The morning call., 1894-02-14
GETTING IN LINE.
Republicans Ready for
Battle.
POLICIES OF THE PARTY.
Voiced by Benjamin Harrison
and Mckinley.
PEOPLE WEARY OF DEMOCRACY.
Never a Time in History When a
Chance to Vote Was More
Desired.

indianapolis, Feb. 13-A meeting OF
the Republican League Clubs of Indiana
was held to-day TO perfect the Republi-
can organization in the State. District
managers and delegates at large to the Den
yer Convention were selected. La the even
ing there was mass-meeting, addressed
by ex-President Harrison and others.
In his speech Harrison said The present
state of the country was due to the threat
that old established policy was to be re-
versed and a new one instituted. He
quoted the late ex-senator Joseph Me
Donald as having said that national rev.
eDues should be raised by RESPONSIBILITIES
so levied as not to harm the interests of
the labOring man or the agricultural
classes. Had the Wilson bill been con-
structed upon principles such as this there
wonld have been no harm done and ma
t1onal calamity would have been averted.
But there had come a new gospel. A new
creed had been adopted by the Democratic
party, and it has now promulgated q theory
which results in extraordinary and out
rageous systems of taxation. The Demo-
Gratis want to revive Ubiquitous direct taxa
ton as a means of raising revenues They
want to tear down the grand system of
customs duties. by which factories were
reared and advanced prosperity acquired
and maintained. and substitute a system
under which no man and no nation could
prosper.
COLUMBUS. Feb. 13.-At to-night's meet
ing of the Republican League of Ohio
Governor Mckinley responded TO the
toast Our Country" and discussed the
effects Of Democratic tariff legislation at
considerable length. He predicted that the
next House would be Republican by
large majority, and that in 1896 the people
would restore the Republicans to the con-
troll IF the national administration. He
said: "Ths people want a change, and
they want it bad. They want it sooner
than they ever dreamed they would want
1t; and they never wanted to vote so badly
in all their history as they do to-day
They are tired of their contract before the
period Of its legal termination. They are
tired of this tariff tinkerng, bond issuing;
debt increasing, treasury depicting, busi-
ness paraIyzing, wage reducing, Queen re-
storing ADMINISTRATION"
At the business session of the league
resolutions were adopted depouncing the
Wilson bill. and declaring renewed allegi-
ance TO the protective tariff idea and its
foremost champion. Mckinley.
NEW YORK. Feb 13.-Despite the storm
the banquet of the Republican Club of
New York last night at Delmonico's had a
large attendance. Letters of regret were
read from many prominent Republicans,
among them the following from Governor
Mcconnell of Idaho:
BOISE CITY. Idaho, Tuesday Morning.
The Republican Club, NesO York City. N y
GENTLEMEN: / have your kind invitation TO
the Lincoln dinner 10 be given by your club at
Delmonco's on the 18th of February at $50
O'clock in the evening.
II Is with regret ! advise you that owing to
previous engagements, il will be impossible for
me TO be present. The time is propitious for
such gathering; the "object lessons" of the
Gay will carry back the minds of the older
guests at your board to that other day, when
the man whom God gave TO his country the
man whose memory you assemble to honor, was
called upon TO meet economic conditions similar
TO those which now confront US.
II the judgment Of offended Diety con-
demned the 1sraelites to a sojourn of forty
years in the wilderness, what penalty would
be commensurate TO the aci of a people who
voted 10 restore that party to power whose last
retirement was marked by the wreck Of Amer
lean industries and the smoke OF American
cannon? L respectfully suggest that the New
York Republican Club set apart a day for
thanksgiving and prayer and that they invite
all similar clubs and churches in the United
States 10 join with them In returning thanks to
the Divine Providence for his leniency in limit
ing our sojourn in the wilderness to only four
years. Very respectfully yours
w. j. MCCONNELL. Governor OF Idaho.