The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-04

| but what will be done; to point out to
| them the unfailing way to the hearts
| of the sovereign people of this country.
THE work of the Republican party
in this nation is not yet finished. Tne
destinies of this republic are not to be
| taken out of the hands of the great
party of Lincoln, Grant, Blaine, McK1n-
ley and Roosevelt. The Repuplfcan
party has been the party of construc-
ton and reconstruction; of conserva-
| ton and preservation; but it is peculiar
| ly and pre-eminently the party of prog
| ress and achievement. 1t has led the
| march of American progress across the
continent and out upon the Pacific to
| the mastery of those placid, yet omin-
| Gus and prophetic waters and for fifty
years has shaped the history and
moulded the destiny of this great re-
public. Its purposes have become ac-
compliShed facts; it's platforms have
been written into statutes; its leaders
have been the judges, rulers, magis-
trates and law givers of the land and
its history has been the history of the
nation Since Abraham Lincoln first
kindled it's glory In the gloomiest hour
of the republic with it's imperishable
heritage, it's illustrious member
ship, its priceless trophies; its match
less and incompatible record, 1t appeals
to the progressive spirit of this nation,
1t appeals to the hopes, the courage and
the ambition of our people and stirs
the hearts of young men with enthus-
iasm as it fills the hearts of old men
with reverence and admiration. 1t is
an incredible proposition; it is an un-
thinkable catastrophe to contemplate
that the intelligent patriotic self-gov-
erning people of this great nation will
take from this great party and from its
great leaders in statecraft the reins of
government and place them in the
hands of dreamers and experimenters
historic only for it's blunders and cele-
brated only for it's colossal failures and
its monumental incompetency.
There is going to be between now
and November, a getting together of
the Republicans of this country. The
Republican party will not meet the
enemy in November, as the enemy
fondly but vainIy hopes, with divided
ranks, with warning and discordant
factions but with an impregnable
phalanx under irresistible and un-
conquerable leadership. The Re
publican party of the United States
need not be divided into reactionaries
ana progressives. radicals and con-
servatives. 1t ought not to be SO di-
vided, and cannot long remain so di-
vided and maintain its integrity and
it's supremacy. Abraham Lincoln
said this country could not long re-
main half slave and half free. Like
wise the Republican party cannot long
endure half radical and half reac-
tionary. What the party needs now
is leader, a chieftain, big enough,
broad enough. strong enough to push
forward the great policies of Theo
dore Roosevelt and protect the inter-
ests of the people without incroach-
ing upon the rights of property, a
leader big enough and great enough
to curb and restrain laW1ess cor
porations, without injury to legitimate
hi Wi tn a
limit of jeopardizing the liberties of
the individual and of the people.
There is somewhere common
ground upon which all Republicans
can stand; somewhere between the
radical and the reactionary, be-
tween the progressive and the con-
servative. there Is the golden mean,
the so-called happy medium, the
common ground upon which all the
Republicans of this country can stand
together and upon which the integrity
and supremacy of the party, can and
will be established and perpetuated.
The one man big enough broad
enough, fair enough and strong
enough to find this common ground
and bring together the divergent
cilable divisions of the Republican
party is William H. Taft of Ohio
Trained for years upon the bench
and dispassionate in his temperament
and disposition; accustomed to weigh
ing both sides of proposition and
viewing it impartially from every
standpoint, keen in his analysis, de-
liberate in judgment and correct in
his conclusions; possessed by nature
with a marvellous genius for adapta-
tion, for elevation and for achieve
ment he is pre-eminently and
prophetically fitted for the leadership
of the Republican party in the pres
ent crisis. One year from this his
toric day, upon this anniversary, he
will be inaugurated president of the
United States. and will. by the direc-
ton of S0,000,000 of people, inherit
the greatest responsibility in Chris
teEdom.
Congressman Miller of the Fourth
district nominated for temporary secre-
tary Clyde W. Miller of Usage county.
w. R. Stubbs seconded the nomina-
ton.
Mr. Miller was elected by acclaua-
The convention voted to have the
chairman appoint committees of nine
each on credentials, resolutions, per-
manent organization and order of busi-
ness.
The committees were named as fol-
lows:
Resolutions-w. Y. Morgan, Reno; w
A. Jackson. Atchison; W. S. jerks,
Franklin: G. T. Boone, Labette; G. H.
Lamb, Woodson; A. ]. Miller, Republic;
F. B. Denman, Osborn; ]. N Venard,
Ness; c. H. Luling, Sedgwick.
Credentials-J. E. Lambert, Lyon w.
E. Archer, Brown, Frank Sponable,
Johnson; s. C. Scott, Cherokee; B. F.
Imfel Chase; Geo. F. Beatty, Saline;
D. J. Hanna, Graham; w. B. Smith,
Pawnee; H. E. King Butler.
Permanent organization = Clarence
Price, Crawford; Reese Van SAINT, Shaw
nee; M. c. Gorrill, Douglas; o. Gossett,
Labette; A. r. Strowig, Wabaunsee; G.
NJ. Harger, Dickinson; J. B. Dykes,
Smith: F. U. Russell, Rush; J. A. JEFF
fries, Sumner.
Rules and order of business-B. L.
Stine, Wyandotte; Sol Myers, Nemaha:
J.. w. Bryan, Miami; Seth Wells,
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