Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-05-14
PLATFORMS OF THE LEAouE.


Import Of the RESOLUTIONS Adopted b
the National League OF Republics
Clubs.
The platform adopted by the Cincin-
natl convention of the national league
of republican clubs is q curiosity in
its way. If it represents the repub-
lican clubs, the issues m ost in favor with
the members are not wholly those
which the republican party has been
fighting for and boasting about for the
last few months. Hon Tom Reed Of
Portland and Rome is praised, to be
sure, for compelling the members of the
house to transact the public business, -
an elegant euphemism for counting
the pegs in the cloak room as part of
a quorum; but not a word is said about
the great Mckinley bill or the greater
Bill Mckinley. s'Wc declare our belief
in the doctrines of protection to Amer
lean labor, American industries and
American homes, and indorse the wis
dom Of the republican party in contin-
ued advocacy of that doctrine" And
then the resolution pats reciprocity
upon the back. Not word of &C.
acknowledgement for all the toll and
travail of the next republican candi.
date for governor of Ohio! Not even .
formal compliment for the measure
which was famed by the winds of so
much oratory in the Fifty-first con-
gress, and is still Landed by republican
journals as a precious monument OF
political wisdom. Solemn silence about
the Mckinley bill, but sweet encour-
agement for Mr.. Blaine's policy Of rec
iprocity.
And where is that other great meas
ure by which the republicans were going
to sink or swim, survive or perish? The
republican clubs platform contains q
m lid and unobjectionable resolution
expressing belief in the right of every
| citizen to cast free ballot and have il
duly counted and certified. ''Denial OF
such right should result in decrease OF
representation in congress and in the
electoral vote" Where is the poor old
force bill for which most of the repub-
icans in the Fifty-frst congress at
| fected to be so eager? There was NO
| eulogy of it and no mourning for it a,
Cincinnati The hands of George Fris.
bic Hoar were not held up. and the
craftsmanship of Hon. John Intimida-
ton Davenport was not appreciated.
| Having pushed away the Mckinley
bill and the force bill. the platform
makers proceeded to crawl before the
| Farmers Alliance:
Loyal and intelligent republicans will not
seek to destroy vested interests, nor to cripple
| any legitimate enterprises, but they demand
| that the best thought Of the republican party
| shall be concentrated on the formulation Of
| such legislation as will protect the people from
any ex actions OF the ussrer, from expressions
1 of monopolies, or from extortionate demands Of
public carriers"
To see the best republican thought CON
centrated upon the formulation of reel
pes for catching the alliance vote will
be interesting to the philosopher and the
humorist The financial resolution,
levidently the masterpiece of Mr.. Johr
Bunsby, is hereby commended to re-
| pubicans anxious to serve upon the
committee on resolutions in the nexi
| convention. 1t is neat and elastic, and
means what you please:
| I'VE oppose any attempt to debase the cur
rency and coin Of the country; but insist upoI
such legitimate increase OF our circulating me
dunn and such maintenance Of the double
standard as will fairly satisfy the increasing
| necessities OF trade and commerce"
What increase of the circulating me.
dunn should be considered legitimate
and what maintenance of the double
standard will fairly satisfy the increas
ing necessities of trade and commerce
not racks or thumbscrews could induce
the republicans to disclose. The Gin.
cinnati platform is a work Of art 1,
was constructed, appare ntly, for the
purpose of promoting closer relation:
between the republican party and the
Farmers Alliance in the west ant
northwest-N. Y. Sun