Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-05-19
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Clarkson's Address at Louisville
PrOvOkes Considerable
Criticism.

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Pr0vokes Considerable
Criticism.
A Woman's Suffrage Plank is
Adopted-W.. w. Tracy is
President.
The remarkable manifesto issued
to the Republican League of the
United States ty Chairman Clarkson
under the guise of an annual address
was the chief topic Of discussion
among the delegates. To the dele
gates who are opposed to any tinker
ing with the platform as adopted at
Minneapolis, aud which must remain
the only gospel Of the party until the
eve of another presidential campaign,
the utterances of the leader of the
young Republicans were anything but
palatable. No more radical a declar-
alton Of principles, they contended,
could have gone out from an out and
out Alliance convention. 1t vas a
bodily adoption of third party issues
and timber that at the present time
at least was premature and i'll advised
and would give aid and comfort to the
guerilla enemy that did its share in
the bushes toward the defeat of No
vember. These were the opinions of
a good many of the delegates, especi-
ally those mailing from the East.
Others there were, however, who APP
plauded Clarkson for his Independent
stand and insisted that he had sound
ed the key notcof the music to which
the party would hereafter have to
keep step if it ever hoped to win.
A one-term presidency, woman suf-
frage, election of United States sena-
tors by the people, postal telegraphs,
absolute civil service, they said, as
the tilird-partyites had demonstrated,
could no longer be kept in the back
ground, and the quicker that they
were incorporated in the platforms of
the Republican party, the better for
its interests and prospects.
The convention approved the re-
port of a special committee naming
Denver as the place of the next meet
ing and designated the date as the
second Wednesday in May. The re-
port of the committee on platform
was presented by Delegate Sedgrick,
of Rhode Island. AS soon as it had
been read the convention was thrown
into tumult of debate by the submits
sion by colored delegates of resolu.
tions dcnouncing the midnight
assassinations and outrages of the
South, and the political oppression
of the negro. Colored Delegates
Plumb, of Louisiana, and Jones, OF
Nebraska, led the talking with vlgor-
Gus speeches demanding justice fol
the colored Republicans. The colored
mems resolutions were referred to
committee to report in the afternoon
Another long and excited debate
was occasioned by a resolution sub
mitted by Delegate Campbell, of New
York, favoring such amendment tt
the immigration laws as would deny
admission to all intending settlers
who could not read a page of the
English language. Kelly, of Mil
waukee, Dolliver, of Iowa, and Con
gresham Allen opposed the resolu
; tion. The Milwaukee man took Wig
orous exception to a statement b,
, Campbell that half of the population
of Milwaukee could not speak tin
, English language and defended thei
!. patriotism and American spirit
! Finally, amidst considerable confu
sion, the resolution was indefnitel,
postponed.
The convention approved tn
women's suffrage plank of the plat
form by 375 to 1856. Planks opposing
public gambling and favoring a ON
term president were approved by
majority vote.
" THE PLATFORM.
:. $ The report of the committee o.
resolution was as follows:
> We, the representatives of the Re
publican clubs of the United States
: in national convention assembled, re
affirm our devotion to the principle
of the Republican party, as enunciate
by the national Republican conven
tion in 1892.
: We point with pride to the passag
of a general law for the safety Of lif
!, and limb of railway employees, upo
the recommendation of Presiden
Harrison, by Republican congress-
and in conformity with the expresse
pledge Of the national Republican
convention.
g We declare that we are heartily i
e sympathy with every legislative er
actment which will promote the In
terests of the wage-earners and tend
F. to equalize conditions and harmonic
the relations between labor and cap
e tai, always regarding the moral an
It material welfare Of the great body q
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