Show A GENERAL REVIEW I The Xatloaal Contention of Rrpnb lIeu League Aivcmbln at Xnhilllt Tens A LETTER READ tFROM PRES DENT HARRISON House Comniitlco oa Coinage The Price of Gold and rce Silver Telemrli w the XxwiI RFPrDMCAX ICAGCK To XAtloaal Contention feta at VuhTlllr TenD KASIIVILLE Tenn March IiAt 1 oclock PresidentThurston tappet the National Convention of pul lican ICt to order Tie pr ceedings were opened with praye bj JOT opn Sow York after wlilcli telegrams and letters were read from President Harrison and republican congressmen lon T C Iiatt of Xtw York and others liar rkon among other things said 5 The any to which you belong bas never suffered Jy nn IntellIgent discussion of Us history or its princl pIe and I am sure your organize ton will continue to furnish cour ngeous and wellappointed cham > Ions whenever the lists of debate are opened At noon the members marched in a body to the Stole House where hey were tendered a reception bJ he governor and legislature Upon arrival at the State capitol the band played Dixie and as the league marched into the house the men her of the legislature row and wit shouts and waving of handkerchiefs handker-chiefs and flags welcomed the visitors They were welcomed by Speaker Clapp and Governor Tay Ion whowere responded to by Prescient I Pres-cient Tbu lon MIESIDEXTTHDHSTO REPLIED to the addressee and said In part We will go homo with abettvi idea of the possibilities of Tennessee than we ever had tefore and the result will b worth millions to the State which 1 indeed bl H We recognize that there must b two olillcal parties and when they art nearly equal in strength tho public Interests are best subserv Thank God that the republican party is in he supremacy and that the dem ratlc party is strong enough to hold I t down Applause of long due Ion Tnen the band played Dixie ndYankee Doodle and Intense nthuslasm was again manifested the mcmljerscf both lartlesstanding on chairs and desks all waving ag Several other brief addresses were made and thp reception ended The convention met ngalu at 3 clock and the following platform was presented ami adopted That the party congratulates the country upon the success and marvelous mar-velous prosperity that has attended I the firstyearof republican r union > I uni-on to power In the Federal Guy rnruein congratulates President larrl on dolarcs absolute conS enc oDd pledges hilmabsolute up port rejoice in the restoration of dignity vigor and statvsmanKhlp in the conduct of iorelgn aQalrv n illustrated by theSamoan treaty and the PanAmerican Congress In the > rudent management of tlieTreaiury Department by which TiE NATIONAL DnTT Is being extinguished with significant signifi-cant ability and the money market rotected against speculative com luatlons in the great improvement or T the postal service In tho opening of T a new Department and the progressive pro-gressive policy orb Secretary and 1 tho faithfulness and practical wisdom that bavo charactcrixed the iruent management of tho other Deportment of tlie Government The platfonndcmaud amalnten sure of the American system of tttectlon t industry and labor but pledge support to a thorough and plO eupprt t thorouJh quluble revision of the tariff eons to adapt the protection affords to tle changed business condition and arraigns tho Democratic party or the manner in which for years It hag prevented the accompl h ment of tills ur denounces the iractice of the Democratic arty in its I systematic IwrIstent and outrageous out-rageous efforts t deprive tho south cnn Republicans of their rights to the franchise assorts the exprtssde rmination of the Republican party to maintain this right to Its fullest extent and condemns any theory of State rights which ball lw S held t prevent the Government from pr letn all Its citizens In tho enjoyment enjoy-ment of their civil religious and 11 Ucal rights Tho Government of the United Slate having an unqestlonable right t demand of every citizen his services In her defense in time of peril is bound by every principle of honor consIstency and good faith to protect her citizens In the full and enjoyment of each and every right conferred by the Constitution and this convention prolttti against he scaling in the American COD gross of any applicant no mailer of whIch party who presents himself for adml lon when his elecllon was obtaIned ether 1y RAUI > VIOLENCE OR ASSASSINATION ASSASSINA-TION and endorrcs the present action of Congress carrying out this policy The platform favors tho general provisions of the InterState com nerco ace and demands the regula tot of all railway and transpurta lon lines In a manner to ensure fair and reasonable rates to producers and consumers favors such legkla ion as would prevent illegal corn nations and unjust exactions by aggregated capital and corporate powers insists upon tho suppression of trusts and like schemes at theme the-me time giving protection to all AmerIcan business Interests from destructive and unfair attack 51We emphasize our approval of liberal and eqUItable pension l l laws lo soldier whether disabled In the service or cLewber should be pcr nitted to end his day the poorhouse poor-house hor should his family be al lowe t suffer want Theilljcriml nallng preference of veterans In ipolntments public office which 1 one of the features of thi adminIstration admin-Istration I a just and liberal policy wards the soldiers and tailors who deeded thegovernmentand meets o ur Warmest approval ko We recognize the dignity of abornnd the necessity of proper escalation to protect Its interests We shall unswervingly oppose very attempt to lessen the fruits of toll or place honest workmen In competition with paupers and con J rid domestic or rgd The rigid enforcement by this aiimlnls ration 01 the alien labor contract law commands our approbation The request of thu wageworker for reasonable hours of labor demands and should Ecrivn LEGISLATIVE CO > SIDEBA TI We approve the action of the various republican legislatures In opting a system of ballot reform whereby fraud at the polls Is fronted l vnted and every elector Jr Tot Independently and inlelllgvnt We believe the education of the masses to be the best preventive of bad government and therefore favor Federal assistance where needed In I the work of eliminating illlterac among tho population aoDI republican party has always been distinguished for its courage and has always been prompt in recognizing re-cognizing any display of this quality by its leaders In the line of nlt policy tills convention expresses approbation of Speaker Herds action ac-tion in standing boldly rf or the prln Clnle of majority rule agaInst the minority power in and out of Congress Con-gress gs amendment that created the only breeze during the two days session was oOeml by Isaac Bevel cf Washington and rejected after a heated debate I wool And we demand that our representatives repre-sentatives in Congress redeem every pledge made to tin people at ChiC C in IS5S by relocating the internal inter-nal revenue laws by revising the Li riff by unsure of the HUi Educational bill by completely res tori Hi sliver t the currency of I the country and by the liberal pensioning of every Federal sdI dler tlie I After disposing of the platform CDUillTTCK ON JEAClUES submitted a dcclaratlan emphaslz Ing the necwslty of divorcement of the work of organization from all elliirt t Influence the action of ani convention orlo indicate preference for any individual candldatfc that It was not in the province of Ul Leagiio to dictate the policies or principles of the party calling the attenllon of he State Leagues to lie necessity organizing I every promising Con gresnlonal Ulstrict tho necessIty u t immedIate organization theSouth and calling tho attention of the Na tonal Congressional committee aiu ho National and State Committee to the necessity for immediate pre > paratlon and distribution of cam > lalgn literature The report wax ad opiea as pretenie The next convention will 0 held at Cincinnati The election of officers resulted as follows President lion John W PIldeut liurston Nebraska secretary A 1 Humphreys New York trva surer rnJ Phlnea Ixjnsberry I Connecticut and a long list of Ic incidents niil memliers of tbo e cutlve commitUe Adjourned tine di utve commlh Alournetl ane |