The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1908-04-02

The following resolutions were adopt
at the Republican county convention
held in this city last Thursday:
Resolutions as Prepared by Committee
The Republicans Of Ward county as
sembled by their representatives IN
convention, earnestly and confidently
address themselves to the intelligence,
experience and conscience of the peo-
ME of this county in the following dec
laration of facts and party principles.
We believe that progress in thought
and action in government, as in COM
merce and industry, is a vital prln-
ciple.
We believe the Republican party has
been great in the same degree that II
has been progressive, because 1t mas
nlainlv and often demonstrated that it
seeks only the betterment OF human
condition because it continues to ac-
vance along the lines or humanitarian
and economic progress; Resolved,
That we therefore, offer and renew
our allegiance to the Republican party
and congratulate the party and the
people that we will enter the coming
campaign united and harmonious.
We rejoice that political civil war IL
over in Ward county and we otter
our thanks to the leaders OF the party
here who have subordinated personal
ambition to united party, and VINO
have buried factional strife and Grim
onious feeling. We congratulate the
party that this has been the Wlsest
political moves in the history Of the
party in Ward county
We cordially offer our allegiance to
our great President Theodore Roose-
welt He is an ideal president for the
reason that he is a perfect citizen.
We regard him as a patriot OF the
most exalted purpose and statesman
of profund wisdom. He has corrected
evils, abolished abuses and inaugural
ed lasting reforms.
Our whole country under his ad-
ministration has attained a degree OIL
unparalleled prosperity and won the
highest prestige among the nations Oh
the earth. We rejoice that the name
Of Roosevelt and his. services are. a
mart of the splendid and enduring his
tory of the American republic
We declare our belief that the late
financial stringency was brought about
by greed, over speculation, and get
rich-ouick methods-which methods
have been politically pasturized, curb
cd and regulated by. the farseeing and
splendid administrative ability OF
President Roosevelt.
We congratulate the people Oh the
great county of Ward that the apph-.
cation of the Republican principles
which have been so beneficial to them
in the past ten years are pract1cally
SIRE TO endure through the next ad-
ministration.
We unqualifiedly endorse for presl-
dent that patriotic statesman and true
citizen. William Howard Taft.
The splendid and statesmanllke
manner in which he has fulfilled every
obligation, the absolute loyalty WIN
which has pursued the policies of his
illustrous chief; his courage, purity
and thorough frankness together with
his unquestioned Republicanlsm has
won our confidence and approval and
endorsed him to the entire party. We
therefore instruct our delegation 10
the state convention to be held IN
Minot on May IA, to vote for speci-
fically instructed delegation TO the
national convention who will vote Tor
William Howard Taft on every ballot
until he is nominated,
Realizing that the last twelve years
have wrought an economic and INDUS
trial evolution, and realizing further,
that this evolution necessitates many