The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-05-19

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Wilson, who welcomed the league in
behalf of the republicans of the state
When Mr.. Clarkson arose TO respond
he was greeted with storms of applause
He thanked the republicans of the state
and the citizens of the city and formal
| " called the convention to order.
The call of the convention was read
and the roll call of states was taken.
Thirty-three states responded as having
delegates present. This over President
Clarkson arose and delivered his annual
address.
In opening Mr.. Clarkson declared
that republicanism represented liberty,
praised the league formation and
pleaded for broader views ON all issues
Then.he continued:
As We begin here to-day the march 10 victory
In 1895 We have neither complaints nor apologies
nor explanations to make for the defeat Of last
year We have had democratic president
and democratic congress and Cleveland has
hauled down the American flag where the re-
publicans ran it up in the name OF liberty on
the Sandwich islands He and his secretary Of
the treasury have already frightened the
business world and created uneasiness and
fear where safety and prosperity ruled before.
They have shown an adverse balance Of foreign
trade in the last four months Of $4,000 go
against favorable balance Of s70000,OO0 in the
first four months Of Harrison's administration
We go into this conflict to maintain our old
principles with undiminished faith, faTortng
the rights OF men, protection to American
workingme1 and American interests
The republican league comes 70 Kentucky to
deny that there Is a revival OF sectionalism and
the bloody shirt" and to prove that it is false
We come TO say that the negro question has be-
come merged in the larger one OF equal rights
Of all parties We come 70 prove that the DEM
ocratic party has so far surrendered TO the Re-
publican position on the equal rights OF all par
ties as to admit that the negro has the right
to vote or hold ONCE II he will act with
the democratic party. When the democratic
party thus accepts the negro as a voter il can
no longer haIlenge the right Of the republicans
70 do the same Public opinion as TO the negro
is dividing The democratic party has ceased
to cry that he Is not a man The cry Of igno-
rance no longer holds against the negro race
alone The negro Of slavery day Is republican
The new negro like the young white man will
make his own terms with the existing political
parties. The south has already injured Itself
more on this line than IL can recover in genera
tons. In teaching its young people dishonesty
in politics II has logically been teaching them
dishonesty in ali things
OF the millions Of emigrants who come to
America all see that political liberty in some
southern states is for democrats only On the
labOring men Of northern cities begins 70 fall
the greater injustice to the southern negro.
This comes in The menace Of the degraded and
cheap labor into which the democratic party
has forced the black Already in some large
manufactures in the north with which free and
skilled labor is struggling for fair wages. they
are substituting this cheap labor from the south
for the skilled men
As to money and banking the country VIII
depend on the republican minority in congress
for defense from threatened harm Binetal-
lisu viii, of course De main attained By the re-
publicans and the sagacity Of the republican
minority il congress VIII doubtless provide,
with the aid Of conservative democrats, some
provision in substitution for the Sher-
man act which viii preserve a conti1-
ued parity IN the value OF coined gold
and silver Neither the extreme eastern
view that would force that country to gold
basis nor the view that would make money
dearer and all other property cheaper Will solve
the problem or save the country. This Is 4 sil-
yer producing nation and our money should be
gold, silver and paper, every dollar Of which
should be as good as the other, and the vol
ume OF safe money made and kept sufficient
for the demands OF our expanding nation
President Garrison spoke favorably
for woman suffrage. His address,
WHICH lasted al uOuT- 6dS EtcclFCO VIII
great applause
Chairman Tiffany, of the committee
on league work, read his report, in
which he told of the progress that had
been made BY the league during the
last year and made suggestions for adj
vancing the cause of republication by
means of the national repu blican league
II was then announced that there
would be no session Of the convention
in the afternoon, that the delegates
might attend the Kentucky Derby.
DR.. Henry B. Blackwell, of Boston,
submitted the following resolution on
the woman suffrage question:
Whereas Political justice impartial liberty
aud equal rights for all are the foundation
principles Of the republican party: and
Whereas. All persons born or naturahzed in
the United States and subject TO the iurisdic-
they reside: therefore,
Resolved, That We rea firm our national plat
forms OF 1879 and 1892 The republican party Is
mindful OF It's obligations 70 the loyal women OF
America for their noble devotion 70 the cause
Of freedom; their admission 70 wider spheres
Of usefulness Is viewed with satisfaction and
We demand the ballot for every citizen OF the
United States. north and south Irrespective Of
race. color or sex
The resolution was referred to the
committee on resolutions Adjourned