The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-20
TARIFF LAW IS
HELD SACRED
Resolutions Adopted by Con-
vention of National League
of Republican Clubs.
IMMENSE STREET PARADE
FRED GRANT THE HERO OF THE
OCCASION.

Philadelphia. June 19.-Reaffirming al
leSlance TO the principles of the Republic
an party and condemning combination in
restraint Of trade. the National League of
Republican clubs today ended its conven-
ton The resolutions adopted by the con-
Nentlon are, III part, as follows
. we pay tribute 10 our great leaders
Il ON our first Observation-Disclosures. John q.
Fremont, and Abraham Lincoln the first
Republican president, TO Theodore ROOSe-
welt, our present leader, the worlds first
citizen, who through his rugged honesty,
his persistent determination, his unflag
sing courage and his demand for a square
Zeal for every person and every interest,
mas gained not only the respect and love
OF his fellow COUntTymen. but the esteem
Snd admiration of all mankind
Protective Tariff Sacred.
We indorze the sentiment of William
Mckinley that the principle of a protective
tariff is sacred, but that schedules should
be changed when conditions of industry.
commerce and finance demand, and not
I'LL then
we emphasize the results of the opera
ton Of the Dingley tariff, which is giving
US q surplus Of revenue unparalleled &C
uyity in our factories, forests and mines.
profitable prices for the products OF our
farms, greater bank clearings and reIa-
lively less failures than ever before, a
continually larger volume Of employment
at higher wages resulting i'm unDrecedeUt-
ed consumption not only of the neceSsa-
RES, but comforts cOHvenieuces and luXU-
savings and investments than have pre-
viously been recorded in our history
Congress Approved.
I'VE approve Of the action of the pres
ent congress in carrying out the recon-
mendatIOnS of President Roosevelt bv
more advanced legislation than has been
given US in a single session since the days
of the civil war
We have a just pride in our party's
record in the settlement of the currency
la -srf Tarar ,f GOLD
standard, in the establishment and de
VelOpneUt Of the rural free delivery Sys-
ten now extended to mere than 10000
routes and 100000 homes, in the progress
IN opening our arid lands to cultivation
through irrigation in the Weli-begUn work
of connecting ocean and ocean with an
lStnmian canal, i'm the many laws tending
to the welfare of labor and in the com
plCted or pending legislation providing for
equitable railroad regulations in inter
state commerce; for better inspection of
all food products. for free alcohol: for a
new state. for an American merchant ma
Tlne. and the MANY other important meas
Hres which have been OF are to be cOnsid-
cred.
Opposed to Restraint of Trade.
We are opposed to all Illegal combi-
nations in restraint Of trade. where by
the interest Of either producers or con-
SUmeTs are injured or whereby, through
monopoly rates and prices of products
are controlled at the expense Of the mass
eS- We wage no war on capital or cor
pOTatiOnS as such. but We do ask for
equity and justice to all by all and for
all.
we are opposed to inequality which
permits one-twelfth of the voters of the
country 10 WELD One-qUaTter of the ma
tiOnaI of the legislative power The SUD-
preston and denial of suffrage demands
the reduction Of power so usuTped and
The denial Of suffrage should never be
rewarded with political premiums The
Democracy of at least eleven states
should be deprived of its unfair prepOn-
derauCe of power and the full measure of
political rights secured to every qualified
citizen. white or black, who is capable
and willing to assert his political man
hood. The political party that profits
by the suppression of the ballot is not to
he trusted with the making OF admins
fratiOu Of the nations laws. We reiter-
tie the demand Of our last national plat
form that our Republican majority in
congress should c0UTageOUsly carry out
the principles and pledges Of the party
and enact such legislation as will make
all the constitutional amendments abSO-
lutely and finally effective
We ask for immediate legislation look
ing TO the establishment of a parcels post
and postal currency or notes TO facilitate
trade through orders by mail"
4 great street demonstration in com
memOratiOn of the birth of the ReDubIi-
can party was held tonight. in which
nearly all the Republican clubs Of this
city and neighbOrinE towns participated
General Fred y. Grant reviewed the pa
rade in front of the Union League club
which was brilliantly illuminated Among
those in line were about 100 men who vOt-
ed for Fremont for president.
Speaker Cannon of the national house
Of representatives, who also vas to have
reviewed the parade, was unable to be
present, and sent a telegram of regret
Eat your dinner at the Mack Smith
lUnch room, 11:3O to 2:3O- 271k ". First
South
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