Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-25
POLITICAL.

POLITICAL.
second District Republican Nominating
Convention.
The second congressional distric: Re-
publican nominating convention met al
Shakopee, Tuesday, July 10TH Gen
Levi Nutting of Rice county, was selected
as charm an, and j. B. Hawley, Of Wa
bashaw, was appointed secretary. The
committee on credentials reported the
delegations full from all of the IS coun-
ties composing the district.
Mr.. Doughty, chairman of the com
mittee on resolutions leported the follow
ing which Were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, By the Republican convention for
the Second Congressional district:
That the clear duty of the National govern
ment is to protect and preserve to ali its citi.
zens of whatever race or condition, in all their
political rights and privileges, guaranteed
them by the federal constitution and its
amendments.
To encourage and promote by all proper
means the most friendly relations and good
feeling between all sections of the country and
all classes of citizens.
To uphold the national faith and credit.
10 restore SLaOll1Cy 10 the naG1Ona1
finances by an early return to specie
payments and the preservation of a uniform
standard and measure of values, SO that the
rights Of both labor and capital shall be re-
spected and secured.
To observe wise economy in all matters #
expenditure and appropriations of the public
money, to the end that the public burdens may
be hghtened.
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 believe in such judicious
system of public improvements and inland
| navigation as viii aid in the de-
velopment of our resources, give employment
to the laborer, and lessen the cost of transport
| alton of our agricultural products to the great
| markets of the world.
| RESOLVED, That we denounce the efforts of the
Democratic party to cripple and render inefi-
| cient the army and navy of the United States.
| RESOLVED, That we have full confidence in the
| present national administration, and hereby
| pledge it our hearty support in the mainten-
ance and preservation of Republican principles
| and in the maintenance of honest government
| for the people,
ballot was had for nominee with the
| following result:
Fl. B. Strait ..,,,.,,59 S. P. Jennison 6
D. l.. How Sumner Laid 5
| M. G. Russell. ,......9 Henry Poehler. -. ]
| Gordon E. Cole. .....1 NJ. s. Chandler. 2
| Z. /. BrOWn........S
| On motion of Gen. Jennison the nomination
of Major Strait was made unan nous.
A committee having been appointed to in.
form the nominee Of his nomination, Majo,
| Strait appeared and addressed the con-
vention as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Conven-
| ton:
tender to you, and through you to the Re
publicans of the Second district, my profound
est thanks for the high honor conferred in
naming me, for the fourth time, the Repub-
| lican nominee for Congress of this district.
Sensitive as am Of the responsibility which
| is inseparable from the high honor, / could
almost have wished that the nomination had
| fallen upon some one of the more worthy gene
| tlemen, whose names have been mentioned for
| the place.
| can assure you, however, that if elected,
that it shall be my endeavor to
watch and care for the individual
as well as the public interests of the people,
that have the honor to represent,
| stand before the district free and untram-
eled, to bow to the will of the people, obey
their dictates, and accept the kind efforts of
all.
| For the past FIVE years have endeavored to
faithfully serve you, and have been to the best
of my ability, watchful of your interests.
| How well the trusts that have been confded
to me have been kept, is for the people of the
| district to say.
| can but point to the past as an earnest OF
| what shall hope to accomplish in the future
| have labOred to secure such legislation a.
| would insure to the West cheap transportation,
| to be accomplished by the Improvement OF
| natural water course, and believe that Con.
gress should make such liberal appropriations
as the magnitude of the work and the necessi
ties of the country demand.
Liberal appropriations in this direction
would give employment to the unemployed
and materially lessen the cost OF
| transportation of Cur agricultural
4 and other products to the great markets of the
4 world; and would give to us the manufactured
/ articles of the East at greatly reduced prices
| Then, to State like ours. young, vigorou
and teeming with resources, growing In power
1 with its interests varied, and important as they
ares constant care and watchfulness will bs
| needed that they receive proper advancement
| word in reference to the condition OF oul
army. ~ -
Having been placed by the speaker of tn,
House, as q member of joint committee for it
reorganization, ] would say, that our army il
now but q skeleton, and barely suffices to gar
rison our out-posts, and cannot give protection
1 to our frontier settlements; the repeated at
tempts upon the part of the Democracy of TIL
/ present House Of Representatives, to reduct
and destroy the efficiency of the army, and thu
hostility they have shown, has beer
met by the Republicans with ,
Il solid front: who have united a
4 one man in saying, that our army is now quit,
too small, and should not be reduced below it
present strength, in which position, am franl
to say, that fully concur.
Scattered as our army il, over so largo an ex
tent of country, with our Mexican and IndiaI
frontier to guard, i think there is no fair mind
ed man who will say that it is wise policy Il
reduce its effective force. sN
The vanguard of civilization, the hardy
i pioneers of orr western frontier
/ is now demanding protection
i from the restless and hostile savages, who ar,
scattered and roaming at large over q portion
of our borders.
1t has been recently demonstrated that ou
federal troops may be required, not only Z
protect our frontier, but also to prevent mob
and violence, and TO preserve peace and orde
in our more populous interior.
Let me ask what party has saved the nation
restored the country. raised the credit of tn
government, abolished slavery, passed thu
homestead act, improved our rivers and harbors
given MS uniform currency, made the green
back worth par in gold, and carried out ever,
pledge made to the people?
The answer comes. the Republican party.
4 When we are told that the mission o
the Republican party is ended. w
answer no, not until every freeman
be be white or black, enjoys the blessings o
freedom. the blessings of the elective franchis
and the blessings of absolute protection, ant
all the rights and privileges accorded to ever