New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-03
F.. O. WOLCOTT IN IOWA.
AN ELOQUENT SPEECH OF THE COLORADO
ORATOR.
The REPUBLICAN PARTY, DEFEATED BY NATIONAL
yAGARY, ABOUT TO RETURN TO POWER
THE RIGHTS or MEN AND
OF CORPORATIONS.
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OF CORPORATIONS.
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Dos Moines, May 2.-The Republican Clubs OF
Iowa held their first State Convention here to-
dav. 1t was o great gathering, with 1900 dele
rates and unlimited enthusiasm. Everybody
talked Allison and confidently predicted his nom-
,ation and election Frank ID. Jackson was made
temporary chairman. The chief speech OF the
afternoon was made by T. o. Wolcott, of Denver
and il was very brilliant and captivating, cleo
trifyng the audience at times with its eloquent
passages. The convention was formally organized
under the National League electing as president
of the League Frank d. Jackson; secretary
Charles NJ. Junkin treasurer, Robert Fullerton
Mr. Wolcotts speech was rs follows
The National Convention is still before us, and We
must walt until November for the Presidential election.
You have walked and called us early" Mr. Chairman
but none too soon. To Western Republicans VINO love
their homes because they make them and their country
because they helped make It free and pracdcay tne
Younger Republicans who content 10 follow ana noe
10 lead asking only 10 bear their share OF the burueh anu
heat OF the day. OF the approaching conhct
IS sweetest muc In these latter days OF uneertahes
when o long and honorable record Is successfully aa-
yanced for dol osng great political parry
1. IL gratifying with the representative hepuo
cans OF STATE whose loyalty has never wavered, ana
whose unqucstoned and patriotic devotion to the great
principles which animate the party has known no
change shadow OF turning. COloraoo o"c5 a'
debt OF gratitude to Iowa When the news Oh our
great mineral resources drew the then barren
mos OF desert sturdy settlers and foruneseeKers
the young OF Iowa kept pace with the Immigrants
from Missouri and tho South and although Tor tme III
the earlier territorial days rebels and Confedea'eS "ero
almost As much respected and honored In Colorado as
they arc now in Washington, yet the Iowa contingen'
never filtered They brought with them even as their
religion the passionate love OF country ana the hrm adj
florence TO the party that to savo It, which they
had learned in their boyheod and as they hewed from
the virgin their little homes in the valley ana
their cabins the mountain side, they out ih'o thcn
affairs to freedom and good government and these rights
on which they dwelt forever consecrated to liberty.
The Ares they lighted have never been extnguished anu
tecau.e OF these men and their influence, and ther
teachings Colorado in Presidential year gives IN pro-
norton 10 her population large Republican majority
as the great state =. lava, and all the Democratic
calumnes candidates yet Invented nave hoI ee'eu
take It away or lessen It. Great cheers)
THE AGONY OF NATION.
Nations like individuals are sometimes swept Ny var
gary and caprice Upon other theory when the history
NJ thcse times shall and the actors In them sha
ba nasscd away can apparent result OF the eecoh
OF four years ago be explained Think OF IT, mere was
Republic cursed with slavery, party born IN oDscurV
and poverty and hate, but matured by intrepid Spirits
taking the namo OF Republican organized 10 MAKE thls
free people When followed It's victory at tie polls;
it, members the Nation might live and not die gave
themselves and their nrstborn laying down their lives as
gladly go 70 feast Rebellion was crusheu anu
SNNO''N'NNNN
with maQnanlmty and unsehshness such as the world
has never seen In victorious people The campfoiowers
AMI the greedy attracted by the hope OF pluhder'
attended in the wake, seeking TO drag down and gather
suos but the Republican party true to Its record and
the purity principles drove them out established
the country on firm financial basis and gave us unoer
Garfield and Arthur as pure as able ana as patotc an
Administration as this Republic has enjoyed since tho
DAYS OF Washington (Applause) Arrayed against this
party we had always expected 10 see the solid South
always solid always preventing with iron hand the
legitimate votes Of their section from being either
cast or counted, tho same OH soueh "hO'e
guns We sienced and whose forts we captured
hut upon whose ideas the North has never ma'e inc
,.,nest impression by Kindness and whose De-
lefs we could conquer. Within her "hoe oroAi
DOMAINE no who wore the Coniedersts gray UT
his children after him, can you find VINO VIII aohn'
that the doctrine secession perniclous ana wrong
or that the principles which the North fought ana
trfumphcd forever right The Solid South ike inc
Door we have always with us, but that even inc 10"
necessary votes North could be found 10 JOIN the
South in reinstatng 1t In power simply cxemphhes again
the old story the Punishment OF AriStdes he 'u1
But you remember Arstdes was recalled ana so' wheh
again the people are called upon to judge between the
party that saved Union and the party that sought TO
compass It's destruction, glorious record Will hc'e
again be used means for defeating U.s.
PRESAGES OF REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
The skies are already bright with promise Ihe Dem
ocratic triumph has served only 10 aoa
to their the campolowers and the unworthy Inc
Republican party not nourished on Official pap In
vgor OF its manhood 1t does not require 'nAt SUD
stance, and in the hour of defeat we march 10
gether the undaunted falth In thc
triumph Republican principles as In the day OF VIC
tory Already and local Democratic conventions arc
pointing with PRIDE to the present Administration
man would point with pride to tho Administrator OF
President Cleveland would point with pride to the missouri
River daughter and appause.) lie begun his term
by appointing Ministers abroad ex'reoeis VINO haa 70
walt to get their disabilities removed before they could
represent Nation that exists In spite OF their euors
kphfah WaQ 10
characterize his by parionng from the penentaFy
o. Cincinnati Of election thugs and murdefers
who had been convicted OF Democratic election
frauds He promised us Civil Service reform in Its in
cry aud he has permitted such fraudulent methods In
conducting pretended Civil Service that already more
than ninety per Of the offices Of the Government are
held by Democrats His attitude toward the pension Dhs
presented him has been that which ran who had no
share felt sympathy in our glorious struggle might
naturally take and finally he has given TO the country
free trade manifesto his party is busly seeking
to explain away and is Amid to fo'w in its entirety
SO far 1 think Democratic convention has pointed
with prdor Democratic aority In the Lower House
OF Congress- Skim milk masQuerades as cream" moth
ing accomplished everybody at and the wind blows
free The history Of American legislation furnishes
no parallel in mbeclty to the last two SESSIONS OF the
National House of Representatives, controlled by Demo-
cratic majority The rcdeemng feature OF their course Is
h., they are furns hing campaign arguments their
overthrow and unless all signs fail 1t Will be different
when the robins nest again On March D. In the Senate
OF the United States debate the Dependent Pension
bill was resumed l desire, as stranger among
strangers take the first public occasion OF expressing
nv hearty accord approval OF the sentiments On that
day expressed by John j. Ingalls, One sentence OF MS
speech distorted by his adversares and political
canlta made It. He said IN substance
referring the Union Generals WAC had been Demo-
cratic candidates the Presidency what every man In
the land Democrat Republican, knows be true that
any man the North accepting such nomination becomes
the catspaw and ally OF unrepentant and solid South
No ono seriously doubts the loyalty during the OF
Generals Mcclellan and Hancock yet when the defence OF
their loyalty and patriotism is entrusted in the United
States Indiana coppehead and rebel Major
General from Kentucky is time or the friends of their
memory feel alarmed.
THE MEMORIES OF THE GREAT PAST.
Am heartily tired Of the suggestion these
annnp n he NJ rried a