The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-27

lCansinu al from First rase.I
aeainpt revolution made for the benefit


ments that have existed in a thousand
years united their Intelligence TO Get
clasa against class, to breed corruption,
10 stimulate violence and to chatter the
foundations o society, they could have
invented no device more effective than
thiB decree wAich at one stroke doubled
the valne D industry and swept the
small proprie tor every Ghere into bank.
ruutcy.
The whole conservative force Of the
world proteais againstso violent and des-
potic change. We protest against it
the more brcauge we know enough OF
politics to feiIr the reaction againat such
extravagancp. We see the riaks TO which
the gold mania is exposing us. We have
reason to know the popular feeling and
we do not believe that the single gold
standard caFi DO long maintained.
We want real monay--coin carrying
intrineic value; yet If England succeeds
in her obsingte effort 10 destroy the
value OF sily er for coinage, nothing can
save us l'nin, paper. England may well
succeed; che seems already to be on the
point OF snlcess, greater than her gov
ernmens wanted, and in that case ire
deemable paper--Gat money-stares US
In the face
Something, then, must DO decided,
! and quickly. for delay itself is likely to
be destruction. The Republican party
muRt either fix the eingle standard
OF the nat on or reject it. This time we
can no logger escape the issue, aud
whatever we do has to be done openly.
When great policy is to be entered
upon, the straightforward path il The
best. The Republican party held power
vitni a nd I'm a
that time made only one fatal mistake.
Under the influence of the banking in-
terests, acting in what was then be-
lieved to be the true interest of the
country, the party fell into the foreign
conspiracy for making eiDgle gold
standard, and what was worse, did it
with the foreign air of conspiracy.
We cafsnot afford to accept that error.
The time has come for decision and
musS be open. No euch moment can
recur. You can act with confidence
that your Judgment 10 at least as good
as that Of any other man. Neither the
banking Dterest or any other has for
the time right to claim superior
knowledge or wisdom, in view OF the
ruin they have wrought, and the vaster
ruin which they threaten. No risk that
In their opinion you may seem to run
can cause moments fear.
Even Ghose who oppose the return Of
the Republican party to its old princi-
ples will admit that those principles
would give it power for another genera
ton. We need only to be true to our
selves. We need only 20 to assist and
maintain our own convictions and no
other psrty born or unborn can take the
field from US 40 long as we choose to
hold it. No other party scan represent
as We do the whole national instinct;
all our industriea. all ourpopnlar ener-
gies, all our conservative caution. AS
long as the Republican party holds to
its duty OF representing the whole ma
ton it Innst hold sway unless something
stron er than the nation arises.
The task before us is to restore nor
NAL activity to industry to break down
the bar tiers to eectionalism; to check
the inci easing tenaion bstwesn the rich
and poor; to relieve agriculture and TO
save the small farmer and manufacturer
in q Tcrd, to smooth away the threat
ening dangers of discomfort. The Re-
publican party alone has power to do
this and to carry on our society for ct
least al other generation without further
dieaste.. You have only to adopt a
stand ON it firmly, courageously, with
honest determination to be true to it.
The psrty has always maintained the
national principle of high tariff. You.
whose deepest and best interests depend
upon IFS success. have alone the power
to add "free silver" Very truly yours,
J. ID. CAMERON.
At the conclusion of the reading OF the
! letter three cheers were given, and on
motion the letter was referred to the
commgStee on resolutions.
NEGRO REPREs ENTATIoN.
l.. P. Goodell of Texas presented the
! report of the committee of nine ap-
pointed at Louisville last year to con-
slider the question Of negro representa-
ton in the southern state league con-
ventions. The committee recommended
that those states which desire TO DO so.
be allie we'd to adopt the following basis
Of iepi esentstion: One white and one
colorai delegate for each county and
one additional delegate for each 200
votes and fraction OF one-half over ior
Harmon, apportioned on the basis of
the census OF 1890 The report was
adopted without discussion.
NEXT PLACE OF MEETING.
The league WAS then invited by the
chairman OF the Minneapolis delegation
to ho-d lis next convention in Minneap-
oils, and similar invitation from
Cleveland was read. After Rn extended
addrt as by e1Congressmsn Moore on
Repu blicauism in the south, the conven.
ton adjourned until 10 o'clock .omor-
row.
Thu committee on location decided to-
night to recommend that the next con-
vention be held at Des Moiles, Iowa.
The inal vote was: Des Moines, Is
Minneapolis. II.
The committee on rules will repor.
tomorrow in favor OF allowing each state
10 cast the full vote to which it 10 enti-
! tied, regardless OF the number OF dele
| gatsa present. A minority report OPP
! posiiag this plan will he presented.
A BIG MASS MEETING.
The mass meeting given at the Broad.
way theater tonight under the auspices
of the league WAS mammoth affair.
Not seat from the parquette to the
gallbry was vacant. MANY ladies' were
present. President Tracy introduced
the first speaker, Hon. B. Cummings oil
Iowa, who produced applause by pro.
pheeyirg that Cleveland's name would
go Gown to posterity as the great Demo.
crat 10 grass protector.
Hon. j. M. Thurston OF Nebraska was
followed by Hon. G. j. Cannon OF Utah,
Hon. Chauncey Filley of missouri, Mrs.
j. Ellen Foster, General Cyrus Bushey,
E. s. Ashcroft and M. f. Taylor.