Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-09-06
YOUNG REPUBLICANS
ARB LINING Up.
They Will Muster in For McKin-
ley and Roosevelt at the
Club Convention. }.
LEAGUE MEN ARE ACTIVE.
President j. Hampton Moore Issues
His Final Call For the Great Gath
ering at Philadelphia on the 18th
Instant,
Especial Correspondence.)

'op'Cldl lNoTTtSpOnuence.t
Harrisburg, Sept. 4.-President J.
Hampton Moore, of the State League
of Republican clubs, has issued his
final call for the state convention of
the league, which will open in Phila-
delphia On the 18th inst and continue
the following day.
In his address to his fellow Repub-
licans President Moore says:
"The Pennsylvania State League Of
Republican clubs, cooperating with
the national executive committee. will
have the honor of firing the first gun
for Mckinley and Roosevelt at the con-
vention to be held in Philadelphia
! Sept. II and IS.
THE occasion will be one of great in
terest, and will afford the Republican
clubmen of the state a splendid oppor-
tunity of demonstrating their useful
ness in a political campaign.
AT no time in its history has the
assistance of the strong fighting force
of the State League been more welcome
than in the great struggle which is
now pending There is need for the
fire and enthusiasm of energetic
leaguers in every city and hamlet of
the state and nation. When the peo-
pie are prosperous and contented they
are apt to forget the dangers that be-
set them. They forget sometimes to
lock the stable door until the horse
is stolen In this campaign our ma
trial strength may prove our political
weakness. Strange as 1t may seem,
the greatest menace arises not alone
from the confident feeling that the
popularity of our candidates will carry
the elections, but from the more sig
nlhcant and extraordinary sentiment
that because the people are prosperous
there should be none to want a change.
PROSPERITY EVERYWHERE.
The average American voter who
was dissatisfied and unhappy under
Democratic rule is now contented and
prosperous; the toilers of the land who
were idle under the Democratic re-
gime are now employed; the great
army of business and workingmen
voters who demanded a change from
retrogressiOn to progress, and who, for
four years, have been reaping the
benefits of wise Republican legislation.
are slow to believe that another and
powerful army is marching steadily on
ward to overthrow the good that has
been done and to seize the helm OF
government. They are slow to believe
that the candidates of the Republican
party, who stand for all that has been
prosperous and successful in our ma
tional development, and for all that
has been valOrOuS and heroic in our
manhood, should be in danger of re-
pudiation
They have not yet come to realize
that the restless army of Democracy,
of Populism and of decentralization has
stealthily advanced, gathering, here
and there. the selfish and discontented,
combining all for the grand attack in
November upon the honor, integrity
and prosperity of the country. They
have not yet come to realize that the
standard bearers of Republicanism
stand violently assailed by the Boxer
horde of the New World, with all its
lack of reason and responsibility.
FOR THE WHOLE TICKET.
I'm this crisis the duty of the volun-
teer forces of the State League is plain
The men who man the polls should be
up and doing. The people should be
aroused to the importance of prompt
and energetic action They should be
warned that defeat in the nation would
be more disastrous to Pennsylvania
than to any other state. They should
be told of the necessity of CARRYING the
state and electing our own standard
bearers, E. b. Hardenbergh, auditor
general, Robert II. Foerderer and Ga
lusha A. Grow, congressman -at-large,
by tremendous majorites They should
be told of the warnings of both nation
al and state chairmen against apathy,
fancied security and overconfidence;
they should be told of the urgent eff
forts of the congressional committee at
Washington to prevent the return of
majority of Democratic and Populistic
members to hamper and harass pros
perity administration.
They should be told that the leader
of the opposition in this campaign has
adopted a flank movement, which is
pleasing to the anti-prOgressites of the
east on the one side and to the silver
ties of the west on the other. They
should be told he is fortifying his CEN
ter by the organization of Clubs-clubs
on the hilltops, clubs in the valley,
clubs everywhere-to catch the young
and thoughtless voters and to under
mine the Republican strongholds.
"These are among the reasons the
Republican State League is welcomed
into this contest. There is a fight to
be fought which demands the energy
and the enthusiasm of new recruits. 1t
demands the organization of clubs in
every county and township of the state.
Old clubs are urged to help the new
ones; to encourage young men in the
work of organization and to stimulate
efforts in untried localities. They are
urged to see that Democracy and Popu-
lism shall not triumph through Repub-
lican default.
Let the representation at the State
League convention be large and con-
vincing; let none be turned away who
care to come. Every club qualifying
for membership is entitled to three |
delegates and three alternates."
special consideration to those who
desire to attend the convention is the !
matter of transportation. A special I
rate of one fare for the round trip from |
oil points in Pennsylvania, good going |
from Sept. Is to II, returning, to Sept.
%, inclusive, has been secured. To OBJ
tain this reduced rate it will be neces-
sary only to mention the Republican |
State League convention at the ticket
office where purchase is made.