Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21

nc DOUtn CQTOunQ Hcpu0ttC0n Con-
centton-Their Resolutions in full
Resolutions Endorsing Hayes and
Hampton Unanimously Voted
Down-Good Reading for Northern
Republicans.
Special Dispatch to the New York Tribune.
COLUMBIA, S. Z. Aug. S.-The Re-
publican State Convention met at the
State House yesterday, and organized
by electing Z. Z. Bowen Chairman.
No State ticket was nominated. Res
olutions indorsing Hayes and Hamp-
ton were almost unanimously voted
down. The following IL the plat
form:
First-The Republican party of the
State of South Carolina, in conven
ton assembled, believing that the
principles of equal, civil and political
rights are vital 10 the interests of
good government, and that they can
only be enforced by the party which
has engrafted them upon the State
and National Constitutions, hereby
reaflirms its earnest adhesion to the
platform of principles adopted by the
National Republican Convention at
Cincinnati on the 18th day of June,
1876.
Second We reiterate our abhor-
renee and Reputation Of all forms of
violence, intimidation or fraud in the
conduct of elections, or for political
purposes, and Ienounce the same as
crime against the liberty Of Ameri-
can citizens, as we'll as the common
rights of humanity and, while we in
sist upon and will zealously guard
the right OF every citizen, freely to
choose his political party, and deny
the unfoundcd charge that the Re-
publican party countenances any in
reference with the colored voters
who may choose to vote the Demo.
cratic ticket we do protest against
and denounce the practice inaugural
ed in the campaign of 1876, and again
revived in some counties by the Dem
ocratic party, of attending Republic
can meetings and conventions, and,
by show of force and other forms Of
intimidation. disturbing such meet
ings, or taking part therein without
the consent or invitation of the party
calling them.
Third-We charge the Democratic
party with being unfaithful to the
many pledges and promises made
during the campaign of 1876, as dem
onatrated by the legislation of the last
General Assembly, the Journals of
which show that the only pledges re-
deemed were those for which the en-
tire Republican vote of both branches
of the Legislature was cast.
| F'Ourth-We denounce the Demo-
cratic party for the fraude, violence
and intimidation committed during
the general election of 1876, for the
ted during tho canvass preceding that
election, for the violent seizure of the
State Government after that election,
for the frauds committed at every
special election held since they OBJ
tanned control of the State, and for
the system of intimidation which still
prevails in many counties, whereby
the Republicans are actually prohibit
ted from meeting and organizing.
FitfH1We denounce the Democrat
ic party for the outrage perpetrated
in unseating Republican members of
the General Assembly so rs to in
crease their majority in the Legisla-
ture, and especially for depriving the
II Republican Representatives from
Charleston county, of their seats, to
which they had been elected by over
5000 majority; and when elections
were held to fill these vacancies in
Charleston, Orangeburg, Beaufort,
Sumter and other counties, for refus-
ing to give the Republicans any rep
resentatiOn whatever on the Commits
sioners of Elections or the Board OF
Managers /; for the frauds committed
in the management of those elections,
and particularly for stealing six bal
lot boxes containing Republican ma
jorities in the county of Sumter, and
for refusing to count the votes cast at
certain precincts at such elections in
Beaufort and Orangeburg for alleg-
ed irregularities on the part of the
managers appointed by themselves.
SiTth-We arraign the Democratic
party for enacting, at the last session
of the General Assembly, the law
whereby numerous voting precincts
in large Republican counties were
abolished, so that thousands of Re-
publican voters are virtually disfran-
chised, or else compelled to walk
twenty miles or more i'm order to
vote, and in some places to cross riv-
ers in order to reach q polling place.
Sepenth-While condemning the
conduct of all public officers who may
have in years past violated the trusts
confided 10 them, and while denounc
ing all fraudulent and dishonest prac.
tees. and disclaiming any desire to
shield any individual proved to BIZ
guilty of such offenses, we denounce
the method by which the Democratic
party, through manufactured testi-
mony, sought to inculpate men whose
only offense was their Republican,
ism; and we further denounce the
unfair and partisan character of the
recent legislative Investigations in
this State, whereby the frauds com.
mitted by Democrats have been care.
fully screened from public view, and
al! testimony looking to their expo.
sure has been studiously suppress.
ed.
EighM-We reaffirm the declare.
ton made from time to time, that al
the general election held in this State
on the 7th day of November, 1876
for Presidential electors, Governor
and other State officers, not only were
the Republican Presidential Electors
duly chosen, but that Daniel II
Chamberlain, together with the en-.
tire Republican State ticket were also
elected by the vote of a majority OF
the qualified electors of this State.
Nanth-We deem it inexpedient tC
nominate candidates for Governor
and other State officers, because ow.
ing to the condition of affairs in thit
State, occasioned by rifle-club rule
and two years of Democratic supre.
macy, it is impossible for the Repub.
lican voters, in many counties, with
out mourning great personal danger
to organize for the campaign or to
vote at the election when held.
Tenth-We pledge ourselves to as
sist in the work of purifying the pub
lie service, and we demand that the
local Republican conventions
throughout the State, wherever they
make nominations, shall nominate
only such candidates as are recogniz-
ed as men of intelligence and integ.
rity, as we'll as of established devo-
ton to Republican principles.
The Railroads Of the World.
A French writer has been carefully
collecting the railway statistics of all
nations. At the close of 1876 the to-
! ,al railway miles in the world was