The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-05-09

T1FE PK0MTA CONVENTION.
Last "wednesday the Rspuhlioan btate
Convention was held In the CITY % Peoris'
The astsDdancs Wss hrge, 500 yetes bong
est % TIE ballot fl Governor. The ticket
nominated IL a. follows For Gcssrnor--
1sn. John Palmer Lieut. 3everner- John
Doughsrty; State Treasussr- Gen. \. n.
Bates Secretary Of State Edward Rum
NELL Attorney General-WAshingtos Bush
nell State Auditor Gen. O. II. Lippincctt;
Peuitentissy Commipioners -Andrev Shus
man, John Reid and Robert Z. Logan.
The selection Of Gen. Palmer was doubt
less tie strongest which could have been
made, under the circumstances, though some
feeling was manifested by the friends Of Mr..
Ingsrsoll, who insisted that General p. could
not accept the nomination, after the state
ments be had authorized without committing
breach Of faith.
Msssrs. DOugherty aud Rummsil were the
victims Of q ''stroke Of policy" The former
was selected because he was An Trishman,
and the latter because he had the good for
tune to belong to the Teutonic branch Of the
human family. The latter named gentleman
is practical printer, who formerly worked
in the Young America job Office Of this city,
and though . good workman and worthy
citizen, is just as competent to an the Office
Of Secretary OF State as to command the
armies Of the Republic. His nomination was
doubtless meant as an Offset to that OF the
Democratic candidate, who by the way is q
man also unknown out Of the village In
which he resides. But if the people are sat-
isfied with the selection Of either, we know
Of no reason why We should object.
Among the resolutions presented by Gen.
Hurlbut, were the following
Resolved. That We denouace all forms Of res
pudiation as q national crime, and that national
honor requires the payment Of the public in
debtedness in she utmost good faith 10 all cred
itors at home and abroad, according to the let
ter and spirit OF the Law under which il was con
tracted.
Resolved, That it Is due to the labor Of the
nation that taxation should be equalized aud re-
duced as rapidly a. national faith will permit,
aud any surplus which may remain in the trea
sury after economical and necessary appropria-
tions should be applied to the reduction Of the
principal Of the public debt by purchase in open
market
Resolved, That the burden Of the national
debt should be extended over q fair time before
rod Al ehaf il fha dat ~
to reduce the rates of interest on such debt
whenever and wherever it can lawfully be
done.
Resolved, That as it il probable that no class
of national Indebtedness win be presented for
payment for many years, the principal Of the
war debt being the heritage of the future, it is
premature to consider the question Of calling
in the loans; that before the first issue Of said
Indebtedness became payable, the currency Of
the country will be equivalent in value TO gold
unless the enemies OF the public credit shall
meanwhile destroy it.
Resolved, That the wages of labor constitute
in this country one Of the strongest bonds Of So
ciety; that IS labor is confined to no race ma
tionslity or creed, the rights of laboring men
are everywhere the same; that a. these rights
| cannot be assailed anywhere by slavery or any
| of its notifications without INJECTING wrong
upon labor every where, therefore, in the issue
now before the American people, we most ear
nestly invite the cooperation Of every laboring
man in our efforts TO 50 shape the institutions
Of all the southern states that the rule shall be
universal and inevitable-an honest days wages
for faithful days work
All Of which means that while the green
back iqnidated the claim Of the soldier whe
served the country gold alone can liquidase
the claim Of the patriotic bondholder who
has grown rich out Of its misfortunes. The
recommendation that taxation should be
equalized and reduced as rapidly a. the ma
tional faith will permit" is rather an adroit
way of getting over On ugly difficulty. The
proposition that the war debt 10 the heritage
Of tbs future, Ia one which no sensible man
will dispute, at least, taking the experience
of the past three years as the criterian by
which to judge the future. Bot all this
quibbling, pettifogging and special pleading
viii avail nothing. The people have made
up their minds tc two facts LIST, That the
bonds shall be taxed and, End, That the
national debt shall be paid in greenbacks,
the decision Of the Republican convention
70 the contrary Notwithstanding.
The last resolution meets our cordial en-
dorsenent, as We have always held that po-
Icy, Of no higher motive, should dictate q
just and kindly intercourse with the freed
men Of the south.