The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-05-15

THE LEAGUES PLATTE
Import er tho Resolutions Adopted ~
tho National League Of Republican
Ciubs
The platform adopted BY the Cincin-
natl convention OF the national league
Of republican clubs is curiosity in
It's WAY. II i represents the rcpuo-
lean clubs. the issues N ost in favor with
the mem bers are not wholly those
which the republican party has been
fighting for and boastin- 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 70 transact the public business. I"
an elegant cuphemism for counting
the pegs in the cloak room AS part Of
q quorum: but not word Is said about
the great Mckinley bill or the greater
Bill Mckinley 1--WE declare our belief
In the doctrines OF protection 20 Amer
lean labor American industries and
Anne rcan 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 a word Of ac-
wledgmcnt 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 isstill lauded by republican
Journals as precious monument OF
political wisdom. solemn silence about
the Mckinley bill. hut sweet encour-
agenent for Mr.. Blainc's policy Of rec
iprocity.
And where Is that other great meas
urc by which the republicans were going
10 sink or swim. survive orpcrish? The
repu bican clubs platform contains
N Id and unohjectionab resolution
expressing belief in the right Of every
citizen 70 cast a free ballot and have il
duly counted and certified Denial OF
such right should result in decrease OF
presentation in congress and in the
electoral vote" Where is the poor old
force bill for which most Of the repub-
leans in the Fifty-frSt congress af-
fected g be SO ~agcr: There was no
eulo-ry Of IL and no mourning for it ut
Cine innati. The hands of George Fris-
HE Hoar were not held 10. and the
stateSmans ship Of Hon. John Intimida-
tion 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 win not
seek 20 destroy vested iniere Is nor 10 cripple
any legitimate enterprises. but they dema q 4
that the best Thought ~ the republic an party
shall be concentrated on the form uia.ion OF
such legislation as VIII protect the people from
any x actions otthc insurer. from expressions
of monoroli~S. or from exsortionaic demands OF
public carriers"
To see the best republican thought con-
centrated upon the formulation OF rcci-
pes for catching the alliance vote viii
be interestingt to the philosopher and the
humorist The financial resolution.
evidently the masterpiece Of Mr.. John
Bunsby. is hereby commended to re-
publicans anxious to serve upon the
committee on resolutions in the next
convention II is neat and elastic, and
means what you please:
We oppose any attempt 20 deoaSc the cur.
rency and coin q the country. but insist upon
such legitimate Increase q our circulating me.
dirm and Suca. maintenance Of the double
stand ard as will fairly satisfy the increasing
nece- stiles ~ trade auc commerce.
What increase Of the circulating me-
dunn should be considered legitimate.
and what maintenance of the double
standard vii! fairly satisfy the increas-
ing necessities Of trade and commerce.
not racks CIR thum bscrevs could induce
the republicans to disclose. The Gin
cinnati platform IS a work Of art 1t
was Constructed. appara ntly. for the
purpose y. promoting closer relations
between the republican party and the
Farmers Alliance in the west and
north vest N ". sun.