Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-14
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this means your president has come In
contact with the league workers In a
large section Of the Union and he is now
more than ever impressed with the inn
portance and usefulness of this organiza-
ton. Those associated with me have la
bored to establish harmony between the
league and the regular party organiza-
ton The result of your efforts in this
direction have been most gratifying. The
league has a right to exist so long as 1t is
a useful agency for party success. They
can and do take charge of political meet
ings, distribute literature, look after reg
istrNtion. and on election day become re-
spOnsibie for every Republican casting a
ballot. ] am glad to report that in those
states where the Republican clubs were
disintegrated. by sentiment in favor of
free silver our cause is full of hope and
by and by the league clubs Of the silver
states will bring those states back into
the Republican column.
During the last campaign. when the
Democratic candidate for president was
travelling about the country in palace
cars telling the people OF their poverty
and their distress, the Republican league
clubs, one by one. We're finding their way
to Canton. where they heard the gospel
of hope. the prophecy of better things to
come. As they returned to their homes
from the mecca of Republicanism they
carried with them an enthusiasm that
made the campaign of 1896 the most men,
orable in our countrys history.
AS a part of our deliberations at this
convention, | would suggest the propri-
ETY. of discussing the proposition as to
whether 1t would not be wise TO establish
Il fixed day of the year upon which to
hold our national conventions. l would
also advise that this convention recon-
mend to the various state leagues that
the state conventions Of all the leagues
throughout the Union be held upon the
same day. Being thus held, that day
would present the league prominently be-
fore the people of the country in every
state and such concert OF action would
bring the various state organizations in
closer touch with each other. They
would seem TO have common purpose.
BY having the entire army in the field
upon one particular day would very
clearly show our continued development
in power and in influence. / would sug-
gest as the day for this extraordinary
event, the birthday of the father OF the
Republican party, Abraham Lincoln
| am justified In saying that the league
Is growing. In a number Of states few
years ago our party leaders locked upon
1t with suspicion. now they recognize
its usefulness and gladly encourage and
support It. We have a number Of dis
tinguished statesmen who have hardly
realized the fact that there exists in this
country the national Republican league.
They have unsatisfied ambitions. and are
some what disappointed at the slow prog
rcss they have made in national pol
.tics, My advice to them is to get in line
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axes TO grind, but naturally think more
Of their friends than they do of their en-
emies. OF the large number of distin-
sguished Republicans who have been
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That man is William Mckinley. As an
organization the league cannot assist any
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these irving times VIZ have II Rennhljrnn
President at washington. A man or
luftv character and rugged n,trintis,,
A man pure in life SINCERE in p,,rnosr
and with convictions of honor thar are a :
stable and untiiuchjng as the granite
hills As we are proud of thu, marty of
lincoln of Grant of Garfield and If
Blaine so are we proud of The marty of
William Mckinley The question il often
asked by our political .dversaries
"WttL has President Mckinley 1nnep''
We dnswer that he has ,lufurl,d th, stars
md Nstripes upon the island of Hawaii
by that act he, will reclaim our cnuutry's
,crrifory and our nations bonor NJ
has gone into tha soutblpn6 and t,nybt
The gospel of enduring neacp ana Chris
tian fellowship II, has rehubed IN.
pcssimist and in the place of his discor-
ilant wall of dpSo1ir ms nrncl1ip,ed tha
Joyous message of brighter DAYS and hot
TOR times II. has made II nossibla ia
pass a Republican tariff law when his
Aartv was in the minorjfy which IN
decd. is an ACCOMPLISHMENTS almost nm
known in American politicS no has
done even more. He has taught olIr neo
pie that our President is one nf MS and
for us That there should he no insur
mountaible wall between our chief r,,lrr
and his subjects. and IL may he said that
each official act of our nov prasidaut
brings him in closer touch with flts
American people who have learned tn
admire and love him.
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