The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-11-16
Columbian Club Working to Reor-
ganize the Republican Party.
NEW DEGiARAIlOH OF PRINCIPLES ADOPTED
And a Doctrine Promulgated Which Will
Strengthenthe Republican Party and
Pave the Way to Success Next Year
Formulated by the Committee
of Nine-Temporary Defeat
Brought About by Treach-
pry

lie OOIumDldIl CluD opened UDe
Republican campaign Of 1900 Satur-
day night, and took action, which, if
initiated and followed by the Repub-
lican party of Maryland, will contri-
butte more to the success of the Re-
publican party in the State of Mary
land next fall than anything else. By
this action, the Columbian Club dem
onstrated the life and vitality of its
organization and the inherent manli-
ness. 1t has been the first organized
body of Republicans to combat the
naturally disheartening and more or
less disorganizing influences resulting
from the defeat suffered at the polls on
Tuesday, November 7th, and, four days
after that event, has risen up and
shown itself undismayed and strong
for the battle of next year. The club
adopted Il new declaration of prin-
ciples md promulgated u doctrine
which will undoubtedly strengthen
the Republican party and pave the
way to success next year.
The declaration was formulated by
the committee of nine, and imme-
diately presented to the committee of
ninety-siX. 1t was approved by that
committee, and then brought before a
general meeting of the members of
the club, and by them Immediately
endorsed and adopted as the political
creed of the organization.
The declaration of principles as fol-
lows:
''To the Republican party; TO citi-
zens who appreciate and commend
honesty, frankness, sincerity, loyalty,
discipline, courage and unwavering
consistency in political action, and to
the public at brgeS eSwho despise hy-
as as. g. slsS IysashssT. .,.Ssss.
viency tosspec.-l int 3ts or personal
ambitions, which are t1confiict with
the doctrines and purposes of the
great Republican party and subver-
sive of the best interests of the masses
of the people-the Columbian Club,
of Baltimore, announces the follow
ing declaration of principles:
"The Republican party stands for
good government, honest money,yen-
Grafton of the American flag, expan-
sion of American civilization and Am
erican commercial interests, protec-
tion to American labor and capital,
progressive legislation for the devel-
opment of American resources and
the advancement of the material in
terests of the people, higher popular
education, free and fair elections,
fearless enactment and just execution
of righteous laws, and intrepid def
ance of anarchy and the carping
criticism of narrow minded obstruc-
tionists.
1.-THE Republican party of Mary
land during twenty years of honest,
but misdirected, effort sought in vain
to establish good government in the
State by combinations with, and sub
serviency to, selfish and ambitious
men, who, without the moral courage
to proclaim themselves Republi-
cans, strove to secure political hon
ors, power and emoluments by the
votes of the Republicans only to re-
pudiate this political association and
return to Democracy when the party
gratified their political ambitions and
greed for office and honors. The un-
selfish patriotism of the Republican
party was strong that, in it's constant
hope to redeem the State from ring
domination, it yielded its power and
integrity time and again, with the re-
suit that pretended reformers were
aided to such prominence as to de-
mand and receive recognition and
satisfaction at the throne of Demo
cray, to the repeated humiliation of
Republican principles.
"In 1895, standing squarely upon
national Republican issues, pledges
of local good government and State
and city reforms, ,and with clean-cut
Republican ticket, the party marched
to a sweeping and glorious victory in
State and city.
Preserving its integrity, loyal
to its pledges of good government,
and fearless in its declaration of ma
tional Republican principles, it ap-
pealed successfully to the people and
delivered as Republican the vote of
the State in the Electoral College in
1896, and placed the State in the col
umn of progress and Americanism.
I'm 1897, under the magniticentland
stalwart organization of the Colum-