The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-21
Maryland Republican State COnven-
ton.

BALTIMoRE, September 2O.-The Re-
publican State Convention tc nominate
u candidate Tor Comptroller, met to-day,
with }. Henry Se.man rs chairman.
DR.. &. f. Porter was nominated by
sccIamatIon for Comptroller, and the
following resolutions were adopted:
ResolUed. That the President of the
United states possesses our entire conf
dence as public officer, and commands
our fullest respect tor his high personal
character. HIS patriotism was demon
slrated by four years service in the army
of the Union, and i still attested by the
Scars of honorable wounds. His probity
and purity OF character were proven by
his biameleSs conduct ana successful sd
minislration during three terms OF
rtiice as Governor OF OHIO In deter
mining therefore on policy towards the
people of the South, which imposes on
their leaders and public men the
responsibility of establishing peace
and good feeling among all classes
in every community; of building up
strong and benefcent governments Tor
the several States under which justice
may be impartially dispensed and tree
dom be universally enjoyed and of
selecting for all public places capable
and right-minded public servants, the
President has evInced 3 prsiseworthy
desire to put al end TO the sad sntagon
i.ms OF civil strife with all its attendant
evils AID disasters. The step taken by
him was q patriotic endesvOr 70 carry
out in good faith the pledges of the Re-
publican platform OF 1876 and the
explicit promises OF his letter OF accep-
ance. We therefore believe 1t to
be due to the President rs well
rs to the Republican party to declare
that he has our cordial appreciation IN
M, undertaking 10 restore just ana salu-
tary governments throug hout the South,
and the kindhest relations among all It's
inhabitants, 50 that the law will be
everywhere obeyed, life may be every
where held inviolable, and genuine lib
erty be made the actual possession of the
least and lowliest of the American peo-
pie.
RC,5ired, That we recogniz' in the
dimlrution Of the premium on gold and
coreialive appreciation oi the national
currency, the wisd ON and courage OF the
Republican party IN oppos n Al! forms
OF lnfsiion and reputation, snd that
craftsmanship which was based on hon
esty and detereace to economic laws Il.
surely but gradually bringing about
the resumption Of specie payments
We are therefore unwilling 70 uIlte with
demsgogues IN tsvoring the repesl o'the
resumption act of 1915, feeling assured
of the restoration Of prosperity 10 TIE
country through our commerce, manu-
features and agriculture of which numer-
Gus and healthy signs are already visible.
Before the 4 rst day o. January 1879, the
resumption OF specie will be ceemed by
all honorable and sensible men as soso.
luteiy necessary to the stability OF our
trade and the development Of al our
industries The efforts OF the DemOcrs-
tic party to impugn the title Of z. B.
Hsves as the President of the United
States, are only eglslied by their sudsci.
" in claiming that John Lee Car
roll is legally elected Governor o. Mary
and. and whilst the title OF the one was
confirmed BY high tribunal composed
of Republicans and Democrats and
created by Democratic votes, the title
o. the other has never been acknOw edged
by any respectable majority fthe people
OF the Stste and was only scquIsesced IN
because there was no tribunal in the State
that was willing to decide it on the
proofs O. fraud and violence, through
which only he became governor. We
are in favor OF obeylng all the laws and
suppressing by force, If need be, sll law
iessness; that the lsws made by the rep
resentstives OF all classes ought
to be observed by 81; that We
hold in equal respect the rights
of capital to control It's Investments, and
of labor to regulate its compensation by
peacesble means, but We deprecste say
resort By any Glass to violence 10 sub
serve its demands, and We declare It to be
the privilege of every man 20 assert his
rights only within the bounds OF law.
AT the same time We remind the voters
of Maryland, that the Republican party,
through Is protective tariff and other
proper Legislation, has fostered as far as
legislation can so do, in the Interests OF
the lsboring CLASSES Other resolutions
were adopted relative to State matters.