The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS.
Address Of President CsawfosS Gov"
ess the New Issues suddeniy Pre-
scented ~ . Result of the War
r.xor. Hordfnx New Possessions.

OMAHA. yDly i3.--Prez1deat Crawford
called The convention. Of the National
League OF fsepu sIiean. Clubs 20 order tas
s.crr.nx. Prayer va followed by q read
Zig % the roll cali and addresses sy Jo-
.sgh L. Webster. PROT Charles Winter,
s3avcr r. K s.eorer and President Cav
sof1.
President Crawford spoke az follows:
'.lE Issa tae DenaeFst tic party carried
81, the y White HOUSE. Republicans looked
3 z.t.i tafB. s46ratoT1Ig To a.sGoFcr the
fG4s s.gE> Of TIE IsEass, eufeA:eT1ng TO AS
CsBsall. what ceIic ia asss 10 con. siiee tGla
speofls that they MAJ erred. ana u place
Iar Republican party aga.a IN power. Du-
ring tas EXT t!4tee years thls inquiry
went On, sna sns Of the great thoughts
developed was that Gi9D organization
wB.al. would spread over the leBEtn and
bTe&sth OF TIE Ja.sn had aeoosne neces-
saIy, and IL December. issI. Upon tie IL
v.tAtloa OF Ne~ losA clas. asissstes
from about 80 Republican LiGoS OF the
LnIles states assembled IL Rational con-
rsnIson at Caicker,nx haii, III tie city OF
New York. Ana tGeie MAS eEganizce and
LAUNCHED the AaiiGslal Republican League.
EiEas tnen, g5sie leagues MADE up OF
tss aoAcsn CfBD4s al over tbs state, have
bsss EiaTicS ~ every state in the Union.
lnasytG.ai clubs Send tGe!r Delegates 10 the
Stale issgus conventions. the STATE league
conventions alsct delegates 10 the national
fraEae convention, WHICH n turn elects
t,s Eatiofai effects. The national OFF,
GERS watch the state organizations. rsor-
Easlize them, when necessary, and encoar-
age and assist them n various says TO
keep their iampe burning and the r armor
bright and To keep them IN the lest pos
eibis condition to DO the beat possible work
IL avery campaign.
II you desire 10 know what the national
league has accomplished, consider for a
tlefnenf the best work done by the Ohio
State League, and the work II did during
hA
number Of states in tAe Union and you will
approximate the grand wofk Of the Ma
tionai Republican League
Az state leagues are parts OF the ma
fional league. To get al the work OF the
national league this sum total must be as
certa'ned The services OF the league are
given voluntarily and without expectation
OF reward. Delegates 10 conventions
members Of the national executive consni,-
tee. and other national Officers travel
thousands or miles. donating their time
ano Their services and bearing their own
THE work OF the league Ia strictly auxil-
sary 10 the work Of the regularly const:-
tuted state and national committees. and
tho greatest tribute tina: j can pay to the
loyalty and unssifishness OF the league is
10 say that for ten years the surprising
spectacle has been presented of political
ofm 1a numbering several millions,
ess OF II great party. constantly holding
itseif subordinate To the regular party au-
shorites and happy In being a farce Who'll
" auxiliary 10 the established party COM
nittees and conventions. IL makes no at
Tempt 10 dictate party nominations or poll
ie;ss. Dut can always se relied upon 10
throw Itself enthusiastically into the work
OF every campaign after the PLATFORM has
Teen written and the candidates selected.
y OF once In its History has IL coiiided with
ths Regularly constituted party authorities
ana no tendencies in that direction are dis
cerninie. !, Is not our mission to dictate
she policy Of the Republican party I, ia
pot our mission 10 settle questions cs state
Hr come together once year across
p,alns ana over the mountains from the
most distant corners II the Union 10 re-
rev our friendships. TO discuss plans for
: tHe best organization and maintenance and
extension OF league clubs TO arouse enthu-
ssasrn within the party; TO enable by con-
Fersation each delegate 10 return 10 the
work At home with the best knowledge Oh
tAinahie OF how 10 carry on thas work.
end then to set the pace in deed and IN
!aet IN the work OF carrying the regularly
promulgated platform and the regularly
unIhated candidates 10 victory We do
Snis by the circulation of literature by
k~tting up and making successful great
meetings. by the organization ana carry
ins out or great pafades bv converting
mrs, voters and by In every way arousing
enthusiasm IN the grand old party
THE earnest devotion If the iaazpe "a
me advancement OF the principles In
Waich II believes has Won for IL the graf
ithGe and esteem Of the Republican Marty
and the respect ana admiration - tLe
fear,e without regard IL party
sae league is not the friend OF ra,lti.at
noses and not tn sympathy with narrow
personal or tricky esislatlon PASSED 10
fcFptttistc a boss or his boards OF II, GER
fyhandsr a district hnt ts quick 10 Te,.
eEn.zs aud appreciate beneficial easlres
ana 10 honor and serve statcsf1len
''tta ienets OF INotltlcs} fa}th ara ,h,
IsEhvsi ara faost unse.lsh and bring the
so.hso1 OF the Grave Questions Of now 10
secure The cieauess and most efyrr,tve r.ar.
II
work ard lie another illustration ~ No
survival az The tiiie<f
The officers elected at Deiroit caused
fho proceedings Of that convention tn -
punished ana Distribute not Only "a
state league bat 70 newspapers and ruh
e ihetl 81 ths country That had nag been
was ss'}ecf"d. Islt every member OF the NJ
IONA committee vas urged TO AXE MS
iNti l4f* IA every matter al every Sweet
~ ihai Nae departure from an estsh-
ishea rule fhis administration fo9tr,d the
ersHhl@Atlon cat 0f stebt and kept II -,
IhrFe IL now a balance Ia the treasury
,~hlch. 10 u@s 'he words ~ an Arkansas
league man at h}S state .s,nvarsIcn
though small service 10 ilhatrafe tha, ~.
republican parry Is accustomed 10 5sai
Win A Surplus and npt a deficiency A
,"tstsa@'s a"so'y az th'~ organization. au-
'Aofhe1 ty tsAS administration has ms,
ApFeafett. During the r4.t 80 IS
..1'.1 state conventions ard ot1ef i..tstis
acet'nss in twelve states ant >uSrext
a 4
aF4ustot theFC~>Fes wfth f4a sfata -
lFa'ioas ana iajsti,ls3 rla,s rs often ana
- saHSH - 5A5s~t' bic Ftis sotVcot earsss.
shd active organ 14.toa l-s s.,-er urae~.
s'9Ns s0d NOSE h4Ehly spprA -iated pes
tlsr ~ afN t'u'" sn 3ta erslory
tnsfNi& Z" Toe Questions 81 Tie asy
" are Unable Ia discover car roe,p,- - =
- iH@eF@tic party. Es no tonep~ exts.<
,1l~ wise. conservative Democrats hayr
hSSa etFaetSd tuto the Bouuhlfraa tayts
&c l'pui,sts swallowed tas tvrtssrg3nl-
{t"W "a HfalfF Pnpuiism and frs. silver
i's UloSta'S nf}@A iitto e4ea otA,,r afrnr
ls~sfns similar resolution All eans.raf,~..
f'e same CANDIDATE she whofs ms -
f.u'Hlt4 some isscygra} animal aud tAe
AhtFfsNah NtNfbc. recognizing e AZ -.
i-N"f@0s &E8 ala 3&efSuE hu1taf Il, -
CFsin- / as E'tIter stt = ~ the pe,rr.>rs,i
iA&tiorm ~ss fTc@ silver at Is IA i ara -.