The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-19

whftelaw Reid's Speech.
Great applause greeted the appearance of
the vice presidential candidate, and, amid
frequent bursts of applause. Mr.. Reid spoke
as follows:
This great assemblage OF young Republicans
IL most cheering. They who have the young
men on their side have taken bond of fate and
OF which this convention is an early expression
10 doubIy valuable because IL Is the associated
and well-organized effort OF young men IL
means Tar more than merely a success In one
campaign. The adhesion OF first voters and the
active interest OF other young men fix the asso-
Citations and determine the tendencies OF those
TO whom the near future belongs; and so this in
spring movement carries with IL the promise
and the potency OF many successes and or long
protracted rule No patriot can fall 10 rejoice at
your political activity Ii Is. it should be- one
or the purest and best forms OF manly endeavor
Next to the service OF God the service or the
people-that Is TO say, the work OF politics-is
the highest OF human interests and noblest OF
human occupations.
Among the surprises which this marvellous
country presents 10 q citizen who has been alb
sent from it for a few years, not the least Is this
amazing league deyelOpment. In the interval
between one presidential campaign and another
the land has been covered with a network OF
seventeen thousand clubs, with an active
membership OF nearly two million young
estimate that force in human affairsl
There is the hope of the Republic. There is
the real defensive army OF the country; with us
OF purpose and or actions with its alert, Duoyant.
courageous and confident membership. Above
all, II has its recruiting stations; and 1t grows at
q rate for which there is. in the history OF such
organizations, no parallel
Your league methods are inbued with the true
spirit or Repubicanlsm. It's Inspiration Is love
OF country rather than love of office. It appeals
To the social and refining instincts. IL utilizes
the literary and educational aspirations ofevery
community IL enters. TX avoids the spasm0dic
fever and waste of the old political campaigns
by keeping up the work OF education and recruit
ing throughout the year. and thus making the
whole winter, and spring, and summer. the seed
time for our November harvest. 1t has the open
mindness of honest and generous youth; il well
comes discussion, encourages a campaign of dis
cussion, and throws wide its doors and its plat
forms 70 th0se Of opposite belief 1t preserves
the best tradition OF the Republican party and or
the Republic by bringing young men to the front.
Ours has always been young mans party. But
the generation that enlisted with the Path
hnder," and went through the Red sea with the
"Emancipator, Is passing away. Inspired by
their example, afiame with their spirit, ready to
turn for equal responsibilities on the grander
scale that heralds the twentieth century, new
generation Is mastering under the Joshuas OF
this day for the promised land that lies before
them.
ALL ARE TRUE TO THEIR PARTY.
To the advance guard OF this great movement
In the State of Lincoln and Grant, bring greet
ing from the State OF Seward. Weed and Greeley;
aud. since We are speaking Of the younger gen.
Grafton. take particular pleasure in adding
New Workers. Ike every living descendant Of
your Illinois heroes OF all time supports now the
principles and the nominees of the party their
immortal fathers led.
A practical friend says he would like to hear
also about some other New York men OF to-day.
and asks what about the big fourl Well, bring
you their greetings-united and authorized
greetings, to0-the greetings OF Hisc0ck and
Wa Miller Of Thomas G PIatt and of Chaun;
Cornelius Bliss and sherman Rogers;
Of our candidate Fassett and of
with the assurance that while We do not under
value our opponents underestimate the hard
struggle before Us, We believe We have an organ
szation and q situation making our prospects for
victory this fall In New York as good as yours in
Illinois. We have no quarrels but healthy ones,
and no factions excepting In the eager reports
We'll advanced, and the column is moving. The
enemy boast that like themselves. we have lag
CARDS. do not know IT, and Go not believe it;
but if we have. the thing which will happen to
them 10 the thing which has happened u lag
CARDS before. They Will get left. The Repub-
advanced that II is beyond the power OF any
feat it,
But am not here to make a campaign speech.
Indeed, have no purpose. and there Is no need
Tor me 70 attempt that work at all during this
contest | had originally planned to come
West at this time, merely family errand;
but thank you for the opportunity 10 witness
the fine young enthusiasm OF this Republican re-
Republican victory, and within the radiance of
the tomb which glorlfies this city and is a shrine,
Ike Mount Vernon. for all Americans and for
the lovers of liberty throughout the world.
Neither am here to utter one word against the
gentlemen whom the opposing party presents
for the popular suffrage. come from the state
OF one OF them. and am, at this moment, guest
In the State or the other Ii gives pleasure to
know that both OF them are tried, able and
sincere men; 100 sincere ana TOO honorable to
take D nomination without incurring its full
party obligations or TO stand on a platform with
out accepting and maintaining its doctrine.
privilege and YOUR oSportnnis 70 hold ne your
that doctrine your campaign will be fought and
won. We don't need TO turn our faces, even in
the discussion the whole history of the Republic
an party, which IL through thirty years the
history OF the most glorious and the prosperous
period OF the Republic. We may even overlook
the record OF the Democratic party for the same
time-a record which they are apt TO consider it
unkina ana nnfricndiy to mention. We need
only nix attention upon the policy for the future
they have at last openly and manfully ayowed, to
insure their renewed defeat.
DEMOCRACY AND THE TARIFF.
We may well thank them for the clearness and
candor with which they have stated their pre-
else position on the tariff. They are opposed to
the Mckinley law and demand its unconditional
and immediate repeal. Ask the business world,
which has adjusted itself to the Mckinley law
and Is getting along admirably under 1t, whether
It wants thatl They are opposed to any pro-
tective tariff. Ask the country which has aeen
Its greatest pro sperity under protective tariffs
whether IL wants such an absolute reversal OF
the national policy thatl They demand a
tariff for revenue only, declare any other uncon-
etitutional, and proclaim this 1.-THE fundaine
principle or Democracy" We are bound 10 take
them at their word; but how that party has
changed. They cite what they call '.Tne long
anc INDUSTRIOUS line OF Democratic leaders from
Madison TO Cleveland" Well, Madison reported
and George Washington signed the first pro-
tectve tariff bill In our history and IL stated
specifically in its title that it was 'for the
eouragement and protection Of manufactures"
But. then. the Democratic party of to-day knows
that Washington and Madison did not under
stand the Constitution they had just made. An
drew jackson deliberately argued the cOnstitu-
fional right and duty to make protective tariff,
ana cited his prececessors-W ashingtoD, Jeffer-
son, Madison and Monroe-as his authorities.
But the Democratic party of to-day knows that
jackson did not understand the Constitution
Down % this day, indeed. there has been but
one great representative body which did un-
derstand the Constitution. and in the long
refers to. IRON Madison to Cievelanc." There
has heretofore Deen but one statesmen vested
with the power 10 enforce the present Demo-
cratic Interpretation OF it. The representative
body was the constitutional convention Of the
Confederate states, and the authorized states
man was the confederate President Jefferson
Davis They embodied in their Constitution md
enforced In their practice the doctrine that no
tariff should be levied. for revenue only.
To-day the Democratic party, TO use the current
political slang, "turns down" Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson and all its old leaders. repudi-
ates alike their constitutional Interpretation,
their political belief and their acts. announces,
instead, identically the same doctrine with JET
ferson Davis and the Confederate States, aud
proposes that Grover Cleveland in our name,
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