The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-29
incubus under which they have suf-

tee on RESOLUTIONS, OF one from each
county and each Legislative district
in the city, was appointed:
AIIegany, Henry j. Johnson; Anne
Arundle, Eli Gather; Baltimore city,
r. Stockett Matthews, VIM. Coath,
S. w. Chase; Calvert, Albert Cant;
Caroline, VIM. Stevens; Carroll, L..
M Snyder; Cecil, Samuel IIambleton;
Charles, VIM. +. w. Rowe; Dorches-
ter, VIM. Frazier; Frederick, Colonel
Geo. w. F. Vernon; Garrett, VIM.
Moody; Hartford, f. M. Allen; How
ard, VIM. b. Collier; Kent, Isaac
Anderson; Montgomery, Arthur
Stablef; Prince Georges, j. III. Park
er; Queen Anne's, Joseph G. Catlin
st. Mary's, Joseph f. Davis; Somer-
set, Il. II uffty; Talbot, William P.
Wright; Washington, p. b. Small;
WicOmicO, l.. A. Parsons; WOrces-
ter, not represented.
The committee retired, and the
Convention took a recess Of about
half an hour, at the end of which
time it reassembled, and the Com
mittee on Resolutions, through its
chairman, r. Stockett Matthews,
submitted the following report:
THE PLATFORM.
The Republican party of Maryland
through its delegates in Convention
mbled, submit to the publit
judgement the following expression
of their views on public matters:
Resoh,ed, That the Presidentof
the United States possesses our entire
confidence as public officer, and
commands our fullest respect forhiS
high personal character. His pari-
otism was demonstrated by a bur
years service in the army ofthe
Union, and is still attested blythe
sears of honorable wounds. HiB5ro-
bity and purity of character we're
proven by his blameless conductand
Successful administration during
three terms of Office as Governor of
Ohio. In determining upon a policy
towards the people of the South,
which imposes upon their leaders and
public men the responsibility Of es-
tablishing peaceabIe relations among
all classes in every community, of
building up strong and beneticent
governments for the several States,
under which justice may be impair
TALLY dispensed and freedom De uni
versally enjoyed, and of selecting for
all public places capable and right
minded public servants, the Presi-
dent has evinced a praisewOrthy
desire to put an end TO the sad antag-
onisms of civil strife with all their
attendant evils and disasters. The
step taken by him was a patriotic
endeavor to carry out in good faith,
the pledges Of the Republican plat
form Of 1876, and the explicit promi-
ses Of his letter of acceptance.
We, therefore. believe it to be due
to the President, as well as to the
Republican party, to declare that he
has our cordial appreciation in his
undertaking to restore just and salu-
tary governments throughout the
South and the kindliest relations
among all its inhabitants, so that law
may be everywhere obeyed, life may
be everywhere held invioIate, and
genuine liberty may be made the
actual possession ofthe least and low
Hest of the American people.
ReSolred, That we recognize in the
diminution Of the premium on gold
and the correlative appreciation of
national currency the wisdom and
courage of the Republican party in
opposing all forms Of imitation, and
reputation, and that the statesman
ship which was based on honesty,
and Difference to economic laws is
surely but gradually bringing about
the resumption Of specie payments.
We are therefore unwilling to unite
with demagogueS in favoring the re-.
peal of the Resumption act of 1875,
feeling assured by the restoration of
the prosperity to the country, through
the revival of our own commerce,
manufactures and agriculture, Of
which numerous and healthy signs
are already visible, that before the LIST
of January, 1879, the resumption of
specie payments will be deemed by
all honorable and sensible men as alb
sOlutely necessary to the stability Of
our trade and the due development
of all our industries.
Resolred, The efforts of the Demo-
cratic party to lmpugn the title of
Rutherford b. Hayes as President of
the United States is only equalled by
their impotence in claiming that
John Lee Carroll is the legally elected
Governor of Maryland, and whilst
the title of the former was confirmed
by a high tribunal, composed of Re
publicans and Democrats, and Great
ed by Democratic votes, the title of
the latter las never been acknowl-
edged by any respectable majority of
the people OF the State, and was only
in because there was no
tribunal in the State that was willing
to decide upon the proofs offraud and
violence through which only he be.
came Governor.
ReSOtUed, We denounce as shame
less the conduct of Democratic Off
cialS charged, under their solemn
oaths, faithfully and honestly to adj
the election laws
First. In permitting fictitious
names to be placed on the registra-
ton lists.
Second. In not striking from the lists
the names of hundreds ofdead men,
which have been annually voted
non hXr