New-York tribune., 1874-06-26
THE REPUBLICAN, STATB OONFEN
IION or INDIANA.

TEMPERANCE QUEsTION--GREAT DECLINE OF
PARTY STRENGTH. ...... r. ..
fFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF Tnh TRiBuSh'I
INDIANAPOLIS, June 17.-The Republican
State Convention to-day showed what an admiraDie
thing arrange thing the Convention s 10 uo
before assemblies With such preparation well followed
I'D there can be no friction unseemly bicKerings
There was not ripple today The Convention was as
placid and peaceful as any audience under reading
from Martin Farquhar Tupper could be. II was pre-
sided over by Gen. Benjamin Harrison, the aolest
lawyer and the most electric political speaker IN the
party this State His appearance was family oheereu
happier days OF tho pary-befOre IT got into ouo'o
aud be ecarne would have been greeted win
a far different reception. He spoke with his usual enor
but the boiserous laughing and ringing oheer Oh
days did not greet him. OF course he said the kepup
ucan party has q grand history" To this he ihcau-
tously added: , .. ...
say that we have not called to places Of public
truss those who may been untrue to their hgh en
ragemeps hut do say that since the organiza-
tiOn of our Government have we haa poucai Ps PaIsS
every agent OF corruption and fraud We have not TO
look adyersaries to discover or purge thls poc
corruption when IL Is shown"
The memory of the auditors hardly bore out the state
ment 1t seemed to much the other way. The speech
we'll described by brother lawyer, VINO sao ~ was
a good one for the facts he had"
The entire work Of the Convention having been thor-
oughly prepared last night, after the Chairman hau
announced. The ticket then announced; 1t could
hardly be said selected All the present State officers
whose terms expire we're renominated by accamaton
except the superintendent of Public Instruction, VINO Is
Democrat More time was occupied In choosing a can
ddate for this Office than In all the other WORK Oh 'he
Convention though he selected on the secohd pal
lot The only spirit the Convention showed in Its ses
son or in caucusins and lobbying. was In connection
with this Office and this the smallest kind OF spirit.
prnf A Rel NJ "a
this morning seemed absolutely certain to be nomi-
mated His fitness for the office was so apparent tnat
there no serlons opposition In favor OF any other
candidate But Jealous wieder OF the party whip last
night brought the fact that at the last election Pro
Bell had voted a scratched ticket. He had scratched
four out Of the ftytwo candidates OF the Republican
party. Toe fact of daring to do such thing as
that was enough 1t widely circulated and did such
service this morning this county refused to put him
In nomination. When another county nominated MIN
he was immediately Withdrawn, with the explanation
alone the extent OF his wayering Tais severe ds
ciplne was by the Liberal Republicans, many OF
whom present notice that the party was fuli,
and that they must look elsewhere
candidate found who was pronounced ortho-
dox The ticket selected was this:
Secretary OF State, W. W. Curry; Auditor or state,
James A. Wdman Treasurer of state John b. Glover;
Attorney General James G. Denny; Judge OF Supreme
Court, Andrew l.. Osborne superintendent OF Public
Instruction, John NJ. BlOss.
Que of the candidates in response to friends call,
after his nomination drew from his pocket little manu-
script and read farng lot of sentences. IL was ex
planned for him that he understood himself to have
been nominated Platform Builder, and was discharging
that DUTY.
Immediately after the nominations. the Committee on
Resolutions reported by the Hon. W. Thompson. His
report read in perfect long full OF words
strung together in the well accustomed patitudcs OF
the party. II hard to tell il don't
what and distinctly tell either 1t Is
gauzo OF words, behind which are few ideas and little
truth When that it has been the policy OF the
Republican party to condemn the conduct of fathless
and dishonest public agents, aud TO detect aud expose
abuses in the administration OF Government even
when practced by its rrofessed supporters. it states
what every man knows not the fact IL Is equally ab
surd in saying that the party "has failed In the
work of reform, when shown TO DO necessary. No
offender detected in corruption. has escaped its con-
demuatOn No wnat party services he may have
rendered" 1t is mpraccaple as is every uterance of
dema goguery 1t would revise the Patent laws and
destroy the oppressive monopoly incident TO the pres
ent SYSTEM" and "regulae and control the manufac-
ture use and sale OF patentrght articles for the benefit
alike OF the inventor. consumer, and manufacturer"
Legislation in favor OF three opposing interests would
be fine piece Of strategy. 1t soemnly in favor Of
improving the navigation Of great inland rivers"
Rivers that not "inland such as the Gulf Stream,
are therefore, not to be dredged improved.
The climax of contradictions and perfection OF fence
sraddling not reached however. until they express
their admiration for Gen. Grant President, and their
approval of Senators Morton and Pratt. That 10 say
that the Senators did good thing in crying up Initiation,
and the President was equally worthy in veoing this
BILL Honors are easy. Pay your money and choose
between II any other Convention is more loyal it viii
have TO exert itself
The Convention also favored free banking The only
courageous thing done was in the resolution favoring
stringent temperance legislation, particularly local OPP
ton and personal siDity for all damage that
happen from the selling of hquor This greatly grales
the temperance people, it Is the only positive express
sion on temperance question the party has ever
given There is much bravery in the resolution
as might first appear The last Republican Lesisla
ture passed law extremely Objectionable to the liquor
interest This dfve from the party large number OF
its supporters They have left 1t not TO return They
are offended so much that they had long before the Con-
yention determined to quit the party So this reso-
luton fact drives away. On the contrary, 1t
calls TO the party many who want to vote tenn
perance platform IL stil expedency that gov
erped The time has not cOme-and will never come
with Senator Morton leader of the party-whon the Re-
publican party viii take any principle that will lose
il votes. THIS platform made pure demagogical
principles 1t says nothing on any question that would
drive from the party likely to vote the ticket.
For this it avoids the Tariff and the Civil Rights BILL 1t
supposed that temperance clause would strengthen
the party and IT therefore inserted II any other
statement or nothing at all would have been stronger
ihe Committee Resolutions would have acted accord
inaly. THIS resolution reported in obedience
threat that f it was reported tGe temperance
,youd put another ticket in the field at their state Con
vention coon to he held COwards III desperation WILL
fight, bat they are stll towards.
Tie first rule Of the Convention was that all resolu-
ions should 20 to the Committee without debate. This
prevented any from rendering anything The only
ripple in this way was when series Of resolutions
ndopted by the German EiitOrs' Association pre-
seutPd They Advocated the German view of Temperance