New-York tribune., 1891-04-24
MR.. CLARKSON'S VIEWS.
THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE
TALKS FREELY.
WHAT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY MUST DO To
WIN IN 1s92-CRTICIsMs AND
SUGGESTION

SUGGESTIONS.
BOSTON April %" The Herald" this evening prI''e
. ionp interview with J. S. Carkson presidentelco'
q, the Republican League, who is making brei slop
ber. while ON his way to Paris to Join his family
Mr. ClarksOn says
~ n,or n leading the Republican League is not OF
49, sosLipo and I only assume the presidency because
~ ,,nds have made IL TO be the proper thing TO
a. Tho failure Of younk men TO participate In ponucs
T. weakness Of the Republican party In NeW-hhgahu.
bclleve the England Democracy mas ou'eeherAou
m ponubican opponents in that respect Ihey nave a.
,a tho sons of the founders OF Republieanism The
pcnrbcan marty must utilize their young men. IL was
horn out OF the courage and enthusiasm OF young nen
must have a new birth OF courage anu en.'u'''',"' ~
od ., ana tho Rqpubicens Of NewEncand organize against
49,, .oor- o,ement IN politics. Roger Walcot, pfesi'
don't ~ vour new Republican Club sent out an epeah'
which believe will do missionary work htouRhou' 'ne
country when he said 1--WE must drum out he mer-
o-ics and rav the recruits THIS IA the line OF lic
for tho Republican party. The labor quesaoh WI" hsuIo
r., the mkt campairn and ought to- Wealth should DO
more evenly distributed somSthine IS READY ior covo
tion when one pile up MS nhlhohS III a i'"
years while another has hard time 10 make l'i's'
Tho Increase OF weoh should be evenly distributed
Mr. Clarkson defined reciprocity as optional iree
trade and SAID that the Republican party faVors
limited reciprocity and the Democratic party UNI UNI
| vcrsaI reciprocity lie thought the Mckinley Dill
would grow i'm popularity when fully understood anu
| fairly illustrated 10 every community
| aDo you interpret the Cincinnati convention !"
! favoring Blaine .instead Of Iarrison3
Il was not at the convention, so cannot asSu"lo
| IN iudce Of its sentiments tine reionder
alt is said that YOU personally OUT lor hiai"n
os aoo,pst n denomination Of President HARRISON"
suggested the reporter To this Mr.. Clarkson replieu
have no personal choice for President Ilhe WI"
indicate the man II the silver question Il settled tho
situation will l greatly cleared The seat Of Republican
mower the West will consent % see the treasures
Of the country dwafed to "God basis" Ihe west VIII VIII
not consent 10 any candidate or any PLATFORM ui' wiz
not represent the doubestandad idea and the greater part
will not consent to platform that viii not represent Su @
nc money bv the coinage the American product WIN
such a position money. and with the position iol ~
vision Of the banking as to make our uaiis u
vantaees as favorable agricultural communities eiues
and towns and with purpose TO pToNlue eoOu moS,
ard enough Of IT, the Republican party VIII hoIu inc "e
as solid for the patty as II was IN 1852 "''.i0 Wv
Knlcy bin will carry with I. New-foFK anu Vlo uouo'iui
States fo the protecton party. The next Republican can
ddate for President must be man boau enough u oNer
tbs broad land and able administer justice on OIL uo
dnc.ng interests with true regard 70 an N1'ionai IN
,rcsts President Harrison has made faithful
Executive in every public sense and lacking only In the
personal popuarity which man the power OF eec
ticity I'm potics demonstrated his qualities fuly
end in pure Intellectual ability IS not second to any Amer
can living to-day not In his phenomenal secretary o
State Whoever is the Republican candidate must be man
who can maintain solidarity Of the party in the great
agricultural region the Mississippi The candidate
must not only the people, but must not ~ ar
from the farm All political PARTIES will 90 more closely 70
the farms hereafter they have in the past fifty years
going to assert themselves In pubic ahas
and for the good OF the race.
Mr. Clarkson said he believed that Cleveland VIII DC
the next Democratic candidate If his personal views
on the silver question do not quite suit the South ana
West he will make them suit lie feels that the gold
pcople will trust him anyway, and as the Western and
Southern Democracy believe In him as man OF
destiny he can successfully hypnotic them on tho
silver question end ! think he IS doing IT, EX-PrcSi-
dent Cleveland Is one Of the snartest politicians tlai
his party has ever had, and the Republican parry
has always underestimated him in this respect 10
win in 1892 said Mr.. Clarkson, eve must brlhS
up the Republican newspaper circulation to meet taI
of the Democratic party In its programme 70 circulate
tens of millions of arguments directly to the ouseS OK
tbc voterss Mr.. ClarksOn goes hence 70 New OrK,
where he will meet other members OF the League
management, and will sail for Paris on May o.