The Indianapolis journal., 1898-02-24
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE
STATE LEAGUE IN SESSION.
Chairman HernIy, of State Committee,
Addresses It-President HOlIO-
way Has a New Plan.

unusually well attended. Members or the
committees were present from the far cor
ners of the State. including such active
young men Of the party as Fred 4. Hollo-
way, president of the league, and w. w.
Huffman, secretary of the league, both be-
ing from Anderson; A. NJ. Higgins, of Terre
Haute, the retiring president; E. f. Neal,
of Nobesville, the retiring secretary, and
now the nominee OF his party for represent
ative from Hamilton county; C. w. Nc
Guire, of New Albany; John Watts, of
Marion; Milton Kraus, of Peru; A. e. Need
ham. of Muncie John w. O'Hara, of Peru:
George p. Haywood, of Lafayette; c. c.
Shirley, of Kckomo; Daniel e. Storms, of
Lafayette; ]. f. Statesman of Peru; T. c.
Kennedy, of Shelbyville; Judge ]. o.
Thompson, of Winchester; f. C. Buck. Of
Fort Wayne and L. G. Rothschild, Russell
M. Seeds, S. H. Spooner and r. A Brown,
of this city.
CHAIRMAN HERNLY'S TALK.
Charles S. Hernly, chairman of the state
committee was also present. Mr.. Hernly
made a forcible and rousing speech, W vhich
stirred up the enthusiasm of the gathering.
He spoke mainly on the Importance of or
ganization, and testified to the good results
that had been obtained from club work in
"
stress on the need of education on the ques-
tion of finance, and said that the league had
q. grand opportunity which it should take
the fullest advantage of in teaching the
young men of the State the principles of
sound and honest currency.
George z. Haywood, of Lafayette also
made q fine talk and nearly all of those
present eloquently contributed their part
70 the evenings speechmaking. Every one
eVlnced perfect confidence in the party's
success this fall and showed a determina-
ton to prosecute with vigor the righteous
course Of honesty in the governments
financial system.
But the principal business before the
meeting was of practical nature-the de-
men brought into the league clubs. Fred
r; Holloway, the newly-elected president
OF the league, laid before the meeting a
plan which he had prepared, prefacing it
with an able speech showing the need for
its adoption. He said that men had hereto
fore been disposed to be guided by the
mandates of party leaders, but that the
times had now changed. While the infiu-
ence of the politicians is Still strong par
the voter. This condition" he said, lis at
once alarming and hopeful. 1t is alarming
because perniciouS but fascinating theory
of finance has attracted the attention if
not the support, of vast proportion of the
American people. 1t is hopeful because the
experience of civilized mankind has been
that when the people did investigate great
public questions for themselves, their ulti-
mate decision and action were always in
the direction of truth and Justice
Continuing, he said that the welfare and
stability Of the Republic depends upon the
intelligent direction given to the political
thought and action Of the people at this
time. 1t is not difficult to perceive what
field contains the richest soil wherein to
SOW the seeds of national honor and Repub-
for this season alone. The party must pro-
vide against a famine in 1900 The fruitful
soil is composed of men whose ages range
from nineteen to thirty. 1t is the business
Indiana M n
Clubs to sow this seed The young men
must be educated.
MIR. HOLLOWAY'S PLAN.
Mr.. Holloway then gave an outline of the
plan of education which he proposed. 1t
consisted in course of study to be mapped
out for club work on the following subjects:
"A course of study should be mapped out
Tor club work on the following subjects /.
a sound currency with gold as the standard
of value. 2. The economic value of reve-
nue. system which embodies the idea of de-
Veloplng and protecting American indus
tries. 8. The Supreme Court of the United
States. q. Great public men of America who
have illustrated in their public lives the
fundamental doctrines now embraced by
the Republican party, such as Washington,
Hamilton, Chief Justice Marshall Webster,
Clay, Lincoln, Seward, Morton, Grant,
Chase. Blaine and one living statesman,
john Sherman.
I'm carrying out this plan of work it is
suggested: l. That there be different
chairman selected in advance by a commit
tee of the club to preside at each meeting
OF the club. This is for the double purpose
of passing around the honors and giving
club members special experience in parlia-
mentary procedure. 2. That there be pre-
pared ana specially adapted for club study
a special work-a special treatise. but COM
prehensiye enough to embrace the whole
subject, on sot'nd currency, with gold as
the standard Sc divided and arranged that
a chapter treating upon some branch of
the subject will consume that portion of the
evenings, programme allotted to discus
sion of the financial question:: these chap
ters, of course, to be taken up and studied
consecutively ana In logical order. That
there be similarly prepared and adapted
treatSeS upon the other lines of study
heretofore mentioned
Following is an illustration of a club
programme, after the routine business:
first financial system by the government.
Ten minutes. (b) DiscUSsionof paper tWen-
ty-five minutes No speech to exceed five
minutes. (c) Hamiltons part in establish
ing our first financial system. Five min
UteS. I'D Jefferson and the gold standard.
Five minutes. (e) Miscellaneous discussion.
Fifteen minutes; no speech to exceed three
minutes.
For another evening the following. after
observing the order set apart for the trans
action of business: (a) Address on the es-
tablishment of the Supreme Court. Ten
minutes. (b) Discussion. Twenty minutes;
no speech to exceed five minutes. (c) John
Jay, the first chief justice. Address, five
minutes. (d) Discussion on subject, DE
velopment of the Influence of the Supreme
Court during jay ieTm on the beIlcn.
Fifteen minutes; no speech to exceed three
minutes. I'D Some branch of the financial
question and general discussion, not to
ceed twenty-five minutes.
Each club should have a committee
whose duty it would be to prepare, at the
close of each evenings exercise report
the work done by each member parucl-
pating in the programme, such report to be
based upon percentages, and to include the
thought, delivery and language of each;
copy Of these reports to be forwarded once
a month to the secretary of the league;
executive committee, whose duty 1t would
be to render some suitable acknowledge
ment to those members whose work
reached a certain standard, and also TO
those clubs whose reports showed work or
q given standard OF excellence, as Indicated
by the reports relative to the members,
conforming to the ideas heretofore suggest
ed along this line.
ut seems to me if each member of the
bodies represented here tonight Will lend
his earnest active influence and efforts to q
line of work embodyng to some extent at
least the ideas expressed that the state
League will become mighty force TINS
year, not only in spreading the principles OF
the Republican party, but In arousing IN
the young men of our State that spirit of
exalted patriotism and good citizenship
which are the only and everlasting bull
warks of a free and permanent govern
ment."
The plan was unanimously adopted.
DISTRICT LOVE FEAST.
A resolution was proposed by Russell M.
Seeds, and adopted, that the president and
secretary of the league join with the chair
man and secretary of the state committee
in a plan for the holding of district meet
ings or love feasts throughout the State,
to which all Republicans are to be Invited.