Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-09

oaly feasibls plan Of enlA1ping oar tlAd
with the 0outh American countries.
Under ita aEfaneemsnt With nrasn on
eeods are aduiteed 10 Brazil at Is per cent
lower than thoss Of xseland. II the man
ufactufers cf New Ersland do nes TAX
that. Il will b their own fault. TIE las
speaker of the sveuing vas Gen. Gtevss,
l. Woodford. His bIief speech vas elo.
were greeted more enthusiastically then
previous speaksfs.
The meeting clesed after . vote Of thanks
had been siven 70 the spsakers, Who went
10 the hall Of the Union clab. where . re-.
cepsion Was held in their honor and they
met many MAssacbusetts Repablicsns.
The report Of the executive committee
vas - follow.
In response to . widespread demand
among Republicans for some new political
essaizA Ation and influence. ths Republican
Club Of Msssachusests vas founded.
Ii WAS the result Of . combination Of
many Independent movement which started
in difereus psrss Of the state and among
different men. One Of these movements
originated several months before elec-
ton. and = sab-committee had been At
work during the fall preparing ;
code Of principles and constitution. En-
tifely without knowledge Of this movement
. meeting was called Of some thirty infa
enhal citisens and leading public men u
the fremont House. These gentlemen de-
cided that club ought 10 be formed. and
appointed committee % decide when and
how its organisation should be effected
IL was determined. after . meeting
Of the leaders in those two indepen-
dent movements that the intefcsts
Of the State aud the party would
be beet promoted by . union Of the two
forces aud that the Two committees should
issue joint call for meeting to organize
club. Meantime the constitutlon and
principles ~ere perfected after much de.
liberation. and revision.
Accordingly call was issued for meet.
ing 10 be held At the house Of Mr.. Frank
Morison on January 10, 1891. to organize a
club and 10 adopt principles for its guidance
and constitution for ito government.
Responding to this call more than 100
gentlemen assembled at the time appointed,
aud this club was organised and its officers
were chosen.
Three times already since. its formation
has your committee been called upon to de-
fend your principles from Democratic
attack. 10 our platform We demand honest
money. = free and pure ballot and the ex
teusion Of the civil service.
'The Republican Club Of Massachusetts
10 founded upon the belief that, even with
pstriotiam to inspire ard sound juds-
ment to guide, the mere casting
of ballot falls far short Of the citizens
full duty; that docile acceptance OF
policies, methods and candidates 10 but
mesgrs fulallment of . Republicans
obligation to his party. Il believes that In
the citizens loyal service Of his country
there should be neither lapse nor fur
Tough, and that the Republican 10
under pledge not merely for his vote,
but for the exercise. day by day, xealously
and in full measure, Of every Influence
tending to strengthen and purify his party
in its principles, its measures and its men
1t believes that though membership In .
party implies approval Of its governmental
theories, 4 Republican should neither sut-
render the right nor seek to
sbirk the responsibility Of pri-
vste judgment, and, IL need be, Of public
avowal Of hi, convictions % to the develop
ment Of thoss theories In the enactment
and The administration Of the laws. II
holds no opinions hoctile to those Of the
great republicans, it represents no fraction.
1t rerves no man, and its whole ambition 10
10 help forward to new victories = Rspub.
liean party whose principles and practices
shall merit mose than ever the intelligent
support Of patriotic citizens"