. Golden jubilee of the Republican Party; the celebration in Philadelphia, June 17, 18 and 19, 1906. the National Con-stitution had created a government which within its scope wassupreme and absolute—whether the National Constitution was acompact or contract between the States acting in their sovereigncapacitv, or whether it was created by, and acted directly upon,the individual citizen without regard to his relation to particularstate governments—in a word, whether the union should continueor be dissolved. The brilliant and triumphant success of the Na-tional Republican Administration in the


. Golden jubilee of the Republican Party; the celebration in Philadelphia, June 17, 18 and 19, 1906. the National Con-stitution had created a government which within its scope wassupreme and absolute—whether the National Constitution was acompact or contract between the States acting in their sovereigncapacitv, or whether it was created by, and acted directly upon,the individual citizen without regard to his relation to particularstate governments—in a word, whether the union should continueor be dissolved. The brilliant and triumphant success of the Na-tional Republican Administration in the accomplishment of thefirst great purpose, which called the National Republican Partyinto existence, is the brightest and greatest jewel in the crownof that party. Every other great public question that has arisensince has been met and solved by that party with infinite creditto itself and with lasting benefit to the country. It is of peculiar interest to Philadelphia that that party hasalways been the sturdy advocate of the protective tariff system 210 GOLDEN JUBILEE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. PETER BOVD,SECRETARY CITIZENS COMMITTEE under which this great city hasachieved and now maintains its su-premacy as a manufacturing credit is due to it for the successand courage with which it met theheresy of irredeemable currency andestabhshed the uniform and invariablebasis of a gold standard. Our national prosperity whichnow prevails so profusely and gener-ously, that has prevailed ever sincethe inaguuration of President Mc-Kinley, is the final and triumphanttribute to the wisdom and successwith which our great party administersthe national such an origin and such a career he who would not beinspired with a desire to give due recognition to the NationalRepublican party would be a faithless Philadelphian indeed. One of the opportunities to give such recognition is now meeting is called for the purpose of enlisting the support andencouragement o


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