, 1874-02-27


must nd ourselves Of the tyranny Of monopohes Ihe
time has when rnust open cur porfs 10 tt'1
peraa1 commerce. lApplausel The party tnat sco5neo
us yesterday fear us-thsy trembo no" ana ~etl
they may. The people mean well They 90 not pro
pose TO njure any for the interests o1 tno 14s
es, but AMPLY and only to hare fair and Just
ton, Tho Republicans cannot claim any advantage
over the Democrats, ufee ueTsa VIC can nope LOT
nothing from etther We need relief from both the
old parttcs They cannot cure our Ill.,. The promt-
nent leaders Of the Republican party arc e1-coppez-
heads. .(Applause-] Designing men always scek ana
usually obtain place In dominant part1es and acqu1re
tho leadership We must rebuka and remedy tho evil
~ best and soon Us vo can. Purity must be our
t1st object and economy must be our "atchword
After few such stirring speeches, the Con-
yention proceeded to do the tEo things it WAS
called together in order to do. It elected State
Central Committee, and adopted d platform
which is phenomenon nmong platforms in say
ing clearly and strongly what it has to say. It
does not seek to rope-in protectionists and rev.
enue-reformers By ambiguous phrases. It reads
as follows:
In order to define our position, we, in convention
assembled submit to candid public, basis OF our
political action, the following resolutions:
Ftrs-That the primary object Of q free republican
Government ia the proper protection Of parsons and
p.opei.s' anu tns. lever Anu sple1 LAW" 'A4'a'
secoudLThst We aro in favor Of political reform, md
to that end demand honesty, economy. and purity
III osnc1al no.''
rctor he1ong tha snoiIs Int instead thereof We are
in favor Of truo system Of civil-servtce Reform,
making honesty and capacity the only valid claims Tor
public employment.
monopoly. and no are therefore opposed to 1t, and
that we demand FREQ iron, steel, salt lumbar, and
woolen fabr1cs' and thAs tar1n on inpof'aeo'' ~
Es.thNThs, a ore a,h5act IN legislative
contrc, that those created by Congress should BE-
stricted and controlled ny congress- ano mat tnose
49, s..ta the1n th.t rha e recoon;zo the
value Of railroads. and win in all proper ways encour
aee their construction seI "nllo en3os1ns ss'aaoe
on md recava N Ihe cant,,1 invested m rnore thsn
just and lavsnl interest, and should charge only
Just and equitable ra'e 1of ano tEasei
~ ,r o-+an;1 -. ha-a6.. ~ ,ba v.hoa
people, .nd thus destroy monopoly now enjoyed by
: 3 favored fe#.
VIZ nto opposeu ~ ~ =.
lHft Of the public domain Ahou4 held sacred
the actun1 settler. :
~" ..+.- 80 . nneonSa+tan ~ ~. ho,1,
before and after services performed by sny members
Of Congress- and tho failure to appl, TO the President
gsoza @ ,aasai III % .stet, ho tu.. de1aa,ds ~
tho people.
6ith-That We deny the alleged necessity OF stato
f1n.ei Alo no' " p 49,. =, p "at,,a -,.,
bold state and county be let by contract to he lowest
responsible bidder. :
1enth-Ihat tne election ef over SKY menoets o'
ID conn1eta demonstration <,f thu ;r,s5ca Of our
cause, and promise Of its early triumph in tho State
aud nation.
,ra,s" rna - c,nn.aes.or.1 :,,.s,, ., .nd
official embellishments, and tho hundreds Of other
the Denocfane ana hepuoncan lee1an.oe8 congress-
tr.nae1 ~. co1trr and ,,n,ovarahed tha neons va
md the necessity OF independent action and tho
portance Of united effort and cordially invite al men
o,,d,cas ~ NIT nolit;ca1 Tax to oin y, IN
tha eri,s +}st m ae-iona1v nffect ns NIL