The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-27
ADDITIONAL TELEGRAPH.
MICHIGAN.


State Convention assembled to-day Of the
CITY ODera and was crowded with dele
gates and spectators. The following arc
Inc nominations: For Governor, ]. j.
Bavley. Lieutenant Governor, II. II. Holt;
Sesreiary Of State, E. G. d. Holden, Of
Grand Rapids; Bate Treasurer, W. B.
McCreery, Of GenesSe Co; Auditor, Cen
cral Ralph Ely; Commissioner Of State
Land Ofice, L. A: Clapp, re.nominsted;
Superintendent Of Public Instruction, D.
D. Briggs, re.nominAted. Resolutions
not offered yet.
Preamble and resolutions were adopted
as follows;
We, the delegates representative Of the
Republican party in Michigan. assembled
In convention on the twentieth annlver-
sAry Of the year Of It's organization, Ap.
pear before the people oil the State and Of
the Union after the uninterrupted exercise
by that party Of all the responsibilities
and power during It's entire existence,
offering no apologies, deprecating no
criticism, invoking no charity in the con.
struclion Of It's acts, but challenging
faithful scrutiny Of our record through
the vicissltudes Of war and peace and the
candid judgment Of all just men, In no
spirit Of vain glory, but in simple deter.
ence 10 history and truth.
We assert that since the Republican
party raised It's banner 81 jackson in 1854
il has never failed, under trials more
severe than have beset the history Of any
other party since the organization Of the
government, 10 stand in the advance line
OF human and national progress. Dur.
ing the turbulent years before the war,
throughout the war, and in the unprece.
dented perplexities which succeeded II, II
has forfeited none Of It's pledges to hu.
manity to lis sister States, nor to the in
terests Of our own citizens. II has prom.
ised the protection OF good laws and q
faithful administration Of them. Il has
legislsted wisely for the development Of
our abundant resources. 1t has been lib.
eral in the encouragement Of learning and
bouRliiul In providing for the unfoTtun-
ate. 1t has persistently cultivated better
civilization, and there is no malignant
hand that can point TO any Of its legisls-
ton which may be used 10 make man
woso. At the same time il has been
prudent and economical in expenditures;
has kept down taxation and has been and
Is steadily reducing the public indebted.
ness, and the financial credit Of the State
under It's management has attained to the
highest standard in all the commercial
cities Of the world. We shall regard II
as good reason for scceding to the state.
meni Of our opponents that the mission
Of the Republican party is ended when
we are pointed TO q political organization
more beneficial in its aims or more devo-
ted and comprehensive in its patriotism.
But as long as it leads all other parties
rs II has done In the past, and still does
in the advancement Of good work in the
investigation Of grievances and in the re.
dress OF wrongs, we can discover no rea.
son for surrendering the reins Of power
into the hands Of party whose last pub.
lie service was TO drag the country into
civil war, to disgrace its financial credit,
and to leave the government on the very
brink Of dissolution, and which made its
last effort to regain the confidence OF
the people under the lead of It's lifelong
enemy, in the most brazen, bsreiaced and
shameless coalition ever known IN the
history Of both parties, formed solely and
avowedly on tho basis Of the spOils alone
Upon the financial record OF the Repub-
liCan party, alike in the nation and in the
Slate, We confidently challenge compar.
ison with any other party which ever
held power, in either pointing with Just
pride to the great and steadily increasing
reduction Of the National debt and the
improvement OF the National credit, &C.
Companled by an equally remarkable re.
duCtiOn oil taxation and of expenditure
in administering the government. With
all this, our material interests and gener.
al prosperity have enormously increased,
and our citizens are better clothed,
better fed, and better paid for their labor
than any other people in the world. In
this State the State Republican man
sgement has secured the same blessings
oil light taxation, economical sdministrs-
ton and rapidly diminishing debt, while
our State institutions have been literally
built up till they have become the pride
Of 1.-THE people. Education, public morals,
and the various branches Of industry have
been tOstered, crime has been Tepressed,
suffering sllevisted, and the unfortunate
provided for. Large and important i'm.
provements have been projected, and
are in process Of completion; and
every S!ste interest has been generously
and economically cared for, with SUCH
scrupulous honesty in every department
Of the State governmental even psrti-
san calumny dare not bring specific
accusation against any.
We fully appreciate the extraordinary
character OF the financial difficulty
through which the country has recently
passed, and regard 1t as inevitable that
able and patriotic Republicans should
have differed, like their constituencies, as
to what were the proper remedies in the
circumstances wherein they were placed
without specific precedent for guidance.
We endorse as wise and timely the
measure finally agreed upon by Congress
between the conflicting interests and Cd.
posing theories; while VIC recognize in the
gTeenbacks and national bank notes q
circulating medium far superior 10 any
paper money heretofore existing in the
United States, saving as 1t does the people
directly and indirectly many millions Of
dollars annually over the old State bank
system Of exchange and discounts.
We demand that in all financial legisla.
ton Congress shall keep steadily in view
the resumption Of specie payment, 10 the
end that at the earliest day practicable
the promises to pay Of the government
may be equivalent in coin In like amount
throughout the commercial world; we be.
lieve that banking under well guarded
national system should be free, the vol.
ume and locality of the issues being regu.
lated by the business law OF demand, and
We denounce reputation in every form or
degree, holding the pledged faith OF the
republic sacred and invlOlsble in both the
letter and spirit.
We would not forget the claims Of the