Stevens County tribune., 1878-07-18
POLtTfGAL,



of Hennepin county, secretaries. The
action of the District committee in appor-
tioning delegates was revised, adopting
the Republican vote Of 1877 Instead OF thar
of 1875 as the basis of representation.
This gave Hennepin 16 delegates, and
Ramsey IL. No other, name than that of
W. B. Washburn, of Minneapolis, having
been presented to The convention for nom
ination, he Was put in nomination by &C
clamatiOn on motion of MIR. Blakeley of
Ramsey county. Mr.. Washburn appear
ed befo.e the convention and acknowledge
ed the honor of the nomination in a brief
speech. The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, by the Republican Convention for
thefThird Congressional District Of Mime
sofa:
That the clear duty of the national govern
ment Is to protect and preserve to all its citi-
Gems of whatever race or condition, In all their
political rights and privileges, guaranteed to
them by the Federal constitution and its
amendments.
To encourage and promote by all proper
means the utmost friendly relations and good
feeling between all sections Of the country
and all classes of its ciIsz-ns.
Tc uphold the national faith and credit.
To restore stability to the national finances
by an early return to specie pay ments aud the
preservation of uniform standard ana the
measure of values, so that the rights OF both
labor aad capital shall be respected and
secured.
To observe a wise economy In all matters OF
expenditure and appropriation of the public
money, to the end that the public burdens
may be lightened.
To elevate and purify the civil service of the
country, without interfering with that free and
independent exercise Of political duties and
privileges belonging to every citizen.
ResOlved, That We have tull confidence in
the present national admins tration, and here
by pledge it our hearty support in the main
tenance and preservation of Republican prime
piles, and in the maintenance Of honest gov
ernment for the people
Resolved That the hatred manifested toward
our noble little army and it's patriot officers,
including such names as Sherman, Hancock
and Sheridan, by the Democratic ajorIty of
the present House of Representatives, in
their repeated attempts to destory the efic-
lency, and diminish its numbers below What
is absolutely required for the protection OF
our frOtier settlements, and discrimination
shown in the distribution of its patronage
against patriot soldiers of its own party is
| still dominated by the same baleful spirit and
leadership as during the war of the rebellion,
the government.
Resoloed, That the early completion of the
| Northern Pacific railroad, the improvement
of the Mississippi and st. Croix and the Red
| River of the north are ma ters Of concern ana
interest to which the federal government
should at once extend aid and encourage
ment.
The following named gentlemen were ap-
pointed congressional district cmmittee for
the ensuing two years:
c. Fl Pettit-Chairman -Hennepin county.
E. G. Butts Washington county.
r. Barden-Ramsey county.
A. j. Underwood Otter Tail county.
G. Fl. Graves st. Louis county.
H. A. CastIe-Ramsey cou ty.
wAsHBURN's SPEECH.
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the Conven-
Lion:
For the honor of the nominate that learr
YOU have to-day conferred on me. please ac
:ept my most sincere aud grateful thanks. Il
accepting this nomination at Your hands,
| lesire to say that do not propose 10 indulg
| in any extravagant or unusual promises OF
| pledges in case your nomination shall be rat
fed by the people of the district at the polls il
November. But have to say this, that what
| yer of ability or influence am pos ess ed oi
| shall be eXerted in the best interests of tn
| people of this Congressional district and Sta T.
and this mean in its broadest sense.
| lhaye no interest in this connection moi
| common to you all.
nave no ambition but to serve you faith.
fully, earnestly and Justly, and should fail il,
the future to meet your expectations and ap
| prOval. assure you it will not come from any
lack Of good intentions or zeal in your behalf.
And in saying only this much, I feel that !
| assume no slight responsibility.
| As look over this Congressional district
stretching as it does from the rich valley .oi
Red River of the North to our port intFtncheo
at the head of the "G .eat UnSa ted Sea-" tax
| ing the broad sweep an empire of agricultural
| wealth, and thence on to the head of nayiga
| ton of the Father of Waters, with all the vast
! aud varied interests of navigation, commerce,
manufactures, and all the great industries in
cident th.reto, feel that in assuming to
represent them all only as best can, faithful
| y and firmly, assume great and important
duties. r
In this as in other campaigns in this dis
trict and State, much has been said as think,
unnecessarily and in very narrow spirit,
about localities of candidates and special local
interests.
Now, desire to say here and to you that.
so far as am concerned, should be elected
| to represent this district in Congress, do moi
propose to bind myself to anything that can
be considered otherwise than Just and impair.
tial to all sections aud localities. could not
do otherwise if would. Varied and import
ant as the interests of the district are, l eau
discover or comprehend no natural antagon-
isms or clashing of interests.
The vast resources of the agricultural re-
gion lying between the st. Croix and Red
River of the North cannot be deN eloped with
out the commercial and manufacturing Gen.
tiers feeling its stimulating effects.
No improvement of our harbor on the lake
or of ofthejnavigation of the Missssippi,tywhi
the dislderatum of cheap transportation can
be obtained, but that the producing districts
will hon Hf.io rlSrn1f re- In On
with the commercial and manufacturing CEN
tres. The improvement of the navigation of
the Red river; the early construction of the
great continental line of railway to the Paci-
fic, and other enterprises of like character
now being pushed forward in the develop
ment Of the country, are of such importance
that all good citizens should strive to pro-
mote them in every legitimate way.
It might be possible for the inventive gen.
ius of man to devise some plan whereby our
great river should be diverted from its old
channel and turned in some other direction
Should such an evil genius succeed in the url-
dertaking, the great commercial and manu-
featuring industries that have grown up on
its banks would become crippled and soon
languish and die. Similar results would fol-
low any like exhibition of either genius OF
stupidity that would do anything to cripple
the res ources or embarrass th, development of
this region tributary to the business centres
of the State, or stop the flow of wealth that is
being constantly poured in upon them. None
of US can afford to adopt policy so foolish.
desire In conclusion to speak only brief
word on general or national politics, and of
ou: duty as Republicans.
presume all yearly ali. of us followed
he Republican flag since it was first thrown
to the breeze in 1856. and have stood i'm the
ranks since first the Republican party was or.
ganlzed TO resist the spread of slavery at a
time when it threatened to bear its black ban.
ner over the entire domain of the Northwest,
and to blast with its whitening blight the