New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-24
4 REPUBLICAN PIONEERS CLUB.
Purposes of Organization Formed at Provi-
dence, R. I.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: At a meeting held in Providence. r. I. for
the purpose of organizing Republican Pioneers
Club. TO be composed of men who voted for FREE
mont or Lincoln the hope expressed that SINH
lar clubs would be organized in every Northern
State. and that these clubs. organized. would
form a national organization.
The aims and objects of our organization are
herein set forth.
In this effort to keep alive the great principles
of the founders of the Republican party and the
spirit of the Lincoln Wtde-Awakes, We trust we
shall have the cooperation Of Republican news
The corresponding secretary Of the club is James
receive communications from persons interested
President Republican Pioneers Club OF Rhode
Providence, r, I. Nov. It, 1904
The following are the aims and objects of the
club;
The Republican party was born in 1854, It's grin
soveregnty. the non-extension Of slavery as
ultimate freedom OF all men under the American
nag It's snibboleth IN the Fremont campa311gn OF
1896 was Free speech, tree press, free SOIL free
men Fremont ana victory" -,
It's first trial before American jury at the bal
14I PoX resql6ed IN NefPct IN faTor OF lanes
ana for FlIm9rs N iSS9 the RsRSbrcsR S
of the Territories, and asserted that Congress
should maintain IL, and in the second party con-
received $50 electoral votes majority Of 81 votes
over Stephen A. Douglas, Democrat. Since 1860
the Republican party has elected it's candidates for
President in all but two elections, namely, in
1884 and 1892, when Grover Cleveland was elected
by the Democracy.
During the forty years since the election OF
Abraham Lincoln the shibbOleth of the Fremont
campaign has become the actual working prinCi-
pie Of the great Republic, and no party since the
formation of the American Union has wrought such
wonderful transformations in our social, CONNER
cial and national life, and party has done SO
much to advance the national progress and univer-
sal civilization the Republican. The OF
its great Presidential leaderS-LinColn. Grant,
Hayes Garfield. Arthur Harrison, Mckinley and
civil liberty constitutional supremacy, public or
der the protection Of labor, the integrity OF our
currency. the development of our resources. the
pros perity Of all the people, the advancement of
national diplomacy and of the world of our
possessions, and the increasing influence of our
policy and the genius Of our institutions among the
nations Of the world. In view of the history max
ing power of the Republican party and the mar
Vellous growth and progress OF the United States
under the guidance Of Republican statesmen IN
State and national governments, 1t Is proposed to
form q Rhode Island club, to be made up of those
who at the birth Of the party espoused it's prin-
ciples and enlisted under its banner and who cast
their ballots for Fremont, the Pathfinder or for
Abraham Lincoln. "the Rail Splitter" TO be called
the Republican Pioneers Club of Rhode Island.
CONSTITUTION.
Article I This body shall be called the Republi-
can Pioneers Club of Rhode Island.
Article II. It's purposes are to unite in work
ing body the men Of Rhode Island who were CO.
the Republican party of the United States, and to
preserve and perpetuate this grand party ex-
bounded by Abraham Lincoln. William Mckinley
and Theodore Roosevelt.