The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-13
KANSAS REPUBLICANS.
The Annual Meeting of the State
League at Topeka.
Welcomed by the Mayor-President Hoch's
Address Resolutions Adopted and
Omcers Chosen-Joyful Repub-
Iicans Sec Light Ahead.

many OF the prOHilucHI TcpuOiiCdhS VI
the state, including all the candidates
for nomination on the republican state
ticket, the delegates and visitors num-
bering altogether about 1,0O0
President L. w. Hoch called the
meeting to order following which Sec
rotary c. NJ Sheldon. read the call for
the convention and the address of the
executive committee.
Mayor Il. w. Harrison, of Topeka,
delivered an address of welcome, in
which he said republicans were always
welcome to Topeka, and President
Hoch in short reply assured the
mayor that he need not increase the
police force on account of the presence
of the league in the city.
Following this, President Hoch
delivered his annual address
| President Hoch's Address.
With a pardonable pride in its past, with
| higher purposes for the future, and with an in
| ten flied devotion to the best political party
ever organized the Republican State league
| of Kansas convenes to-day in eighth annual
| convention give you cordial greeting We
| meet under pecu lar Circumstance Our party
| is out OF power in state and nation, and yet it
never had so strong q hold as ii has to-day
| upon the judgment and conscience OF the peo-
pie. who await with impotence an opportunity
| TO call it again to the management OF public
| affairs
| The past year has been an eventful one
When we last assembled here the anarchists
in high places, who had well nigh plunged this
| fair state into civil war. had just yielded re-
| luctantly to the mandates Of the courts as to
| the ominous sentiment Of an indignant and
| outraged people
The noble national guards, who had been too
| loyal to law to make tools for petty tyrants
had folded their tents and gone quietly home
| The patriotic citizens who had rendered their
services to the gallant sheriff of this county to
| preserve the peace, and had preserved it, had
| gladly gone back to their daily avocations in
| office, in store in field and in workshop, whence
| duty and duty alone had called them The bus
| mess -thoroughfares of this beautiful city, so
| recently thronge1 with excited men, were once
| more thrOnged only by those engaged in the
| peaceful and ordinary activities OF life Even
| the changing sword of the gorgeously ar
rayed warrior from Colorado had ceased to re-
sound through the corridors Of the capitol, and
the gasoline" gun was minus more than one
celebrated crank as It stood in harmless
helpfulRess on the capitol sward il had happily
failed crimson.
In short the popuist conspiracy and revolu-
tion. which had contemplated the accomplish
ment by force what tn y had failed to accom-
plish by ballots and which included in it's scope
the violent seizure Of the house, The deposition
of the supreme court and the ruthless overrid-
ing of the will of the majority, had signally
failed Law triumphed and peace prevailed.
But while the clouds II ich had hung like a
pail over this great state for nearly two months,
were then rapidly disappearing. the nation was
Just entering upon a bitter experience The
great change for which the people had camored
and which they had decreed by their all-power-
before the assembling of our last convention
The party whose history is luminous with
glorious achievements had Just surrendered the
helm to other pilots, and the old ship of state
freighted with the richest cargo OF human in
terests ever gathered together bv wise manage
ment in this world, was already Keeling and
plunging in turbulent and uncertain sea
Changing the figure, a wise, far-seeing. pro-
foundry able statesman had been succeeded BY
one whose lack Of qualification for his exalted
Office grows day by day more and more painful
ly apparent to every proud and loyal American
From republicanism to democracy, from pros
perity to paralsys, from Harrison to Cleveland
from Blaine to Gresham. from Raum to Hoke
Smith-my countryman. what a changed
History ALWAYS vindcates the republican
party. Time always proves the wisdom Of its
policies and the correctness OF its contentious
and to-day every fireless furnace, every empty
tin bucket every free soup house. every work
less workman. every Coxey army. every new
government bond every trembling pensioner
every Quorumless house, every Hawaiian
blunder. every act Of the incompetent party in
power is a mute, but still eloquent tribute to
the republican party's wisdom and worth and
attests the awful mistake OF the change. But
the American people can be trusted to correct
every error and right every wrong. They have
been busy the past year at this business and
they can be depended upon to keep at it until
the Job is completed.
They made a splendid beginning in Kansas
last year, and in 10 wa and in New Jersey. and
in Colorado. II is also rumored that the vox
populi has been heard in Pennsylvania: and the
wires are yet warm with the glad tidings from
Kansas City and from all the country, in fact
where elections have been held this week.
while Topeka has also this week covered her
self with new glory. Nor should 1 I, rget to
say that since our last convention. the great
Buckeye state by $1,000 majority, has given TO
the country through its most illustrious son
the name of the next president William Nc
kinley.
Without Boosting, this league claims some OF
the trophies OF last falls victories in this state
Without means TO prosecute its cherished de-
signs as ii wished, it nevertheless has fought a
good fight and certainly kept the faith. In con-
nection with the state central committee
whose mutual helpfuness is here gratefully
acknowledged, headquarters were maintained
sistance was extended TO republican workers
throughout the state. vast amount OF litera-
ture was circulated speakers were furnished,
and much other helpful work was done Over
81, 100 worth of legislative pamphlets, written
for and printed bv this league, were sold and
distributed, furnishing needed funds for our
work
authors of this impartial and truthful history
OF the '-Bloodless War" the legislative strug
gle. he would say that 10000 copies Of this lit
tie book ought still to be dist ibuted through
out this state. He will say 1t anyhow. I wish
TO bear special testimony to the tireless labors
and patience. and to the thousands OF letters
written and things done by your able and indie
fatigaule secretary. Mr.. C. NJ. Sheldon You
ssn never apprec ate his labors too highly.
As we interpret it the primary business OF
this league is educational in its character. II
is net TO formulate party platforms or to nomi-
nate tickets 1t is impersonal in its character.
Its business is not to boom men, but to sow
the seeds OF sound political doctrine and to
harvest :he crop Of votes 1t is not the master,
but the servant of the regular party organiZa-
ton We have tried to keep it in its sphere
There is much for 1t 10 do 1t should be
equipped with funds and facilities sufficient TO
greatly enlarge the fields Of its usefulness
!, The people have been poisoned with false
theories OF government
An insidious socialism. in the delusive guise
of sub Treasure land loan. single tax govern
ment ownership and fiat money schemes, has
crept into the body polite 1t must be exposed
by the searchlight Of truth. and stamped out as
a pestilential disease, or IL will wreck an ruin
the country. 1t is the Indians idea OF govern
ment the idea OF great father dispensing
beads. blA nkets and succotash 10 a lot OF help
less. if not worthless. dependents. The people
must be taught that the inevitable trend Of So
cialism is 10 ultimate anarchy.