. Review of reviews and world's work. with an indif-ference toward the candi-dates and party ticket was regardedwith pessimism, the plat-form with misgivings, thebosses with disgust. Muchof this is found at everypolitical convention, butthere was more of it at Chi-cago than at any other ofthe great party of the nominees, the(•(invention played former Secretary of AVarEliliu Root against the platform, the platformagainst Secretary Root ; the omission of one wassupplied by the other ; the elucidation of ob-scurity in the platform is to be found in tin;keynote addre
. Review of reviews and world's work. with an indif-ference toward the candi-dates and party ticket was regardedwith pessimism, the plat-form with misgivings, thebosses with disgust. Muchof this is found at everypolitical convention, butthere was more of it at Chi-cago than at any other ofthe great party of the nominees, the(•(invention played former Secretary of AVarEliliu Root against the platform, the platformagainst Secretary Root ; the omission of one wassupplied by the other ; the elucidation of ob-scurity in the platform is to be found in tin;keynote address of the temporary chairman ofthe convention. It was undoubtedly constructedwith the platform in view, intended to preparethe way for that instrument ; to blaze out thepath which the President expected the conven-tion to make for him. The two, platform andkeynote speech, must be read together, as somescriptural passages require the aid and help ofa concordance. Especially does this apply tothe fundamental principles of government,. There is not one of you that raises chickens, as I do, butwhat understands that when the old hen comes off the nestwith one chicken she does more scratching and makes morenoise than the motherly hen that is more fortunate withtwenty-three. Our friends the enemy will have the enthu-siasm ; we will take the votes in Speaker Can-non, in his address to the Republican National Convention. From the Evening Mail (New York). finance, and tariff, and the important issues ofimperialism, regulation of corporations, and thePanama Canal. President Roosevelts nomination being a cer-tainty, the proceedings were expected to belargely perfuncto-ry, — a sort ofratification meet-ing. The utter lackof enthusiasm, ofintense interest, wasirritating to the par-ty leaders, repellentto the visitor ; butwhat else could beexpected in a deadatmosphere ? Theelements of enthusi-asm were there asthe spark in the
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