The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-19
Special to the RrcoRp-UNroS.

publican National campaign opened in
this State at noon, when Chairman Tracey
of the State League of Republican Clubs
called that body to order in this city.
Illinois was the first State in the Union in
which the ola party managers delegated
to the Young Mems Republican League
the formality of officially opening the
campaign. The meeting is preliminary
TO the rallies to be held this afternoon and
evening, at which Hon. Whitelaw Reid,
the Republican Vice-Presidential candi-
date, will speak. Every railroad enter
ing the city ran excursion trains, and
thousands of visitors are present from all
sections of the State. The city is beauti-
fully decorated with banners and bunt-
ing.
The meeting of the league is held in
the hall of the House Of Representatives.
The number of delegates present taxed
the great room to its utmost.
AT a meeting last night 800 new clubs
were admitted, making a total for the
State of l,l6S, with an average member
ship of 100.
There was a round Of applause when
Chairman Tracy called the league TO
order. After prayer by the Chaplain, and
L
spoke at considerable length, giving q
history of the organization of the league
four years ago, its objects and growth
since that time, and its work in the Pres
idential campaign. He declared that to
the efforts of the 5000 young Republic
ans in the last campaign the Republican
victory in this State was largely due. He
said 100000 under 30 years or age will
participate in this campaign, and 200, 600
will cast their first vote for President of
the United States. OF these over 5000
will be cast in Illinois alone. In the
hands of these young men, he said, rests
the future destiny OF the Republican
party. To these we need must appeal,
laying before them the glorious record OF
the Republican party, which appeals to
the imagination, warns patriotism and
stirs the enthusiasm of youth. Every
member of this league must be mis-
sion3ry i'll bringing them in.
At the conclusion of Iracy'S address a
letter Of regret from President Harrison
was read, and a message from the
Women's Republican Association of the
United States, signed by j. Ellen Foster
OF Iowa, assuring the Illinois Republicans
that the women of the country were with
them in this contest.
After some routine business the con-
ventiOn took recess till 2:30 o'clock so
that the district caucuses might select
UclSEdIOS 10 the NdLlCIdl OOllN 6UUlOn.
When the convention reaSSemDled Sec
rotary Lester made report, assuring the
convention that if new clubs continued TO
be organized as rapidly as during the
past two weeks there would be 1000 clubs
in the State by September 10Th, making
Illinois the banner State in the National
League.
Delegates to the National Convention
at Buffalo and az officer on State organ
iZation was then elected, after which res
olutions were adopted congratulating the
country on the magnificent prosperity
due the wise legislation of the Republican
party; on the splendid outlook for Re-
publican success, and thanking Hon.
Whitelaw Reid for his presence and Civ
ing him assurance that the Republicans
of Illinois will give the national ticket
its Old-Lime majority.
Shortly after o'clock Whitelaw Reid
entered the ball arm-in-arm with Gull
lom. Upon his appearance the delegates
jumped to their chairs and cheered Tor
several minutes.
REID SPEAKS.
Governor Fifer then introduced Mr..
Reid, and made a short speech, in which
lie promised the Illinois vote for the Re-
publican party.
In his address. Mr.. Reid said the ac-
tivity of the young men augured well for
the Republican party in the coming con-
test. The Republican party had always
been the young mems party, but the gen
GRAFTON that enlisted with the Pathfinder
and went through the Red Sea with the
emancipation is passing away. Inspired
by their example, the new generation is
mastering under the Joshuas of this day
for the promised land that lies before
them.
He took particular pleasure in bringing
greetings to the State of Lincoln and
Grant, from the State of Seward, Weed
and Greeley; also from the New Workers
Of to-day; Hiscock and Warner Miller,
Thomas G. Platt and Chauncey DepeW,
of Morton and Horace Porter, Cornelius
Bliss and Sherman Rogers. 1.-The pros
poets for victory this fall in New York
are as good as in Illinois, said the
speaker. There are no tactional quar-
rels in New York, the enemy's reports to
the contrary, Notwithstanding"
He spoke a good word for Cleveland
and Stevenson, saying both were tried,
able and sincere men. Too sincere, he
said, and too honorable to take the nomi-
nation without mourning the full party
obligations, or to stand on a platform
without accepting and maintaining its
doctrine. To that doctrine, he said. it
would well be the privilege of Repub-
llcans to hold them. On 1t would the
campaign be fought and won. The rec
ords of both parties for the past could be
overlooked, and the only need was to fix
attention upon the policy for the future.
which they have at last openly avowed
to insure defeat OF the Democrats They
are opposed to any protective tariff Ask
the country, which has seen the greatest
prosperity under protective tariff,
whether it wants to invite the shock in
volved in such absolute reversal OF Ma
tional policy as that?
The speaker then reviewed the Demo-
cratic platform and said: 1.-The Democratic
party to-day turns down Thomas Jeffer-
son, Andrew Jackson and all its leaders
repudiates alike their constitutional in
terpretations, and announces instead
identically the same doctrine with Jetfer-
son Davis and the Confederate States. and
proposes that Grover Cleveland, in your
name, shall execute it. Ask the people if
they want that? There is no conceivable
doubt that the Democratic party, in Ma
tional Convention assembled, did want
1t. Their Platform Committee reported
something-a mild suggestion that the
least tariff might do a little something to
inalutain American wages, but the con-
yention promptly threw them aside, took
the matter into their own hands ana
framed a declaration Tor tariff for revenue
only"
He vigorously supported the Mckinley
law. 1t has enabled the manufacturers
TO establish new industries, attracted
foreign capital, created better demand
for American products. ETC. THE Re-
publican party was denounced by the
Democrats for sham reciprocity. This
sham reciprocity consists in allowing,