The morning call., 1894-06-27
Two Questions to Be Considered
=. 49,: by the Delegates.
LETTERS FROM THE LEADERS.

=. -. DENNEb, June Zo:-StaDQlng room wa!
.: at premium in tue spacious Broadway
- Theater when the National Republican
league: convention assembled to-day. Al
1.-The back of the stage, behind the portrait:
:of. Lincoln and Grant, was an immense
representation Of a silver dollar.
:. = The delegates began Assem- bling at Il
o'clock, but owing TO the confusion il
: seating them proceedings were not begun
until II 20. Meantime the Iowa band, the
.>Mendelssohn Quartet of Denver AMI the
= Nebraska Glee Club entertained the gath.
eriDg.
:. Rev. DR.. Kerr s. Upper offered the
opening prayer and F. c. G. Goudy, presi-
dent of the State League, welcomed the
delegates in a long speech. He savageIy
attacked Governor Waite and the Popu-
list party, and promised that Colorado
would be redeemed al the next election.
J.: President Tracy then delivered the an
= nual address. He said in part: "The Ma
tionaf Republican League. resenting as ii
does the youth and activity of the Repub-
ltcan party, ever seeking new fields and
new associations, turns for its annual
meeting to the young and vigorous West,
the child Of the Union.
- II congratulate the members of the Ma
tional Republican League on the au-
splclous opening of its seventh annual
convention. Nothing could be more ind-
catlVe Of the condition of the Republican
party than this great gathering of inelli-
gent young men, who have come thousands
OF miles to attend convention which
efeFs no promise of individual preferment
or political reward.
THE delegates in this convention. rem
resenting every State in the Union. have
come together here not to name any caDdi-
dates for public office, nor to promulgate
platform for the future guidance of the
Republican party, but as members of the
National Republican League. to once again
renew their fealty to the Republican party
aud Republican principles, and to make
more strong and perfect our organization
preparatory to entering another campaign
lot the nominees Of our party conventions.
"Ihe league has no desire to assume
control OF party machinery or attem pt in
any way to interfere with any regular
committee intrusted with campaign man
agel6ent. 1t seeks, however, through its
clubs TO make more popular to all citizens
that interest in politics which is so neces-
sary to insure good government and to
bring closer to the citizens the opportunity
TO participate in political affairs and as
sumo the responsibility. the labor and the
glory of political service and success.
1t appeals to the intelligence and patri-
otlsm OF the American people, and, through
the establishment of club in every town.
seeks to advocate and promote Republican
principles in every community and before
every tiIeslde in the land Every American
citizen should have strong political conyic-
tons, should attend all the caucuses of
his party and be in the truest and best
sense politician. 1t is only through the
united and intelligent effort of our best
citizens that good government can be as
sured. 1t is fortunate that young men
from every walk in life, from the field. the
workshop, the office and the college. rem.
.resenting all of our varied interests. are
able to come together in this manner. ex
change ideas. calmly and jGdiciously dis
cuss the questions Of the day and consider
how they. as intelligent American citizens.
can best serve their party and their coun-
try.
"As the National Republican League is
Inc volunteer army of the Republican party.
80 may THESE annual conventions become
the clearinghouse of the party. open to
new thoughts and ideas. Some good can
not fail 10 come out of such discussions
and in the end rebound 10 the benefit of the
nation
The Dem ocratic party in convention In
1892 declared. I'VE denounce Republican
protection as fraud and robbery of the
great majority of the American people for
the few. We declare it to be the funda-
mental principle Of the Democratic party
that the Federal Government has no con.
stltutlonal power to impose and collect
tariff duties, except for the purpose of
revenue only Now. if the leaders Of the
Democratic party were honest In this
declaration, how can they vote for a bill
which, while removing the protection ON
Northern and Western Industries. in.
cleases the protection on Southern prod
ucts? Bow can they vote for free wool
and free lumber, and vote protection for
sugar and rics? The present bill is neither
free-trade nor protection bill, but has
Deen framed by the Southern wing of the
Democratic party TO dem oralize and de-
stroy the interests OF the North and foster
those OF the South. 1t is an unpatriotic and
un-Amerlcan measure, and deserves the
condemnation OF all true American citizens
iCB"Au4cSS VI party IL bnlS Dill becomes
law 1t will certainly in the end prove of
great injury to the industries OF the conn
try. The possible passage of this bill is
all the Democratic party has to show for
Its year and a half of administration.
What an ignoble end to all the glowing
prophecies Of Democratic leadersl
''Insiead of wealth and happiness the
people are overwhelmed with poverty and
misery. Instead of reform legislation we
have legislation of iniQuity dictated by
powerful trusts and monopolles. The
lesson Is an expensive one to the people.
but 1t has oeen well learned and will not
be forgotten by this generation. One of
the great virtues of Republican states
manship Of the past has been that they
have not been led into folio wing strange
gods and committing themselves to new
theories. but have gone along carefully
studying the ever-chapging material and
industrial conditions OF our country, and
then. understanding the needs and de-
mands of the times, have favored legisla-
ton to that end.
''rhe Republican party stands to-day,