St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-06-21

6HIS. IL CTSDl6Q the wealth. ana mar
velously increased the progress and
prosperity of the American people. 1t
has generously favored the upbuilding
or restoration of our merchant marine.
Every page of its history is illumined
with the light Of advancement and
every year of it's existence has added
to the fame of it's leaders.
THE ENEMY.
'"The record of the Democratic party
has been a record of dishonor, and it's
history the story of national disaster.
1t well-nigh .dismembered the Union
in its efforts to perpetuate slavery, and
has destroyed its prosperity in seek
ing to establish free trade. 1t dishon-
ored our flag a third of century ago,
when it went out of power; and since
againg being vested with national
control has trailed it's folds in the dust
of an island in the western seas. 1t
seeks to make the roll of the heroes
who saved the country roll of dis
honor, and has in many cases un-
justly deprived them of the pittance
granted them by a grateful country
in the way of pensions. 1t has stricken
down national prosperity and brought
about industrial stagnation, financial
depression and financial adversely. 1t
has by it's vacillation created domestic
disaster and seriously impaired our
credit abroad. Its policy has put out
the fires of our furnaces, stopped the
spindles in our scctories, the ring of
the anvil in our shops, and filled the
land with enforced idlers and put hon.
est citizens out of employment. 1t
has reduced the public revenues until
they failed to meet the necessary de-
mands of the government. and has
largely increased it's bonded public
debt in a time of profound peace. In
short the record and history of the
party shows its utter incapacity to
meet the demands of a great people;
it's incompetency, its insincerity and
its utter disregard of the national
commonwealth. Every page of it's his
tory is dark with mistakes and fail
ures, with broken promises and broken
pledges, and every month of its exist
ence shows that growing incompetency
of it's leaders"
GREAT STUFF.
Therefore the Republican National
league, organized to promote the sue
cess of the Republican party and to
aid in organizing and fighting its
political battles, and not to place cam
paigns or nominate candidates, de-
clares itself satisfied with the record
and history of the Republican party;
that it has faith in the political wisdom
of its leaders and the correctness of it's
national legislation. We declare that
the Republican party has wisely met
every national issue presented, and
legislated for the good of the people.
It's past history issthe best guarantee
of it's future action. To the national
convention of that party we confident
ly refer the declaration of principles
upon which the next great campaign
is to be conducted, satisfied that sucn
platform will embody the doctrines of
the party and contain the declaration
of these principles which Will best
conserve the welfare of the people. To
that platform then declared, and to-
ia1y n = a q Wy
can safely refer, satisfied they will
merit and receive our hearty and un-
divided support Upon the election.
of that ticket and the restoration of
the Republican party to the complete
control of. all departments in the gov
ernment depends the future prosperity
of this country, the welfare of the
masses and the happiness of all. We
congratulate the coiored Republicans
of the United States upon their manly
stand for free ballot and an honest
election, and demand from every
branch of the government, judicial as
well as legislative. a Just recognition
of their rights and a fair and honest
consideration of every subject affect
ing the rights of that progressive and
clare it, as a cardinal principle of
the Republican party, that all local
institutions of the proper representa-
tion of the republic shall be relocated
to the respective states of the Union"
TARIFF THE ISSUE.
All day there had been a persistent
effort to get some attention to matters
other than the silver question. The
leaders insisted that no side-show
should overshadow the main tent. The
Cleveland World, edited by Robert P.
Porter, formerly of the New York
Press, and superintendent of the last
federal decennial census, devoted most
of its space today to interviews with
delegates, and claimed that all, with
the exception of the West, considered
the tariff as the issue. Its headlines
are: 'Hark! Ye Republicans. Tariff
Is the Issue "Silver Is in the Back
ground This Money Agitation Is a
Democratic Scheme" Strong Ex-
pressions From Prominent Republi-
cans From All Parts of the Country for
Protection as the Keynote" The in
PRODUCTION to the article says "The
tariff will be the issue of the national
campaign of 1896. This is the ex-
preston of the most prominent dele
gates to the National Republican
league convention, not from any par
ticular section of the country, but from
East, West, North and South. World
reporters made careful canvass of the
hotels and interviewed delegates and
visitors who are known to be represen-
tative men. The unanimity of the ex-
pressions, declaring for campaign on
tariff lines, was remarkable. 1T is a
long time between this and election
day, and before that 1 think the tariff
will assume it's due Importance and be-
come the chief question at issue said
Hon. John Dalzell of Pennsylvania
A majority of those interviewed spoke
in the same vein.
A MYTHICAL SILVER CROW.
The World concluded a long editorial
leader in the same issue thus: 'The
Republican party is not likely to allow
it's hard-beset foes to thus hoist their
sins upon it's back and carry them oil
into the wilderness. 1t is not for the
Republicans to admit, in platform or
other utterances, than an eg laid for
years has just Matched out calamity
that can be traced directly to the ugly
creature that laid it, cackled over 1t
and warmed it into life. No; the myth
ical silver crow laid at the door of the
Republican party will not be the issue
of next year with the assent or con-
sent of that party. 1t is prouSht TOR
ward in order to hide the responsibility
of the party that said it would make
mischief with American industries, and
which would have been, had 1t dared
to be quite as bad as it's word
The Pennsylvania delegates early
decided to cast the united vote of
their delegation for Gen. McAlpin, of
New York, for the presidency. The
Tennessee delegation met before the
convention and decided that the new
South had not been as prominently
brought to the front before the con-
vention as other sections. A resolu-
ton was adopted requesting ex-Con-
gressman William r. Moore to prepare
an address to the Republican party of
the United States, to be delivered to
the convention, setting forth the claims
of the South to a fuller recognition by
the party.
Among those accorded an ovation on
entering the hall today was Gen. Asa S.
Bushnell, the Republican candidate for
governor of Ohio, who sat as one of
the Ohio delegates.