Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-11
KEYNOTE SPEECH
Party not the Enemy Of Business
Roosevelt's and Taft's Names
Bring Applause.

Charleston, W. Va. July 10.--In his
speech at the opening of the Swisher
convention Hon Joseph Holt Gaines,
sounded what was termed the key
note OF the campaign. His speech
was received with frequent bursts of
applause. but 1t was remarkable that
none of the points ha made were re-
ceiyed with any show OF enthusiasm
and II was only when the names of
William Mckinley, Theodore Roose-
welt and William r. Taft were mem
toned that there was "a warming llp
and cheers rang out through the con-
vention wigwam
Among other things Mr. Gaines said
We're the tariff Is not the mother of
trusts I'm any other sense than that II
Is necessary condition for realizing
for all our people the largest opportun
titles possible to their capacities and
their fortunes. New conditions bring
new difficulties and new problems and
the republican party will solve them
and nobody believes that any other
party Will or can solve them.
New Business Enemy.
The democratic party never solved
-.
The republican, party is no enemy to
business, however, large and success
ful, 1t lis the friend of all classes and
all interests If they do not transgress
the law or invade the rights of others.
The party is now pledged to a re
vision of the tariff for the purpose of
correcting such inequalities as have
developed and the pledge will be car
rie1 out in good faith. The tariff law
which the republican party will pass
viii keep in view the interests of the
American people and safeguard them
most fully This we will do by min
imum tariff adequately protective and
maximu tariff to be pledged to
those who discriminate against us. Mr..
Gaines also touched upon the new
currency laws and reviewed the finan-
cial panic Of few months ago and
Re called attention TO the fact that
the panic Yves short lived compared
with thcee experienced in democratic
times Panics under republican times
so diminish while those under dem
ocratic rule never end until that party
has been put out of power
Anti-Injunction.
III rih-hkiuE VI TIC SlDJtGt VI dAltl-
injunction he said the republican
party believed in equal laws justly an
piled TO all persons and interests with
out favor or discrimination and in
support of those laws the republican
party would not deprive the courts of 7
the country Of their right to protect
life and property. But alive to the
claim On the rart of many of the
best citizens that the process OF I'M
junction has been abused and being al
WAYS opposed to abuse the party,
while not attempting to deprive the
courts of the power am jurisdiction
conferred upon them by the constitu
ton will in order to correct and abuse
that may exist, enact in the matter OF
iniunctions. a statute which will de-
fine Aor the guidance of all judges. the
practices Of the best judges in that
respect. This win leave law unim-
paired and will do away with its
abuses. Before concluding Mr.. Gaines
spoke of the duty OF the men who
were assembled as delegates to the
convention and he admonished them to
act i'm all fairness to all parties con-
cerned and stated to them that at this
time the country needed the republi-
can party, never more than just now.
Nobody has confidence in either the
leader for the democractic party or
tine party itself. He spoke of the cam
didates of all those who desired the
nomination for president and wound up
by saving: "The general and superior
Judgment of the entire party settled
upon a candidate. whose presidential
size, even malice would not deny with
that candidate. amiable, affable, able
big in brains and body and with vice
presidential candidate known by every
body who knows him to be also OF
presidential size. the republican party
is sure to win. the people of the coun-
try are sure TO elect William H. Taft
and James S. Sherman. There per-
sonalities, their capacities and their
characters give abundance of assur-
ance for the future,
The duty OF every West Virginia
republican lis plain and the republican
party Of this state expects every del
egate to this convention to do his
duty 1t is not sufficient to compliment
any one man by saying he is fair,
every delegate in this convention will
be charged as well as its chairman,
with the duty of judgment and decis-
ion of any disputed question that may
come up. / venture TO close by charg-
ing every delegate in this convention
TO exercise all those attributes of fair
ness which you have been kind enough
10 concede me-"
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