The Portland daily press., 1897-07-14
PARTY OF THE PEOPLE.
Republican Organization Must Be
Such II 1t PrOspers.
GOV. PINGREE'S ADDRESS y0
LEAGUE REPUBLICAN CLUBS.

Big Convention Assembled in Detroit
observation-disclosures of Greeting Sent
Mr.. Mckinley and He Returns the
Comp1iment-Telegram of Regret
From Speaker Heed and Others.
Convention Hall, Detroit, Mich, July
| 13.-Cool, pleasant weather was furnished
for the opening of the tenth annual con-
vention of the National League of Repub-
lican clubs today.
| The most striking feature in the audi
torium decorations was life-sized por-
trait of Presidnt Mckinley, surmounted
| by an eagle and surrounded by stars and
| stripes.
Directly opposite, in the rear of the hall,
| was similar portrait of James G. Blaine.
Pictures Of Washington and Lincoln
| adorned the walls at either side of the
bill hall and the intervening spaces, raf-
ter and gallery front were hung with the
red, white and blue.and escutcheons of the
state.
| Itwas 1890 O'Clock when President
| Woodmansee raped for order Rev. DIR.
Robert j. Service of the Trumbull avenue
| Presbyterian church offered prayer.
President Woodmansee then introduced
Gov. Pingree to deliver the address of
welcome on behalf of the State of Michi-
gan.
| Mr.. Pingree said:
Mr.. Chairman and Members of the Re.
publican League:
The Republican party was born in
Michigan. Your meeting here should
therefore be an inspiration. You cannot
fail to remember what it was that made
1t necessary that a new party should be
formed. On behalf of the state I extend
to you cordial welcome.
You are the young men of the party
You represent its working force. You
know that this is an age of activity and
progress and that parties as we'll as men
must move forward or they will die.
You cannot live upon memory or upon
hope.
The Republican party, from the day of
Its birth, became a great power. because
1t was the party of the people and it will
remain grea power SO long as it re-
mains party of the people, and no long
er. 1t was controlled by men who be-
lieved in the great principles of equal
rights, but 1T has been necessary to fight to
keep what we have.
The great masses of the people are hon
est and patriotic. They are willing to
share the burdens of civilization if they
| can receive a few of it's benefits. Some
times they become impatient and demand
an inspection of the books. They, the
| people, know that they are not respon-
slble for the present condition of this
country. Farmers and mechanics, who
| are the principal burden bearers wonder
| what has become of the old principle of
equal taxation. They wonder how and
why. many privileged classes still exist in
this Republic. The people have been read
| ing and studying. Some of them have
even been thinking. They know that the
to the principle of equal rights, and that
| is Republican principle and they ex-
| pect the Republicans to enforce it, and
they are going to see that it is enforced.
| We hear q great deal said about the home
market. 1t is the most valuable market
we have. If | were going to destroy that
market entirely I would favor the con-
tions of capital. This would result in
throwing about half of the workingmen
out of employment and of wiping out
small concerns and destroying individu-
ality which is another name for patri-
otism. Then it would be only necessary
to see that the greater portion of the
taxes are collected from the working
classes and that all railroads companies
and all other watered stock and concerns
are taxed from one-third and one-seventh
as much as the widows cottage and the
farmers farm.
have great faith that the right will
prevail. The people are patient and when
| they are betrayed by their representatives
| they make other selections and try
again. They expect relief from the Re-
publican party and they are willing to
give it a fair trial. You are here as the
representatives of that party, fresh from
, the people themselves, and your utter
| ances. and your recommendations will be
awaited with interest, and if they are
wise and true ana practical, they will be
received with welcome.
After speeches of welcome on behalf of
the city by Col. Henry ?. Duffield and
for the State League by Fl. N. Dingley of
Kalamazoo, its president the president
| OF the National League. D. D. Wood
mansie of Cincinnati, delivered his
annual address.
The roll of states was then called for
| announcement of members of committees
| A resolution was adopted directing that
telegram of greeting to President Nc
| Hinley, congratulnting him upon the sue
cess of the Republican administration
and asserting that the promised era of
| prosperity is now near fulfillment, and
ueCidring GndG Uue league Always has Deen
the friend of Mckinley and will always
hold up his hands in advancing the in
terests of the country and of the part Of
Lincoln and of Mckinley.
At this point the following telegram
from President Mckinley to President
Woodmansie was read:
| 81 offer through you my heartiest con-
CALCULATIONS on the tenth annual conven-
ton of the Republican League and my
continual best wishes for the increased
usefulness and prosperity of this worthy
organization.
kilograms of regret were read from
Vice President Hobart, Secretary Sher.
man, Senators Allison, Quay, Yelling
ton, Warren, Fairbanks, Burrows, Speak
er Reed, Congressman Grosvenor, Ding,
| ley, Fowler, Henderson, Secretaries
Aiger, Gary, Gage, Long, Wilson, Pension
| Commissioner Evans and others.
| All resolutions We're referred to the
committee on resolutions which meets to.
night.
| The convention then adjourned until
ten tomorrow morning.
| Until nine O'Clock tonight the Auditori-
UNI presented somewhat dismal appear