The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-09-05

The R,pub!ican State Convention OF Wiz
cousir, held at Madison, Wisconsin, on the
9th cay OF August, terminated C. C.. Wash
burn ior Governor By acclamation, K. II. Baker
fJr Lent. Governor. Z. A. Young for Secre-
tary G. state, aud o. c. johnson Tor State
Treasurer.
Tie following Is the Platform adopted by the
COW 9tion:
In view CT tho Fac that the Republican party
has 20 met the vita! issues OF the past y years
as 10 secure the supnorr o. a vast prepondcr-
ance OF the patriotism and Intelligence OF tine
Nation. it bss iarly won tor itself the title Of
beng tie t.7lc re. Orn larty OF the country,
and. recCgu' ing the inpoItauco Of ell Qucg-
tions recently raised ana nos FOR tie first time
attractmg.2ereTa public attention, relating to Ia
Dor and capital trade and commerce, production
and supply. transportation and exchange. and
20 al other subjects embraced IN our political
economy. VIC pledge ourselves as such, to adopt
and CARR INTO execution and effect al iJtlicOus
measures a progress ana relief reigti = TO
these and all other Eipil ga itcte; gn' as
party We can give assurance from our political
ascenaaucy. both IN National AID 10 state Coy
erumeut-, Of 2 more speedy and eitectBai rene
dy Tor existing evils than TOuld be possible
through anL, existing opposing party OF any
party yet TO be formed
Ees0Ua 1bat the Republican party f. r.
ep0uslho only 'or such measures as II endorses
and approves, on for an honest and faithful ad-
mingIaiicn OF government, and cannot Do cX-
Uectcd 10 Wgut for individual honbrty in all
cases OF tUcse they promote TO Office: YET
when such are found unfalthlui or corrupt,
iLcy sbUGId be exposed dismissed from public
service and punished We deu0unce all u.licial
frauds AID corrupt legislation, whether IL land
grants and subsidy to railroads, in Credit Mo-
bilieT or In the management Of the revenue.
HcsCiCo0 That we dlsnpprove and condemn
the recent measure by which Congress allowed
additional compensation 10 itself for past SER
vices. aud demand that the provisions OF the
act by whch' Congressional salaries were IN
creased shall be promptly and Internationally
repealed.
RGsolued That it is contrary to the theory
of representative government, that any legis-
latIye body should make laws exclusively for
thor own benefit, and we, therefore, favor an
amendment to our National Constitution which
shall forever prohibit any Congress from in
creasipg its own compensation.
Resol0ed, That the subject OF cheap and rea-
eonable rates OF transportation has become of
pressing importance to great body OF our
people both east and west and to the producer
and consumer and that 1t is necessary that
sou1e proper legislative measure should be
speedily adopted to secure relief and protection
acainst the greed and oppression OF grasplng
monopolies. We urgently recommend what
has been already urged in two annual messages
OF the present executive; tho creation OF
board of railroad control, whose duty 1t shall
he To examine the whole subject or Transport
tation and freights and report the facts In re-
lation thereto, and prescribe and adjust such
regulations as will be feir and equitable both
to the people ard railway companies.