The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-09-26
CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANS.


Their Annual Convention at Hart
ford They Adopt q Hard Money
Platform and Endorse the Present
Administration.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, September "a The
Temporary chairman, Col. Hoyt, and per-
manent chairman, Stephen NJ. Kellogg,
made speeches unequivocally in favor Of
hard money,
Charles Il. Andrews, of Litchfeld, was
nominated for Governor by reclamation,
Henry G. Robinson, of Hartford, declining
the nomination; David Gillet was nomina-
ted for Lieutenant-Governor and David
Terrence for Secretary of State. Recess.
Upon reaSsembling the convention nomi-
mated Tallman Baker for Treasurer.
Chauncy Howard was nomin' j for
comptroller.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED
pledges new constancy to the great prin-
ciples of patriotism and self-sacriiices which
have successfully carried the country
through the perils of great war and pre-
served and established the Union; asserts
that the bonds of the United States and
legal-tenders, issued under the necessities
OF the war, are sacred debts to be paid "a
the last dollar in the standard money OF The
world; that the only money recognized in
the constitution or in the exchange Of the
world is
GOLD AND SILVER COIN,
Of weight and fneness which give it
universal currency; demand that all the
currency shall be redeemable in coin At the
will Of the holder; that coin and currency
shall be kept at par with the gold standard
of the world that the issue OF legal-tender
notes was only justitiable by the necessities
of war; that any attempt to lower the stand
ard Of money to increase the volume Of ir-
redeemable paper currency, to make the
money of the people unstable or to deterior-
ate coin, is simply reputation that a
profound peace would be without excuse
the United States demands an
ACTUAL RESUMPTION
OF specie payments at the time fixed by
law and that Congress shall do no act to
delay it, but shall leave the country free
in its reviving prosperity; condemns all
attempts to array capital against labor or
to establish enmities and prejudices be-
tween the employer and the employe; de-
mands a most rigid economy, not only from
State and National government, but from
all lesser communities condemns, as un-
worthy an enlightened people, the niggard-
ly appropriation Of public money for the
JUST AND PROPER EXPENSES
Of the government, especially in dealing
with the army and its officers demands full
protection for all citizens in every part of
the United States in the free exercise of
their civil and political rights insists that
there shall be no subsidies, grants or loans
of money or lands to private corporations;
no payments, directly or indirectly, Of what
are called "rebel claims" and the legiti-
mate expenses of the government shall be
met by appropriations; believes in the
INTEGRITY AND PATRIOTISM OF PRESIDENT
HAYES,
and gives him cordial support in all con-
stitutional efforts to secure lan1 honest and
efficient public service, and to maintain the
financial honor of the nation; the title OF
President Hayes having been settled by
commission of both political parties, act
ing in the best interests Of the country, the
attacks of the Democratic party upon him
and their attempt to reopen the question
OF his title is seditious and dangerous to
public peace and property, and have for
their object not the welfare Of the whole
country, but the advancement of faction.
Adjourned.