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In such a way by President Roosovclt
that the Monroe doctrine was singu
larly vindicated.
Ills prompt and vigorous action In
(Panama, which wo commend In the
highest terms, not only secured to us
the canal routo, but avoided foreign
complications which might have been
of a very serious character.
Ho has continued the policy of
President McKinloy in the Orient and
bur position in China, signalized by
our recent commercial treaty with
that ompIro,vhas never been so high.
Ho secured tho tribunal by which the
yoxed and perilous quostlon of tho
Alaska boundary was Anally settled.
"Whenever crimes against humanity
have been perpetrated which have
shocked our people, his protest has
been mado and our good offices have
boon tendered, but always with duo
regard to international obligations.
Wo And ourselves at peace with the
whole world and never moro respected
or our wishes moro rogardod by for
eign nations. Pre-eminently success
ful in regard to our foreign relations,
ho has been equally fortunate in deal
ing with tho domostlc questions. Tho
country 'has known that the public
credit and the national currency were
absolutely safo in the hands of his
administration. In the enforcement of
tho laws ho has shown not only cour
age, but tho wisdom which under
stands that to permit laws to bo vio
lated or disregarded opens tho door to
anarchy, while tho just enforcement
of tho lawtis tho soundest conservat
ism. Ho has hold firmly to tho fun
damental American doctrine that all
men must obey tho law no distinction
between rich and poor, and weak and
strong.
His administration has been
throughout vigorous and honorable.
IWo commend it without reservation
to tho considerate judgment of tho
'American people.
At 3 o'clock the convention ad
journed until Thursday morning at
10 o'clock. Tho convention met at
10 o'clock; Thursday morning. Former
Governor Black of New York placed
Theodoro Roosevelt In nomination.
Tho nomination was seconded by a
number of tho states and Theodore
Roosevelt was nominated by acclama
tion. r ,
Senator Fairbanks of Indiana was
placed in nomination by Senator Dol
liver. A number of states seconded
the nomination. It was announced
that tho other -gentlemen whoso names
had been mentioned in connection with
the vlco presidential nomination had
withdrawn and tho Indiana senator
was chosen by acclamation for second
place on the republican tickot.
Speaker Cannon was then chosen
chairman of tho committee to notify
Mr. Roosevelt of his nomination while
Ellliu Root was chosen chairman of
the committee to notify Mr. Fairbanks
of his nomination.
At 2:35 o'clock Thursday afternoon
tho convention adjourned.
After tho adjournment of tho con
vention the rppublican national com
mittee met and elected George B. Cor
tolyou, now secretary of commerce
and labor, as chairman of the national
committee.
Corrupt And Content.
Tho Pennsylvania Railroad com
pany, the Reading Railroad company,
tho anthracite coal trust, the Stand
ard Oil company and the United States
steel corporation have selected a new
senator for Pennsylvania to succeed
tho late Senator Quay. Their choice
naturally fell upon the most conspic
uous and the ablest exponent of tho
monopoly trust idea In tho state and
Philander Chase Knox is the man.
Before Mr. Knox was called Into tho
republican administration as head of
the department of justice he was the
chief legal adviser of the great steel
trust. Ho left its immediate service
as its ablost lawyer to go into the
cabinet where ho could work for it
even to better advantage. And it is
but fair to Mr. Knox to say that as
the attorney general of the United
States he has fully realized tho rea
sonable expectations of the powerful
interests which dictated his appoint
ment by a president whose election
was duo to trust favor and who never
lost an opportunity to reveal his gra
titude or to attest his absolute depen
dence. '
The peoplo of Pennsylvania have
hfid nnthine to say or to do in the
matter of choosing a successor to Mr.
Quay. Not even the political bossos
have been permitted to determine the
choice. That was made by President
Cassatt of the Pennsylvania, by Pres
ident George F. Baer of the Reading
and by Mr. Frick of the United States
steel corporation. The republicans of
the state wore not consulted." Some
of them ventured to aspire; a few of
the leaders assumed to advise; some
of the more ambitious undertook to
scheme and to effect combinations;
but Elkln, Oliver, Huff, Robbins, Mur
phy, Dalzell, Flinn and all rhs rest
were howled out sans ceremony and
with imperial contempt when Presi
dent Cassatt and his powerful corpor
ation allies gave the signal. A com
nlaisant eovernor made haste to rati
fy the choice of these self-appointed
guardians of the political assets of a
dead senator's estate.
That Mr. Knox will serve the trusts
in the senate with the same fidelity
that he has served them in private
life or as the chief legal adviser of
the president goes without the say
ing. He is a man of large ability and
with a political conscience quite adapt
able to tho needs of his masters. He
will add dignity to his new position.
He may not be able to fill the shoes
of Senator Quay, but in utter fidelity
to the interests of special privilege
nnfl In nrkrtf oTrtrtf nm.E. -it
--- . wuvvmuuua uiaregarcl of tha
higher claims of statesmanship hi
will undoubtedly justify the COnn
denco of his sponsors. Cassatt 3
Baer and Frick indubitably know thnlr
man. ur
Nor will poor old Pennsylvania re
volt. She has got beyond that At
one time in her history she micht
havo had the moral stamina to re
buke the insolence of these bosses of
the bosses who have usurped the func
tions of the people and for their own
private interests have chosen for sen
ator one of their own men. But she
cannot be expected to disclose any
such moral stamina now. She has
grown accustomed to such insolence
Sho has almost forgotten the belter
traditions of an earlier day. She ex
pects hor bosses to rule and she thanks
God that sho has her Cassatts, her
Baers and hor Fricks to manage her
affairs for their own behoof.
Yet surely even among republicans
there must arise some sense of hu
miliation and disgust at this exhibi
tion of irresponsible and utterly self
ish power. Not all of them surely can
acquiesce without protest in insolence
so inconceivable. But enough of ihem
will accept what tho gods ordain to
render protest unavailing. Pennsl
vania is indeed "corrupt and con
tented." Johnstown (Pa.) Democrat.
Accustomed to Ca.rria.ges
Old Lady "Why do you call your
carriage vwhen you are going such a
short distance?"
Miss Upperton "It is unnecessary,
perhaps, but I never think of walk
ing. We have always had a carriage,
you know."
Old Lady "Yes, I remember. Ycur
grandfather kept his 'carriage, too.
He peddled milk from it." New York
Weekly.
"Made a colossal fortune, you say?"
''Yes. He was tho first man to pub
lish a nine-cent magazine." Puck.
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