Evening journal., 1892-08-19
REID SPEAKS IN ILLINOIS
He Starts the Fight There with
a Speech at Springfield.
DIOKINsON wILLIRULE Ar CHIOAaO

The Democratic National Campaign Com
mittes Decide to Open Headquarters for
the Northwest in the windy city-Ten-
nessee's Third Party Endorses Buchanan.
sFRINaFIELD, Ills, Aug. 10.-The state
convention Of Republican League clubs was
called to order by Chairman Tracy, who de-
liyered a brief speech, giving the history Of
the league and stating its objects. The sec
rotary read the following letter:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WAsHlNGrON, Aug. =, 1892
W w Tracy. Esq:
MY DEAR SIR--As have explained to You
personally, it win be impossible for me TO at
tend the meeting Of the league clubs Of the
state on Aug Is, nor can I write at any length
but beg to extend TO that large body Of intel
ligent and courageous Republicans who win be
at your meeting my most hearty thanks for the
invitation 50 kindly extended. I beg also 10
express the hope that your meeting may be
large and successful, and that after your con
ference the young men who compose these
clubs viii take up the aggressive work of the
campaign with increased zeal and energy. Very
truly yours, BENJAMIN HARRISON.
A telegram of greeting was also read from
j. Ellen Foster, president of the Women's
A glee club from Chicago sang a couple Of
campaign songs and the convention took a
recess for one hour. The special train bear
ing Whitelaw Reid and party then reached
the city. Mr.. Reid was escorted from the
station to the capitol BY several marching
clubs and addressed a largely attended mass
meeting from stand erected in the open
air He said in part;
whiteIaw Reid's Speech.
This great assemblage of young Republicans
is most cheering They who have the young
men on their side have taken bond Of fate and
have insured the future The national work.
OF which this convention is an early expression,
is doubly valuable, because il is the associated
and well organized effort Of young men. 10
means far more, therefore, than merely a sue
cess in one campaign. The adhesion Of first
voters and the active interest Of other young
men fix the associations and determine the
tendencies OF those TO whom the near future
belongs and so this inspiring movement carries
with 1t the promise and the potency OF many
successes and Of long protracted rule.
No patriot can fail 20 rejoice at your political
activity It's, or it should be, one Of the purest
and best forms OF manly endeavor Next TO
the service Of God the service Of the people
that is TO say, the work Of politics-is the high
est Of human interests aud the noblest Of hu-
man occupations. Your league methods are
imbued with the true spirit Of Repubhcanism
It's inspiration is love Of country rather than
love of Office.
To the advance guard Of this great movement
in the state Of Lincoln and Grant bring greet
ings from the state Of Seward, Weed and
Greeley; and since we are speaking Of the
younger generation, take peculiar pleasure
in adding that every living descendant OF those
historic New Workers, like every living de-
scendant Of your Illinois heroes Of an time,
supports now the principles ana the nominees
Of tho party their immortal fathers led
A practical friend says he would like to hear
about some other New York men Of today, and
asks what about the Big F0urs Well bring
you their greeting - united and authorized
greetings, too-the greetings OF Hiscock ana
Warner Miller Of Thomas G platt and Of
Chauncey NJ Depew Of Morton and Horace
Porter and Cornelius Bliss and sherman Rog-
ers, Of our late candidate Fassett and Of our
Chairmen Brookfeld and Hackett: with tho
assurance that while we do not undervalue our
/ opponents or underestimate the hard struggle
/ before US, we believe we have an organization
and situation making our prospects for vic
tory this fall in New York as good as yours in
Illinois. We have no quarrels but healthy ones,
and no tactions-excepting in the eager reports
/ OF our friends, the enemy. We 70 to the people
claiming that the Republicans have given the
country a clean, honorable husine.siike and
highly successful administration; that a change
without cause Is a business injury to every cit
izen, and that there is no occasion for a change
The Democrats want this country TO have an
immediate and an absolute change They want
TO repeal the Mckinley tariff at once. They
/ denounco protective tariff of any sort or de-
scription, refuse TO lot tariff legislation have
the slightest reference to the defense Of Ameri-
can workinFmen's wages, declare that wash
ington and Madison and even Andrew jackson
/ didn't understand the constitution, and that
nobody but themselves and jefferson Davis
ever did; denounce anything but pure tariff
4 for revenue only as unconstitutional, want 70
/ get rid Of our reciprocity and demand a return
to wildcat banking Hold them to their doc
i trine. Never have they rushed plainly and
palpably upon their fate since the memorable
/ week in 1854, when their taunt I'm Chicago that
the war for the Union was a failure was in
stantly answered by the victorious thnnders OF
sherman's guns from Atlanta, and the triumph
ant cheers of Sheridan's troopers in the valley
Let as rise mp and go forward They have been
| blinded again to their own destruction and are
| delivered into our hands.
Mr.. Reid's speech was greeted with pro-
louged cheering, which was renewed several
times. Congressman Burrows and Deliver
| then made brief enaachas