The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-20
LEAGUE or REPUBLICAN, CLUBS.
Proceedings of the Eighth Ma
tionaI Convention.
over Two Thousand Delegates Present
Tho Keynote OF President Tracy's
annual Address Was Proteotion-Tho
silver Agisators Used by Democrats
TO Save Thorn From Oblivion-Senator
Dubois Free Silver Resolution.

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| CLEVELAND, Ohio, June l9.-The
eighth national convention Of the league
or Republican clubs convened in Music
Hall to-day, with 1000 delegates In the
auditorium and the galleries filled with
visitors. The hall was elaborated,
decorated, as are the arcade. where the
| banquet Is to be given to ,morrow night
| the hotels, clubs and other places.
! After prayer and addresses of welcome
Secretary Humphrey called the roll tc
ascertain and report how many mem.
bers were present and with the numbe,
to which the clubs are entitled. This
ID against the silver men, whose delega-
tions we're not as full as those OF other
States.
During the call there were loud
demonstrations when Tennessee, Mis-
souri,, Kentucky and other Democratic
States were called.
The greatest ovation was given to q.
Clay Evans, Of Tennessee. Among the
delegates were mum Der Of ladies', four
from Colorado, one from New York, two
from Washington and three from
illinois. the latter representing the
Woman's League Clubs in that State,
The ladies from Colorado lost no oppor.
tunlty TO do missionary work in favor OF
the free coinage of silver.
In his annual address President
Tracys keynote was protection to
American Industries, holding that the
money question was one raised by the
DeMocrats to throw dust into the ewes
OF the people. In the course of his re-
marks he said: 1.-The election of last
November sounded note OF warning to
she world that the people OF the United
states once and for all declared them
selves in favor OF protection to Ameri-
can industries and American labor.
mo amount OF beating OF tom toms
or raising the dust over the currency
question will blind the people to the
TACT that three precious years OF the
commercial life of the republic have
peen sacrificed by the Democratic party
on she altar OF free trade. The question
Is not, shall we use more silver ? There
Is no opposition in this country to the
enlarged use OF silver, If 1t can be
brought about without disturbing our
presens trade relations with other coun.
tries;ebut the other question is, shall
sne american markets be opened to the
world on cheaper basis than to the
American citizens themselves
There can be no disagreement as TO
1.-The enlarged use Of silver. There are
few or none who are not in favor OF
this. The question is how can 1t bes.
be brought about? 1t is a question of
economics and not of politics and as
such should have careful consid Grafton.
The people OF this country want more
money, but only on one condition, and
q n ha
world over"
While it is claimed that the commit.
tee on resolutions has N ajority against
the unlimited coinage Of silver at the
ratio of 16 to l, yet the silver mon say
they are satif1ed with 1t, and that they
have such large number OF their men
on the committee that there cannot be
any positive declaration agains. free
coinsge'without such minority report
as to give them a fair chance in the
tight on the two reports Of the conyen-
ton.
III. Clay Evans, of Tennessee, moved
to refer all resolutions to the com mittee
on resolutions without debate. An
amendment to refer without reading
WAS defeated, as the silver men pro-
tested. Mr.. Evans motion prevailed.
The secretary announced that the State
league work, rules and order OF bust
ness. time and place, and that these
committees should meet st o. m.
meeting Of the presidents OF tina
State leagues was announced for 0 g..
m. Tomorrow. At l p. m. the conven-
tion adjourned till 10 o'clock to-mor-
row. to give the committee time to
work. The silver men from Colorado,
Utah, Arkansas, Washington, Wyomr
ing, Idaho and New Mexico held a
meeting to-day and decided to act as q
unit on the silver question Its stated
that Senator Dubois will introduce a
free coinage resolution at the conyen-
ton. 1t reads as follows:
Resolved, that the Republican party
organized to preserve the unity of the
United States and continued for the
sole object OF protecting the people
thereof and maintaing their pre- stige as
American citizens among the nations OF
the earsh-is by It's traditions, COM
mitted to a financial policy designated
to conserve the best interests OF all our
people and their varied industries, and
to give to the debtor equal rights with
the creditor; therefore the Republican
party Is unalterably com mitted to the
restoration of the bimetallic standard
az 1t existed in the country prior to
1873, namely, the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver at the ratio OF IL to l."
The feature of the day WAS the silver
light in the committee on resolutions.
The resolution Of silver men WAS offered,
also other silver resolutions. The op-
ponents OF free silver offered the finan-
cial plank OF 1892. also the recent Ohio
plank adopted at GAINESVILLE last month
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