| Show Revolt v the of j nna Lincoln 1 Republican Republica Party Will Play PIty an Important Part in Presidential Campaign W 11 fc a r of o tho earn cani carnton P poter tr ter A tp flOt is LS already foreshadowed of f 1900 ton pallo pai new national organization the ln rn Lincoln Republicans At pros pres p pt a as Inoru natt recognition and andrt rt nt t jt it has Is h no form Is ls of the LIn i Rf league which was a aC C Lai n Km Kf th from froin the 8 the Republican party in inI from n m r of or its b beJ be t St members be belIJ fa r a h hn I of th the final fl treachery of that national declara n t to jt repeated fr n a anS arY bimetallism The TheOr salts to I nS If f of Or th the league was n as however growth during 1899 by y the atlY e t p nf ai 3 1 imperial policy by bT e admi and by the theof of trusts The he Growth Growt of i was W the growth of the ther rn HITI lian that hit at it itt r n or r f 1 Ci t J vh r i publican organization or at ati i m In N 18 when the kag mm f th he ie Lincoln Republican d nr and urged noon uDo 1 body ir it lIft ft th favor fay or and an anI andE tit ld nt that when the na nat 1 I E of the silver Con Tal i rn 11 11 on t ch ul 1 Tf DIf fl et t in i 1900 that its i S plat pint I would V hi enlarged and n that as a natural and andi be b i f fJ n Lm in Republicanism H and aid Hen Han Hanf new Party caled called f Mer a i i Yin ln H i ull h oan an would a absorb 0 orb and n L rii l r Republican I pub za zat fn t 0 In I of this is are mEnt it rr mil V now be announced as asi asa i c that at when the silver Re Ref a national conventi r shall s all meet me t tb t f Kansas ft CH tV y on em July 4 i oris on of its b t X will be the T i ution tiun of or th name Lincoln Ll t I a as its future ve Pa ari des can n This artion is lii tbt th all caU for or the th 11 r n of f the national commit tJi M hIm marks A Towne which call calli c 11 i Ludes udes s tho thoS th ho bur tot re ant and in tn int liams baing been members of the tao e t party orty refuse reU reu e e to W approve Of f present policies aa as announced d and 19 1 ud by the t tn n The Body of Delegates THIS first national conventi not the theLi he Li Ln fin ln Republicans will moo be a n lar r re reil e eid il id very Iry ry impressive e body It probably exceed ne tile ti an attendance g jOO 0 and these thee v i be Impressive by their per I The national patriotic socie I A 1 ill il be largely lar I by b their r 1 hip among the delegates The l i lt it t rY y f Wars Vars the Sons of oft I t t T rican the e Sons of j I the Revolution the members rs i of the Lo al Legion L and of f the Grand Army of the Ithe Republic will be largely in evi evl deuce dence d nce The convention is to be tie held in inthe the Auditorium opera pera house huse near the Aud Awl convention hall in which w ich the Democratic D national convention meets The Th LIne ln Republican R convention c will be conspicuously marked by its ts ence onee to Lincoln The decorations of the hall will make thie a main maiD feature and the of Lincoln portraits poi flags and will only ony be subordinate to t the which dominate in a 8 display of the American colors The delegates wear wear badges bear ing the legend Republican n National Convention and antl a portrait of Abraham Lincoln It is probable pr bable that treet parades of or the members of f the convention will wiH add to tc its it dramatic in terest tere t while in the selection of U pre siding officer and In the addresses de livered the very highest type of Amer Airier ican lean p will 11 find expression The he Probable Platform The Dhe platform declare for bimetallism and for the restoration restoration of gold and slIver silver as aa standard money with equally unrestricted coinage and debt paying power It will however hoever nize that thai the tho gold standard i to r fixed upon the nation for a period perIods and that the financial is in the cam eam campaign of or gOO 1800 n Garny subordinated to of paramount importance ce It will declare d the policy of forcible forc ble territorial aggrandizement which wh oh has become the ne e corner stone of the administration ad lr de despite despite spite the pledge of at o th president and the purpose of the nation n condemning forcible forc annexation m as s criminal ag It Lt win wIl demand independence for the Filipinos with protection for the Philippine republic r extended by this reat eat American republic It t will de raan d the restoration of the great m of Washington Jeffer er awi nm and an Lincoln With ith the American independence enc and the de of the th little Americanism Of Hanna Banna and e the e protectorate of Eng lish lita It Will in dealing with the trusts fa favor favor a avor vor the removal of or ro from all al products which enter into trust monopolies Hes and end with a further purpose of or r protection for the people and ity lt to t special Si ecial privileges it wilt will favor public ownership in all instances Where here it shall soon be shown that the lc can thereby be best pro protected protected from private monopolies It wi favor a graduated d Inc tax and the principle of the refer I Indu It will wil against the t p t a t 4 T I I f ft t t tt f b t 4 i I ip r CHARLES A TOWNE Leader L ader of the Lincoln Silver Republican Party 4 financial legislation in enacted by the Mc McKinley McKinley McKinley Kinley by which the thes sovereignty s of the nations money has been surrendered to toa a banking hankIng cyndi ante cate te It will till declare in favor of civil ser service servIce service vice reform and denounce the treason of or the McKInley administration to the past declarations of or Republican party use nee of es as party part spoils e and the meil ss uee use of the of ficoa ficca in the tho gift gUt of ef tho to carry crry the elections eJections by administrative corruption Opposed to Commercialism It win warns warn the i nation against a the surrender of Or the republic lc to commer commercialism claHan and to the supplanting of gov government government by of and for the people by bya a plutocratic oligarchy and it w U in m every line of its platform endeavor to recall this ration nation to the Americanism of Washington Jefferson J fer n rind end As to candidates can it will 1 one voice declare for far William J r Bryan Brynn as presidential nominee and wIH probably probably I ably abb with the same earns unanimity present the name n e of Hon Charles A Towne for forthe forthe forthe the vice presidency pr subject to the de dec decson claon c on of a joint committee of confer coner conference ence eixe representing the Democratic Peoples and Lincoln Republican par parties tire ties In the campaign of 1900 it will unite in loyal lopal with such parties partie and organizations as shall present 3 a gen agreeing platform of prin vrIn principles I and support candidates s lect 1 by conference With reference again to the preliminary I I nary Work rork of 01 the Lincoln Republican League it has already issued certain I Lincoln Republican Rel booklets and has haG othera in the press and in manuscript I These are in their order and number Lincoln Republicans to the Soldiers of the Civil Olvil War Empire or Republic Bryan The rhe Farmer arid and the Trusts Trust Lincoln Republicans to the Afro American Amer n Citizens This work wilt will be taken up by the national organization after the con convention convention convention of O July ruly 4 |
