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

assaults that are being made upon the public
treasury, and the destruction of the public
credit.
1t is for you, gentlemen, and the Republic
cans not only of this district and State, but of
the whole country, to answer at the ballot box
in November next, as to whether these leaders
shall continue to be trusted and be allowed to
control the next House of Representatives.
Let me urge uponyou members of this con-
vention, representing as you do every county
in this district, the necessity of thorough
and complete organization. Let this be done
and victory at the polls in November next will
surely follow.
Again thanking you for this nomination,
leave it with you and the people of this dis
trict. to say whether / am worthy of your
further confidence.
After the conclusion of Major Straits
speech, Senator Mcmillan being called
upon, spoke briefly and the convention
adjonlned.
second Congres~lo. "A Democratic Con-
venttOm. ~
Pursuant to notice the Second Congress
sional Democratic convention next at
Shakopee, July 18th, to put in nomination
canoldate tor Congress. J. G. Pierce
was elected chairman, and Judge o Leary,
secretary.
All the counties OF the District were
represented except Chippewa, Renvillt
and Swift. aA ~ ao
The committee on resolurlons unani-
mously pres. ptcd the following:
We, the Democracy of the second congress
sioual district of Minnesota, in convention
assembled, reafirm our mistaken fidelity to
the national union, the constitution and the
| e. Afll LATE he h..
final overthrow of the organized rascality and
systematic misrule, which in the name of Re
publicanism, and in the form of carpet bagism,
lur the past twelve years has plundered ana
impoverished the people Of a large section Of
our common country. In this assured and
accepted triumph ofthe Democratic principles
of home rule and the subordination of til.
military to the civil power, W /. hail the promise
Uf revived Prosperity and honest government
in that part of the Union.
We arraign tile Republican party for its
corruption in office and Its unwise legislation
its dangerous usurpations and its wicked
perverslon VI the popular will as expressed
/ at the polls. 1t has squandered the public
| lands, wasted thepublic funds and has inaug-
| urated and maintained an era of corruption
| unparalle6 in the history of this country, Ii
| has prosvituted the civil service to the pur.
| poses of personal and partizan gain. 1t has
dlsgraced US abroad by the ignorance and
follies Of its chosen diplomats, while it's vac.
| !llating foreign commercial policy has rem
dered our country Il bywUrd and reproacL
among the nations Of The world. It has
| swept our commerce from the seas, aud de-
| strdyed our once powerful navy. 1t has ere
ated and subsidized gigantic monopolies;-il
aas allied itself with rich corporations. and
| has burdened the people with unnecessary
| and oppressive taxation. II has used the
army for the purpose of intimidating voters al
| he polls, changing the results Of elections,
| and disl ersing State Legislatures. To pre-
| rye its political aScendency il has treason.
| ably defrauded the people OF President law
| fully elected, and has bestowed offices Of hon.
/ or and profit npon disreputable men solely as
a reward for their participation in that great
crime.
| We demand full investigation of the cleo
toral frauds to the end, that the truth of his
tory may be indicated, the repetition of such
| crimes prevented in the future, and the per-
| petrators thereof visited with condign punish
| ment.
We proclaim our answering confidence in
| and devotion to the great cardinal doctrines OF
| the Democratic party that that government is
| the best which governs the least. AS subsidi-
| airy there to we declare.
First-1nat tree trade-the unrestrained
| right of our people to sell in the highest, and
buy in the luwest markets in the worlds
| founded upon wisdom and justice. It is espe-
| ciallY adapted to the condition and necessities
| Of the people of this district. and We are un-
conditionally in favor of its immediate estab-
| lishment as permanent national policy.
SecOnd-That We are opposed to the crea-
I ton and existence of monopolies of all kinds;
| to subsidies in the interest Of private persons
| and corporations; to all special class legisla
| ton; to sumptuary laws: to extravaganza in
| public enterprises; to the use of the army for
political purposes; to the bestowal of public
| offices as reward for partisan service, and to
| any interference by government In the man.
ners, customs and habits of the citizen, when
| the same are not inconsistent with the rights
| of others.
| Third-That we favor the immediate cur.
tailment of public expenditures, the reduction
OF taxes and the conduct of all public affairs
upon the basis of rigid economy. In this con.
| nection, we point with pride to the reduction
| OF over $350,O00, 000in the public expenditures
| achieved in the past four years by the Demo
cratic House of Representatives..
Fourth--We demand thorough revision Of
the patent law, to The end that while a rea
sonable compensation is secured to actual In
ventors, it shall not be 80 excessive as TO bt
burdensome upon our farming classes and
all who use mecanical Inventions.
We condemn the course OF the present
Representative In Congress in his corrup
| use of his official patronage to secure hui
continued denomination; in his blind devo
ton to party caucus; ir opposing the in
4 vestigation of the electoral frauds; in al
times voting against a reduction of publ,
expenditures; ana especially In his constan
and unwaSering support Of q high protec
tive tariff in the interest of Eastern mannfac
| turers, as being contrary to good policy, ant
inimical to the welfare Of the people of this
district.
The names of Ara Barton of Ric,
county, Henry Poehler Of Sibley county
G. III Lienau OF Carver county were pre-
scented. Two ballots were had. tn,
iist as follows: Poehler SO; Lienau SO
Barton 10: scattering 1. Second ballot
Poehler II; Lienau 81; Barton rs.
The nomination of Mr.. Poehler wal
made unanimous.
| A committee was appointed to wait or
the nominee and inform him Of his nom
4 nation. #,, f
/ Mr. Poehler, soon appeared and was in
trOduced to the convention. ~
He said In substance: Mr.. President ant
Gentlemen--I thank ycu with all my hear
for the bestowal upon me OF a nomination fo
the high position OF representative In the ma
tional Congress. / accept the nominator
with gratitude, and promise to do my bes
to realize your expectations. There Is hars
work before US but l will do my best from
now until the night of the election to secur,
q ratification OF your choice at the polls.
have lived in the district more than a QUARTER
of century-the greater portion of my life
Minnesota ismy home, her interests are m,
interests and if elected shall use all honora
BILE means to secure the recognition and ad
vancements, of those interests. In nationa
politics am something OF q revolutionist II
the eyes of our opponents, as ] believe in rev
authorizing the present extravagant aud cor
rupt party out OF power and substituting II
its stead an era OF rigid accountability an,
ecouomy. Thank ng you again, gentlemen
for your very fattering testimonial and ask
ing your hearty and earnest support In tn,
a. -. rrnln x,<,x., MA rood dan