New-York tribune., 1886-02-02
BROOKLYN REPUBLICANS.
FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW LEAGUE.


PRESIDENT wfNsLOw TELLS WHAT ARE ITS OBJECTS
| SPEECHES BY w. II. WILLIAMS AND OTHERS
| The first meeting of the Brook lyn Republican
league since its permanent organization was held last
evening IN the headquarters Of the club, at No. 81 Full
About $50 Of the representative Republicans OF
the city attended the meeting. which John Winsow
presided. Among those present were General b. +.
Tracy, Franklin Woodruff, A. ID. Baird, ex-Mayor
Schroeder, b. ID. slliiman. Nelson j. Gates.
W. H. Waring T.. W. Estes, b. butcher, Edward H.
Hobbs. George ". Forester. Hugo Hirsch, william II.
Williams. Jesse johnson. y. q. Chrman. jr. Robert
Payne. H. J Menninger. A. j. Newton. L. W. Beasey j.
l.. Foett, j. r. AlaOen, and T. d. Mosscrop
Mr. Winslow made the opening address IN tho course
Of when he said:
ItIs cause for cOngra tuation thft We meet under
good auspices which ample assurance OF the very
hest areer possible mean career Of
helpfnlnrss and usefulness to the KepuUllcln party
Inc League does not propose to quarrel win the hIuo
hcan party, but To help to work with 1t III genuine
spirit Of cooperation and harmsnJ
The plan OF tins organization dlsc0ses two salient fea
urrs. FIRST. proposes TO organize council OF 100
members. This Eumber may be Increased rs the Leagre
mcr in membership The other salient feature Of
Say. to aid tue Republican, party financially.
II will appeal 10 the set e.tcspctng and sell-re-
liant side of Republican character That there are many
ways IN which money may De used Tor honorable ana
legitimate purposes We " know. The Iea2ue proposes
To raise aud spend for such purposes, 1t IL to
he hoped that among other ways requflg expenditure
the League will occasionally hold large public meetings,
not merely IN election me but at other seasons. wheh
The people may be addressed by the most eminent states
1t nj times essentially and Loyalty Republic
So long tn" right Of all men 10 enjoy liberty ana
he right o all citizens 10 vote Questioned What party
has better right exist and To prosper than hs our
Republican party Bus some one VIII tell us thai the
Republican parry has accomplished las mission. II ths
be then must also be that the opposing party
has accomplished its mission II mas not then 1t nerds
All opponent ana none could be iOnud. submit better
equipped Tor that patriotic service than the Republican
party. ~
ha"pen that the Republican part whose policy tor
twentyonr years has been vindicat' can De ssII 10
"A rs m abolished n
qualities and entities 1t to stand guard Tor freedom 1t
saved the Union. This lusres II 10 cultivate not only
belief In the necessity OF the Union
but love for 1t against all dlsscnirr.
amendments the abolition of slavery the prohibition OF
secession, the prohibition Of any acknOwledement OF he
Confederate debt and n" rgh OF all citizens To the 'l
fragc under equal laws IN the states The mission OF the
kepubncan party VIII NOT Toe fulfilled 80 long as me bal
otbox Is drSrcfated III the South TO day tie ftcentn
Amendment Is IN every essential sense dehed ana st
aside.
the RepubIein party closed. Brsdcs II would seem
reasonable that great party that has Shown such Dr
ant admnlsra ycabliy. lskey to be usein III dealing
vi present aud coming questions of anu
city ndnihis sirdtloh Nhal American, ana esp'cIany
what Republican, docs not cherish mole deeply the
memory Lincoln and Garfield and Grant because they
were COunscllJr- aud leaders OF great party But
neOphyte will tell you that party cannot live on
past. lis traditions. II Is true great party.
aspiring /" control nation must be alive to the wants
ana issues Of the sent and look into tile uture ~ lar
given to In"rtaiS t" forecast But sh"h we FOR
Ert the past shall not head our traditions Our
opponents certainly do not for-e the past when they
ten us oi thoir Jefferson aud thlr 'cksoh Inc past
ana the traditions OF ltcs party 90 far to onake IT'S
Instincts and shape It's policy.
a number Of resolutions, relating to National,
state and municipal of red and referred
Council OF one Iundrei for ,idcratiOn when
body shall b. appointed ono of these resolutions
called attention the shameful disclosures OF the
telephone scandal a: Washington; another asked
IL Governor Illl sincere In his pro-
fr.sious relation CIvi Service reform st another
asked whether tOngrts- carrying out President
Cieye.nds recommendations IN his messt-r. ana one
expressed sympathy with Ireland IN her efforts FOR iIee
dom.
william II. Williams president OF the Young
Republican Club, called upon for
speech. He sad lie had connected blm-
-cf with the orgIuzlion I'm order to d far a- Ire
coud ia the OF the kcpnb lean party 10
National. STATE aud local politics The parry
-ln u.d never lack to larry forward cam
pai.u ~ digunrd houorib.e and succr-sfu way. This
club could prevent the RrpuhnchH parry from gong
about the streets begging at election time y. q.
Clrmau, IT,, spoke Ju " NOn-pdrtlsdnShp IN
Politics" riuculuE the idea that to purify Parties II
va- necessary loose FROM Them. speeches were
also made Dy ". H. Ndring and others.