Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-24
Repsbl,csa state Convention,

votes.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported in favor Of making tho
temporary officers the officers Of the
permanent organization. Report adopt
ed.
! STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The following named persons were
elected State Central Committee, ono
member from each judicial district, and
one at large:
First District-C. Stebbins.
Second Distr;ct-W. l.. Wilson.
Third District-D. Sinclair, OF WI
mona.
Fourth District-C. H. Petit, Of
Hennepin.
Fifth District Nutting, Of
Rice. =
Sixth Distriot-E..:P. Freeman, Of
Jackson.
Seventh District-C. A. Gilman.
Eighth District - Jacob Frankeu.
field.
Ninth District-Wm. Bickel.
Tenth Distr ict-C. A. Conkey.
At Larse-L. &. Stevens.
The following platform of princi.
pies vas adopted:
Resolved, First, That the Republican
party continues to be the party Of pro-
gress and reform That while pledg-
ing itself anew to their great princi.
pies Of universal freedom and equal
human rights With which it has tri-
umphed in the past, and which it has
permanently Incorporated in govern
n,ent, State and National it meets,
boldly, new questions as they arise, in
the same spirit of devotion to the
rights of tho people, irrespective of
class or condition, and that it presents
the first example Of great party, wise
and just enough to correct its own er.
rors and abuses.
Resolved, Second, That whereas the
Republican party has ever been the
friend Of the oppressed-securing free
dom to the slave. giving home to the
landless, obtaining from the European
countries recognition of citizenship
here for adopted citizens--it now greets
with hearty sympathy and extended
hand to help every movement to secure
to agriculture and labor their due in.
fluence, interest and rights.
Third, The producing, commercial
and industrial interests Of the country
should have the best and cheapest
modes Of transportation possible, and
while capital invested in such means of
transit, whether by railroad or other
wise, should be permitted the right of
reasonable remuneration, all abuse il
their management, excessive rates. un.
just or oppressive discrimination against
localities, persons or interests, should
be protected from such wrongs, and all
improper and arbitrary use Of the grow.
ing power Of railroads and other cor
porations.
Resolved, Fourth, That in our opin.
ion, no rights should be vested ia rail-
road corporations beyond the control of
future legislation, and that such laws
should be enacted as will limit tn lust
and reasonable tolls. freights and char
ges Of railroad and transportation COM
panies and protect the people from i'm
position and that the legislature
should attach such conditions to all
new grants and the amendments or ex-
tensions Of old charters, a. will place
the rights Of legislative control over
such corporations beyond all question. |
Finh-That we highly endorse the
action Of the late legislature in iusti-
eating and reforming the abuses in the
Office Of State Treasurer, and heartily
applaud the active measures of the late
Congress, in ferreting out and exposing
corruption. We have, with profound
regret in tho developments made there
by, evidence of political and official
corruption and the abuse of response
bic positions by men Of all political
parties to further personal ends, and We
demand pure official conduct and the |
punishment Of unfaithfal public men,
State and national, who, having BE-
trayed the confidence freely extended
to them, shall not be shielded from tho
disgrace Of their acts by any partisan
ship Of ours and We donounce all
Credit Mobilier transactions, whatever
be their form.
Sixth-When retrenchment is TO-
quired to tighten the burden Of taxa
ton and to continue the reduction Of
the public debt, an increase of salaries
is unwise. We condemn without re-
serve the voting for or receiving Of in.
creased pay for services already rem
dered, and demand that the provis-
ions Of the late act Of Congress by
which the salaries were increased
should be promptly and unconditional
ly repealed.
Seventh-That the wise, patriotic
and efficient administration Of Cover
nor Horace Auslin, entities him to tn,
unqualified appreciation Of the whole
people Of the State That the whole
and faithful discharge of the response
BILE duties of the Office of Attorney
General, by the Hon F. II. E. Cornell
merit the highest public conmenda
ton.
Eighth-Resolved, That in view Of
the recent decision of the Land Dc.
partment at Washington, iu favor of
certain railroad companies aud against
a large class Of settlers upon a portion
Of the public lands in this State, where
by great injury and suffering ;is likely
to result to such settlers, this conven-
ton earnestly requests such action on
the part Of our Senator'S and Repre-
sentatives in Congress as shall secure
the honest settler against any loss and
injury, as fur as possible.
No TELLING WHAT CAN BE Done.
Tho Bundle Bee for July is on our
table, and is an evidence of the fact
that some things can be done US we'll