Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-09-17

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transportation Of the products Of the
country; and we positively deny
that there is any desire to do in
justice to these corporations, but
only to so regulate their manage
ment as to prevent the imposition
OF unreasonable burthens upon the
people, and to mete out equal JUS
tice to all.
3 That the establishment of reli-
able water transportation and COM
munication between the Mississippi
river and the lakes by the national
government thro' the improvement
of the Wisconsin and Fox rivers,is oil
paramount Importance to the peo-
pile, not only OF this State, but of
the whole northwest and we ear
nestly favor such action on the
part of Congress as shall accom-
plish that object at the earliest
practicable period.
That we are in favor of a return
to specie payment as soon as the in
terests of the country will permit,
but are not in favor of a violent
change which might be oppressive
to the debtor or creditor class and
we believe that If our national reve-
nue. shall continue to be kept in ex
cess of the expenditures, that fact
alone will in reasonable time bring
our circulating medium to a par
with gold.
| 5 That in our judgment the most
efficient and satisfactory means Of
raising the larger portion Of the
revenue to meet the obligations of
the Government is from duties on
imports that such duties should
be so low as to make sure OF the
amount required, and to fairly dis
tribute the burden of taxation upon
all sections of the country and all
classes of people. A tariff for reve-
nue. is evidently indispensable, but
it should be so adjusted as to be
least prejudical to all interests and
to every class and section.
= That the prevailing public senti-
ment against all protligacy in public
men, and against all sorts OF poiti-
cal trickery and corruption, is one
of the most hopeful signs OF promise
for the future OF our country; and
to the end that good government
and honest administrator of public
affairs may be secured to the people,
we favor the election to office of
none but upright, reliable and Who'll
ly trustworthy men.
I That we recognize in the HON..
Allen Barber, our present Member
of Congress from this district, an
able and efficient legislator and an
( honest and faithful servant of the
people
Convention proceeded to take an
informal ballot for candidate for
Congress, with the following result
q. c. Hazelton, Is; II. s. Ma
COON, II; John G. Clark, 8; Fran
els Little, 6.
About 40 ballots were then taken
in quick succession, with but a
trifliuy occasional variation from
the result OF the informal ballot,
when at 6 o'clock p. NJ convention
adjourned until half-past seven.
The evening session commenced
with further ballotting, the tally
showing Is for Hazelton, II for
Clark, and II for Magoon, and con-
tinued thus, with monotonous regu-
larity, until the total number of bal
lots numbered about 80, when an
adjournment until 8 o'clock We'd
nesday morning was effected.
On opening the second days ses-
sion ballotting was resumed and
continued with great vigor until 10
A NJ the tally being uniformly the
same as the evening previous-Haz-
elton l6, Clark Ii, Magoon II. At
this juncture, 100 ballots having
been had, a recess of one hour was
taken.
After reassembling, at II A. NJ,
the first ballot showed III for Hazel
ton, . for Magoon, I for Clark, and
Is for w. 5. Wescott. The sue
ceeding ballots, to a total number
of l20, generally ran, Hazelton Is,
Wescott IL, Clark t, Magoon 8.
( Occasionally there was slight va
ration III favor of one or another,
but substantially this was the vote
/ up TO adjournment for dinner.
Mr.. Mnroon's star WIS found to