The morning call., 1892-08-19
REID In ILLINOIS.
The Iiee.PreSidentiaI Candidate Speaks
at Springfield.
THE REPUBLICAN, PRINCIPLES REVIEWED.
An Able Address Before the Convention Of League
Clubs-An Enthusiastic Reception at
the State CapitOl.
THE REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES REVIEWED.
Special to THE MORNING GALL.

ment that Hon. Whitelaw Reid, the Repub-
iican Vice Presidential candidate, would be
present and deliver an address. Every rail-
road entering the city ran excursion traius
and thousands Of visitors are present from
all sections of the State. The city is
beautifully decorated with banners and
bunting.
The train which carried Reid and his
party to Springfield from Chicago stopped
at Joliet. BraidwOod, Pontiac, Chenoa and
Bloomington, where he made short ad-
dresses on the rear platform OF the car.
When Bloomington was reached a large
crowd were awaiting the arrival of
the train. Mr. Messck introduced
Reid as the future Vice President In
responding Reid said he must enter pro-
test against the bad Wall-slreet habit OF
discounting the future. Bloomington has
been we'll known 10 rank well among the
beautiful aud prosperous cities of your
State. but 1t is too much for you to expect
to have at one and the same time tie next
Governor of the State of Illinois and the
next Vice President. AS you ali know that
one good turn deserves another we will take
it as settled that the Governor Of Illinois is
TO come again, as he comes now, from
Bloomington"
lc lEtcbluR Vi TIE acaRIb Ndb UtIu III Inc
hall of the House of Representatives. The
number of delegates present taxed the great
room 10 lis utmost. at a meeting last
night 300 new clubs were admitted, making
a total for the State of 1l6S. with an average
membership of 100.
At noon Chairman Tracy of the State
League OF Republican Clubs called that
body 10 order. Illinois was the first State
in the union In which the old party manag-
ers delegated TO the Young Mems Republi-
can League the formality Of officially OPEN
ing the campaign.
Called to Order.
There was round of applause when
Chairman Tracey called the league TO order
After pray by the chaplain and prelimi-
nary proceedings, Mr.. Tracey spoke at con-
siderable length, giving a history OF the Or
ganization Of the league four years ago, It's
objects and growth since that time and its
work IN the Presidential campaign. He de-
clared that TO the efforts Of its $4,000 young
Republicans IN the last campaign the Re-
publican victory in this State was largely
due. lie said 100000 under 80 years OF
age Will participate IN this campaign, ami
100000 Will cast their first vote for
President Of the United States. OF these
over 1900 Will be cast in Illinois alone.
In the hands Of these young men,
he said, rest: the future destiny OF the Re-
publican party. To these we 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 missionary In bring
ing them in.
3 tile conclusion of Traeey's address a
letter of regret from President Harrison
was read, and 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 conven-
tion took a recess till 2:3O, so that the dis
trict caucuses might select delegates for the
national convention.
New Clubs Organized.
When the convention reassembled Secre-
tary Lester made his report, assuring the
convention that if new clubs continued To
be organized as rapidly as during the past
two weeks there would be 2000 clubs IN the
State by September Is, making Illinois the
banner State in the national league.
Delegates to the national convention at
Buffalo and officers of the State orgauiza-
tlOn were then elected. after which resou-
tons were adopted cOngratulatng the
country on the magnificent prosperity due
TO the wise legislation Of the Republican
party, on the splendid outlook for Republi-
can success and thanking Hon. Whitelaw
Reid for his presence and giving him as
surance that the Republicans of Illinois
would give the national ticket its old time
majority.
Shortly after 5 O'Clock Whitelaw Reid
entered the hall arm and arm with Senator
Cullom. Upon his appearance the delegates
jumped 10 their chairs and cheered for
several minutes.
WhIteIRw Ksid's Speech.
Governor Fifer then introduced Reid In a
short speech, In which he promised the lll-
nois vote for the Republican party
In D aC aA4 Il IL = a.
oil the young men auguIed well for the Re-
publican party In the coming contest. The
Republican party had always been the young
mems party. But the generation that en-
listed with the Pathfinder and went through
the Red Sea with the emancipation is pass-
ing away. Inspired by their example. a
Lew 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 New
Workers of to-day-Hiscock and Warner
Miller, Thomas G. Platt and Chauncey
Depew, Morton and Horace Porter, Cor
nelius Bliss and Sherman Rogers.
Prospects for Victory.
The prospects for victory this fall In New
ork are as good as in Illinois. There are
no factloDal quarrels in New York, the
enemy's reports to ths contrary notwith-
land and Stevenson. saying that both were
tried, able and sincere men, too sincere, he
said, and too honorable to take the nomina-
ton without incurring its full party obliga-
tions or 10 stand on It's plat
form without accepting and main
tanning its doctrine. To that doctrine. ne
said. lit would be the privilege of Repub-
'licans to hold them, aid on IL would
the campaign be fought and won. The
records OF both parties for the past could he
overlooked. and the only need was to fix
attention upon the policy for the future
which they have at last openly avowed TO
Insure the defeat of the Democrats,
lhey are opposed to any protective tariff
ASK the country In which has been seen
the greatest prosperity under the protective
tarih whether II wants to invite the shock
involved in such absolute reversal of the
national policy as that"
The Democrats Analysed.
The speaker then reviewed the Demo-
cratic platform and said the Democratic
party to-day turns down Thomas
Jefferson, Andrew Jackson and ali
lis old leaders; repudiates alike their
constitutional Interpretation, their poiti-
cal beliefs and their acts; announces
Instead identicslly the same doctrine with
Jefferson Davis and the Con federa ate States.
and proposes that Grover Cleveland, ia
your name, shall execute it. Ask people il
they want thatp There's no conceivable
doubt that the Democratic party, in ma
tloDal convention assembled, did want il.
Their platform committee reported some
thing-a mild suggestion that at least the
tariff might do a little something to maintain
American wages-but the convention
promptly threw that aside, took the matter
into its own hands and framed declaration
for tariff for revenue only"
Endorsed the Tariff.
He vigorously supported the Mckinley
law. 1t has enabled the manufacturers to
establish new industries attracted foreign
capital and created better demand for
American products, etc. The Republican
party was denounced by the Democrats for
shan" reciprocity. This sham reciprocity
consists In allowing the foreign producers
OF conee. tea. sugar, molasses, hides and