Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-09-15
COP. DAY IN BUFFALO.
Auspicious Opening Of the
National League Convention.
oLARKsON GUIDES THE FAITHFUL.

Tho Placated President Harangues the
Delegations ON Their DUTY to the Rcpub
IIcan Party FIippaut ArIusions to vital
Issues and solitary Remark for Harri-
son.
lBy Telegraph to the Evening Journal1
BUFFALO, Sept l5-A beautiful sunshinv
morning greeted the National Republican
League Of clubs delegates today and at
an early hour the hotel corridors and the
streets were filed with badge bedecked
delegates. The convention was called TO
order at II t5. Supreme Court Judge
Albert Haight was introduced and made
a brief address of welcome
President Clarbson. on behalf of the
clubs, thanked the speaker for the hearty
welcome After the applause had sub
sided President Clarkson began the de.
livery OF his annual address. He said in
substance;
In the way OF an annual address shall
speak entirely Of The league, los origin, ils
scope Of work and It's future, 10 sprang into
existence from popular demand and ma
national league in Chick ring Halt Ina the
autumn ~ 1857, made possible the election of
a Republican president I'm losS. In the
changed conditions of American politics,
with political parties becoming more closely
matched In strength and especially with the
change from sentimental TO economic issues.
each party became convinced that a closer,
moro detailed and moro continuous ulan OF
b organization had become necessary. Tho old
, plan OF political work failed To- roach with
amy certainty the Increasing number of
voters required by each party 20 maintain
majority In the republic
/ Simultaneous with the great demand Ter a
{ new form of party organization which would
continue thc work or educating, icvrulutg
aud organizing throughout. and which. in Tho
cnmpaen, would have l00men In eaca town
ship in the executive work instead Of one, was
. the ascension II The party newspaper 90 90
the great agency, both Of party control and
popular political education.
in anal zing ihis new situation I'm American
y politics, still further Ia support of tho news
papers and league plan of organization, il il
only necessary TO call attention 10 the fact
that every language and idiOm and iqrgOn
spoken anywhere ON the face of the obe IL
Is now represented in America, and voters have
10 be reached In their own language TO in-
~ nuenre their votes IN politics
A Not only is there tno enormous suh-diyison
of language nut ln Transferring our politics
from heroic nr sentimental 10 economic issues
thcrp ia left 90 bc made 10y each party a cam
a pnign OF education and recruitment for every
Z" business in the state and every class OF work.
90 mon and lnhurcrs, nll economic issuoi touch-
.e inr every homo, either to increase is comforts
+, or decrease thCm. Thus it is true today that
the father has come 90 be simply the trustee
/ OF the vote of his family. The woman has ni-
lo become the unit OF American politics.
am not of lhuse VINO have rear Of any
e good man sI good woman who comes 20 tho
se United states Tor the honest purpose OF nnd-
ir ing an honest homc I do believe, however,
H. that any and an elements which come TO us
lt in foreign tongues should ne more speedily
NJ educated IN our language and mad noro thor
oughy acquainted with our inst utonst luuis
nnp done. j hrliuyc. beyond is.tn.tAn Nlcious
| ofunuupr immigration should not De clcumpd
To unr allowed tO enter into legitimate comnefi-
nd iun with our hone 3 workuns pcoplc,hut should
] ]. ...NII I'D II INIIH |.H
OK Tho negro is already in politics and thcro {,
cd stny. What is called the "ncgru problem 3.
,e. no longer southern ora sectional question
~ lt VIII he larger question tomorrow than /
le s today. 10 Be- folly, therefore, iu the present
ed and ircxcnsablc cowardice as 20 the future
I'm to ignore the gravity of this subject There b
IN un sentiment in the north which would pu
~ ignorant men IN control OF public ntNr
ed north or south. uut never SO long as the kc
publican party remembers Abraham lincoli
and its own origin and destiny can 10 give it
consent to the enormous doctrine that anl
20 man may he dislranchisgd in this republic be
cause hc d. Republican or because no ls black
pm NJ the son OF Frederick Douglass may Doe dis
iranchisod today, my son may be disiranchise'
at The rising question of the tint
H. in my Judgment, the one on whiei
,st the next national campaign Is surel'
i'' 90 be fought, i3 the labor question
By that time the Mckinley bin viii have iull
q demonstrated the wisaomo of the America
. n policy and viii have gained tho approval ui
majority of the American homes as the per
lr- manent policy of this republic. Next NoVcn
on her the wOrkngmen and farmers ANA hueinea
.,. men ard an elements viii Join tn rtrikiu
~ down the declaration uf the Democratic plat
KS nfm of lsi2 in faVcr of free trade as the Amer
4 a lean rule and free trade wages for the Amei
o., icau wOrkngmcn. The same good element
." ann sure, Will also strike down with eQua
ng emphasis of disapproeal the Democratic d,
claration in favor of destroying our prcscn
system Of currency aud finance for "a rotor
TO the wrctchcd and disastrous form Of stat
banks and unsound currency. After the vim
dlcntiOn in November next of these grca
IRA American ideas and the re-aitrmation Of
fearless and liberal Am.ricanism, am con
hdeut the Republican party Will take up th
II n labor question moro in detail and viii rcac
18th hv 1880 some method OF tranuulll1ing cntircl
of the question of labor. For my own part
- believe the settlement Of al labor trouhi,
'ea will COME by the adoption of the systems
ing profit sharing and cooperation, and som
the equitable form OF arbitration.
We have I'm General Harrison man WI
has proved great and Ga thiui IN every grea
ma field of public life In America and In the ui
lrs | tinguished editor and publlcist assOcinte
- | with him. two leaders that even the party
ora Abraham lincoln, u $. Grant. Thaddcl
by stevens aud James q. Blaine nay find prit
rye and victory in following.
was General Clarkson was frequently II
terrupted by hearty applause and cheer
The one solitary mention of Presidei
Harrison, made towards the close of u
has speech, was the cause of three heart
ARE cheers