Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-16
REPUBLICANS GATHER
And Listen to Speeches
Upon Timely Topics.
ClARKS0N GIVES ADVICE
And Governor Mckinley Talks on Cur
rency and the Tariff.

Ing decorated inside and out with bunt.
ing, flags and pictures Of famous Re
publicans. Ii was the occasion of the first
session Of tho 1fth annual convention Of
the National League of Republican clubs.
A large crayon portrait of President Har-
rison occupied the place of honor ut the
right OF the stage, while one of like size of
Hon. Whitelaw Reid had the correspond.
Ing position at the left. The boxes Oh
both sides were handsomely decorated
with flags surrounded by large golden
eagles
The convention was called TO order at
ll:N o'clock by John ~ Scatcherd. Rev.
DR. Hubbell offered prayer. Hon. Albert
Haight. delivered an address of welcome
AT the conclusion General Clarkson
stepped forward In the next instant
every man on the floor of the great hall
was upon his feet, wildly cheering. Hats
han ikerchiefs and plumes were waved,
and the splendid ovation terminated with
three rousing cheers for the popular presi-
dent OF the league and former head OF the
national committee
President Clarkson's Address
Wasdevoted mainly 20 the organization
and progress of the league and its work as
new element In politics. He said that
another great agency was the college club;
tho National College league was young,
but IL was the most active youngster on
the continent today. On the political
topics of the day he had this to say:
The rising question OF the time, In my Judge
ment, the one on which the next national cam
paign Is surely TO be fought is the labor ques-
ton. by that time the Mckinley bill will
have fully demonstrated the wisdom Of the
American policy, and will have gained the
approval of majority of the American homes
as the permanent policy OF this republic
Next November the workingmen and farmers
and business men and all elements will ioin I'm
striking down the declaration of the Demo-
cratic platform of lS92 In favor Of froe trade
~ the American rule and free trade wages for
the American workingman. The same good
elements, am sure, will also strike down,
with equal emphasis Of disapproval, the Demo-
cratic declaration in favor of destroying our
present system OF currency and finance for a
return 70 the wretched and disastrous form OF
state banks and unsound currency
After the vindication In November next of
these great American ideas and the reafIlrna-
hon OF fearless and liberal Amercanism.
am confident that the Republican party, which
has already done more for the workinuman
than any party or any nation has ever be-
fore done for the working people, will take up
the labor question more In detail, and by such
study and Investigation of it through league
clubs and other forms of discussion, will reach
by 1898 some method of tranquiizing entirely
the questions OF labor. For my own part,
believe the settlement OF all labor troubles
VIII come by the adoption OF systems of profit
sharing and COO operation, and somo equitable
form Of arbitration.
leave to others the discussion of the gen.
eral questions Of the campaign. Having dealt
30 much at length with the league and it's
work, now salute the Republican National
league with the hope that through its work
In the past winter and with its help under the
great leadership Of the regular party forces in
this campaign, Republican victory il sure in
November. We have in General Harrison a
man who has proved great and faithful in
every great held Of public life In America and
In the distinguished editor and publicist as
sociated with him, two leaders that even the
party of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses :. Grant
Ihaddeus Stevens and James G.. Blaine may
lind pride and victory In following.
Messrs Slaughter of Nebraska and Fos-
ter OF Illinois were named as assistant
secretaries The rollcall found thirty-two
states and three territories represented.
II was decided to name the
Committee on Credentials,
each state naming member Of the com
mittee as follows:
Arkansas, w. r. Holt; California. Col
onel Isaac Trumbo; Colorado, J. f. EByrnes:
Connecticut, ID. L. Briggs Delaware, A.
A. Webster; Florida, f. d. Buck; Illinois,
c. II. Edwards; Indiana, X. F.. Mansfield;
Iowa, w. H. Harwood; Kansas, McCabe
Moore; Louisiana, I. NJ Edwards; Mary
land, L. l.. Dryden; Massachusetts, f. III.
Chaddock; Michigan, DR.. A X Owens;
Nebraska, j. l.. Love; New Jersey, A. n.
Van Wrinkle; Ohio, DIR. K. r. Freeman.
New York, Charles B. Wheeler Pennsyl-
yania. Hiram Young; Rhode Island, w.
II. Gordon; Tennessee. J. w. Brown;
Texas, 5. l.. Haine; Virginia, p c. Carri-
gan; Wisconsin, A. r. Coates: Arizona,
George Christ; Washington, Nicholas
rreewee&, College League, J. L. Dodge
Of Harvard university.
On motion of Mr.. Campbell of Illinois,
the College club delegates were seated.
President Burke was loudly called for,
and responding he mounted the stage and
made speech, in which he explained the
scope and purpose Of the College clubs,
and assured the convention that on Nov
they would be found doing valiant work
for the Republican ticket
sympathy for Harrison.
Samuel ID. Harsh Of Iowa offered the
following resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted by standing vote:
Resolved, That this convention learns with
deepest sorrow Of the severe sickness that
sflicts the honorod wife Of President Harri-
non, and that W oxtcnd TO her and 10 him our
heartfeit sympathy; and that we assure the
president and his family that we fervently
pin In The prayer Of the whole American peo-
pie that the hand q him who watches over
The siok and suffering. may speedily lift the
fhadov that now hangs about the bedside of
loved wife and mother.
yJor william Mckinley
vas next introduced and for some time
bhe house was In q perfect uproar the
audience rising en- masse and greeting the
speaker with waving hats and handker-
chiefs. He said:
Tho issues this year, which are 20 be settled
by the suffrases Of the people, are made by the
platforms of the Republoan and Democratic
parties, TO these we must go, and happily both
speak In no uncertain language, both without
qualification OF equivocation state the princi-
pies for which they stand, and both must Ia
Judged by the country upon the issues thus
ioinsi. Two striking questions arc raised by
the psatform 81 our political adversaries.
First,its uncguivocal adherence 10 free trade.
II IL by far the holdeet declaration IN favor Of
free trade ever made by any political party IN
the United Ststes.
Second, IL declares for the abolition OF the
tax upon state banks Of issue. This tax was
Lmposed by congress 10 destroy the banks, that
they might adopt national money. IL Is pro-
posed By the Democratic leaders not only 10
70 hack 20 free trade, a revenue tarin, +,
which prevailed In this country from leB "
1870, and during which, for the greater part VI
that time, the country In ite monetary and com.