Griggs courier., 1895-06-28

man being nominAted for the presi-
dency, was. the first speaker at the
mass meeting in Music hall 1t night.
he said in part:
the republican party must show i,self
perpiexing problems now looming up dark
ana threatening ON the legislative hori-
Eon. The monetary question IN at-
tracing attention, seeming to some to
be moro immediate in its demand than ever
was that Of the tari& But this. believe. viii
be settled speedily when the economic policy
OF the nation u adjusted 20 meet the condi-
dtttons OF al sections Of our land: for. aftsr
all. u not any currency question at
bottom. IN industrial enc. Both the cur-
rency and the tariff questions are, essen.
TALLY. wage questions that bring us face to
race with the problem Of how 70 secure and
maintain greater equity between capital and
labor TO my mind this Will. In the near fu-
ture. be the most important question, tor there
10 spirit Of unrest abroad In this great land,
originating from feeling OF unequal division
OF the product OF this nation. The republican
party on its return to power must face these
questions. and 1t will meet them honestly vnd
sQuarely."
Senator Thurston Talks.
Senator John NJ. Thurston, Of Ne
braska, made y red-hot protective tariff
speech. He said among other things
that the great trouble in this country
to-day is that the opportunities to ex-
change American muscle Tor American
money were too few. He continued:
THE republican party will never let the
tariff question rest until it has been settled
right and forever What this country needs is
not an opening Of the mints to the silver Of
the world, but an opening Of industries to the
muscle Of the citizens"
Mrs. Foster IL Heard.
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, president of
the Women's Republican league, fol-
lowed Senator Thurston. She said
that she had come from New Mexico,
800 miles, to talk at the meeting.
The three great republican victories
OF the year were designated as the
overthrow of Tammany in New York,
Waiteism in Colorado and the victory
In Kansas. She said that the women
were responsible for all of them.
wherever women are entitled to vote
she said, 1.-The republican party is the
gamer. 1t has been demonstrated in
every case. The great questions be.
fore the republican party are the
tariff, as matter of course, nom
partisanship in municipal affairs and
the settlement of the controversy be-
tween capital and labor"
Cummins Says Tariff IL the Thing.
Hon. A. b. Cummins, Of Iowa, pre-
sented an argument in favor of party
allegiance to protection, and said that
the tariff formed the corner stone and
only safety of the working,nen of
America. Upon the silver question he
said the republican party stood firmly
upon the principles laid down in the
Minneapolis platform-that every dol
lar in circulation should have an equal
purchasing power. aa3 favored a ratio
of l6 to /.
It has been decided to hold the next
convention of the National League Of
Republican clubs in the city of Mil
waukee.
Thursday's Session.
CLEVELAND, O., June 22.-The work
of the eighth convention of the Ma
tional League of Republican Clubs was
practically ended Thursday night at
o'clock when the committee on reso-
lutlons finished its deliberations and
formulated its address. A few minutes
before the convention, after an all day
session, had adjourned until Friday
morning at 10 o'clock. Had it stayed in
session short time longer the report
would have gone before it and speedy
disposition might have been made.
1t was II o'clock before the conven-
ton was called to order by President
Tracy. The delegates were present
in force, but there was lack of in
terest on account of the overshadowing
Importance of the meeting of the com-
mittee on resolutions in session at the
hotel. The committee on
credentials was the first to report.
1t reported that there was only one
contest, and that was in South Carolina.
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