, 1892-05-18
BRILLIANT BANQUET
Mckinley and AIger Address COL
Iege Republican Clubs.
First Gums o. the Campaign Fired
in michigan Display of
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OratOry---Promfne Statesmen
Present.
ANN ARBoR, May 18.-The first guns OF
the campaign Of 1892 were fired here today
by Governor Mckinley, John M. Thurston,
General AIger, J. sloat Fassett, and other
prominent republican leaders The occa-
sion was the organization of the national
league Of republican clubs. for which dele
gates were present from thirty colleges
from Maine to California.
This afternoon the convention perfected
organization by adopting constitution
and electing the following officers: Presi-
dent, James f. Burke, of the university of
Michigan; first vice-president, J. B. Ireg-
loan, of Leland Stanford, Jr., university;
secretary, James M. Perkins, Of Harvard
college; treasurer, M. g. Alphin, of Prince
ton. One ofthe principal objects of these
college republican clubs, as stated in the
platform, is to counteract the general i'm
preston that college men are free traders,
and to foster the development Of a healthy
study of political economy from practical
rather than theoretical standpoint, to en-
courage young men to take prominent
part i'll political work, and by encouraging
pure methods, place politics on higher
plane.
"A grand banquet was held this evening,
at which there were over 1000 guests.
General Alger responded to the sentl-
ment, ''The Republican Party on Guard I"
When Governor Mckinley arose he was
greeted with a round of applause which
lasted five minutes. He opened his speech
u Jatf 1P t6a oF
young men who had undertaken the organ
ization and outlined the history and policy
OF the republican party. The democracy
he declared, is a mighty force in negation;
it is weak and triding in practical legisla-
ton. Its vast majority in the house, after
five months trial, is convicted before the
American people as weak and vacillating,
as cowardly and cringing, as wanting in
both capacity and courage to carry into
practical legislation what they have pro
fessed before the people and upon which
they allege they won the victory in 1890.
Mckinley declared that protection to
American industries and American labor
against all the world is as essential and
fundamental in the code of republican
principles as it ever was in that Of the old
wing party. Opposition to these constitute
the armor and arsenal Of the democratic
party.
j. sloat Fassett, Of New York, who re-
sponded 10 tne toast, line Duty OF C1tl-
zenship," was the next speaker.
Hon. John M. Kingston, the coIored
orator Of Virginia, followed, responding to
"Republicanism in the South "
Hon. John M. Thurston, of Nebraska,
spoke on young Men in Politics. TIE
oJher speakers and the toasts to which
they responded, We're as follows: Hon A.
]. Sawyer, of Michigan, "Our Absent
Guests" Hon. William r. Mahen, of
Illinois 'trheOrV and Practice in Ameri-
can Politics." Hon A. 2. Humphrey, of
New York, .'The Value Of Organization"
Hon. A. j. Lester, of Illinois, F'The Ameri-
can Republican Courage League, and Gen
eral Cutcheon, Of Michigan, aWhy the
Youths Should be Republicans.n