Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-10-01

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+ UTICA, N. Y, sept. 23.--The follow.
ing nominations were made at the Re-
publican State convention held here
to-day:
For State Prison 1nspector-Ezr.
Graves. g'sD
Caual Commissioner--R. M. Strand.
Asaeaiate Judge of the Court Of
AppeAlo-Alex. s. johnson.
All the present incumbents were
uominated by reclamation.
Tho following is the substance Of the
platform adopted by the Republican
icOnvention: .,
/. Republicans re-afirm The princi-
ples % often approved by the people,
and point to the past achievements 40
pledges for the future. sA
2. Demand obedience to the laws
and the full pootection of every citi-
zen in his rights against the assaults of
Ku-Klux, assassina, and revolutionists
who are encouraged by Democratic
success; the protection to begin by
Statess but they failing, by the general
| government.
3. The maintenance of tho laws and
the suppression of every armed revo-
luton.
4. Public faith must be kept, and the
| national and public debt be paid in
coin. s'f
5. We oppose imitation, and endorse
the Presidents veto; are in favor of
return to specie payment, or such
action by the government as will secure
that end.
9th. That taxation shall be kept at
the lowest possible point permitted by
the requirements OF public credit, and
90 adjusted as to be the least burden
some to all classes.
7th. That the administration of
President Grant has been true to its
pledges, and distinguished in it
achievements.
Sth. That the administration Of
Governor Dix has fulfilled our ex-
expectations in every way, especially
/ in the matter of finances, which shows
| wide difference between Republican
and Democratic rule, the latter being
noted for it's profigacy, while the for.
mer has sct the State on sound finan-
cial footing, and relieved the people
of indebtedness.
Senator Conkling addressed the con-
vention to-day at length. He said !:
One of the catch sayings Of our oppO-
nents has been that the mission Of tho
Republican party was ended whom sla-
very and tie rebellion ceased. This
is senseless thought. No grave pub
lie question could be safe without the
Republican party, and the present de-
m0ralizAtion and disc0ntent are the re-
suit of the great war brought ON the
people by being themselves misguided
and deceived BY tho leaders Of the
Democratic party, but much of the
present woe of the Southern people
comes FROM the lamentable course Of
men who have been freely forgiven by
the nation for one of the bloodiest
crimes In the book of time.
After the surrender Of the Southern
armies no man was denied suffrage,
not even JEFF Davis, by the votes Of
three-fourths OF all the States. The
ringleaders who had taken and broken
an oath besides committing treason,
were not allowed 70 hold Office unless
relieved by Congress. though mono
who ever applied for relief was re.
fused. This was considered an affront
too grievous to be borne, and they set
to work to make worse their local az.
fairs, refused to help elect reliable men
to the leg,siature end public oAlces,
prevented capable men from accepting
public positions and tried 10 prevent
secession sympathizcrs from joining in
| the resoration of order and prosperity
| In the reconstructed States, they
would Yield every thing to the
carpet baggers and niggers to
bring contempt on the measures that
gave suffrage to the blacks, and would
produce reaction In the north that
would make them masters Of the stu
alton. The plot, however, has failed,
except In wounding it's inventors. Bad
men have worked again TO places of
trust and power, and the necessary
evils have onsued. But the authors Of
this mischief, far from relenting, have
attempted remedy in violence and rev.
olntion, White Leagues, Ku-Klux
Klans, and a war of races are their
remedies. In Louisiana it is claimed
McEnery was elected, while KELLOGG
was counted in. Suppose ho was. New
l York has known of equal wrongs. II
is no secret that John T. Holman was
counted in rs governor when Girls.
void was elected; compare New
York's course, then, with that of Lou.
isiana.
Now Grant, when the news came ol
the Louisiana troubles, gave them five
days 10 undo their insurgent acts
This was enough. The rebels knew
Grant, and awaited no regiments,
Had this insurrection triumphed, q
war of races would have sprung up in
every Southern State.
WAsRINGToN, Sept, 24.-Fnllcr and
later reports 60 to show that the re-
ports of the great abundance OF min
cral discovered by the expedition &c
tho Black Hills were overdrawn aud
unreliable. Col. Fred. Grant, under
instructions, examined the geological
character of the country and reportl
that the rock where gold was reported
found was matamorphic in character
and that NO precious metals have bee,
discovered there. The timber is valu
less for lumber. The area Of arabl
lands 10 very email. isM4
| The President 10 determined to carr,
out the views of General Sheridan, u
prevent invasion into this country b,
intruders.
The President leaves for st. Loui
ON the 9Th of October. He is still re
siding with his brother.in-law, Mar
, shal Sharp, while the White House j
being repaired.
i The Postmaster General will doubt
less adopt the recommendation o
Third Assistant Barbour, and A. d
Hazen, chief Of the stamp division
that newspaper postage under tho ney
law. going into effect January lst shal
be paid BY stamps affixed to the mem
orandum of mailing, the stamps to b
OF denominations from two cents y
sixty-dollars, to be cancelled by per
foration. 70 t
; NEW YORK, Sept 25--Th0mas Il
; Montgomery, General Agent Of th
|. National Board of Fire Underwritcrf
|. says that the recent action of u
: Board recommending the withdraws
!. of all insurance business from Chics
90. was absolutely necessary, AZ