The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-13
strong Declarations in support OF
sound Money and other Cardinal
Republican Doctrines.
SPEECHES OF THE OCCASION
GEN. WALLACE OPPOSES ANNEXA-
TION OF HAWAII AND CUBA.
Remarks by Judge Taylor, Mr. HanIy
dent of the National League.
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special 20 the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb. 12.-The big sue
cess of the annual meeting of the Indiana
Republican League amply demonstrated two
facts. First, that the party in this State is
up and ready for the fight of 1893 and sec
ond. that it wise thing to take this
gathering about to various cities of the
State instead Of always holding it at one
place Over 800 visitors were registered at
the various hotels last evening, and the in
coming trains brought in nearly as many
more. The meeting was a distinct success,
not only n number, but in spirit. The quail
ity Of enthusiasm displayed was the sort
that wins battles.
The meeting really began last night with
a reception given to the delegates by the
Lincoln Cub The Lafayette Republicans
turned out in force. and the handsome club
home contained fully 500 people. Speeches
. Were made by Gen. Lew Wallace. Judge r.
s. Taylor, State Chairman Hernly, A. NJ
Higgins and others. Late at night the dis
trict managers met and appointed commit
tees on resolutions and rules. Care was ex-
ercised in the selectie:: of the former com
mistee. and the resul. Jas the strongest set
of resolutions the league has ever adopted,
with firm and courageous plank on cur
rslcy reform. The committee was COM
posed of Messrs. Frank B. Posey, Evans
vile; Charles Siher, Evansville; ]. A.
Kemp, Salem; Daniel V. Miller, Terre
Haute: Chris Adele. SEeIbyville; John Nc
Gregor, Indianapolis; ]. j. M. La Toilette,
Portland; John Wingate, Wingate; Grant
Kitchener, Valparaiso; John Watts. Marion;
j. w. Baker, Columbia City; w. II. Oren.
South Bend.
President Higgins appointed the following
committee rules and order of business:
w. c. zering, of Evansville; A. w. Bruner,
OF Paoli; II. e. Lewis, of Greencastle; S.
Waite Mansfield, of Indianapolis; c. M.
Travis, of Charlottesville; j. II. Markle, of
Winchester; T. c. Kennedy of SheIbyviIle;
~loyd Loughry of Monticello; A. III. Plum
mer, of Wabash; Senator Gilbert, of Ango-
la; j. A. Skunk of Plymouth.
About the corridors and lobby of the
Lahr House during the morning there was
as much politics as there usually is about
state convention, and there were States"
and combinations of ali sorts. Those men.
headed by ''Al' Moore, fixed up the Seventh
district delegation to suit themselves and
traded it with the total vote allotted to that
district. The Seventh is about the only dis
trict In the State that thus permits its
league representation to go by default
Shortly after IL o'clock the league met for
business in the opera house, and it was
Charles G.. Yohn was chosen temporarily.
Mayor Justice, of Lafayette, delivered a
brief and hearty speech of welcome, aud
Charles S. HernIy, the newly elected State
chairman, was introduced and received with
applause. Mr.. Hernly spoke briefly but
very much TO the point He said he regarded
the league as a part of the Republican or
ganization of the State, and wanted its
help from start to finish of the campaign.
This was not to be an off year. Again the
money question must be fought out, and the
Republican party would be found acvanc-
ing its lines steadily in the direction of
sound and stable currency, driving before
it the forces of reputation and cheap
money. His talk was heartily applauded.
THE RETIRING PRESIDENT.
A. NJ. Higgins, the retiring president,
cupied the rest of the morning hour with
his annual address. which was well re-
ceived. In the course Of his talk Mr. Hig-
gins said:
Mr.. Higgins briefly reviewed the history
of the league, strongly commended Repub-
lican principles and continued by saying:
I'VE will meet the repudiationist and finan-
cial hereto again at the polls this year.
The Republican party is being criticised
for not offering remedy for the fall of
silver. Why should we tamper with silver
or endeavor to bolster up the fortunes of
silver kings? We do not assume TO be the
guardian of the white ore nor are we inter-
ested In the Comstock lode any more than
we are in Mexico. Why should we even eX
ert our brains in schemes for elevating sill
yer when its owners openly insist that our
homes be confiscated our building loans
depreciate, our wages diminish and our
honor vanish away? Out upon such fancies!
The Republican party will formulate such
laws will protect the investor, the de-
positor, the insured one and the saver will
redeem its greenbacks and its bonds in the
best money that was ever coined, will de-
wise ways and means OF increasing the cir
culating medium by giving dollar for dol
lar and no less, will frame new laws which
Will take away blemishes of those laws
which We have Outgrown, but never, never
so long as the memory of a Lincoln be
wit ne
hiss always been, so long as the rugged
honesty of Grant be remembered, while the
sterling qualities of that gentle President
Hayes abide with us, when we recall the
patient Garfield, the noble Arthur and the
magnetic and magnificent Blaine, SO long
as those two souls of honor, benjamin Har-
rison and Williams Mckinley, can leave
records to follow, never will the party of
patriotism, the party OF positiVlSm, the par
" of political honor agree that faith is not
worth keeping. that honesty is not the best
policy, and that Reputation is not Gamma
ton. We are morally and eternally right.
Mauntebanks from Mexico and PopuhSt
defViehes from Nevada cannot confuse the
issues by their sophistries and cheap abuse.
It is as wicked for a nation 10 steal as 1t is
for YOU TO pilfer or for me TO rob. No one
disputes the statement that the United
States has the power TO scale down its
debts but the very foundations of justice
tremble at the suggestion that we have the
moral right 10 do so. No, thousand times
no. If IL even brought temporary pros
perity the Republican party would refuse
to counteaance it, and, bringing with 1t, as
which knaVes only would thrive and honest
men go down in despair, the republican
party spurns the proposition and chal-
ienges its sponsors to defend the monstrous
.asrhe false enforcement of the civil
service law will lead to its modification,
SO that the threatened office aristocracy
will have a fixed tenure and the ballot will
once again be regarded as a privilege of
every voter and not disregarded by the very
men who used it TO obtain their protected
positions. The League of Republican Clubs
refuses to believe that the Indiana voter
will accept the peevish declarations OF a
Carl Schurz and swallow the Cleveland
system of reform. Civil service is not so
sacred as to preclude its being opera ted
fairly and when Democratic President
gives life tenure 10 partisans who cannot
pass an examination then Republican adj
gn.r.stration cannot undo the farce too
quickly Genuine civil service, which
throws about expert positions "A hedge of
expert inquiry was the offspring of the
Republican party The party never Con
templated that janitors could be salaried
for life under it or that fosslized office
holders could be pensioned to continue for
ever lives political eunuchs in the Dis
frict Of Columbia. Partisans make good
citizens Parties are the health of the Re-
public Partisanship is patriotism Neu-
trality breeds treason and disloyalty.
THE Indiana Republican League cannot
outline party policy. While IL can voice
party sentiment in an informal way, It's
main purpose is to fight its partys battles
In the last campaign Il had nearly loo
clubs in this State with over $4,000 MEM
hers. Without money in its treasury, with
cut assessments from candidates TO de-