without opposition at any stage |
of the convention.
The alternates at large are: Charleg |
B. Warren of Ann Arbor Walter Hun.
sacker of Saginaw, Colonel II. A.
Brambach and John w. Pfeiffer of |