Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-06-26
LEAGUE CLUBS.
Many Republicans Come Together
at Cleveland.
President Tracy's Address = Wednesday
Nights Mass Meeting-Warner Miller
Makes a Speech - McAlpinS
Elected President.

Elected President.
CLEVELAND, o., June 21.-Seldom has
so much interest been manifested in
convention of the League of Repub-
lican Clubs as in the one which con-
vened in Music hall Wednesday
morning at 1890 o'clock.
After prayer by Rev. s. L. Darsie,
Secretary Humphrey read the call and
addresses of welcome were made by
Mayor Robert F. McKisson and Presi-
dent d. ID. Woodmansee, of the Ohio
League of Republican Clubs. s...essve-
Address of President Tracy.
President Tracy, of Chicago, then
delivered the annual address in part as
follows: Is
I'm the eighth year of our organization we
find ourselves grown beyond our expectations.
Our conventions are the opening guns
of every campaign. Our deliberations
are listened to with the utmost considera-
tion and evince the fact that the future OF the
league as power for good in the re-
publican party is assured
1T is our work to elect, not select, candi-
dates, and promote, not promulgate, plat
forms. Party platforms and party candl-
dates must have the approval OF the people,
but to insure victory in the next campaign
we must prepare to meet organization with
organization. 1t is through the 10000 clubs
which form the Republican National league
that this organization can be best car
ried on. The league has no desire to
control party machinery. or attempt in any
way to interfere with any regular commit
tee intrusted with campaign manage
rnent, 1t seeks, however, through its clubs
to make more popular to all citi-
zens the opportunity to participate in
political affairs and assume the response
bility, the labor and the glory of political
service 1t appeals to the intelligence and
patriotism of the American people. and
through the establishment OF club in
every town seeks to advance and promote
republican principles in every community,
and before every freSide in the land Every
American citizen should nave strong polit-
ical convictions should attend all caucuses
of his party, and be in the truest and best
sense a politician. it is only through the
united and intelligent effort of our best citi-
zeDs that good government can be assured
Democrats cannot blot out the figures of
the treasury department, which show that
under President Harrison'S administration
S233 100000 were paid on the public debt
and that the public debt under President
Cleveland's administration has been increased
over $4,000, Co.'S or that under the McKin-
ley law there was provided revenue
of S5000,000 in excess of the require
ments of the government, while under the
Wilson law there will be a deficit of from
SEQ, 900 600 to S100, 100000 The only law
passed by the democratic congress which
could produce revenue has been declared
unconstitutional by the supreme court of
the United States. They will not be per-
mitted to escape this responsibility. No
amount of beating the tom toms or rails
inc ha 6I1ct
will blind the people to the fact that three
precious years of the commercial life of
the republic have been sacrificed by the dem
ocratic party on the 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 it can be
brought about without disturbing our pres
emit 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 citizens them
selves? Shall the workmen and tradeSmen
of foreign countries enjoy the privileges OF q
market made valuable by the higher ideals of
life and intelligence OF the American people
when they in no way contribute to the condi-
ton, pay no share of the taxes and in no way
assist in sustaining the American government?
When the factories were closed, the
workshop deserted. labor idle. the entire
network of our Industrial system disorgan-
lied and the frightened owners Of money
had locked it in their boxes or hidden it in
the chimneys, it is not surprising we found
our currency circulation too limited and that
there was general demand for an increase.
1t is in keeping withsthe record of the past
that the democratic leaders should strive
to take advantage of sentiment
created largely through their own blum
dering 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 demo- |
cratic party 7 never did anything for |
silver in any of the years it was in power
During the years before the war. when free
coinage did exist the democratic party did
not coin 100000 of silver dollars, and
yet in the past twenty-five years sthe
republican party has coined over 300,00O000 |
of silver dollars and issued 100000 900 Of
silver certificates against silver purchased |
There can be no disagreement as TO the en-
larged use of silver. There are few or
none who are not in favor of this. The ques-i
tion is how can it best be brought about 1t
is question of economics and not of politics,
and as such should have careful considera-
tion.
Finally, the great work Of the republican
party is the promotion and enlarge
ment of our industries through protection.
and the extension of our foreign trade
through reciprocity: the establishment of a
bimetallic standard Of money through in
ternational agreement, in which silver
rhall be more fully recognized; the revival
of our merchant marine and the creation
Of o system of irrigation for the reclama-
ton of arid lands Having given our atten-
tion to the questions OF the day, let the voice
of this convention be of 10 uncertain tone.
Let it go forth full of vim and vigor,
full OF Americanism, in the dauntless spirit of
as taught by James G. Blaine.
Let your platform be wide enough, broad
enough and strong enough to cover the whole
country and meet the approval Of the whole
people,
The organization of the convention
was then begun by slips being passed
to each state to fill out with the names
If members of committees. Viii
this was being done, the coming
eight on the silver question was
'oreshadowed by a motion made
BY Fl. Clay Evans, of Tennessee, that
Ill resolutions be referred to the COM
nitree on resolutions without debate.
This was adopted and the convention
adjourned until 10 o'clock Thursday
morning.
Mass Meeting at Night.