Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-05-02
rne Convention of Republican
clubs Means Him for Presi-
dent of the League.
,;,ging speeches Of JOIN. M Thur
ston Defining the Attitude
of the Party
HARRISON Heartily Endorsed and
the Debasem emit of the Cu'
rency Denounced

T6e-meeting of republican clubs at Gin
matt last week was the occasion ot a
,otable gathering of the party workers.
T6s attendance was large and the enthns-
5.r was great. Powerful speeches were
g,sde bv many delegates, including John
N T6urston, Mayor Mckinley aud ex-
GOV. Foraker.
President Thurston's speech was elo-
,rpnt. and was received with demonstra
1op, Of approval from the opening sen
.epca 10 the close He spoke Of the league
as
the volunteer political organization of
fine republican party. 1t has no pay roll,
Il controls no patronage; it asks no adj
illustrative favor, 1t Is devoted alone to
he advocacy and perpetuation OF those
meat principles which guarantee liberty
and equality TO every American citlzen
and make possible the prosperity of al
who love 10 dwell in the protecting shadow
efthe American flag, Ii follows the per-
,5oll fortunes Of no leader, and will not
s,nmit itself to the candidacy of any man.
his for the nominees and the platform Of
Fine republican national convention. The
league is am army OF priyates; its officers
serve with the rank and file. Epau.ets,
cooked hats dress parade, and spectacU
DIR exhibitions are not included Ia its
pqnof operation 1t has no desire 10 as
sumo control of party machinery or usury
.lp func ions of any committee Entrusted
with campaign manage cement. 10 seeks 20
Qopalarize political action; it offers TO
every republican in the land an equal
share Of the responsibility, the labor. and
ihe glory of political service and success,
II addresses itself to the intelligence aud
patriotism of the American people, and
proposes 10y honest methods and faiy
means to commend republican principles
10 their deliberate Judgment. Ii seeks to
establish permanent club in every com
munity, and to carry on political orGani-
cation. and political education every week
dav IN the year. The delegates present
represented more than 10000 permanent
republican clubs and more than a mil ION
members.
PROTECTION TO LABOR.
He spoke'of the devotion of the party to
the nobility of human labor BY wise
protective measures; by generous home
stead laws; 10y the development of our
wonderful natural resources, and the di-
versihcatlon of our industries, it has di
vided the harships and doubled the re-
wards OF America S tOlllug masses. The
cry can wave subtle arguments to prove,
and ignorance can braZently assert that a
protective does not increase the prosperity
OF people, but the fact remains, never
lneless, that IN a single quarter of a cen
fury there have built in the United States
and pad for, out thesaccumuated savings
OF lts wOrkingmen, 100000 comfortable
American homes Our country Is pa en-
pure vast in atea, unmatched IN resorces,
llmltIess in possibilities. 1t can produce
and manufacture almost anything for hui
man use. Its citizen are equal before tie
law entitled TO equal opportunities, and
possesses equal privileges. There is no
class and no section which should be favor
ed at the expense of another for success
and failure must in the end be shared 10y
a0.. The factory and the farm are the
two great producers of national wealth.
They are dependent on each o. her For
every spindle that ceases TO hlm for every
wheel that 10 longer turns; for every forge
tba' fails TO grow, some farmers plow
NtII trust in the fnrrow. The republican
party undertakes by wise legislation 10
foster and develop all our varied and d.
yar,lhpd interests. Our system of prOtec-
ton is designed to build up our manufac-
turing interests, and thereby greatly in
crease the home demand for agriculture
products; while the genius of the nation s
greatest statesmen have coupled with pro-
lec.lon a broad system OF reciprocity
winch is already opening up to the irwin
c.he Yankee.
THE BEST MARKETS OF THE WORLD.
The result of the late cor gressioosl
election, and the phenomenal growth Of
,le farmers alliance have been heralded
by the democracy as the f ferunner of re-
publican defeat, and the vital abandon
ment OF the protective system. II is true
That the enactment of he Mckinley bill SO
near election day that It's provisions
could not be explained, its practical effect
determined or the falsehoods concerning
~ rented cost the republican party thou
sands Of votes But before the next pre5i-
DENTAL election its beneficial effects vail
nave becol-e apparent and If any OF Its
s.0.d9ie- prove 70 be excessive or unjust
tte republican pal " stands ready to cor
''0 Us own mistakes, without destroying
o.. emnel.atIng the foundation principles
.. roe American protection The farmers
alliance was undoubtedly an important
factor iu TIE last election. 1t was first
a-ana.d ln the southern states, where 1t
, . red and proven itself d faithful
An| IMPORTER of the democracy. its
'T-Elllt9u Ia the west has also been enc
outraged ~ the democratic party, a, 10,
membership must be largely down from
70. a0m ,teaders, and the veterans, whose
VOTES uaye heretofore made the prairie
'l certainly and reliably republican.
Too" Importance Of this movement must
3. laerestiulated by the republic %
lefis in the west It's members for tie
.-j part are honest, intelligent, patriotic
he low prices OF 1889 and the
...f. crop Of $50 brought great hardship
1.' financial distress TO the agricultural
n-,. Aaj If farmers naturally turned to-
a.i movement which at once enlisted
,ynpathies and seemed to promise
FIJI + Immediate relief The time was
most oppJrtune f9I those political
Ass9Eges, outcasts Of both political
iA'.l.s p @hom a famine Is festival
lrestllenCe a picnic.
H9fE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
a8 gased upon its abAity to combine
N.l the alliance on electoral tickets IN