Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-24
SPEAKER REEDS SPEECH
His Plea for the Lodge Bill at
AA4s.-. Philadelphia. ..n..sAL.slxa
KEYSTONE REPUBLICANS MEET.

| hElsIUNE HEF u bIlCANS NELL.
Pennsylvania state Clubs Elect onicers
and Hold a Great Mass Meeting, at
Which Prominent Party Speakers Arc
Heard-News from the Political world.
| PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24-The conyen-
| ton Of Republican clubs elected the fol-
lowing officers Tuesday afternoon: presi-
dent, Edwin s Stuart, Philadelphia; vice
presidents, John b. Robinson. Media; +.
J. r. Jones, Philadelphia, j. H. Rehm,
| Pittsburg secretary, Robers II. Lindsay,
Pittsburgh treasurer, Capt. William Thorn
ton. Philadelphia; delegates-at-large to
national convention, William H. McCleary,
Pittsburgh John Taylor Philadelphia.
The Resolutions Adopted.
The platform committee reported o set
Of resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted. indorsing the national and state
platforms or the party, the national and
state administration Of affairs by the lie.
publican party, and the nominees OF the
party for state officers Speaker Reed is
commended for his genius and courage,
which rescued the house Of representatives
from the control Of Democratic filibnsters.
Republicans in both the national senate
aud house are applauded for the passage
Of the Mckinley tariff bill, aud the speedy
adoption OF the federal elections bill is
urged.
Speaker Reeds speech.
In the evening a mass meeting under the
auspices of the league was held in the
Academy Of Music, which was crowded
Speaker Reed, John NJ Thurston, of Ne
braska Gen. Daniel H. Hastings, George
w Delamater, Republican candidate for
governor of Pennsylvania, and Congress-
man Dolliver, of Iowa, delivered speeches.
Speaker Reed said; "Untl very recently /
had feared that would not be able to be
with you tonight The wicked have been
very rampant for the last few days, and
did not know but that it would be neces-
sary for me 10 stay with them-or without
them. But all that is happily over. The
Republican party was born fighting. Its
very best history was made on the battle
deld-ciyic as we'll as military. II is the
very essence of its existence that il should
do battle. for the Republican party means
the forward movement Of the people OF the
United States.
Democrats Not Visible.
"It has never been necessary for the
Democrats to do anything daughter }
We have Just come from a scene which re-
minded men who were in Washington in
the early days Of the Republican party Of
the scenes which took place there at the
beginning of the war On the Democratic
side OF the house during the past week we
have been treated to empty benches; the
Democrats have not been visible. (l4augh-
1 II s4.a.aa
sion which they Thought demanded this
magnificent uprising. The Republican
! party, 80 far as the house Of representa-.
lives is concerned, has done what we re-
gard as great deeds. The Democrats have
: proclaimed them very wicked deeds We
have passed a tariff bill which will secure
the American market to American people.
That bill has been the subject OF demon
stration on the part of the Democrats al
most too bitter to be put on record. Ac-
rording to them the bill and the principle
Il represents have carried desolation into
every farm house in the country. II has
covered farms in the west three deep with
mortgages, aud yet tho Democratic mem
bers, while that bill was being passed, sat
in their seats and were counted.
Another Blil I'VE Passed"
''We passed another bill. This was q
bill which they said would ruin the princi
plies Of liberty II meant ruin to homes
It meant despotism, and yet they sat there
rs sweet as summer. But when il GANG
TO seating a negro simply because he had
been elected, the Democratic side of the
house arose as one man and departed. II
is such little incidents as this that prevent
. the Democrats from pointing with pride
to the history of their party. But the great
thing in this world is the people They
make and unmake parties; they create his
tory; they govern and move, and the peo
{, Pile of the United States are alone respon-
L sible for this government This fall, very
= soon. there will be an expression of opin
J. ion by the people. not full, free and franl
S / expression, because In thirty congressiona
z districts Of this Union the opinions Of th'
5 people will be suppressed. Now. wher
e the column forms is Pennsylvania 70 b
II distanced because of absenteeismi You
i duty becomes all tue more tremendou
Q when you consider what will follow you
lack of energy.
"DO you want house which intends I,
transact businessi IL lies in your powe
!. alone. This is no longer a nation that car
4 stand speeches ffty-eight hours long. 1
: wants business
4 Plea for the Elections Bill.
a 'Tf you believe that every man who i
! entitled to participate in this government
o shall cast his vote and have il counted ii 4
II your business to see that such a house i
. chosen az will sustain and back up thl
i present house Of representatives. A con
/ stitutional amendment declares that ever
1 male citizen is entitled to participate ii
the government, and yet there is sittinl
today in Mississippi a convention seeking
to destroy the franchise of a large portion
!, | Of the voting population. There has neve
Il been any denial Of their purpose Do yo
d mean to allow the southern white man I
# count more than you do in the goyernmen
>, Of this country Everything depends o
+ you doing your duty
! Various Nominations Made.
, Boston, Sept. 24-James NJ. Fox, O
Cambridge, was nominated for congres
by the Republicans of the Fifth distric
Gen. Banks was a competitor for the nom
e nation, but failed by some thirty vote
3. KANE, Pa, Sept. A.-In the Twenr,
n seventh congressional district conventio
IS Hon. Charles w. Stone, secretary Of th
ie commonwealth, was nominated TO fill tn
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