The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-04-24
REPUBLICAN, PRINCIPLES,
Ringing Letter of Hon. J. s. Clark
son-The craftsmanship OF human

Hon. j. 5. Clarkson, who was unanimous
ly chosen President of the League OF Repub-
lcan Clubs at the great meeting at Clncin-
natl, has written the following letter OF ac-
ceptance:
today with eager interest. 1t will set up the
standard OF victory for 1892. 1t will be faith
fully representative Of what Is In the hearts
and ambition OF the people. 1t will regard
not merely the statesmaDship Of commerce
and money, but also the statesmanshlp OF
humanity.
These are questions lying nearer the hearts
OF the American people today than the price
OF tin cup or whether the color Of the
money OF the realm shall be yellow or white.
line Rreater questions are those of human
liberty, the protection Of the weak In their
rights the Insurance, under the eOnstitu-
ton, Of republican form OF governments 10
the several states now without 1t, and as alb
solute security and peace TO the poorest citI-
zen and family on the YaZoO as to the ric1-
est citizen on the Hudson.
The Republican party was not simply a
great gladiator raised up In the emergency 10
conquer the Rebellion and free the slave and
then pass away.
As long as Democracy lives and resists the
full Interpretation and concession OF the
rights OF all men, II R3publicanlsm must live
and calls It's work unfinished. Unsettled
questions have no pity for the repose Of ma
lions, and neither the betraylng cowardiee OF
a Senate, more careful Of commerce than Of
human rights. nor the stronger apathy of the
pew holding religign which eovet !
the negro for heaven. but Is dumb to his
wrongs In politics in this life, can finally
avert, nor long delay, taeir full and righte-
1tis settlement.
On these higher Lines and greater cues
tlons the party can retain its favor with the
people and its power In the goyernmsnt. 1t
mercial or sordid issues 1t needs still ~.
animation and inspiration OF the heart of
Lincoln In his love for humanity, which Is
larger and better In all noble things than the
ambition Of trade or the thrift Of shop or
tDe pront OF commerce. Oa these lOftier
lines OF action there are great questions for
lt TO settle In national affairs and domestic
concerns.
The question of labor and larger reward
to labor through the announcements and pro-
motion OF practical systems OF cooperating
and proht-sharlng, Is one peculiarly to incite
the ambition Of the Republican party, the
greatest and most faithful friend American
labor has had.
The revision Of the banking system Of the
nation, made In the time OF war. and stlll
the pest In existence as far as 1t goes, max
lng IL as good Tor the country as IL Is now for
the town, and giving TO the farmer every
where the same benefit OF his credit that
tne solvent townsmen have now. and keep
the actual demands Of business and COM
merce, Is something that some political par
" Is going 10 DO very soon, and the Republi-
can party, best OF all, can settle 1t, and best
ty In doing 1t.
The just repression OF the power Of corpo-
rattOns and syndicated wealth Is needed, and
particularly some wisdom In law to prevent
OF curb the menacing, evils to. the common
good, to rapidly growing out Of the abuses Of
the.system OF public corporations for private
benent, system by which aggregated wealth
and family fortune are being made to de-
scend with more certainty and more evil
than under the dangers Of primogeniture,
which our forefathers sought, first OF all, to
avert from this new land.
Inc new and dangerous system, by which
money Is not only sYndicated but made i'm
mortal IN its life In bulk and profit, Is an
other great question that some party faithful
to the people and the republic Is going 70
take up and settle, and no party has the
heart and the brain and the conscience to
settle 1t as wisely and as justly as the Re-
publican party.
Money should have all Its rights, but money
has too many rights when aggregated and
specializing wealth in one city can depress
all values In the country, and when one rich
man can smite all the banks in the land with
palsy and leave them helpless to care for the
business interests and the financial credit OF
their own communities. IL Is the solemn
duty of the Republican party to enact Just
laws to stop all trespass OF wealth on the
rights Of the people. The American repub-
lie is still In the morning of its life and the
problems TO be settled for the future are such
as to engage the ambition of all good men,
and especially Of all young men to whom
especially the Republican party Just now en-
tering on It's second generation OF life must
now commit its fortunes.
SO we all, who love our country and our
party, and who believe that pride In party Is
pride In country, look with confident faith TO
the courage and wisdom Of the splendid
gathering OF young and progres sive men at
Cincinnati today, gathered from the North
and South alike, soldiers, and sons OF the
blue, and soldiers and sons Of the gray. to
open the way to that which, under the bless
log OF God. shall be best for the republic In
1892. Signed, j, S. CLARKsON
Boston, April D. 1891