Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-09-24

on there was an exhibition of earnest
anC sincere approval of a suggestion
from Colonel John r. Virgins that the
members of the league should go to
work at once to insure the election of
Republican members of the legislature
who will in January next be called
upon to elect successor to Senator
Penrose. Colonel Virgins was ap-
plauded when he advocated the re-
election of Senator Penrose.
Following the reelection of Robert
b. Habgood. of Mexican county, to the
presidency of the league and the cleo
tion of other officers platform was
adopted, which among other things
says:
A Patriotic Party.
sThe Pennsylvania State League of
Republican clubs in its twenty-second
annual convention assembled, declares
it's unwavering faith in the policies of
the Republican party under which the
state of Pennsylvania, in common with
its sister states, has grown and pros
pered. In the more than fifty years of
its existence the Republican party in
state and nation has ever been loyal
to the patriotic institutions of the
country. while 1t has advanced the
material interests Of all the people by
wise and progressive legislation.
I'm every great movement for the
development of industry or the i'm
provement of commerce, it has taken
the lead and maintained the ascend
ency 1t has been opposed and OBJ
structed by the Democratic party, and
its achievements have always been in
spite of the assaults and obstructive
tactics of the Democratic party. Only
once in the past fifty years have the
people voted for a change from Re
publican to Democratic rule. They
were misled by the arguments of the
supporters of Grover Cleveland into
believing that tariff revision which
would lead to ultimate free trade
would be better for the common peo-
pie than the Republican system of pro-
lection to American industry.
A Painful Experience.
1.-THE experience was wretched and
painful one as the records of the sec
ond Cleveland administration clearly
demonstrate. From the Cleveland ad
ministration to the present ime Re
publican presidents and Republican
policies have been sustained. Under
epublicanism thus restored TO power
the country has experienced its great
est progress. 1t has seen the free sill
yer heresy come and go. 1t has OBJ
served the cry of anti-imperialism and
of government ownership of railroads
These theories were advanced as the
entering wedge for the overthrow of
Republican success. but they have
been met and countered in each sue
ceeding national election. We are now
approaching an election where new
theories are to be met.
Democratic Experiments.
zone of those is the proposition to
impose upon the government of the
United States the business of an in
surance company for the protection OF
deposits in national banks to the pre-
judice OF the larger deposits of the
farmers and thrifty industrialists of
the country who have placed their
faith in state banks and savings
funds We are opposed to the introduc-
tion of this theory as an experiment
in our national life, believing that it is
not a government function to protect
the money of the schemer and specu-
lator, while the savings of the honest
toiler are to be prejudiced and endan-
gered.
With this new theory advanced as
another expedient by the candidate of
the Democratic party, this convention
has no other concern than to point
out its fallacy and the danger that
would follow its attempted introduc
ton. We stamp this new thought of
the versatile dreamer of Democracy
as an insidious and dangerous bit of
demagofuery, no more entitled to the
respect of the people than was his
proposition TO sell fifty cents worth OF
silver bullion to the government of the
United States for a good gold dollar.
Warning to Republicans.
"We warn Republicans upon the
farm; in the factory: in the mine; and
in business circles generally, against
the experiments that are being pro
posed by our Democratic opponents;
each and every one of them is simply
intended to confuse the political sit
uation and to undermine the founda-
tions upon which the prosperity OF
the country has been reared, in order
to discredit the Republican party and
to place the Democrats in power. We
believe as firmly today in the protec-
tive tariff of the Republican party as
we ever did.
I'VE believe the time has come
when the tariff law may be revised by
it's friends in order to regulate such
inequalities as may have arisen or to
correct such abuses as may have crept