The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-14
REPUBLICANS AT BROWN.
The Students Have a Rousing Meet
ing--Gov. ladd Sends a Letter.

The Republican students met in DIR. An
drews' recitation room at IL A. M. to-day.
The meeting was called to order by Gam
well, '4. The first business was the rea-
ding Of special letter from Gov. Ladd,
which is as follows:
Ny Dear Mr.. Gdmloeu:
SIR-I have yours of November
9Th, relating to the organization
of Republican Club from the
univeriity students tolbe effected on Sat
urday next. and requesting some state
ment from myself with regard to the
movement. IL any words of mine will be
Of encouragement TO the promoters OF and
participants in such an organization, L
shall be very glad TO perform the part you
have assigned TO me. An interest in poll
tics and an interest In the welfare of our
government and the prosperity OF our insti-
tutions TO my mind are inseparable.
"When manhood is reached the Young
man who would actively participate in
his countrys government-which partici-
patton is the duty, as it is the privilege, of
every citizen--must study the contem-
poraneous situation, looking carefully
into the past records OF the respective
parties with view to the assurances that
such records alone can give, and then
make up his mind and take sides, as the
expression goes. On the decision reached
by the majority in the matter depends
Immediately the method of government
and, for the future, the government itself.
In these days the organization OF politi
cal clubs has sprung into popularity as
means OF uniting the upholders of party
principles and for mutual helpfulness in
the study thereof. The Republican party
has given especial encouragement to such
organizations because its leading men
feel confident that a study of the history
slx....
what il has done and is doing to maintain
the principles Of our country will result
in maintaining the party supreme, and en-
able IL 10 continue to carry out those ideas
which seem best adapted to the highest
welfare of the country as whole.
"New issues are arising for the attention
of parties and for careful consideration in
their bearing to those foundation prin-
ciples Of our government, which can never
change and, as in the past, the position of
parties in such issues will be guided by its
educated, thoughtful and far-seeing men.
Your organil alton will be profit
able TO each individual member of ii,
and j am confident that Republican
club organized from the students of
membership AS the young men of the col
lege begin to look into matters political,
and / am sure that careful study of the
questions which will arise, will result in
no loss of enthusiasm for the party whose
name you bear, but. rather, in an in
creased desire to contribute TO its success,
and to participate actively in the work it
has TO do"
After the reading of Gov. Lat3's letter,
Brigham, '94, read the draft OF the con-
stitution and bylaws providing for holding
monthly meetings in which literary exer-
cises will take up large portion of the
meetings. The literary exercises TO par
take of the nature of reading Republican
literature, and debating the leading ques-
tions of the day. The time of meeting
was put for first Tuesday night of each
school month, except when this date
comes in the time of the short vacations.
The constitution and bylaws were adopt
ed with few amendments.
1t was moved to hold the annual meet
inc Of the club on the second Tuesday
night after the opening of the school year
The officers: Bridgham, '94, president;
first vice president, G.. G. Hunter, '93;
second vice president, Gamwell, '94; secre-
tary, III. Bellows, '62; treasurer, Hull, '95;
sergeant-at-arms, |. G.. Foster, '93. The
two standing committees on membership
and literary were then elected: Durham
and Turner of '92, Johnston and Day of
93; Douglas and Moore of '94, Grant and
Taft of '95 These, together with the
president, ex-oflicio constitute the MEM
bership committee. Dyer and Connable
of ~, with the president, ex-officio, con-
stitute the literary committee.