, 1873-12-19


and qranRes, in proportion to hc amount Of money
contributed ly tliom; and that tho Executive Com
1ni..ce TO constituted . committeo on Publication
Tho report was adopted.
DEBATE ON THE PLATFORM.
The report Of Tue oomn.ittse on Revolutions was
ne1t taksn ur. Tho preamble was adoptcd Is 1t
s IT, f,t To- sssoutisn s was s amended n sy sansung
D1aouaoINo THE OLD pan11Es
motion to strko out all utter tie pooplc In the
bsatty, u Je1aoy oaosei Tho following as subss,-
iesolred, That wo will hnvo no connection with any
poitirnt PARTY TINT docs not unite with Us In our
eiurta to put down monopoly.
It was not agreed e. Al amonament an to put n ho
parties WIS nlso voted down.
motion 10 table the resolution wns not agreed to-
vcrsy oyor tho matter IN Co,nitoc and III ortler to
produce harmony and present to tho Convention an
undivided report, compromtse bad been agreed upon.
Tic resolution was tho Compromise and although be
bud political aspirations. hc rroposea to keep faith
with tho minority Of tie Ouusntee and, therefore,
dd not want the reaousion interfsrod With oriea Of
Dritton, Of nich1and, said tho people made np the
political parties II was not they but tho leaders, who
were corrupt and hcnce ho dill not believe In calling
them corrupt.
Nour or 4 REPUBLICAN,,
H. nG. hs to Rsx
can party. [usses:] H. could not bo dcterrod from
the e1eressoa Of BIZ scntients by 1nnrka of difap.
probation. tuIRAeF.] He not reudy to 1eaye tho
moro yiftuo cros q carpentsr] moro into1lgenso
loud wllistlngl, more odueaticn. mora Intelligence
taisses], than any party would thss was found
4e 1 'aS o g. dedicated e rss .
him down. i1lissesl Ills speech ended hers, noi
pirstion Of tho two minutes allowed by tue rule.
both PARTIES CORRUPT.
Auderson srIallesf to remind thu Convention thnt
tloy wcro to deliberate and not to quarrel and wra-
gle. ue hopod harmony wosl1 prevail. Tho eyes of
tue people ot tho whole country wore unoa them, and
they should net uko wise and sensible mon. II
matter mali % should 'f bo sons;aesea eandia!y an; freo
lc would pledge himself to stand by whatoyer action
WAS taken, whether It ngrccd with his views or not.
% Ty aa se1 e sa bsa s SS Rsrs y
grab Hc was Dctnocrat, hut he remembered tlnt
liz party bad nominated Fernando m Wood salary.
Senato Ind supported Mat CARPENTER, anotaer Of the
ilk In the Senate. III view Of this. tic resolution
ought 10 be adopted. [Chcors.l
TiIH RESOLUTION TOO SWEEPING.
had been warm aa those Of sny6oay yet 10 believed
sical rares, to cut loose from tho corruption that
had ruled the,n long cnoogh {ohecrsl lie did not
fessa any blood boiling with temper. rhe resou
Ton, however, sccn,ed to him Ill 10 too sweeping.
their whole record. IL was lot willing to wilo out
all Of H. and moved that rccen.n 10 substituted for
"Rsst~ lories Of, Of THAT. That wort d." ~4,, -, uu
Ford proposed that those who wished to cling to old
parties should b9 allowed to cling.
HOW TO UHE OLD rAnT1EB.
Turner, Of Morgan, was n9t much Of a politician,
e 3
intend to be- nor did e wa..t 70 pledge Gseif not g
and s nef ~ ID A' isvor A' Of Iaecans down ; eyaty
'~ viii IT, ehs1 of e4sns % paies tit S would esd
thenl III securing what they demanded, caring not
what they Ind been =, guilty Of heretofore They
know what their relations might be six months hsnce.
They might then be compelled to vote with the
1aa ns ss ss s sss
out.. tcriea Of Nc" i No."j Tho American citizen
r sessg;s an oner to ses ee"s etSs f9nny a %
fraud Would they bind themselves now, ind do
nothing offered relief " tho Democratic or Rep'b
should got up and 1nako political speech. Hu refr,
had a political views, but way member Of tle Con.
vcnt'on md would ab!de ly Its dccsion i the dole
should 60 two nf his constituent counties mud
Turner Of Morgan, moved to strike out al after she
Of ''qucstiou.'1
Hoo0n said the resolution brought to test the
question, aud might as vel be decided first as lns
Tic, Whole people wero looking ct ttem. and wore
an1iosIy whiting to sec If they Ind The manhood to
tleir capacity to manage ther aairs md thcr ability
to dictate the policy which tho they had elcc,ed
to Office ahon!d pursue. ,(choersl
Tho President ed fnrbearncc pnl tulic!ous
discussio There should he free discussion, aud tlo
argest license Of speech the Inrt Of those
opposed to- as we III 'hoas who were In favor Of the
iini Q, Stark, moved to strike out the words and
! will hase loth!ng more t" do will thetu."
HAHD-sItELL.
pnckncy, Of Ogte, hoped no would bo treated with
rearect hih aong would not burt him as mueh AZ It
would themselves. Tails the first simo hH faith
had been shaken In the movement. lie would not op-
pose the resolution, because he thought It wunld 10
i,Hcess. lie was member Of thu Committee, and
did his best honestly and fcarlessy to get tho rcsol-
tion modified aud It VIVA agreed upon ns compromise
lIo bud been Instructed eya Farmers snd nschanics'
| aud GO home, mud tell what lie mad done The sym
rashy WIS aa one way, aud he would not OPPOSE Il
names. They should remember QUO thng,-that IL
they ,.s ansat',e4 tho great ena glorloaa eanso @
WAS long pul to lilo goal they wished to rosch. The
enemy was csrong. aud If they prevented express
eon Of oinion every boy in tho street would boot at
| thonl.
| MS sYMPATHIEa At; WITH T1IE M RESOLUTION.
for the resolution uud 10 did not wish ia go lome to
the people that sent him to the Convention, and tell
i wss not Gea 9p In W county, they hid
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of frn.n $40 to 600 Dcmoci1.tB, elected 1t by l,501
minority [Oheers); whcn hc remembered the
contest IN his district for Supreme Judgc he could
not vote In any Other way than to show TINT ho owed
no allegiance aud would not act with those old dead.
| defunus, and da1nnabo parties. [Checrs.]
| TlIK CAUSE OF THE FAnMEnB' GRIEVANCES.
Anderson Of uantol., desired to rellevt thu views
of thoae whom 10 represented. The people Of ths
United staes hha for years declared tder allegiance
to parties T4ta waa tue cuHe Of XII tlctr trouble.
| They owed 10 acgauce to nny party except
ttho Peoples pasty'-tle, party that was ,, for
tons Of tho country. loud cheors.] Ho believed
ths nnd TINT tho old parties did not work iii tho III
terost Of thu people. They should nut ausaln them tn
| nnytl!ng whatever. (Clleers.1
| AN ORIGINAL NEruBLICANa vIEWA.
Wilcox, fChriAan, I'LL aged gentleman, suid men Of
Ills age nut oxpccted to giyo up thu cherished
principles of lfe-tlme. 1c bud hc,pol to inaugurae
the Wg party and when 1t hud douu lis work nli c-
atruyed Itself by ita r.uptto he Of tho fore
hs ansan s m rs t:
advancement aud success, an1 tley cosll tmnguo tne
atrugges llo hau TO conteMll with n forBaklnJ It. Ia
al hoped TINT ts lcatiniex not fulfilled, hut -.
H!s time bud expired, uni he waa Obliged to ai+ down.