The sun., 1891-04-27

The Leagues Republican Platform.
The platform adopted BY the Cincinnati
Conysntion Of the National League Of Repub-
loan Clubs 70 curiosity In Ito way. II 1t rep
resents tho Republican clubs, the issue most
IN favor with tho members are not wholly
those which the Republican party has been
dRhting for and boasting about for the last
stew months. The Hon. ToM REED Of Port
land and Rome Is praised, to be sure, for
compelling the members Of the House to
transact the public business" an elegant
"uphemism for counting the pegs in the
cloak room as part Of q aquorum; but not q
word is said about the great MCKINLEY bill
" the greater BILL MCKINLEY. 1--WE de-
I ,lare our belief In the doctrines OF protec-
ion TO American labor, American industries,
Ind American homes, and endorse the wis
lom Of the Republican party In continued
.dvocacy of that doctrine" And then the
sssolutiop pats reciprocity upon the back.
dot . word OF Acknowledgement for all the
oil sq4 travail If the next Republican can
.iidate Tor Governor OF OMol Not even q
!oruAif cOmpliinsnt for tho measure which
yss tanned by the winds of 90 much oratory
~ the Fifty-Arst Congress-, and Ia still
.auded BY Republican Journals as precious
monument ~ political wisdom. solemn
AlNnce about the McKNLEY blu. but sweet
encouragement for Mr.. BLAME's policy of
ssedprocity.
And where 10 that other great measure by
which the Republicans were going to siuk
or swim, survive or perish The Rcpubli-
can Cubs' platform contains mild and un-
Questionable resolution expressing belief In
the right OF every citizen to cast q free
ballot and have 1t duly counted and cor
Nfed. "DsnIal Of such right should result
in decrease OF representation In Congress
aud In the electoral VOTE" Where is the
poor old Force bill for which most OF the
Republicans In the Filty-hrst Congress af-
fected TO be 30 eager2 There was no euloQy
OF II and no mourning for II at Cincinnati.
Tho hands Of GEoRan FRIsBn HoAR were
not held up and the statasmanship Of tho
Hon. JOHN INTIMIDATION DAVENPORT was
MT appreciated.
HAVING pushed away the McKINLxY bill
and the Force bill, tho platform makers pro-
csAdsd to crawl before that sanctuary Of the
science OF government. the Farmers ALI.
Anoe:
Lsysi snd tutsiissst Republicans viii nos sssk V
heessey yssed iassssa cripple any legitimate
oos bnSy 0sm An0 tnhk Ine OoeS SnooehL q
hs1sSssaieaa psrty shall b concentrated 90 the fosss.
lsiion of such bsdaAon will protect people from
any sxaetsns os the usursr from opprsssious Of
nonopelisA " from sxtortionats demands Of public
sArnssa"
These are problems upon which the best
thought OF the widest Alliance crsnks ia al
rNsdy concentrated To see the beat Rspub-
Ncan thought concentrated upon the formu-
latlon OF recipes for catching the Alliance
vote Will be interesting to the philosopher
and the hvmorist. The financial resolution,
svtdently tho masterpiece Of Mr.. JOHN BUNS
nX y hereby commended TO Republicans
anxious to serve upon tho Committes on
Resolutions In the next Convention. It IL
neat and elastic. and means what you please:
We oppose any attempt to dsbass tbs currency and
sess Of The sssny; bss nss upon such legitimate In
essass ef our sr~ ~aiAtins medium sad such maipts.
nsnss af s double standard ~ will fairly satisfy she
spesssaIpe necessities q trade ana eepnsIca"
What ircieee OF the circulating medium
should Nv considered legitimate. and what