The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-18
LODGE DELIVERS
STRONG ADDRESS
as PERMANENT CHAIRMAN OF
REPUBLICAN, RATIONAL com
VENTiOn.
REVIEWS PARTY WORK
Especially Eloquent on Accomplish
ments of Roosevelt caves Poi
cies Behind and to These
Party is Pledged.
Chicago, June 1.-THE Republican

Chicago. June 1.-THE Republican
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semblage Of delegates ana all avail
able space occupied. Permanent or
ganlzation being effected the conyen
ton proceeded deeper and more en-
Enthusiastically into its work.
Lodges Address.
In acceptance of the permanent
Craftsmanship Of the convention Henry
Cabot Lodge delivered an eloquent
speech, part of which follows:
Gentlemen of the Conyention;-l
thank you most sincerely for the great
honor you have done me in choosing
me to preside over your deliberations,
For it is q great honor to be the PIE
siding officer Of a Republican Nation
al Convention can conceive OF con
ventions-I have indeed heard of con.
ventions where the honor of such a
pest as that now occupied by me, Is
dubious. and wehere If excitement is
present. pleasure is conspicuous by its
absence. But to be the presiding Off
Ger Of a Republican convention is ever
a high distinction to which no maa
can be insensible Gentlemen OF the
convention again ! thank you.
shall not delay or detain you with
many words, Your resolutions will
set forth the principles of the party
and declare the policies upon which We
Shall ask for the support Of the people
Of the United States With fullness
aud with eloQence, your temporary
chairman has already reviewed tho
history Of the party has given yod
account Of what has been done, aad
has set forth what we hope and mean
to do. My duty is merely to aid you
so far as can. in the orderly and
prompt transaction Of the business
which has brought us together Ihat
busjress is moment0us nothing less
than to name here the two men who.
speaking with simplicity of truth viii
be the next president and vice presi
dent Of the United States, In order to
win for them, and for our party, an
assured as well as merited victory
we must defeat our opponents, whose
exclusion from power is desired by the
country and deserved by them.
No political party in modern times
can show such a record OF achieve
ment during the last fifty years as the
Republican Party. Upon that record
we an stand and challenge all comers
TO the lists. But it Is well to remem
ber that the test we have to meet Is
much less severe. This is a compare
tive world We do not go forth to con
test the great prize with an ideal
party. which we sometimes see beauti
fully depicted by persons Of seli-coh'
fessed superiority and chronic discon
tent. The glittering abstraction which
they present never existed yet on sea
orland. 1t CLEANS upon us IN printers
ink but it has neither substance nor
nor candidates, for or
and candidates must b
taken from the ranks of men and can
not be the floating phantoms ot an IN
easy dream. The American peopl'
must chose next November between
MS and the Democratic party with
the Democratic party and with that
alone. must the comparison cd made,
We differ from that party in some IN
nortant particulars. We both, it Is
true have a past aud a history but
We treat those possessions very dr.
ferently. They wis hto keep thei'
mast n profound secret We seek bl
MI means TO publish ours TO the
world. If we refer to their history
they charge US with calumny. We re-
card ours. truthful and undistored, rs
cur greatest glory TO the youth oi
tbe couetrv they say--"Judge us sole
Iv bv our undiscovered future. ""
sav-"Read our record judge Us b.
onr past and our present and iron
tbees learn what we are-What we
have bpeu and what We mean to be.
Recall the cries WHICh HdNC 9'et''i''
from the lips Of these two parties dur
ing the last half century. On the on
side" slavery secession. repudlatioh
Of the public debt, fiat money, free
trade. free silver, the overthory OF tn
courts and government ownership
on the Republican side Free soil
free men. the union, the payment oi
the debt. honest money, protection te
American industry, the gold industry
the maintenance of law. of order and
Of tlAs courts and the government regu
Iation Of reat corporations. The old
shiboletahs OF the Democrats are TO
lav the epitaphs Of policies which are
lead and damned. They serve only to
remind us Of dangers escaped or to|
worn us Of pcri,s to be- Stunned. The
battle series Of the Republicans have
been the watcbwords of great causes
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