, 1874-06-25
CHICAGO THURSDAY

Of raco. color, nasivlty Tint tho maintenance Of
Eu1an institution. and tint to Ill. ona tho Ed cra
tho States, and tho Union Of tho btnteB must shall
10 preserved that tho maintenance invio'a.e Of tho
to order aud control It's own domestic Institutions
according to ita own judgment exclusively y ndis-
psnssse to ha bsnse Of power on hc tho
ssssss Il CONSTITUTIONS" power tho policy Of rros5snt
rerpotratsd in cort.in staes of tho nton IN arira-
Fly interfering with 'hcir loeal aars Il sustaining
sEe % Tho @ T. ot aenn ana hsx, saTp T.
legally invested with official authority, and others de-
privcd Of their Constitutional ri9ts: oppressive lava
hctioua Indebtedness croncd, rcaulting III tho de9ra
dalton Of the.e statea and Tho general fpovorahment
That tho conduct Of tho present Administration,
n II hold defiance Of nubo sentiment md dlaregn1a
Of The common good In It's prodgallty and waste its
and rewards Of unyorhy t.yoEtcs IN IT. reckcss and
neet tho vita questions Of tho ay and provide for tho
general welforo atsn1, without rs!sl III our
ss ia ths
istins ovijs and nrins the Government back to il.
That the faith and credit Of the nation must b. ain.
in % aS q; x IT, s
under which Il contracted. That oyor iaeuo Of
paper money nong xss.nso With ns ptinelke,s Of
hoS 10 pos IT, Iodempon n
earliest practical dry. and Its convcrtbllity ntoa
spocccqniyalont et The will Of the holder md that
to 70 provide by appropriato logIsation TINT tho vol
una Of our Government currency ehafl at all timer DO
to ha an1 sa Of IL.
.. Tint tarirs and 'nll other modes Of taxation,
and 10 adjusted as to yield Tho minimum amount
required for the Legitimate expenditures Of tho Coy
er'ment faithfully and economically edtninistered,
and that ta1ntion to an oxtont necessary to tho Eoeun
mation Of surplus royenao in ths Treasury subjects
tho people to needlesa burdens and affords tenpta
ton to extravaganza aud offirlal corruption.
Q. That railroads, aud nj other corporations for
rocuuinry profit should ho rendered a1bsorvient to
the public xoo!; that We dsn1and auch Constitutional
aud nocessHry logsatlon upon this subject both State
md producing in.srcsts of ihe country ngainst Ill
tbs cxirng railroad legsation Of this State should bo
faithfully enforced until exper!ncco nay have damon
to Legislative control. shall dincounteuanco any
on on this subject calculated to roard tho progress
nnble nu1illarIes 10 commerce and civilization.
.. That tho limitation Of tha Presidency to- one
tern; snd she election Of President vioe-rIestdont,
and untted States 8enaora By direct popular roc,
aud thorough reform Of or civil service to tho end
that capacity and fidelity bs .ds tue essential qunlta-
appointment 10 OIHCCS pro-
poacd roforms which meetour h.arly Endorsement.
Patent laws Of tho United ststea a. s1a dcssro, ths
monopoly now enjoyed by tia In1nn4cturora Of agrt-
cultural and other implements OF industry.
~, 10 Tlat the peFaon9l liberty sud social rights Of
Legislative cnncsmen except 10 far as lnAy be
sa1y to % promote tho roaco and weli"ro of. society.
.oeis Iii T's ss ssnass Il fss ioas ps s bs
whoss horoan tho nation was pre,arred inslst That
oongEes. sha egaalzo the bonties md grant 70 zach
stcad Of leo acres OF land from tho unaptoprlatcd
domain Sf the country.
MINORITY HrPoRT.
, Tho following Is the minority report for reso"
lution 10:
Resolrtd. That in Wow Of tho zavages OF intcnpor-
itory law to check thu anna, favor ts replacement
pcrancc.
The readiag Of the resolutions was frequently
Interrupted with applause, and motion was
made that tla minority report bo laid upon the
table, but 1t was afterwards withdrawn. Mr..
Msoafe moxsa hst Tho repeE' b sub
Tho resolution tl1,ng tho name, Of tho party as
". Dixon, Of wape1lo, moved that It BE- amended
hy eubsttntioE "Ant!rsion9poiy" -, instead Of
Dixon spoke. IN favor Of retaining tho old
name. tao lattor thinking it would be
suicidal to change tho nane at this time. The
action was too premature. ". H. McHonry, Of
polls, also favored tho name OF Autobiography,
aud made spirited speech which Tas loudly
appnuded. Dixon's amendment Has then car
riad by IN overwhelming majority.
TEMPERANCE AGAIN. "
Col. Eiboock, Of Polk, thon offered tho follow
ing as MI appsnuago to the platform, and moved
that vots DO taken by countiea:
Resotred That In riew Of tho ravages Of intsmper-
ance, anu Of tho demonstrated inability Of prohibit
orS Inv to check tho sat no favor fts replacement
by \ jndleious lcense lHw.
Mr. Wfsemau, Of Washington, novel to lay
the appendago upon the table. whereupon Col.
E'boeck called for q vote by counties. By re-
luust of the Chairman, Mr. Wiseman Withdrew
Ills motion, and Col. Eiboeok took the stand in
pomalf Of the Gormans aud friends OF personhl
liberty. He claimed that thoy had boon Maligned
and perseoutod all over tho Stats, He thought
that there was a timo when fornearance ceased to
bo virtue. Aparty that could not recognize tho
right should not oxist, The question Of liceuse
wRs IN important one there Was
NO LAW IN EUROPE 10 prspo11o
al tho ono which taxed tue liquor manufacturers
lection. He gave the vlens OF his constituents
on the l!cenae question, claiming that they had
organizations throughout tho State, and mere
pledged to work for a license Ian.
4 motion to lay tue sppendase upon The table
MAS carried-yeas, 24o; nays, 1885,
THE f1aANCE QUESTION.
rcaoing of the resolution relating to finance
was cnlled lof. Alr. h1hg, OF dubuque, moved
TINT that portion OF tho resolution which referred
to specie payment be htriokon out.
GOV. Stone would inquire it any gentlemen
would hare cu1roucy without any yaluo. [Ories
of"no, "Do.'"] It might be five or ten genor-
atlonn betoEo tho -" practicable day" would ar-
rive, probably not lesa than five. Tho Governor
proceeded to expleip his positon in an eloquent
speech. Hc mas strongly in favor OF the resolu-
ton, which, DO claimed, provided for IN issue Of
currency sufficient to transact tho business Of
tho country-no less md no more. Tho motion
wss then made to lay Kings propositions on tho
table. which prevailed.
McHenry Of Polk moved to striko ont +" at
tho earles practicable day, and inBert ''as aoon
as can bo aone without injury to the county,"
Lost.
The question then REQUIRED on the adoption Of
tho platform ~ reported, and the same was
unanimously adopted.
NOMINATION. OF oYFIOERB.
The order OF business waa then tho nomIna-
tion OF otticers. Tho following nominations
wero made for seorotary Of State j.. ". Balleu-
tus, OF Poweshiok; ]. q, Morgan, Of Madison !;
David Morgan, Of MahaaAa, and Robert Rat
clide. Of Jefferson. The name Of Gaorge Paul,
Of Johnson, was put IN nomination, but after
wards withdrawn ~ 1Ir. Paula request. The
rn1 VAR t1,an ca11ni and rAan1tad An fnlInWa.