New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-07-13
CHAIRMAN CLARKSON.
HIS SPEECH AT THE RATIFIcA-
TON MEETING AT HIS
OLD HOME.

TON MEETING AT HIS
OLD HOME.
Handsome Tributes to Blaine and
Observation-Disclosures HARMONY
OF the First Importance This
Yaar--victory a Necessity
Blaine Men In the
Thickesr OF the
light for Har-
rison.
s[[From Speech as Reported in Des Moines
Register.
So Gomez to you tonight to join in the
comradeship OF the Republicans OF my own
home, in the ratification of the ticket which
We made q at Minneapolis. and which
ever much Iowa Republicans may have
been divided there, they are united now.
We are tonight all for Harrison and Reid,
the strong and splendid ticket of q strong
and inyincible party. Those of us who
stood in the storm of a few days ago with
unabating affection and increasing pride
for him who bears the first name in the
circle ofhuman greatness to-day, those of
us who can never, / nope, be insensible
to loving the power OF the name of
Blaine. need feel any reluctance
in marching under the chosen party lead
ers now. They are both otthcnl worthy of
the support OF every man who bears any
trace OF Republican sentiment in his heart.
As we who bore the othtr line should have
expected every Republican vote in honor
for Blaine, SO must we deliver in honor
every Blaine vote to General Harrison, as
good Republican and as..sincere and hon
est and fearless man as ever lived. Any
thing else would be alike untaithiul to per-
ssonal honor and party duty. In General
Harrison, wllo by the greatness of things
accomplished, has lifted up in America
new name tor the admiration oftheworld,
every Republican III thela may find i
candidate worthy Of his allegiance and
hearty support. he has not only filled up
the office OF President with sufficient
ability and greatness, but he has added new
titles OF honor to the place itself;
and whatever weaknesses lie may have
shown i'll the office or may have to meet
in the campaign, they are the weaknesses
of our party and public systems and not
personally his own. He represents faith
fully every principal ofthe l.arty. He rep
resents nobly every good ambition of the
American people, and he and Mr.. Reid
form a ticket worthy to have the cordial
and fighting support the seven millions
of men in the membership ofthe Republi-
can party.
The voice of peace, in time of storm
and faction in a party, is the voice OF VIC
tory In speaking for that word of peace
now, | appeal ornothing that takes from
the greatness of Mr.. Blaine TO give to the
greatl ess ofGeneral Harrison. Treason TO
friendship can never be duty to party; and
frlendshipin the support OF this lairly
chosen Republican ticket can never be call
ed treason to Blaine. For he himself,
with his matches devotion to party,
spoke the first word to the coun-
try IN lis support. beg of
you who have won in this victory to re-
me,nber the greatness Of Blaine in his de-
feat. He has not, as so many papers are
lightly saying, passed from the scene OF
the world. So long as he lives, not only
this country. but mankind will claim his
services III some capacity. Greater than
any American in ability, lie has also been
greater than any An. erican III generosity
and in the demonstration ofpersonal pow
er. Alone in the history ofhis country, he
has given out ofhis power and his gener-
oslty the Presidency ofthe United STATES to
two ofhisfriends-to General Garfield in
1880, to General Harrison i'll 1888. As the
stship on all the seas came too slowly
to an impatient party to bring Blaine
across the Atlantic Ocean to lead to VIC
tory in 1885, the heart and the hope Of the
party must turn largely to Blaine and
his power to-day for insp;ra-
ton and success in this still more serious
and critical year. AS Blaine and Harrison
will stand in common lead ersllip or Re-
publican triumph in '92, so must every
Blaine and Harrison man stand with.
them.
VICTORY A NECESSITY.
Republican success this year is a ma
tional necessity. We have for Insurance
OF victory not only majority Of the coun-
try, but we have the interests of the bust
ness to support us in addition. These in
terests now have repose and prosperity. "A
change of national administration, a.
change in national politics, win bring IN.
settlement to business and check the
prosperity now so general throughout'the
land. General Harrison and tile Repub-
llcan party stand Tor every 4 merc can lrin-s
sciple and interest The material welfare
Of the country will be sale with them
The Democratic platform will inevitably
mean insecurity 70 the business world,
dangerous platform. The country
must turn to the Republican party for re-
pose and peaceeand prosperity. Harrison
and Reid will lead us to victory, and in
the proud Republican column bringing
shall be .ound every Blaine man and every
Harrison man in the land
shall gladly bear my partin doing all j
can to help in the success of the ticket. I
believe that the Republican party within
ten days after the nomination ofthe DEM
ocratic National ticket will be united as it
was in 49, and more determined to win
the victory than it was even in that mo-
mentous year | go in ten days to meet
the Republican National Committee i
want ask the Republicans ofDes Moines,
the best Republicans in the world the men
who have stood and held the line in Iowa,
when other places have broken, that Iowa
WI Ill to- Jayp
Der. = am satisfied that can convey that
pledge, and y ]. am satisfied you will redeem
it at the election.
q FREE TRADE PLATFORM.
The Democratic Platform IS for
Free Trade.
The tariff plank Of the Democratic plat
form means free trade, and nothing less
The convention Indignantly repudiated
the plank reported by the committee, be-
cause itshad feWsoily phrases III 1T The
delegates were not dismissed To b1ttnr 4l,,s