The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-05-20
lATFoRM OF THE LEAGUE.

Import of the Resolutions Adopted by
the National League OF Republican
Clubs,
The platform adopted by the Cincin-
natl convention of the national league
of republican clubs is curiosity IN
it's way. If it represents the repub-
lican clubs, the issues most 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
n quorum; but not a word is said about
the great Mckinley bill or the greater
Bill Mckinley. 1--WE 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 ac.
| acknowledgement for all the toll and
travail of the next republican candi-
date for governor of Ohio! Not even a
formal compliment for the measure
which was famed by the winds of so
much oratory in the Fifty-first con-
gress, and is still lauded 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 a
m lid and unobjectionable resolution
expressing belief in the right of every
citizen to cast free ballot and have it
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-
licans in the Fifty-6rst congress af-
fected to be so eager? There was no
eulogy of it and no mourning for it at
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 Alliances:
Loyal and intelligent republicans will not
seek to destroy vested lntere is. 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 cx actions of the usurer, from expressions
public CARRIERS
To see the best republican thought con.
centrated upon the formulation of reci-
pes for catching the alliance vote will
be interesting 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. 1t is neat and elastic, and
means what you please:
I'VE oppose any attempt to debase the cur
rency aud coin of the country; but insist upor
such legitimate increase of our circulating me
dium and such maintenance of the double
standard as will fairly satisfy the increasing
nece- -sities of trade and commerce"
What increase of the circulating me-
dium 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 thum bscrews could induce
the republicans to disclose. The Gin
cinnati platform is work of art. II
was constructed, appare ntly, for the
purpose of promoting closer relations
between the republican party and the
Farmers Alliance in the west anc
northwest. IN. Y. Sun.