The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-11

LOUISVILLE, May l0,-The number Of
visitors hero to-day is almost double
that Of yesterday. Delegations from
distant states have been coming in un'
til the streets and hotels and boarding
houses are fairly swarmiug over with
delegates to the National Republican
League convention.
The opera house was tastefully decor
ated with flags and banners, and the
front OF the stage was banked up with
flowers and tropical foliage plants.
1t was near IL o'clock before all the
delegations had arrived, though the
galleries were packed to the doors an
hour before. When the delegations had
been seated President j. S. CIarkson, Of
the league, called the convention to or.
der, nnd Rev. DR.. Haywood, pastor OF
tho Unitarian church OF this city, dc.
livered tho prayer. Col. Andrew Cowan,
amembcr OF the local Republican league,
then introduced Mayor Henry s. Tyler,
who welcomed tho delegates in tho
name OF the city When the mayor had
finished speaking, Col. b, l., Crawford,
president OF the Kentucky committee,
was then introduced and welcomed the
visitors in half OF the state.
Colonel Cowan presented President
Clarkson with gavGl made of nineteen
different kinds OF wood, all grown in
Kentucky. When Mr.. Clarkson arose
to respond lie was greeted with storm
Of applause. He was quite i'll yesterday
and lOr Il time II was feared that he
would not be able to attend tho cOnven-
ton. lie thanked Colonel Cowan and
tho Republicans OF the state and as
sumcd the chair and formally called the
convention to order.
The call OF the convention was called
and the roll Of states was taken. Thirty
three states responded as having dele
cations present,
This over, President Clarkson arose
and delivered his annual address.
MR.. cLARKsoN's spEEcH.
Mr.. Clarkson spoke in substance as
follows:
"We meet here to-day in the name
of the Republicanism OF Lincoln, Grant
and Blaine. This is the Republicanism
whose eternal word is human liberty.
1t is fighting Republicanism and oil the
world lovesa man or party that believes
enough in II its own cause to fight ior 1t.
For ten years the transition has been
toward younger men and different
methods in party management, Mr.
Blaine earliest Of all our leaders saw the
new demand for more difFugod or
structural form OF party organization.
He foreshadowed tho league for more
organization and the coming Of the
young men. With tho coming oil the
young men, let US hope that we shall
have party OF greater courage in car
dinal things and larger tolerance in
minor things. A majority OF the voters
Of the United States are Republicans on
the real Republican issues. Too many
voters have been alienated by what
might be called the intolerance OF mo.
rality. Let us make the platform 30
broad that any man, native or foreign
born, OF any church, may find well
come place In our ranks. We shall
gain new votes and clements.
"As We begin hero to-day the march
OF victory in 1895 We have neither
complaints nor apologies no explana-
tiona to make for the defeat OF last
year, Wc have had Democratic
President and Democratic Congress
sixty days, aud Cleveland has
hauled down tho American Gag wherc
Harrison and the Republicans ran itup
In the name OF liberty on the Sandwich
ISLANDS, lie and his secretary have
already frightened the business world
aud 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
SS,OOO,000, as against q favorable bal.
Nnce Of S700000O0 in the first four
months OF Harrison's administration.
Wo go into this conflict to maintain
our old principles with undiminished
faith, tavoring the rights OF mon, pro.
toction to American workmen aud
American interests.
INlNh lhuhlbs
"Tho Republican League comes tc
Kentucky to deny tho charge that there
is n revival Of soctionalism and the
bloody shirt and to provo that 1t it
false. We como to say that tho negro
question Is tho larger ono OF equaI
rights Of all parties. Wo como 10 prove
that the Democratic party has SO far
surrendered to tho Republican position
on tho equal rights Of all partlcs as tc
admit that the negro has tho right lC
yotO or hold oilico II hO will act with the
Democratic party, When tho Demo.
cratic party thus accepts tho negro as d
voter, II eau no longer challenge the
right OF the Republican party to do the
same, Public opinion rs 10 tho nogrc
Is rapidly dividing Tho Democratic
party has ceased tho cry thnt ho Ia nr
animal aud not rational being, ThC
cry Of ignorance no longer holds against
tho negro alone. Tho negro OF slavery
days is Republican. The now nogtC
VIII mako his own terms with tho OK
listing political partics Tho south ha.
ntronty injured ltsOll on this limo more
THAN II eau recover In generations, lu
toachlng its young people dishonesty ID
politics It has been logically teaching
thom dishonesty In all thingS Of the
millions OF enlgranta who come X