Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-05-19


welcomed the visitors in behalf Of the
State. He said the delegates were not
only the guests of the city OF Louis
vile. but Of the entire Blue Grass State.
In the course OF his remarks he referred
to the fact that in that State were over
1000 Republicans who had cast their
vote for Abraham Lincoln. At the men.
ton OF Ltncoln's name the entire au-
dience, delep pates and lookers-on, arose
and cheered most enthusiastically.
President Clarkson next introduced
A. L. Wilson, who welcomed the league
in behalf OF the Republicans OF Ken
lucky. In conclusion he said that the
first Republican league ever organized
In the country was organized In Louis
Vile. IL was an organization for the
sowing OF Republican principles. 1t
was the fault OF the Republican party
that the South has been SO solid for the
Democracy SO long. Colonel Cowan
presented President Clarkson with a
gavel made OF nineteen different kinds
OF wood. all grown in Kentucky. When
Mr.. Clarkson arose to respond he was
greeted with storm OF applause.
Mr.. Ciarkson's Address,
The formalities being over President
erClarksun ar0se end delivered his annual
address, IN substance as follows:
We meet here to-day In the name Of the Re-
publtcAnism OF Lincoln, Grant and II ne
This IL the Republicanism whose eternal word
IL human liberty. 1t is fighting Republican
Ism aud all the world loves man or pai ty
that believes enough in it's own cause to flgnt
for It. For ten years the transition has been
toward younger men and different methods In
party management.
before he goes to the polls. Mr. Blaine, earli-
est OF all our leaders, saw the new demand for
more diffused Or structural form OF party or
Ranixation, He fOresh allowed the league form
OF organization and the coming Of the young
mon. With the coming Of the rule OF the
younger men let us hope that we shall have
and larger tolerance o. minor things. MAJ
1ority Of the voters OF the United States aro
Too many voters have been alienatcd by what
might be called the intolerance of morality.
Let us make the platform SO broad that any
may fnd welcome place In our ranks. Thus
we shall gain ne ~ votes and elements.
As we begin here TO day the march OF victory
In 1896 we have neither complaints nor apollo
Rtes nor explanations to make for the defeat
Of last year. We have had Democratic Pres
and Cleveland has hauled down the American
nag where Harrison and the Republicans ran
II mp in the name OF Liberty ON The sandwich
have already frightened the business world
and created easiness and fear where safety
and prosperity ruled before. They have shown
four months OF ss0.0t0.1oo, as against fayora-
BILE balance Of $40 too,pa In the first four months
Of Harrison's administration.
We go into this conflict to inaint ain our old
principles with undiminis.ed faith, favoring
the rights OF men, protection to American
worktnRmen and American interests. The Re-
publican League comes to Kentucky to deny
the charge that there is . revival Of SECTIONAL
lam and the bloody shirt and to prove that
question has meraed in tie y larger one
rights Of all parties. We como to prove that
the Democratic psrty has 80 far surrendered
Of all parties as to admit that tic negro has
the right to vote o. hold office II he will act
with the Democratic party. When the Demo-
can no ioaser challenge the rirht Of & tie re. Re-
publican party to do the same. Public opin-
ton as % to tho negro is rapidly divid..
tho cry that he is an animal and not man.
The cry OF Ignorance no LONGER holds against
ps9Se s1ons The negro q
young white man. will make his own terms
with the existing political parties. The South
than Il can recover IN ss saac6.
has been logically teaching them Dishonesty
who come Ia America ali seem TO know that
political liberty In some states OF the South IL
tor Democrats only. On the lab0ring men Of
injury Of the injustice toward the Southern
negro. This comes In the menace OF the de.
graded and cheap labor into which the nemO-
cratic party has forced the black man. Al.
ready some Of the large Manufsctcyies IN the
North with whom skilled and free labor
tss 4 sssnssiipg ior fsis wages ars suhstitut,ng
men.
AS to money and banking tho country win
eress for defense from Threatened harm. III III
Metalism will, OF course, be maintaincd by the
Hepublicans. and the sagacity of the Repub-
vide with the aid & coisersatiss Demo DsmocHtsts H
some provision In sMbstitut.on for the Shex-
man oct. which will preserve continued
Neither the extreme Eastern view that would
force this country to gold basis. or the vtcw
that would mske money none dearer and ~ other
save the country. This il I silver T-prOducinR
nation and our money should b. OF e0ld silver.
sSs g a.s y .
made and kept snfiictent for the demsnds of
our expanding netton. II our banking sys-
TO give the solvent farmer she ready bcrc6t
OF his credit and m low rate Of interest a
the business man Is given, and II ehAnees can
solvent workinGman a low 4 rate Of insersss
have been attained This question @ Il a. sasiisr Is
however much the large money ce1tsss iaSv
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