The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-18
Now Ready to Combat the Free-Trade Heresies
Taught BY Some of Their Professors
Mckinley and others Speak.
Renewal of the Effort to Boom Senator
Sherman for the Presidency.
ON THE RIGHT ROAD.

ANN ARBOR, Mlcn., May 4L-lne uEot
guns of the campaign of 1892 were fired
here to-day by Governor Mckinley. Hon.
John NJ. Thurston, General Alger, Hon. j.
Sloat Fassett and other prominent Repub-
lican leaders. The occasion which brought
all these men together in Ann Arbor was
the organization of the National League Of
College Republican Clubs, for which dele
gates were present from thirty colleges
from Maine to California. These colleges
were represented in the convention this
afternoon by from two to five delegates.
and are as follows: Amherst College. Bates
College. of Maine: Boston University.
Bowdoin College. Brown University. Col
gate University. Hamilton of New
York. Dickinson College. Leland
Stanford University. Oberlin College.
Northwestern University, OHIO State Unit
vefsity. Ohio Wesleyan University. Penn
sylvania State College, Princeton College.
Purdue University, Iowa State University.
Syracuse IN. W University, Trinity Col
leqe of Connecticut University of Nebras-
la, University of Vermont, University of
Wisconsin. Harvard College and ten Michl-
gan colleges.
The convention was called to order by
President Burke. of the University of
Michigan Club. Delegates from thirty of
the principal colleges in this country were
present. A. Z. Ewing. on behalf of the
Republicans of the University of Michi-
gan, welcomed the delegates. Following
the address of welcome, r. p. Draper of
Albion, was chosen temporary chairman.
and j. w. Noel, of Purdue University. tenn
porary secretary. The chairman appointed
the usual committees, and recess until 2
o'clock was taken. The mention of Blaine's
name in the address of welcome was the
signal for great applause.
A constitution or platform was adopted.
the principles enumerated being the dis
eemination Of literature for the eduea-
tion of the people. establishing university
extension In every section of the Union.
the encouragement of young Americans to
become masters of the science of govern
ment. Resolutions were adopted indOrs-
ing HarrisOn's administration. especially
dorsing protection as expounded by Nc
Kinley. recognizing James q. Blaine as the
greatest living statesman.
- s.ss..a aoEPICERs AND DELEGATES.
p The election of officers for the year re-
suited as follows: James f. Burke, Micn-
igan University. president; j. ID. Wslling-
ford, Leland Stanford University. first
ce-president; z. Nj. Pollard, Nebraska
Munger. Iowa University, third vice-pres-
ident: f. g. Smith. Lafayette College.
fourth vice-president; j. NJ. Perkins. Har-
ward, secretary; b. b. McAlpin, Princeton.
treasurer; u. j. Mcclure. Michigan Uni
versIty, sergeant at-arms.
The following were elected delegates to.
the National Republican League conven-
tion: Denton, Boston University; Phillips.
Syracuse University; Kurtz. Dickinson Col
lege: Tregloan. Leland Stanford University:
Sheldon. University Of Nebraska; Weaver.
Iowa State University: Bnrnham. Albion
College; Clark. Amherst College. Bulkeley.
Trinity College; Brown. University of
Wisconsin; Lestie, Oberlin College; Noel,
Purdue University; Tarbell. Cornell Uni
versity; Peet. Michigan Agricultural Col
lege; Brigham, Brown University. The
convention then adjourned.
procession was formed which led to
University Hall, where Governor Mckinley
addressed an audience of $500.
The rink where the banquet was held,
was q brilliant one, the enthusiastic Kepub-
lIcans and their ladies being seated under
handsome canopies OF draperIes. The
banquet served Was a fine one. The audi
ence was entertained by each of the col
leges giving the chorus yells in turn.
President Burke welcomed the guests and
introduced Jean LaRue Burnett. OF New
York. as the tOastmaster. who. IN turn, In
troduced the speakers, among whom were
the following: Gen. Russell A. Alger Hon.
John III. Thurston of Nebraska, Hon. A. J.
Royce, Hon. j. Sloat Fassett of New York,
Hon. John VI. Ian gstOn of Virginia, Hon.
William L. Mason of Illinois. aud Hon.
William Mckinley, jr.
The object of the league is to counteract
the general impression that college men are
free-traders and foster the development of
healty study of political economy from q
practical rather than a theoretical stand
moro prominent part In political work and
by encouraging pure methods place politics
on higher plane.
WHAT THE SPEAKERS SAID.
General Alger in his speech congratulate
ed the young men on their work. He said,
in brief: "You have come to take the place
of us who are now in the sere and yellow.
You may not realize 1t. but it Is fearful
thing to be young man. When you take
your parchment and leave college you
60 forth to enter lifes battle Be-
fore you are many temptations which
you can never know until You meet them.
Young men. it will be your duty to guard
the heritage of your fathers and hope
that as you go forth from college it will be
with strong hearts ready and willing to
fight the tight of honesty. in political as
we'll as in business methods. The laws
8uolQ tu0 ihtCtcbt VI tOIS
country to-day are the work of
Republicans assailed by Democrats
on every possible occasion. 1t Is tho duty
OF every citizen TO defend these laws We
are bound to guard the Nation against all
nations in the world. The Republican
party has mission and il will never be en-
tirely fulfilled until such laws are enforced
as will guarantee TO every man, no matter
what his color or his race perfect equality
and liberty to make use of the rights given
him by the Constitution"
J. Sloat Fassett responded to the toast.
THE Duty OF Citizenship" and after keep
ing his audience in laughter for about ten
minutes, he finally concluded with the fol-
lowing charge to the young men In re-
gard to the duties of citizenship:
ut Is the duty OF every Ameri-
can citizen to become practical
working politician. You have no right TO
participate in the protection offered by
that flag OF our Nation unless you are will
ing to pay the price. You have enjoyed
the privileges of an American citizen in
every direction. The man who will ask
that society protect him in every ono
of his undertakings and is not willing TO
give any thing in return. Is a dr0ne in the
hive. and not fit to be Free Every one of
the rights aud liberties which you now en-
JOY have been bought at the price of pain.
or the blood and lives OF others. Over and
against every privilege of right which we
may enjoy stands the duty of protecting z
our neighbor In those same rights"
Hon. John Nj. Langstop. the colOred ora.
tor OF virginia. responded TO the toast