The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-27
A SILVER SHEEN
Cast Over theRepublicanL League
Convention,
Which Adopts an Almost Free
Silver" Plank.
FAVORS THE COMING
Of All the Silver Mined in the
United States,
But MOdifies it With the Usual
"Parroty" (Paritr) Idea.

DENVER, June 27.-The third session
of the convention of the National Re
publican league was attended Ivy a larger
crowd than the opening meeting. 1t
was near noon when active work began.
After prayer by the Rev. J. n. Free
man, of Denver. the report on the com
mittee on credentials was submitted
Members of the committee objected to
the report on the ground that it was not
the one agreed upon, as it gave the num-
Der Of delegates to which each state is
entitled as we'll as the number of dele
gates actually present The report after
discussion was adopted.
The report of the committee on Gre
dentials showed there were 1853 dele
gates present
The Resolutions Presented.
The following is the report of the
committee on resolutions to the National
Republican League convention:
s'The representatives of the National
League of Republican clubs of the
United States in convention embled
at the capital of the centennial state
bow their heads in sorrow and humilia-
ton at the spectacle Of incapacity which
the Democratic party presents our coun-
try. and deplore the caiamities which
the giving of power to the present adj
ministration has brought upon our peo-
pie.
1--WE congratulate the American peo-
pie that this administration was COM
PEELED by public opinion to abandon its
American. Hawaiian policy.
SIN contrast with the shameful record
of the Democratic party we exult over
the record of glory which the Republi-
can party has made. Its achievements
and its triumphs extending over thirty
years, establish it as the most masterful
and enlightened political organization
that has eyer existed.
'tIu the face of present disaster to our
country, it is with increased solemnity
that we once more renew our allegiance
to the Republican party and proclaim its
cardinal principles.
sYYe believe in a free ballot and a fair
count and we demand such Legislation
will insure TO every citizen the right to
cast one free ballot in any election and
cast. 1t is a noteworthy fact that the
Democratic party in congress, consistent
in nothing else, was unanimous for the
repeal of the federal election laws, thus
openly confessing itself the party of
fraud.
s.We declare our belief in the doctrine
of protection to American labor, Ameri-
can industries and American homes. We
also believe in such reciprocal trade with
nations as will increase the market for
the prOQuCIS OF our IaFmS, factories, IOr-
ests and mines, without increasing the
competition which tends to lessen wages
and degrade our labor.
"We denounce the proposed vicious
and destructive legislation known the
Wilson bill and earnestly appeal to the
Republican United States senators to op-
pose its passage by all hOnOrab BILE means.
'We believe in the of gold and
silver money metals, maintained on a
perfect parity and interconv6rtibility-
We do not believe that there will be a
permanent return of prosperity to our
country until the full use and highest
position of silver shall be restored, and
we favor such legislation as Will bring
about this result.
'The Republican party is the constant
friend of the soldiers and sailors of the
union. The promises and pledges of the
Democratic party to the defenders of the
republic before election, were false and
fraudulent, and have been shamefully
disre garded since election. We condemn
uns paringly the treatment now accorded
the helpless, MANNED and crippled de-
tenders of the flag, and to the widows
and orphans of our dead patriots un-
fair and cruelty Unjust
ttWe are m Ost heartily in favor of the
prompt admission into the union of the
territories of Utah, New Mexico, Arizona
and Oklahoma, and we condemn the
policy of the Democratic administration
in excluding and depriving them of their
rights.
1--WE demand that new safeguards be
incorporated in our immigration and
naturalization laws to prevent unworthy
immigrants from landing on our shores
and from obtaining citizenship.
"We again commend to the favorable
consideration of the Republican clubs of
the United States as a matter of educa-
tion, the question of granting suffrage to
women. We congratulate the women of
Colorado and Wyoming on their posses
sion of the elective franchise and we
cordially invite their Co operation in the
work of rescuing the country from DEM
o1,-nt;1 and Dor,I,list rrafa.1lIe. y