The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-31
1HE MAINE REPUBLICANS.
Proceedings OF the State Con-
vsntion Yesterday.
A COIN" PLATFORM.
Blaine Defeats the Sticklers
for "Gold."
tsr rsIxeaArH TO rmx nxnALp.1

tsr rxIsoRAFH TO rHx HERALD
fozrLAsD, Me-, July %. 1878
B~vs~a tweivs ana enc o'eeck this morning .
sos estsFis q zee leaders 81 repuoean politics sat
~ Ksssss hais's reom ths Fslsseath Hotel and
easesssee lks basness 10 ss transacted In the Con-
wsstsss TIA rsax and h~. Who had come IRON all
per-. 81 NE STATE 70 s.sesios shat these men should
sasF1 stksr lsssgsa n me Hobbies OF vent 10 bed,
ss>iax Ihsy vssla be dsiy soiined mex, day OF
tss rsssa 81 ne essssrssce. The gold mes were
fnsay sssrcsms ssd a. the last moment Blaine sue
cs<sss iers,rs tssn 10 szrss with the language
81 ne ssssass sss accept she SILVER dollar
90 . sssessssy evil The platform was COM
vIsssa No. cssasr's rsnomisatiea was agreed
spsa ssx me nsiss asssssiea In Congress went 10
b.A Tnh mora az The 30 delegates who constituted
the cessssss es sse me secret, and o. eleven
s'sis~k NJ n'sIss rsppss 10 osasr. The Convention
vxs rsnsrk<sls N o. too psrticulars-arst, n
vss ths esly sssss cesventioa held for number OF
ysss "a vbseA the snnrs cosgrsssiosai delegation
vss present; sseoss. "a vas conducted BY man who
u<sss vsry sell bss vho sssw nothing about the
ssssss Of . rssssairs efhssr TIE oniy vote that
sskss vss ths e.s MAJ made cesnor the party can
sss.s Ella ssssss ssrs simply declared IN Iss acrm-
snvs ~ asissh soeeay esscsing because nobody was
sskss 10 veA Evsa the platform sas adopted By the
sane espssnsmsnlsry process
coxrssFruoUs sELKscx
ne ssiy ssssmps - rsw ~ss made By minis
ssrsi isosssg ssstismss with the apsomacnc name
Of snnh. . rssiaess Of ssosassy. Who waited
somssniss said scout zoe Psssssssi. ssh indorsiss
% essdsnsiss bis peiey. bss he vas passed BY 10
eosseupssess silence ssd hi<ssd 90 hs ssesnd erert
The pissisrn vnh ns es<srst'os that the results OF
the Gar mas ~ preserved ana could be preserved
Only BY shs sepsbsoas parry ana 40 asaeis ssAsssrd
plArk. snsstsd ssand Of applause of disspprovsl
u vss allowed 10 become shs subedinsns Of shs
convsnslos's views and spinssas wan tss most
uens passvenss Tue asiexssss knss that 10 Gas
useless kicK sgsins framed leaders Ike Blaine.
Hale Frye and ,ncy ssisi aad sac shs basi
ness slip through. daring 10 rsss vees ssaisss
angle proposisson. vth shs sole sxceptloa OF me-
smith, Of Beoshs.y aud he as,eusd others from
risking their heads so ,ne eonven''ea vss model
nArrx yIrws vim xlsrr
The graf atrscton OF eKhibsloa OF course,
stewart L. wooaford, OF New lork. Who occupied .
seat with Hannibal hamlin on tne pistform Tue lat
Ter gentleman sas called Tor curing iaii a. tue pro-
ccedings and male orei srecch winch he said be
hsd time ago considered himself the retired
LET. Dsriss zoe lass eanpasa ne announced thai he
gers aud duties nov sc mel ana no islt nsmself
called upon 70 reeede Tor the arss time IRON pubic
peril and daring The coming ssmpAga no propssss 70
b volu nesr instsad Of drafted man. spssking %
nsS Sss,d hss sons., sas sss posy o.s a.
wanted the republicans OF Name 10 be honest without
psIisy; 70 be honest tor hosesys sAks "A hate me
word .poilty,'" SAID Mr. HANNA, ~ which the con.
: usIrro srArxs DISTRICT ATTORNEY woosSosp.
When Mr. woodford vas inHodscsi he was very
warmly received HIS speech. hsssvss. toll rather
ooldiy, With Tho exception OF one ss1sssess 70
l. was hard msney, single ssasaara spesea an esb
crate Aryumenl leSsa aed isrssbss Ne ssdssaDsd the
republicans OF Name defenders OF ns,ions mo
in tho dark days gone by, and called them de-
fsad nov the nssion's honor 1--WE saved the Union,
Sid mr. woodiord ''ss an enormous 81. .serincs q
hs honor BY a isls ssii-sserIncs. aud possibly
. little suffering we must reach specie payments.
Disease has cFept the body poiisic and 10
cure Mills are idle, fortunes wrecked, enterprise
crushed and discouraged. and I come mere not TO
publican party ceased DO noasst 20 defend tho
nations honor u ought 70 die. Tho republican parry
Jar she world over. IL Be gwen the laoorcr
Tor has pay as well as % Inc capitalist Whsnever
you pay" said Mr. woos9rd labor w,sn 'sa. which
something out OF nothng you shattes The foundations
Of society" M woodford then reviewed the causes
which led to the Issue of the greenback. IL
measure, which would be unconstitutional
IN time OF peace but became legal IN the hour Of the
nations peril just rs murder 10 Justihabie In ssds-
fence. Ao gave the Convention easy lessons In
finance, illustrating hts propositions by atwo dollar
proms. to pay without in,sross. The country sad
mat would pay on and sfter January 1872 and 10
vas necessary ne, only ma, , sss nation was .ns
Tho silver dollar, he thought vas htndrancs TO
sumption, secretary sherman 10 the contrary not
he .or rspudiate We must get the grcenback gu, Of
our currency" He reviewed tho action Of the colony
Of New YORK; 100 years ago. when u made laws rssulai
3pg the price Of labor and the neccsssriss Of
life, and that oil other colonies which made Q
refusal 10 accept the paper currency OF the time
penal offence. The nation issued money Then
did during the late var. and whom u came 70 pay
March 81, 1873, Tor the reissue notes they
matured was step IN tho same direction. We must
SOP there. II We 60 any further we will be on the
road 10 reputation. The republicans Of Name must
give the right cue to tho country even, said Mr..
woodiord, ''when II was anneuucsd In New York
that you had declared for honoss money gold
par" (TrsLnendous spplause.)
sxNAroK BLAINE srEAks.
Mr.. Blame was next called upon He devoted hts
time TO combating some OF Mr. woodiords argu.
mcnta He snid The people OF Maine doa't believe
shat the STAN ping piece Of money makes valae.
During the time he was IN Congress they had FIRST
$l45 DOC, 000 aftsrward they had <t5, 600 000 and
on issuing tho bills would npaly be worth nothing al
all ITO get to the point our fathers reached said Mr.
Blame. Eve must issue So 00o, 900 900 proportion
oar wealth to-day. believe shat peace initiation Of
currency Is ruinous, bat 90. net believe the
sion going TO repndiato dollar OF the $50 000. 900
Of It's liabilities to-day. In 1854 u put on tho
statute book that the issue should never exceed
S4O0.O 700, and IL never shall j"
Aessu. Frye ana Halo also spoke but said nothing
worthy Of note. The Con then broke up IN a
frame OF mind hard 10 depict The disputes Of the
doctors made them feel Disturbed.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION.
PORTLAND, No, July 20. 1878
The Republican stale Convention assembled at .hs