Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-03-15
FOR CHOICE IN '94.
THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUES CALL
FOR A CONVENTION IN JUNE.
Denver will Tender Hospitality to tho
League-The Call Outlines the Great
Basal Principles of Republicanism and
the Corresponding Democratic Falla-

cies.
CHICAGO, March 12-The official call
for the annual convention of the National
Republican league was issued from the
national headquarters in this city today.
The convention will be held at Denver
June &C. and will conclude its deibera-
lions about July to allow the delegates
to join in monster celebration of the
nations birthday.
The ratio of representation will be six
delegates at large from each state and
territory and four from each congress
sional district and one from each college
Republican club in tho United States.
The following are ex-officio delegates:
The president, secretary and treasurer
of the National league; one vice president
and one executive mem Der of the national
organization from each state and the
president and secretary of each state
league, making four eX-oflicio delegates
from each state. This gives each state
practically 10 delegates Mt large, in
addition to the four from each congress
sional district. The total representation
will exceed 2000 delegates. The call reads
in part as follows;
The Call.
"Dazzled by the glittering promises Of
Democracy, and led astray by sophistry
and hypocrisies, the voters of the coun-
try in 1892 decided upon a change of ma
tional administration. Democratic con-
troll and sectional rule are again complete
in the national government, and starva-
ton for labor and ruin for capital prevail
as a result of the policies and influences
that dominate the Democratic party.
"The Authorizations of 1899 are over.
Facts have upset theories, and the people,
weary of this Tariff tinkering, bond
issuing, debt-increasing, treasury depict
ing. business paralyzing, wagereducing,
Gueen-restoring and un-AmeriCan adj
ministration,' now turn instinctively to
the party that saved the nation in its hour
Of peril and demonstrated its mastery
ability in giving the United States 30
years of prosperity unparalleled in the
history of nations.
Again it becomes the mission and
duty of the grand old party to meet ma
tional emergency with the highest pa
trotism. The party deplores the neces-
sity, but rises to the occasion. The strug-
gle for liberty, pro eess fair wages and
| all that America promises did not end
with the defeat of 1892. The fight must
| and will go on. TO this end the national
| committee of the league cordially invites
all patriotic citizens;
To Those of Republican Faith.
"Who believe that the humane, indus
trial and progressive American Republi-
can party is best for the protection for
life liberty and the pursuit of happiness
for the Am erican people.
"Who believe in honest elections as the
bulwark of our institutions and the right
of every voter to cast one vote and have it
fairly counted.
"Who believe in the dignity of free
labor and the faithful maintenance of
the difference between American and
European wages.
"Who believe in the established policy
of protection to American industries and
to American workingmen, and in the Re
publican policy OF reciprocity.
"Who believe in the fullest protection
of all property and all forms of invested
interests and yet who are opposed to cor
poration rule in the government of either
nation or state.
"Who gratefully remember the Union
soldier in his hour of need as well as in
the day of his sacrifice and need.
"Who believe in sound money and the
use VI DOIu SOlu anu slINtT as Standard
money, and that the purchasing and
debt paying power of the dollar, whethe
of silver, gold or paper, shall be at all
times equal as pledged in the national
Republican platform at Minneapolis.
"Who believe in practical civil service
reform, such as will separate the spoils
side from politics and yet preserve to the
people the control Of all public offices and
all public affairs.
"Who believe in liberal and broad.
minded policies and in the assertion of
American ideas in all American affairs
and all who are in sympathy with the
policies and aspirations of the Republi,
can party are cordially invited to join the
league clubs, and through such clubs and
state legislatures participate in the cleo
ton of delegates to the National league
convention at Denver.
r, 1.-The league chooses to open the new
contest with this convention held on the
slopes of the Rocky mountains, and in
vites the Republicans of the United State.
to assem- BILE in this great undeveloped re
sourceful western country and renew
their fealty to the party for the preserva
ton of past achievements, and organize
for greater victories in the future in re
spouse to the public demand f1r Retubli
can restoration, national prosperity anC
IN administration distinctly American il
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