The herald., 1897-07-14
REPUBLICANS
Meet to Consider Party
Politics
NATIONAL LEAGUE Of CLUBS
IN ANNUAL CONVENTION AT
DETROIT
NATIONAL LEAGUE Of CLUBS
President Woodmansee Delivers His
Farewell Address and Repeats
the Old Prosperity Promises
Associated Press Special Wire.

DETROIT, July 13.-Cool, pleasant
weather was furnished for the opening of
the tenth annual convention of the Ma
tional League of Republican Clubs. The
most striking feature Of the decorations
in the auditorium was a life-size por-
trait Of President Mckinley, surmounted
by an eagle and the Stars and Stripes
of James G. Blaine.
President Woodmansee called the
meeting to order at 10:30 and the pro-
ceedings commenced with prayer by
Rev. r. J. Service, who asked blessing
on President Mckinley. Congress, the
Governors of States and others in au-
thority. Governor Pingree delivered an
address of welcome on behalf Of the
State of Michigan.
PINGREES WELCOME
The address of welcome by Governor
Pingree was in part as follows:
1.-THE Republican party was born in
Michigan. Your meeting here, there
fore, should be an inspiration You can
not fail to remember what has made it
necessary that a new party should be
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of activity and progress and that par
ties, as we'll as men, must move for
ward or they will dieI You cannot live
upon memory or hope.
1.-THE Republican party from the day
of its birth. became great power, be-
cause it was the party Of the people anc
it will remain a great power so long as
it remains the party of the people, and
no longer.
''The great masses Of the people are
honest and patriotic. They are willing
to share the burdens of civilization, If
they can receive a few of it's benefits
Sometimes they becoRe impatient and
demand an inspection of the books
They, the people, know they are not
responsible for the present condition of
things in this country"
Mr.. e. N. Dingley Of Kalamazoo, In
his welcoming address said, among other
things: "Sixty years ago Michigan was
admitted into the union of states. En-
dowed with statehood on the thresh-
hold OF the most critical period Of the
first century of the republic, Michigan
boldly stood forth as a defender of the
doctrine of national unity. She opposed
states rights and secession and all the
moral and intellectual force of the state
was hurled against the false doctrine
which forboded disunion and dishonor.
From the baptism Of the party al
Jackson to the present time, Michigan
has been Republican in every election
save two. Here Republication has ever
found a home. In the memorable cam
paign of 1896, when the faith of many
seemed to waver and when the loyal
were put to the severest test, Michigan
rolled a Republican majority Of 10000.
The Republican league shared in this
great victory"
DUFFIEID'S SPEECH
Col H. M. Duffield welcomed the dele
gatse on behalf of the city of Detroit
saying in part: "I congratulate you on
meeting in the very hall where our great
preeident made the speech at our Mich
igan club banquet which started him
well on toward the White house., I con-
gratulate you that although but four
months of his administration have
passed, today you see the clouds of f1nan-
cial gloom lifting and you know that az
soon as the tariff bill is passed prosperity
will return to us. Notwithstanding the
fact that the Rupublican party is in 6
minority in the state, it's representatives
are going to give this country a protec-
tive tariff with adequate revenue. III
q growing country like this there viii
always be strife between capital anC
labor, but let us do all we can to make
that strife friendly one. If the mine.
is not getting wages enough let us helI
him to get his proper share, but if the
miner who does not want to work at
tempts to interfere with one who does
tell him he can't do that. Our party is
the party of the rich and poor alike, with
no fear of the rich and no favoritism tc
the poor"
This was followed by the retiring pres
dents address, as follows:
WOODMANSEE'S WORDS
Gentlemen of the Convention: In COM
pliance with custom that has been es-
tablished at our National league con-
ventions, I venture to address you ais
your president, upon the state Of the
league, and of our relations and duties
to it and to the Republican party. The
league has a mission to perform, and 1t
is eminently proper that we should an
nually determine If this organization
has measured up its possibilities. The
pomp and ceremony Of a national as.
SSfiiDiy VI lllS CHdIdCLSI are SO uStleSS
and SO inappropriate, if we cannot learn
lesson and profit by reason of the, ex-
perience. Speaking as I do for those
who during the last year have had
charge of the affairs Of the, league, I can
say we are proud Of what has been ac
complished during the closing admins
tration- I am able to report that the
debts of the league, which have so long
been a menace to its development and a
encouragement to it's friends, have been
paid. I can further say that every obli-
cation that has been incurred during the
last year is provided for, and that the
officers whom you may select at this
convention will not be required to di-
vide their time between the warts OF
the organization and the demands of its
creditors.
In further reporting to you, it is prop
er for me to say that since became your
president, less than one year ago, /
have Travelled in twelve states and made
in each of those states from one to ten
speeches. have addressed six State
league conventions and four State
league banquets. BY 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 i'm
pressed with the Importance and useful