Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-24
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to sound the charge in which, following the
cavalry hero of Gettysburg, we will breal
through the thin breastwork of Bardsleyisn
and fraud behind which the enemy has en-
deavored to entrench, meet him within the
line and fight on the living issues ofthe day
our shield made of American tin, our sword:
wrought from American silver, our strength
the arm of American labor protected against
the paupers across the sea. AND We viii
win drive him from his guns only to camI
in the field of our victory, waiting for the
blare of the trumpets sounding the call tc
arms for the great battle of next year: then
following the Whito rlumed Knight o.
Maine we will win again by OCO.
ITO aid III these mighty contests the
Young, progressive, enterprising spirit the
Republican party, banded together in this
League of Clubs, must have leader as bril-
liant as the victories won; DO .you wan, an
guarantee of his success? Do you desire fol
your standard bearer gifted orator, wise
counsellor Il politician in the broadest sense
| of the term, a statesman whose record is sec
ond TO no mans in this great Common
wealth, a Republican in victory and defeat
| faithful to the party and its creeds? Do you
| desire to follow him whose very name Is a
synonym of success, whose election will be
| the pledge of an earnest, active and aggres'
| sive campaign? Would you have daunt-
| less, fearless, able leader? Then place your
standard in the hand of Jack Robinson, OF
| Delaware"
/ Wanted Both to Withdraw.
General J. P. S. Goblin appeared for Major
Warren, of Scranton. He made strong plea
for harmony, and delicately requested the
two leading candidates to retire in favor of
the Scranton man. He thought this would
be an easy solution to the problem, and all
hard feelings could be avoided.
In the election Robinson had l4l votes,
Dalzell ~ and Warren Is. Dalzell moved to
make the election unanimous. Then the
Robinson shouters broke loose. They waved
flags, howled like Fiji warriors, and kept up
the applause for several minutes.
OF the eight candidates for Vice President
the following named received the highest
number of votes, and were declared elected:
Frank j. R. Jones (colored), Philadelphia;
William II. Wallace, New Castle, and John
c. Carter, Lancaster. Next in order was the
election of Secretary and Treasurer. For
the former office James F. Burke, of Pitts
burg, was nominated by James Campbell,
but he Immediately mounted the stage and
named his opponent Elijah W. Randolph,
for the office thereby declining to be a can
didate. Mahlon B. Young, of the Young
Republican Club of Philadelphia, was nomi-
mated for Treasurer, and there being no op-
position for the offices OF Secretary ana
Treasurer, the Secretary was instructed to
call the ballot for the convention. kandolpn
is the next Secretary.
Jack Robinson, alter his election, was es-
corted to the stage He made pleasing
speech, expressing his thanks for the honor
conferred. He paid DalZen high conpli-
ments, and referred to the time when they
went to college together. When he said,
I'VE are the boys that hustle at the polls"
he caught his people and the applause was
deafening.
Must Be Willing to Suffer Defeat.
DaIzell was called to the platform and de-
livered Il speech, which was well received.
He said: mo man has any right to enter
into any contest if he is not willing to suffer
defeat. [Great applause.l He who invites
the issues of war against himself, invites
against himself all its methods. There is no
disgrace in defeat unless it be disaster,
and there is no disaster as long as the flag
flies and your honor is untarnished lap
plause.1 1 have no interest in this conven-
tion save as IL Republican, and the issue of
this days contest shall weigh with me not
feather in my loyalty to the platform ana
the candidates of the Republican party of
Pennsylvania. [ApplauSe.l
81 have to express, as l think have
right to do, my regret that the action of the
Executive Committe and of the convention
was such rs it was. The object of the COM
mittee's action meets my hearty approval.
l trust there will be embodied in the organic
law of the league some provision that will
insure convention against being controlled
by any other than permanently organized
clubs the interest of the Republican
party. But when the Executive Commit
tees resolution and your action today
went beyond that and excluded from the
league Republicans as good as we who b J.
long to undoubtedly legitimately organized
clubs, l think we made mistake. Zap
plause.l
Gravity OF the Situation.
81 think we made mistake especially in
view of the present situation. Last year in
this Commonwealth the Republican party
met with defeat. He is an honest and wise
and true Republican, who recognizes it to
his cost and who seeks to guide his party
now away from the shoals and qufcksands
on which las. year we met shiDwreck. 1t is
under these circumstances that think it
unfortunate, but gentlemen OF
the convention, you have sottled the ques-
tion and formed your Judgment.
81 have no appeal. This fight so far as I
ready for another fight. The fight in which
we are about to engage is a fight against the
Democratic party, and the Democratic party |
is the same old Democratic party that we all
know, bankrupt of principle and representa-
tive of nothing affirmative or progressive.
We are in the midst of stirring political
times. In many States of the Union elec- |
tions are pending, as with us.
"In the midst of this class of opinions and |
war of great questions, the Democratic |
party of Pennsylvania assembled to an |
nounce the principles upon which it will ask |
the suffrages of the intelligent citizens of |
this great Commonwealth, and what does it |
say? What light does it throw on the veXed |
questions that reach in their Importance to |
w
does it assume with respect to issues SO |
grave and momentuous?
The Pennsylvania Democratic Platform.
"Oh,' it says, I'VE haven't anything to do |
with questions that are national; J John Bards- |
ley is a thief and Republican, therefore |
vote with u.s. Shades of Jefferson and |
jackson, and OF all the gods of the DEM
ocratic Olympus, has the Democracy of |
shriveled up to this? ZAP
men, y years of age and upward, not the in |
mates of insane asylums, will vote for any |
party that stands upon such a platform as |
that? What party is it, let me ask that |
hopes to win fight clad in such childish |
armur? The party that stands to-day in al |
most every State of the Union fora debased |
currencv and that clamors for free trade
the party of England as against America
"The great party that has stood aIwavs in
the way of every scheme for national ad-
which, when it moves at all.
moves only to camp in the deserted tents of
the Republican party. true to its nature its
history and its traditions, stands today
calling out to PennsylvanianS that they
have naught to do with national issues and
no care or concern except about Johu Bard
sley n convict now serving his sentence in
the penitcntiary. Oh, for shame that there
should be Pennsyivanians 50 narrow of
visage and so blind in follyl''
In addition Mr.. Dalzel discussed the tariff
and concluded with Il talk on the Federal !
election bill. He said any man WAS traitor
TO the party who put straw in the way of a
free ballot and IL fair count.
Fifty-siN delegates to the national conven-
ton of clubs were chosen. The Allegheny |
county represen tatives are John Day, w. 4.