Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-09-12
Hazelton Renominated.

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+ The, HERALD briefly. last week, not
ed the fact that the Republicans lat
the Muscoda Convention had nomin-
ated Hon. Geo. G. Hazelton as their
candidate for Congress. It is unnet
essaryto occupy space with a copy. Of
the names, officers and formal pro.
ceedings of the Convention. Grant
County was represented by O. G.
Hathaway, John Kelly, Chas. Wat.
son, G. III. Baxter, M. p. Rindlaub,
Geo. Cabanis, Matt Orchard, r. G.
Orr, Geo. Parker and A b. Lynn.
Mr., Hazelton's nomination was by
reclamation. No attempt has been
made 10 get up another candidate.
This fact, is in itself a good speech
in his favor. 1t is an Indication that
the Republicans Of the district .eh,
dorse his course in Congress- It. is
saying, "Well done, thou good and
faithful servant, enter thou into the
joys Of another term" SO said the
Republicans in Convention without
dissent and so will the people say
next November with evidences q Of
popularity stronger than those given
him two years ago, To show what
the Convention thought Of the Re-
publican party and OF Mr.. ,IIazelton
we herewith publish the resolutions
adopted as follows: -
Resofged, That this convention, eordially.ap-
prove and endorse the platform of principle Is
as published in the late address of the Repub
liean State Central Committee of Wisconsin,
Resolvea, That We favor paper money re-.
deemable in coin, and thelsrgest amount that
canbe maintained par with eoin.li SSH
Resotced, That we are opposed to all FORMS
of fiat or irredeemable paper money When
the life Oft The nation was in peril the 'Goverh>
nient Issued its promises to pay, fand honor
and good faith, which are the foundations Of
all government, and all society reauirei that
those promises shall be redeemed 9.s.,,.,
Resolped, That we approve of the law au-
thorizlng the Secretary of the Treasury to is
sue%silver certificates payable TO bearer in Sill
yer dollars. These certificates iconstitute Ia
valuable addition to the paper currency If the
the country and will enable the people to use
silver without the Inconvenience Of bulk
ResOlted, That we approve Of a system Of
a. governmental y postal savings banks
so that the laboring classes may have safe
depository for their surplus earnings Ill,
Reso(ved, That we point with pride to tile
record which Hon. Geo. O. Hazelton' has made
during his first term in Congress. We cord !
ally,apnroveiof the sappprt.he TO the bill
proYiding for the remonetizatiop of silver; Of
his advocacy of the measure making green
backs a full legal tender for all public and Or;
vate dies Of his sapsorh fthe Fort bin BRO
hibiting the fnEther resire rleatl offs the green
back curreney,sof his action in favor of paving
arrears of pensions, to, the soldiers of the
Union, their widows and, children; Of the op-
position he ptesented 70 the RESOLUTION plae-,
ing loyal and disloya claims on the same ba-
sis of the active support he gave TO the pro
posed amendment TO the constitution forever
prohibiting the payment of claims of disloyal
men for Injuries suffered during the war and
we commend the industry, ability and faithful
ness which he has bfouahs TO the discharge Of
| the many dutios.ofhis eilioe. saa.s hAa
Ltr. Hazelton was apprisea of Ahis
nomination by committees sand being
presented by them to tho Convention
addressed them eloqpepuy ana point
edly as followsse atsa ,sp..ssaiat
Mr.. lPREs1DESr, GEN9LEMEN or
| THE CoSvENTroN:-Thel problem Of
American government is not set
finished. Not only did We under
take, by the perfection of the Amer
fean Constructor, TO guard and up
hold The rightsof man, the rich and
lpoor alike, but we undertook to
main tsintbehouor ofthe goverrne nt
10 the ena, BY the faithful payment
of every dJilar Of The National debt
| to the creditors Of the government
and TO the people Who thus contrib
uted to put down lilo rebellion and
establish liberty and nationality on
merican SOIL
The Republican patty stood in The
beginning by that great problem. IL
was the grandess problem ever con-
Ieeived by men or by nations. It was
that for ali'time this government