Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-09-03
Meeting of the Lincoln League

Sent. I. 1906, the League met and was
called to order by Newton Black, Esq,
who in happy introductory speech pre-
sented Colonel John M. Thompson.
Moved by Levi M. Wise that this
Leapue tender a vote of thanks to Col.
THOMPSON tor his valuable speech. :,
Seconded by John II. Negley, adopted.
Resolutions offered by ]. H. Negley,
adopted.
print the resolutions.
w. c. Thompson, Levi M. Wise ano
A. B. c Mcfarland, elected as delegates
to the Erie Convention.
Ira McJunkin, A. T. Scott and James
M. Galbreath were elected alternates.
Moved and seconded, that Gen. w. A.
Clark be elected an Honorary member OF
TIE League. Carried unanimously.
The General made speech in which
he thanked the League for the Honor
and said he was glad to be member OF
any Republican club, Moved ano
seconded, adjourned.
RESOLUTIONS.
That we firmly adhere to the great
Republican principle of protection to oul
home industries, and hold it to be the
highest duty of our National Govern
ment to impose protective tariff rates up
on all imported articles of foreign growth
or make that come in competition with
articles of home growth or make.
That to the departure from this just
and patriotic principle by the present
Democratic National Administration car
be traced whatever is wrong or wanting
at present in the activity of business OF
in the prosperity of our people. The re
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DESTROYED some of our industries, notably
our wool growing industry, but has de
stroyed confidence and checked enter
prise in business, made the balance O
trade against us and caused the conse
quent flow of our money to foreign coun
tries to pay for said balance.
4 That the free trade or tariff fol
revenue only" policy of the Democrat:
has proven such failure to them in pro
viding sufficient revenue, and compelling
them in time of peace to borrow money
to carry on the Government, that they
now seek to escape from the results o
free trade by the substitution of anothel
issue called free coinage of silver. Tha
in this as in almost all the other acts and
doings of the present administration
they have shown their unftness to rur
the Government and the people should
and will retire them from office in Nov
ember next.
q That the Republican party stand.
now as ever for sound money and enough
of it to meet all the wants of the people
and we believe with Major Mckinley
that the best way to procure and main
fat,, ~ 90 10 rs ,fVx
to the labor Of our own people rather
than to open the mints of our country to
the free and unlimited coinage of the
silver of the world. That we see no pre-
sent benefit that would accrue to any o.
our people from the free coinage of sill
yer except to those who are the owner:
of silver mines.
S That in William Mckinley, our
nominee for the next Presidency, We
have candidate and man in whom al
can place the fullest confidence, states
man of experience and one who in all hi:
public life has a record clean, without q
single stain, and whose private life is SC
pure and blameless as to entitle him tc
the respect and admiration of all good
citizens. To promote his election we
here pledge our most active and earnes,
eHortS from now unul the closing OF the
polls i'll November, firmly believing that
In his success confidence IN business en-.
terprise will be restored and the prosperi
ty of all the people be promoted.
6 That the candidacy of w. ]. Bryan,
the nominee of one wing of the Demo.
cratic party and of all the Populistic
Communistic and dangerous elements OF
society, should be resisted by all citizens
having the peace, good order and stabili-
ty of our Government at heart, and we
welcome to our support in this campaign
all of other psrties who deem it their
duty to oppose such elements and such
nomination.