The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-11
enA This over President Clsrkson arose
and delivered his annual address. He said

in pert:
We meet here to-day In the name of the Repub-
licanism OF Lincoln, Grant and Blaine. This Is
liberty. 1t is lighting Republicanism, and all the
world loves a man or party that believes enough
IN its own cause to fight for II. For ten years
the transition has been toward younger men ana
different methods In party managemens. To-day
. man must be gained at his home before ne goes
saw the new demand for u more difnsed
or structural form of party organization.
He foreshadowed the league form OF organiza-
the coming of the rule Of the younger men let US
hope that we shall have party OF greater cour-
age In cardinal things and larger tolerance EN- "a
United States are Republicans on the real Re-
publican issues. Too many voters have been
morality. Let US make the platform so broad
that any man, native or foreign born, OF any
church, may find welcome place in our ranks.
Thus we shan gain new votes and elements.
AS we begin here to-day the march OF victory
In 1896 We have neither complaints, nor apollo
gies nor explanations TO make for the defeat OF
last year. We have had Democratic President
and a Democratic Congress sixty days, and
Cleveland has hauled down the American nag,
the name OF liberty on the Sandwich Islands
He and his Secretary OF tho Treasury have al
ready frightened the business world and created
uneasiness and fear, where safety and prosper
ity ruled before. They have shown an adverse
balance of foreign trade in the last four months
of $70.0oO.O0o in the first fonr months of Harri-
sons administration.
We go into this conflict to maintain our old
rights OF men, protection to American working
men and American interests. The Republican
League comes to Kentucky to deny the charge
"bloody shirt" and to prove that IL Ia false. We
come to say that the negro question has become
parties. We come TO prove that the Democratic
party has so far surrendered 20 the Republican
position on the equal rights OF all par
the right to vote or hold office
If he will act with the Democratic party. When
IL can no onger chaess the
the Republican party to do the same. Public
opinion as to the negro is rapidly dividing. The
IN animal and not man. The cry OF ignorance
no longer holds against the negro race alone.
The negro of slavery days Is Republican. The
his own terms with the existing politl-
cal parties The South has already in
jured itself on this line more than 1t can
recover In generations; In teaching its young
people dishonesty in politics IL has been logical
ly teaching them dishonesty in all things. OF
the millions Of immigrants who come to America
all seem to know that political liberty IN some
States OF the South is for Democrats only. On
the laboring men OF Northern cities begins to fail
the greater injury of the injustice toward the
Southern negro. This comes in the menace of
the degraded and cheap labor into which the
Democratic party has forced the black man. Al
ready some Of the large manufactures in the
North, with whom skilled and free labor Is
struggling for fair wages, are substituting this
cheap labor from the South for the skilled men.
AS TO money and banking the country will de-
pend on the Republican minority In Congless for
defense from threatened harm. Bimetallism will,
of course. pe maintained by Republicans. and
the sagacity of the Republican minority in Con-
gress will doubtless provide, with the aid OF con-
servatlye Democrats, some provision in substi-
tuition for the sherman act which viii preserve
a continued parity in the value OF coined gold
and silver. Neither the extreme Eastern view
that would force this country 10 a gold basis or
at~Ax oil
other property cheaper will solve the problem or
save the country. This is siiver-producing Ma
ton. and our money should be OF sold
be as good as the other. and the volume of safe
money kept sufficient for the demands of our ex-
panding nation. Ii our banking system can be
extended 10 the smaller towns so as TO give the
solvent farmer the ready benefit of his credit
and as low rate OF interest as the business man
Is given, and IL changes can be made in city
banking TO give the solvent wOrkingman
low rate of interest business men have.
very much good will have been attained. The
question OF smaller banks nearer the people Is
not a small one. however much the large money
centers may decry it. Tho views which are
given are my own. aud neither the Republican
party nor any faction ia IL can be held respon-
sibe for them.
AS the Republican party is the only one that
has ever been able to legislate succesSfully for
the protection OF American labor, has$he time
not come for it to consider whether IL cannot do
so still for the benefit of the business welfare
and social life OF the great massesf The league
clubs could find no more Interesting or profit
able question to discuss or investigate than the
cooperative system. Factories of all kinds,
dairies, farms railroads and banks are testing It,
and find increased profits to themselves as well
as larger rewards to their employees. Arbitra-
tOn and concilatiOn should he ENCOURAGED
Another theme for discussion Is the growing
question of better roads in America. and, still
another. the political rights of women. No sub
jeot could be more interesting for investigation
and discussion than tins. Let US make a door SO
open and so wide that every voter may come in.
Let us strike down and repudiate any aristocracy
nj nr n Qafr hGv vsl
In the course OF q social political club, in New
York. few weeks ago. in refusing admission TO
a splendid young American because OF race or
religious preiud!ces. hope to see this conven-
ton. while standing brayey Tor the spirit OF
Americanlsm III aii i.s noble functions and ambi-
unworthy this country and OF the Republican
party. Make the gates of the Republican party
wide enough for the Republican party.
1t took an hour for Presidents Ciarkson
to complete his address. The closest at
tention was given hlm throughout. and
at frequent intervals he was loudly ap-
plauded. This was especially so when he
referred to granting women the right of
suffrage.
When the applause following President
Clarkson's address had su osided it was an
nounced that each delegation would be al.
lowed one representative on each OF
the several committees Chairman Tiffany.
report, in which he told of the progress
that had been made by the league during
the last year, and made suggestions for
advancing the cause of Republloanlsm by
means of the National Repu hlican League.
1t was then announced that there would
be no session of the convention in the after
noon, that the delegates might attend the
Kentucky Derby.
DR.. Henry b. Blackwell, of Boston, sub
mitted the following resolution on tho
woman's suffrage question.
Whereas, Political justice, impartial liberty
and equal rights for all are the foundation prin-
ciples of the Republican party; and
Whereas, All persons born or naturalized In
the United States and subject TO the jurisdiction
thereof are citizens OF the United states and or
the States in which they reside; therefore,
Resolved. That we reafirm our national plat
form of 1872 and 1S92-"The Republican party
Is mindful of its obligations to the loyal women of
America for their noble devotion y the cause OF
freedom. Their admission TO wider spheres of use-
fulness Is viewed with satisfaction; We demand
the ballot for every citizen of the United states,
North and South, irrespective of race. color or
sex"
When the clerk had finished reading
there was loud applause. A delegate from
Montana called for three cheers and they
were given with great vehemence. The
resolution was then referred to the com
mittee on resolutions. The convention ad-
journed at IL O'clock until tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock.
The special committee on the place and
date for the next meeting of the league to-
night selected Denver. The convention
will be called for the second Wednesday in
May, 1894. Milwaukee and Omsha were
the contestants for the honor.
INDIANA DELEGATION