Evening star., 1895-06-19
A BRIEF SESSION
The Cleveland Convention Addressed
by President Tracy.
HE PUTS PROTECTION TO fHE FRONT
Regards the Money Question as
Not an Issue.
ADJOURNED TO TOMORROW

CLEVELAND. Ohio, June 19-The eighth
national convention of the League of Re.
publican Clubs convened in Music Hall to-
day, with 1000 delegates in the auditorium
and The galleries filled with visitors The
hall was elsborately decorated as are the
Arcade, where the banquet is given to-
morrow night, the hotels, clubs and other
places.
After prayer by Rev. S. L. Darsie. Sec
retary Humphrey read the call, and ad-
dresses OF welcome were made by Mayor
Robert E. McKisson and President d. ID.
Woodmansee OF the Ohio League of Re-
publican Clubs. President Tracy of Chi
cago Then delivered the annual address.
Blow to the Silver Men.
When Secretary Humphrey called the
states to ascertain the number of delegates
ana alternates 1t was ascertained that the
states could only report those present and
the number to which they are en-
titled. This is against the silver men,
whose delegations were not as full as those
OF other states.
During the call there were Joud damon,
strations when Tennessee, Missouri, Ken
lucky and other democratic states were
eailed. The greatest ovation was given to
II. Clay Evans of Tennessee
In his address of welcome President D.
u Woodmansee of the Ohio League ex-
pressed regret that Governor Mckinley
was prevented by his Kansas engagement
from welcoming the delegates to Ohio.
The reference to Mckinley caused a loud
and continuous demonstration.
Mr.. w Woodmansee desired to say, however
that Governor Mckinley would reach the
city on Friday evening at the Hollenden,
where he would be glad to greet all and
say farewell to one and all.
The secretary announced that there were
represented at the convention forty-sfx
states and territories-the largest number
ever represented at any convention of the
league. Among the delegates were a num-
per OF ladies', four from Colorado. one from
from Illinois, the latter representing
woman's league clubs in that state.
The ladies from Colorado lost no oppor-
tunity to do missionary work in favor of
the free coinage of silver.
The American College League has ten
delegates present.
President Tracy's Address.
President Tracy's keynote was protection
to American industries. holding that the
money question was enc raised by the DEM
ocrats 10 throw dust into the eyes Of the
pie. In the course Of his remarks he
said:
The election of last November sounded
note of warning to the world that the
people of the United States once and for
all declared themselves in favor of protec-
ton to American industries and Ameri-
can labor.
"Alt56ush replete with political shrewd-
ness roe democratic leaders have been
lackingln craftsmanship; they have been
foundering in the Quagmire Of legislative
stupidity for three long years. Every at
tempt at craftsmanship in internal affairs
or diplomacy in foreign affairs has brought
ruin on the one hand and humiliation on
the other.
They cannot blot out the figures of the
Treasury Department, which show that
under President Harrison's administration
two hundred and thirty-three million dol
lars were paid on the public debt. and that
the public debt under President Cleveland's
administration has been increased over one
under the Mckinley law there was pro-
vided a revenue of five million dollars in
excess of the requirements of the govern
ment. while under the Wilson law there
will be deficit of from sixty to one hun
dred millions of dollars.
mo amount of beating the tom toms or
raising the dust over the currency ques-
ion will blind the people to the fact that
three precious years of the commercial
life Of the republic have been sacrificed by
the democratic party on the altar of free
trade. The question is not, shall we use
more silver? There is 10 opposition in this
country to the enlarged use of silver IL
1t can be brought about without disturbing
our present trade relations with other
countries, but the question is, shall the
American markets be opened to the world
on cheaper basis than to the American
the record of the past that the democratic
leaders should strive to take advantage
of a sentiment created largely through
their own laundering and then go shouting
from the house tops their devotion to
silver, in the hope that they may through
this agitation be saved from oblivion The
facts are the democratic party never did
anything for silver in any of the years