Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-18

ments of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
the Republican party.
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 fourth of March
next. His refusal of denomination,
dictated by the Hottest motives and by
a noble loyalty to American traditions,
is final and irrevocable. Any one,
who attempts to use his name as a
candidate for the presidency, impugns
both his sincerity and his good faith,
two of the Presidents greatest and
most conspicuous 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 candi-
date for the great office which he has
finally declined. The President has
refused what his countryman would
gladly have given him; he says what
he means and means what he says,
and his party and his country will re-
spect his wishes as they honor his
high character and great public SER
vice.
But, although the President retires,
he leaves his policies behind him. To
those policies the Republican party
stands pledged. We must carry out,
as we have begun, regardless alike of
the radicals of reaction and the radi-
Gals of revolution. We must hold fast
to that which is good While we make
the advances which the times demand.
We ask for the confidence and sup
port of the American people because
we have met the problems of the day
and have tried patiently to solve
them. We appeal for votes and for
the power they confer because we up
hold the Presidents policies and shall
continue to sustain them. We make
our appeal with confidence because we
have well defined policy and are
not, like our opponents, fumbling in
the dark to find some opinion on some
thing.
We believe in the maintenance of
law and order and in the support of
the courts in all their rights and dig
nifty We believe in equal rights for
all men and are opposed to special
privileges for any man, or any class
of men, high or low, rich or poor. We,
who established the gold standard, are
pledged to the cause of sound finance.
We, stand for protection to American
industry and American labor, and we
will resist all the assaults of free
trade under whatever name it comes
disguised. We will see to the defence
of the country. We mean to have a
Navy worthy of the American name.
We seek peace and friendship with all
the Nations but alliance with none.
Yet, we have no intention of being a
Hermit Nation" The great services
of the President to the worlds peace
will be continued by the party which
he has led. We are a party fit to
rule and govern-to legislate and adj
minister, and not a fortuitous collec-
ton Of atoms whose only form of
thought or motion is to oppose. Above
all, we are true to our traditions and
to our past. True now, as we We're
in the days of Lincoln.
In this spirit we must prevail-by
this sign we must conquer.
Tho address had a welcome touch OF
campaign atmosphere about it and the
cheers We're not long in breaking forth in
frequent and constantly increasing en-
thusiasm. Senator Lodges drawing OF
contrasts between the Republican and
Democratic parties particularly pleased
the delegates. There was much laughter
when he said the Democrats now could
only appeal Judge us on our undiscov-
cred future"
I'VE say" he continued, "read our rec
ord and judge us there" -+
Senator Lodge seriously discussed the
record of achievements under Republican
administrations of recent years and said
"The President has fearlessly enforced
the laws as he found them upon the
statute books"
Cheers came from many quarters of the
hall but their duration was comparative
ly brief In few minutes he came agar
to the President with the declaration ,ht;
"the President is the best abused anG
most popular man in the United States
today" At this the first real demopstra
ton broke loose. A great roar burst from
all over the hall.
AS the cheers broke forth Senator
Lodge remarked to friends on the plat.
form: "They said there was no Roose
welt feeling in this convention but / will
show them that there is
Colorado. West Virginia, Texas nnG
North Carolina took up the cheering. The
Ohio delegation remained seated and ST
lent. The cheers came in great waves
The galleries, took up the noisy den'on.
stration with 4 will. One Louisiana dele
gate pulled off his coat and swung il
round his head while he gave vent to vel
after yell.
| Senator Lodge made several attempts
| to continue his speech but at every eff
| fort the cheering would burst out and he
| finally gave up the idea and walked bacl
and forth. a pleased expression on his
| face.
| Representative Nicholas Longworth ant
| Alice Roosevelt Longworth sat watching
the spectacle with smiling countenances
but neither participated in the cheering
The convention band added to the din
PLAYING 1.-The Sar Spangled Banner and
other patriotic selections. "a Hot Time
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