The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-11

President Garrison Makes . RousinG
Speech to League Delegates.


: LOUISVILLE, May 10.-Au the day dele
cations of Republicans from distant states
came in until the streets. hotels and
boardin & houses were swarmine with dele
gates to the Republican gathering. The
Illinois men arrived this morning, with F.
w. Tracy, their candidate for president of
the League of Republican clubs. and they
took quarters next to the Ohio men, who
are booming /. Squire for the place. The
contest seems to have narrowed down to
these two. but it is thought that the
Spooner men are doing Q good deal Of
quiet work. and hope to secure the prize.
The galleries of McCaulley's theater
were crowded long before the National
Republican League assembled, the audi
ence including many of Louisville's ia
nous beauties. The theater was tastefully
decorated with flags and banners and the
front Of the stage was banked with
flowers and tropical plants. When
all the delegates were seated, the
convention was called to order by
President J. s. Clarkson. The appearance
Of Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster, of Iowa. on the
stage was greeted with . storm of APP
plause. Mayor Tyler was introduced, and
welcomed the delegates on behalf of the
city, and then Col. d. L. Crawford, presi-
dent Of the Kentucky State League, well
coined the visitors on behalf of the state.
In the course of his remarks Col. Crawford
referred to the fact that there were over
1000 Republicans in the state who had
voted for Abraham Lincoln.
At the mention of Lincoln's name the
entire audience, delegates and onlookers
arose and cheered enthusiastically. The
league was also welcomed on behalf of the
state by A. E. Wilson. who said that the
delegates had not only been given the keys
to the city, but the keys to the hearts of
Kentucky Republicans. He referred to
the fact that sectionalism was fast dying
out and that the first Republican club Or
gan zed in the country was organized at
Louisville. Col. Cowan presented Presi-
dent Garrison . gavel made of nineteen
kinds of Kentucky wood. When Clarkson
arose to respond he was greeted with .
storm Of applause. He had been quite i'll
yesterday and it vas feared for time that
he would NOT be able to attend the con.
vention today. After Clarkson's response
to the address Of welcome the roll was
called and thirty-three states responded.
Then President Clarkson arose and de-
livered his annual address. Mr.. Clarkson
said:
We meet here today In the name Of the Re.
publicanism OF Lincoln, Grant and Blaine
This IL the Republicanism whose eternal word
10 human liberty. 1t 10 fighting Republicanism,
and all the world loves the man or party that
believes enough In its own cause to fight for il
The speaker then dwelt at some length on the
Transition which mad been going ON for ten
years toward younger men and different methods
in party management, resulting in . league or
ganization and more diffused work. He hoped
that with the coming OF younger men
there would be . party OF greater cour-
age In cardinal and larger tolerance
in the minor thingA The majority Of the voters
of the United States were Republican ON real
Republican issues. Too many voters had BEEN
aienated by the intolerance Of morality. He
asked that platform be made 80 broad that
any man native or foreign born. of any
church, might find welcome in the ranka He
continues:
As we begin here today the march Of victory
nor exp anarions to make for the defeat of last
year. We have had a Democratic president and
congress- for sixty days ana Cleveland has
and the Republicans ran it up in the
name of liberty on the Sandwich ISL
ands. He and his secretary of the treas.
y sde
safety and prosperity ruled before They have
shown an adverse balance of foreign trade In
favorable bal ancs Of SO, 600 In the frst four
months OF Harrison's administration. The Re
publican League came to Kentucky 70 deny
the charge OF its revival OF sectionalism and the
bloody shirt and to prove that the charge is false.
We have come to cay that the negro question
has become merged in the larger one Of equal
rights Tor all parties. aud we come to prove that
the Democratic party has 90 far surrendered to
the Republican position - to admit that the
negro has a right to vote and hold office if he
will act with the Democratic party. When the
Democratic party thus accepts the negro voter,
it cannot longer challenge the right
OF the Republican party to do the same
Public opinion a. to the negro II rapidly divid-
against the negro race alone. The negro of
slavery days and the Republican, new negro.
like the young white man. will make their
South has already injured itself on this
line more than 1t can recover in gener-
alton. In teaching its young people dishonesty
them dishonesty in ali things Of the millions
of immigrants who come to America, all seem
to know that political liberty in some OF the
states OF the South 10 for Democrats only. On
the iaboring men of the Northern cities begins
to fall the greater injury of injustice toward the
southern negro. This comes in menaces
the pans the
Already some of the large manufactures
in the North, with whom skilled. free labor is
eheap s i fo us ths suh for sIsa
TO money and banking, the country Will depend
on the Republican minority Ia congress for de-
Tense from threatened harm. They will
sentative Democrats, some provision In the
substitution for the Sherman act which
will preserve the continued parity
In the value of coined gold and silver. Neither
the extreme Eastern view. that would force this
country to gold basis. nor the view that would
make money dearer and all other property
cheaper will solve the problem or save the coun-
try. This Is silver producing nation, and our
money should be gold. silver and paper, every
dollar of which should be as good as any other,
and the volume of safe money be made and
kept sufficient for the demands OF our expand
ing nation.
The speaker then made Q plea on behalf of
extending the banking system to the smaller
towns, that the farmer and workingman
might be able to get money at cheaper rates OF
interest These he gave a. his individual
opinions. for which the party was not respon-
sibie. He closed by suggesting that clubs In
the league discuss the question OF cooperation,
arbitration in labor disputes, better roads and
political rights OF women. and asked that the
league repudiste the recent action o! one Of
New York's social clubs In blsckballing
Hebrews
The address was frequently applauded.
The report Of the committee on league
work was then read, telling Of the progress
made during the past year and making
suggestion for the future. 1t was an
nounced that there would be no session in
the afternoon, in order that delegates
might attend the races and witness the
Kentucky derby. DR.. Henry B. Black
we'll, of Boston, has submitted the fol-
lowing:
WHEREAS Political Justice, impartial liberty