Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-19
CAMPAIGN OPENED.
Meeting Of the Illinois state L-agno
of Republican Clubs at
Springfield.
erLrnRlrlGs PErseHr IN THE
crowd.
Whltolaw Reid Makes Speech Re-
viewing THE democratic
Platform.


~ letslhlh 70 mo NEWS
HEAVY ARTILLERY.
Opening the Republican campaign In
Illinois.
SrriNoFiRtD, ILL.,, Aug. iS.--Thero
was round Of applause when Chair
man Tracy called IA. leaugue TO order.
Alter prayer by the chaplain ana pre-
liminary proceedings, Pfacy spoke ut
considerable length, giving a histofy
Of the organization OF the League four
yeaIs ago.
At the coDclution Of Tracy's adj.
drcts, n letter OF regret tftm President
Harrison Was real, AMI a mcssagc nom
the Nomau'a Republican association
Of the United Htatts, siguej by Ellen
j. Foster, Of Iowa, assuring the I'LL
nois Republicans tLat the whole c0un-
ny was with thvm In this contest.
After some routine bnHinesa, the CON
ventiOn took u recess until ESQ, 20 that
tho district thucusvs might select dele.
gates 10 the national convention.
WIN TnE CONVENTION AssEMntHD
Secretary Leeier mEdn a report, hssur.
ing the convention that " new club
continued TO he organized rs rapidly
M during the past two weeks, there
would hu 1000 clubs In the State by
September 10Th, making Illinois the
banner State ia the natioLal league.
The delegate. 10 the national con-
ventlOu nj Buffalo and oiiicors Oi the
STATE organization were then elected,
after which resolutions were adopted
CONCENTRATING the county on the mag
niiicCnt pr' epefity due ~ the wise Leg.
islHtion Of the Republican party; GU the
tplendld outlook tor Republican sue
c,ts, and thanking Hon. WhiteiRw
Reid for his presence aud giving hin
the assurance that the Republicans Of
Illinoiu would give the national ticket
its old.ilme majority.
ShurtlyHitsr 2 o'clockWhitelaw Reid
entered the bull arm In arm with Cul.
ION. Upon his appearance the dclegatUa
Jumped TO their chairs and cheoTod for
several minutes
GOVERNOR FIFER
then introduced Reid, and q short
epetch In which he promised the III.
iiols vote for the Republican rnYty.
In tho address Mr. Reid said the ac-
tlvity OF the young men auguTci well
for the Republican patty In tha coming
contest.
The Republican party had alwhys
been the young mems party. But the
generation that enlisted with Path
finder sDd went through with the
emancipation isdying away. irspitcd
by their example, the new generation
IL mastering under the Joshuss OF this
day for the promised land that lies
before them.
The prospects, for victory this fall Ia
Now York are n good as In Illinois.
There are no fnctiOnni quarrels In Now
York, the enomy's reports 10 the con-
trnry Notwithstanding. lie spoke
good words for Cleveland aud Steven.
son, saying that both were tried, ahle
aud sincere men, too sincere, he said,
and honorable TO take nomination
without mourning its full party obliga.
ton or 10 stand on a platform without
accepting and maintaining itsdOcltinc.
To that doctrine, he sail, II would DO
the privilege OF Republicans to hold
them. On II would the campaign be
fought and won. This records for both
parties for the psst could be overlooked,
aud the only need was TO fix attention
upon the policies for tho future.
The speaker then reviewed the
Democratic platform and said
TIE DEiocRAric PARTY OF TO-DAY
"turns down Thomas jefferson, An.
drew Jackson aud all lts older men
aud repudiates alike their constituted
Interpretation, their political beliefs
nnd their acts, and announces instead
exnctly the same doctrine with Jciler.
son Davis and the Confederate States
and prop0sos that Grover Cleveland, In
your name, shall carry II through, II
they want that? There IL no comedy.
able doubt that the Demacnlic party
In national convention assembled dii
want II. Their platform committee
reported something else, mild sug-
gcstiou that at least the tariff might DO
o little sumuthing 10 maintain Ameri.
can WAGE, tut the convention prompt.
ly threw that aside and took the matter
into their own hands aud framed u
declaration for tariff for revenue only.
lie vigorously supported the Nc.
kinney law. IL has enabled manu-.
iac,urrfs TO establish new industries,
attached foreign capital, ere ated better
times for American pr0duce,eic. The
Republican party was denounced
by the Democrats for "sham
reciprocity"
TINS SHAM RECIPROCITY
consists in allowing foreign producers
Of coffee, ten, sugar, mOlassps, hides
anu ekins to send us these products
free u duty provided they adult fair.
ly equivalent quantity OF our products
Of ,he ports either face or ratified. Re.
duoiioDs In duties, should thu Dcm1.
Gratis come Into power, would slmpy
throw away the advantage by this al.
minitlTation for the admission OF our
products to foreign markets. ana yet
continue 10 lot farmers send their pro.
duets ffoe, or woulI they dare to put
hack the old duties on sugar, ten,
coffee and the rest Tree and
PUT up The price again to tho
whole body Of our population. ASK
the people II they want either one or
the other horn OF that beautiful
dilemma.
lie then compared the foreign policy
Of tho Democratic aud Republican
parties, greatly 10 the advantage VI the
latter. Our encmies, he said, have
made our eamraign Tor us Hold
them to their own Deliberately ayuWtd