Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-09-02

/, majority of nearly sixty thousan
: in the State have to be rs dumb q
, oysters on every living question
, "But we did something NOR
, than point to the record of tn
past" say the man who framed tn
platform did We not say something
on the finances, and were not oui
voices heard on the civil rights
question Z" Yes, the Convention
said something which meant
nothing on the finances. That
what it said did not amount to
much, is shown by the fact that,
though it will be called a declara-
ton for hard money in some Sec
tons, it will be accepted as salts
factory by the inaationists. 1.-THE
earlist day practicable is convCn-
lent phrases to use, especially
when the Convention desired, as
was stated on the floor, to "steer
clear between Scylla and Charybdis"
in other words, to do nothing
which would offend the hard money
men, or cause the Ferryites to rise
up in a mutiny. An opportunity
was presented the Convention of
squarly defined its position on the
currency question but it did not
take advantage of it, preferring to
pass a resolution which could be
set to imitation music or play the
hard money tune, as was desired.
The voice of the Convention was
heard on the civil service question,
out not with clearness or precision.
t declared that it is the right and .
luty of the government to protect
he blacks in the rights and priv
leges of their enforced citizenship.
admitting this, what are their
lights and privileges! The Con-
ention did not indicate its opinion
n the subject. 1t did not say
neither it approved or opposed
he Civil Rights bill passed by the
'nited States Senate at the last
,ssion. A half dozen words
ould have defined its position far
etter than the verbiage it in
llges in. The resolution does
ot tell where the party stands on
lat bill, nor was it intended that
should. There is nothing def
tie in the resolution. Like that
the currency, it was prepared so
lat it might be swallowed by all
epublicans.
But what did the Convention
y on the tariff! We search in
lin for any expression on the sub
ct. Is this one of the "side is
les" on which the Convention was
armed not to touch? How about
lie civil service reform Is that
question which those in authority
ave forbidden the Michigan Re-
lblicans to touch upon And
ONE rule 4? Was that, also, some
ling prohibited, or did the Con-
ention think it unwise to make
ny declaration on the subject
That about prohibition Another
side issue" we suppose. And
lie policy of extorting annually
rye sums of money from the peo-
lie to be farmed out at low rates of
lterest-what of it! What is the
lence of the Convention to be
liking as indicating? That this
uestion, too, has been relegated
the realm of side issues, to keep
ompany there with every real live
sue of the campaign! And wom-
a suffrage! Were not the "claims
women" entitled to respectful 0
2" What says the I
solution of the National Conven- !,
on of 1872! Are the woman o.
lffragists to understand that the :,
invention repudiated that resell q,
ton! This the Republicans Con- y
ressional address says is one of the o..
'eat questions looming up. What W
ere the views of the Convention ?
must be side issue, else the Sin
invention would have said some {
ing about it. And the next SEN for
orship! The Chandler men ran be be"
e Convention. Why did they 100 100
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