The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-28
TO NEW YORK REPUBLICANS
Letters from Harrison and Reid Read
to the State League of Clubs.
The Ex-President Says Democratic Success
Brought No Great Gain to the Country in
Business Way-The Editors Views

SARATOGA. N. Y. June 27.-The sixth an.
nual convention of the State League OF
Republican Clubs met here to-day. Presi-
dent MoAlpit presided. and after the ap-
pointment OF committees delivered his an
nual address. Secretary Hedges read let
ters of regret at inability TO be present.
from ex- President Harrison, ex-Vioe Presl-
dent Levi Z. Morton and whitclsw Reid.
Ex-President Harrison. in the course of his
letter. says:
have been acting upon a resolution made be-
fore leaving Washington that would give the
spring and summer months TO rest. and avoid
ali public occasions and addresses. hope your
meeting will be successful; and. think may
add without transgressing the proprieties. that
there Is nothing In the present business situation
70 suggest any great gain TO the country AS tho
result OF the Inauguration OF Democratic politics.
The letter of the Hon. Whitelaw Reid is,
in part as follows:
You find the country In an unfortunate condi-
ton. The duty OF every one OF us Ia TO do every
right thing in our power TO help the Presidents
and Congress TO relieve the situation. Our party
will not DE unfaithful TO that duty. Mr.. Cleve-
land confidently count, in Congress and
throughout the country. on more support in the
first vital question OF the day FROM
the Republicans he tried 10 defeat
than from the Democrats he helped 10
elect. But while Loyalty cooperating 10 meet
the existing dangers must no be charged
with creating them. The present condition,
whether financial or Industrial, is neither the
sidered. the work OF Republican legislation. IN
finance, il Is the elimination OF an unfortunate
compromise to which Republicans were driven
after a majority OF Democrats and a minority OF
Republicans had passed in the senate and were
near passing in the House a measure FOR the
free coinage OF silver at. say. q third above
Its market value. Twenty seven Democrats and
fifteen Republicans had voted for this free
coinage measure In the Senate, while twenty
DemOCrafQ
voted against IL. In the House the proportions
or the respective votes is still more significant.
The effects OF the compromise measure, 10 which
the Democratic party, with substantial nanin-
ity, thus drove The Republicans. were bad; hut
the general confidence. at home and abroad, in
the financial record and purpose OF the Repub-
lcans, helped To minimize them. and, though tie
tendency grew worse. they did not eliminate till
umph OF that party, great body or whose legis-
lators had been steadily In favor OF far worse
measures, and had been on the verge OF carrying
free coinage two years before.
In industry the situation IL only what most
of US have long believed inevitable. In adj
dress before your league last summer. at Bura-
10. had occasion to say that there was no in-
telligent business man, matter what his
politics, who did not know that the changes In
the currency and the tariff threatened by our OPP
ponents. whatever their ultimate consequences.
meant at the outset a general disturbances and
unsettlement OF business for at least eighteen
months. That result is now upon u.s. happily
alieyiated somewhat by the shrill protests OF
certain administration spokesmen that they did
not mean what they said and Will not perform
what they promised. Whatever they meant, or
whatever they intend TO perform. the demand Of
the hour is now, as it mas been every hour since
the 4th of March last, TO end the uncertainty
and let business men know where they
stand. Congress, TO which body the Constitution
confides changes III the tariff and the currency,
could have been called together In a fortnight
The delay for six months or more argues his
own part extraordinary condolences in the SUI
perior wisdom of the executive for meeting q
crisis which has spread distress over the coun-
try, or extraordinary fear of what his Demo-
rio Ennf lQh fQrlF nfan n
traordinary Willingness TO permit Outrage" aud
robbery TO continue The Democratic party
formally denounced the Republican policy OF
protection az fraud on the labor of the great
majority OF the American people for the benefie
of the few. and the existing tariff as the culIni-
mating atrocity OF class legislation; and promised
its repeal Mr.. CLEVELAND, in accepting the
nomination from the convention which made
these declarations, said, In reference 10 the same
Republican legislation:
I'VE zee the farmer listening 10 q delusive
story that fills his mind with visions or adyaD.
tage. while his pocket Is robbed by the stealthy
hand of high protection. Turn yonr eyes 10 tie
plain people of tile land. We see them burdened
with tariff system that uDjustly and relent-
lessy demands from them. in the purchase OF
the necessares and comforts Of life, an amount
scarcely met by the wages OF hard and steady
toll"
A leading Democratic Congressman, Colonel
Breckenridge, OF Kentucky, speaking In Mr..
CIeveland's presence at the last annual dinner of
the New York Chamber or Commerce. just after
the election said that IL was the deliberate pur-
pose of their party now TO reverse the policy
last thirty years. Why not do u. thenf
Why sit still and look the continued
robbery which. they say. is going ont For four
months now they have tactly approved IL For
TIVE months more they propose sit still with
out lifting hand 10 stop III. And all the time
the manufacturers and. indeed, all the business
men of the country held by the throat and
told that this robbery must stop, that The policy
OF the last thirty years Is TO be absolutely re-
versed. We have right TO demand that rho
party in power end the agony. A surgical oper-
alton should not be prolonged Tor months In
any case our duty il plain.
BY SO much as Mr. Cleveland In these unhappy
trials proves himself better than his party he
will have our loyal and patriotic support IL Is
our country "a we'll as theirs; aud AZ f our policy,
not theirs. under which it has lad it's mag
nincent prosperity and growth In every step
our most earnest assistance, DO matter What
party gets the credit But they will have no
sistance from us in reversing a policy distin-
guished by the greatest successes recorded In
modern history. and none in Disgusting the
real facts OF the situation We shall loyalty
stand together for our principles aud FOR the
country, In the confident faith that the near
future will witness the vindication OF the one
and the restored prosperity or the other.
After the reading Of Secretary Hedgess
annual report the convention unanimously
adopted the report OF tile committee on
resolutions. The resolutions affirm con-
slant belief IN the system OF American pro-
lection. and view the present disturbed
financial conditions as resulting from lack
! OF confidence on the part oil the people IN
the present executive of the Nation. and
the dominant party in Congress. fearing
lest the President and the Democratic party
may be trns TO the free-trade principles OF
the Chicago platform; charge that the fear
that the Democratic Congress will destroy
the protective policy of the last thirty
years is the chief cause of the business hes
ltsncy and depression: believe the pur-
chasing power of every dollar should be
maintained; note the hostility OF the All
miniStration to the pension system; refer
| 10 the unpafriotc lowering OF the nag AZ
| Honolulu and hold the administration re-
spoasible for the anarchy which now
threatens the island; extend esrnest snp-
port TO Mckinley. The remainder of the
resolutions are devoted mainly TO State
matters Altar the transaction OF some
routine business the convention aaiourneA
until to-morrow-