Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-23
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE
The Cincinnati Convention
Adjourns.
"A Letter From President Har-
risOn Read.
Several Other Elusive Epistles Re-
ceived and Filed.
"A Set of Bombastic Resolutions Adopted
j. 9. Clarkson Elected Presi-
dent of the Clubs.
Associated Press Dispatches.

CINCINNATI, April 22.-The Republican
League convention was late in assem-
bling this morning, and many of the
delegates were not in the hall when
President Thurston called it to order. A
big box of American tin plate, forwarded
by Congressman Neidringhaus, of st.
Louis, was placed on the stage, and a
lively scramble for the possession of
brilliant souvenirs followed. The secre-
tary read pumber of letters received.
LETTER FROM PRESIDENT HARRISON.
The reading of the letters was inter
rupted by frequent applause, but when
letter was announced from the presi-
dent OF the United States, deafening
cheers again and again rang out, and
finally the delegates rose en- masse, wav-
ing handkerchiefs and papers and cheer
ing until the great hall reverberated
with the enthusiastic outburst. Presi-
dent Harrison regretted his inability to
be present, and said:
''The convention OF the Republican
party and the legislation of the last con-
gress very clearly defined, and very
courageously presented, the issues upon
which the next contest must be waged.
To this conventions declaration | gave
assent, and to the important legislation
of the last congress my earnest support.
Ii the people of the United States will
now give the world to understand that
protection and the enlargement OF our
domestic industries, and the extension
of our foreign trade, by reciprocal ar
rangements not inconsistent with the
protective policy, and the revival OF our
merchant marine by methods that all
other nations use, is our settled policy,
we will speedily, am sure, realize mar
velous development and renewed pros
perity."
J. s. CLARKsoN's sCREED.
Hon. J. S. Clarkson, Of Iowa, wrote :
@The party at large looks to this conven-
ton today with eager interest. 1t will
set up the standard of victory, for it
will be the faithful representative OF
that which lies close to the hearts and
ambition OF the people. 1t will not
merely regard questions of statesman
ship, but also questions of common in
terest to all humanity-qusstion lying
nearer the hearts of the American peo-
pie than the price of tin cup, or
whether the color of the money of the
realm shall be yellow or white. Greater
questions are those of human liberty;
the protection of the weak in their
rights insurance under the constitution
of Republican form of government to
those states now without it, so that as
absolute security and peace shall be Sc
cured to the poorest citizens and fami-
lies on the Yazoo, as to the richest citi-
zens on the Hudson. The Republican
party still has great and mighty things
to do. So long as Democracy lives and
resists the full Interpretation and con-
cession OF the rights OF all men, Repub-
licanism must live and call its work un-
finished. Unsettled questions have no
pity for the repose of nations, and
neither the betraying cowardice OF q
senate more careful of commerce than
of human rights, nor the apathy of pew
holding religion which covets the negro
for heaven, but is dumb to his wrongs
in politics in the life, can finally avail
nor long delay their full and righteous
settlement. There are egreatquestions for
the Republican party to settle in national
affairs and domestic concerns. The
question of labor and larger reward to
labor through the encouragement and
promotion of practical systems OF CO.
operation and .proft-sharing, 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 is something that some political
party is going to do very soon, and the
Republican party, the best of all, can
settle it and best protect national honor
and commercial safety in doing it. just
depression of power of corporations and
syndicated wealth, and particularly
some provision in the law to prevent
or curb menacing evils to the common
good rapidly growing out of the abuses
OF public corporations for private bene.
fit, is reform that needs en-
acting. The new and dangerous
system by which money is not only syn
dicated but made immortal in its life
in bulk and profit, is another great ques
tion, and no party has the heart, brair
and conscience to settle it as wisely ant
Justly as the Republican party. Money
should have its rights, but money hal
too many rights when aggregated anc
speculating wealth in one city can de
press all the values in the country, ane
when one rich man can smite all tht
banks of the land with palsy and leave
them helpless to care for the business
interests and financial credit of thei
own communities. 1t is the solemn
duty of the Republican party to enac
just laws to stop all trespass of wealth
on the rights OF the people. Thes
problems to be settled for the future ar
such as to engage the ambition of al
good men, and especially all youn,
men, to whom particularly the Repub
lican party, just now entering upon it
second generation Of life, must nov
commit it's fortunes"
OTHER LETTERS READ.
Among other letters read were thos
OF Senator John Sherman, Senator Man
derson, Secretary Foster and William M
Evarts.
Senator Sherman wrote: ''The organ
ization OF Republican clubs should
extended to<every county in the Unite
States, and all these clubs should unit
in harmonious action for the success c
the Republican party. Their infuenc
for good cannot be overestimated."
The letter from Evarts said, in part