Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-03-19

3seA - nbssal policy towards ~ so1aSsss 81
saf1rss who dsfsnded thS AovNnmsnt which
owe rscosnise The dignity II lAbos aad The
necesstty oil proper lcgis1attOn 70 peOteot IT. In
terssts. We shall~ uns~crvfngiy oppose every
attempt to lessen the fruits Of tO1 ok 70 place
honest wOfkmen in competition with paup0f4
and c~onvicts, domestic or furegn. The rigid
enforcement by u Ia adrninistratiCn at The Alien
labor contract law commands oar ApprobAtton.
The request OF wagcworkers for reasonable
hours Of labor demands sud should receive
legislative consideration.
we approve Of the action OF the various Re
publican Legislatures In adopting . system ol
ballot reform whereby fraud 81 the polls - pre-
vented, and every elector Is enabled 10 vote In.
believe the education OF the masses to be
tho best preventive Of bad government, and We
therefore favor Federal assistance where needed
in the work Of eliminating iiteiacy among our
The Republican party has always been dis.
tinguished for its courage and always has been
quality by its leaders. In the line Of this
policy, this convention expresses its approba-
ton OF Speaker Reeds action In standing
boldly for the principle OF majority rule against
the Democratic power in and ont Of Con-
gress."
The Committee on League submitted a declar-
6LIOn eII.pDHSIZlIk INC G1tUfCtlllGltg OF inc WORK
Of the organization from all effort 10 influence
the action OF any convention or candidates.;
that 1t was not in the province Of the League to
dictate dsi,;,,s IT, tie Pa an : Or p RI sirsr ,s o. The party Ps X
necessity of organizing In every promising
Congressional diEtrict; the necessity Of I'M
mediate organization IN Tie South. and Calling
COMMITTEE and tho National and State Execu-
tive Committees TO ths necessity for the i'm
mediate preparation and distribution Of cam
paign literature.
Following Is the list OF officers chosen for tn.
ensuing year
President John n. Thnrston Of Nebraska.
Secretary-A. T. Humphreys Of New York.
Treasurer-Phineas Lounsberry Of Connect.
Vice Presidents and members Of the Executive
Committee Illinois-O. II. Gilmore, g. W.. Pat
ton. indiana. N. Loop, George w. Patched.
Iowa-H. NJ. Townser. y. NJ. Drake. Kansas
N. w. Walton, j. g. Eteroecker. Michigan-B.
IONS. D. Z. Pearce.s N~ehraska-Brad y.
Slaughter, j. Il. Webster. Ohio--J. 4. Sutphin,
Horace NJ. Deal. South Dakota-h. +. Petit
Cincinnati was chosen - the place for the
next meeting over New Orleans. Kansas City,
delegates wanted 1t 70 go South another year.
The League visited the State legislature In
a body on Wednesday. Through the driving
tho streets toward the Capitol with . band at
the head OF the procession. The band played
Dixie" as 1t entered the corridors Of the State
cheered like a victorious army forming : cita-
del. Tho visitors went straight In upon the
door Of the House. the Governor standing to re-
seays them hen sensto r. MED LED n, ,,s and the the
played Dixie" and Yankee Doodle. In
one breath. The combination was q happy
one one and and tn. ssnlted ROOT Of the Capitol rang
and black and white Republicans. President
Thnrston WAS seated at Che right Of the Speaker
Of the House and Gov. Taylor a. his left. The
Speaker made q short address, and WAS followed
by Gov. Taylor. The latter welcomed the league
to the sacred soil of Tennessee, bathed in the
blood Of the heroes OF the North and South,
and to Nashville, the home OF Jackson, Polk,
and Andrew johnson. Gen. Thurston replied
ave come as the representatives OF one OF the
as warm as the powers will permit. Nothing
better could be heard than the music Of the band
playing Dixie and Yankee Doodle When
or before kings and potentates, the American
citizen gets right up on his feet and applauds.
We will 90 home with u better idea of tho posi-
and the result viii be worth millions to the
State, which Is indeed blessed. We recognize
that there must be two political parties, aud
that when they are so nearly equal in strength,
the public interests are best subservod. Thank
God that the Republican party is in supremacy,
aud that the Democratic party IL strong enough
t. 1s1 hold 1t d; down r., TAI LAPRla sns,a,od God ID bic bless s,o old
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of thousands Of heroes, on both sides, who
fought for and settled principles inherited from
our ancestors. Thank God there stil remains
n large part OF the brave army that fought
against u.s.
The applause following Gen. Thurston's
speech continued for several minutes. The
band then played America, : and the grand old
hymn was sung for the first time. 1t Is said, In
that historic edifice. The best OF good-fee1ing
prevailed throughout, and the exchange OF
courtesics breathed with patriotic sentiment
mi tho aCr1 ~ IrcfharhcxrJ
1t was on the programme to visit Mrs. Polk,
the aged widow of the tenth President Of the
United States, but it Was necessary for lack OF
time to forego this aud other plea SAINT arrange
ments made for the league by the local COM
mittee.
The banners Of q certain few states would
convention had not the seats been filled by
visitors who were admitted to the floor. These
vacant delegations were significant; They
can. party - weakest In organization and
where the Democratic bulidozer and ballot
box stuffer fiourishes like the green bay tree.
Florida, Mississippi. Arkansas, Georgia, and
North Carolina were the names. Louisiana was
present with a big DELEGATION. Tennessee
had her full quota, South Carolina sent
one colored man from each Congressional
district, Texas sent two delegates, and Virginia
sent a full delegation. With the exception OF
two from Texas. two or three out OF twenty-five
from Louisiana, aud . few from Tennessee and
Virginia, the southern delegates are all colored.
1t was manifest and has created q strong tone
OF feeling among the Northern delegates which
will result in great good-that the league is
weakest in the South and those places in the
South where its services are most urgently
needed.
Many OF the Southern delegates talked freely
about the political outlook In their section.
Tho interviews with three of the Presidents Of
the State Leagues may be.given MS representa-
tive OF the statements made by them.
H. II. Blunt. President Of the Louisiana dele
cation, il an intelligent colored man, who takes
q lively interest IN the second emancipation Of
-. .~-H Co.. r.Isa1. h. I,~Lr - A..
Republican party.
with the advent of the National Republican
League Clubs in our State" he said, there
dawned q new era for Louisiana. Lewis and
Pinchback were defeated when they ran for
election as delegates to this convention. The
old Republican leaders who were leaders for
cause there was no such organization as this
OF the voters of the party. They are laid
ON the shelf now. We indorsed old
% aav q sell1 zig u Dai ne Ia" Gov pas Warmo ahe
is now far and away the leader OF the Repub-
lican party-the new Republican party in our
a fair vote and honest count in our state. but
next to election laws We need all organization OF
voters into clubs. Yes, We have . majority in
the state on a 1a:r vote. IN lss ! ran Tor ne
votes that were cast for me, including my own.
The returns showed not q single vote for me. 1t
10 fair to presume that l voted for myself. This
is a mere instance"
In support of the resolutions which he in
tended to offer in the convention, Mr.. Blunt ex.
hibited q mass OF statistics he had been at
great pains to gather. showing the exact figures.
with complete data. from thirty-hve Southern
Congressional districts now represented by
Bourbons which had each an honest Republi-
can majority OF from 2.00 TO 1900. Six OF
these are in Georgia, four in Alabama. seven in
South Carolina, four In Louisiana, six in Mis-
sissippi, and one in Tennessee. These figures
wore complied by q careful and conservative
canvass of each Of the thirty-fvc districts.
A. w. Harris, II coiored President Of the Vir-
ginia delegation. said there were 100 Republican
clubs in his State. The work suffered from the
encouragement incident to tho avalanche Of
fraud in the last national election, but all Vtr-
ginia needed wa3 q national law to bring her
into the Republican column every year. .Vtr-
ginia stands alone among the Southern States
lie said. we have s1,UD0 White ex-Confederates
in the party in Virginia, and We are growing In
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