Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-26

Lilo Ahl tuC w AbAVhA VA WIZ
financial policy of the republican par
ty is made manifest by its results. 1t
has brought specie and paper practi-
cally together months before the date
fixed by law for the resumption of
specie payment by the government ;
it has given to all classes, money of
the same value it has placed our ma
ton on an equal footing with the 9TH
er great nations of the world in all
matters of financial concern; it has
promoted the refunding ofthe nation
al debt at a low rate of interest it has
maintained the national credit; and
any change in this policy will tend to
obstruct it in its work of restoring
specie payment whereby paper cur
rency becomes absolutely as valuable
as gold and silver standard coin; of
reviving business, promoting indus
try, and maintaining the public cred
it, is hereby denounced as wholly evil
and injurious to the best interest of
the country.
TX. That the organized raid on
the treasury by the southern demo-
cratic members of Congress for the
payment of millions of dollars of reb-
ell war claims is an unparalleled i'm
pudence, and a present danger, against
the success of which the triumph OF
the republican party is our only Sc
curity.
X. That we favor wisely adjust
ed tariff for revenue.
Nj. In the matter Of the faithful
administration Of the public funds
the republican party challenges the
closest scrutiny and invites compare
son with any or all other agencies in
public or private affairs. Notwith.
standing the vast sums, amounting to
thousands of millions of dollars, col.
lected and disbursed by republican
administrations, the percentage OF
loss is less than can be shown by any
other political party that has ever
been Entrusted with the control OF
public affairs or by individuals in
their own private business; this
shows that the charge of corruption
made against the republican party il
as groundlessly impudent as was the
attempt of the southern democracy
to destroy the Union wantonly wick
ed and atrociously cruel.
MI. The title to the presidential
term was definitely and finally set.
tied by the Forty fourth Congress and
any attempt to reopen it is danger.
GUS, illegal, and unconstitutional, and
the republican party of Iowa will re.
sist all effort not founded on the con.
stitution and the existing laws to dis.
place the present possessor of the
title, and it is a source of sincere con.
graduation that the firm attitude as.
sumed by the republican party of the
country in this regard forced ma.
jority Of the House of Represents
tives to disavow the real but covert
purposes of the 'so-called Potter in.
vestigation.
XIII. That the efforts of the dem.
ocratic party in Congress to cripple
and render inefficient the army and
navy of the United Statss, is most
earnestly condemned and all efforts
looking to permanent reduction OF
the same with view to future re.
organization, whereby the official sta.
tons may be in whole or in part sup.
piled by officers who engaged in the
rebellion against the nation, who
hold the doctrine of secession, and
who acknowledge primary allegiance
to State, are hereby denounced al
dangerous to the peace of the coun.
try and to the permanence of the
Union.
XIV. That it il not only the right
but the duty of every good citizen at
the party caucus, in the party con-
vention and at the polls, to use his
best efforts to secure the nomination
and election of good men to places OF
official trust, and we disapprove OF
all interference with the perfect free
dom of action of any citizen in. the
exercise of said right and in the dis
charge of said duty.
Nv. That personal temperance is
most commendable virtue in peo-
pie, and the practical popular move
ment now active throughout the State
for the promotion of temperance has
our most profound respect, sympathy
and approval.
XVI. That we demand the most
rigid economy in all departments of
the public service and rigid retrench-
ment in all public expenses in all pos.
sible directions, and the reduction of
taxation to the lowest limits consist
ent with efficient public service. In
the direction of such economy and
retrenchment we heartily commend
the action of the republican legisla-
ture in reducing the expense of the
State in the sum of four hundred
thousand dollars, and this example
set by the State should be followed in
all other departments of our govern
ment.
XVII. That the republican party
of Iowa demands an honest, faithful,
careful and efficient discharge of du-
ty by all officers, whether Federal,
State, County, or Municipal, and re-
quires full, fair, and impartial and
searching investigation into the Off
cial conduct of all officials and the
business of all officers without regard
to party or personal association,
and whenever, or wherever fraud and
dishonesty are discovered the repub-
lican party of Iowa demands the
prompt punishment of the guilty par
ties. "Let no guilty man escape"
The platform was adopted by ac-
clamation.
The nomination of candidates for
Secretary of State was then in order.
Wright, of Warren county, in few
words put in nomination Capt. J. A.
T. Hull, of Davis county.
IL G%;lAc IF Wonol1n n hinh-
ly eulogistical manner presented the
claims of Lee NJ. Cooley, of Wapello.
Both of these were warmly second
ed by delegates from various parts of
the State.
The Secretary then proceeded to
call the roll and the votes were cast
by counties, but before the Chairman
announced the result Captain Cooley
moved that the nomination of Cap
tain Hull be made unanimous, which
was done.
Hon. James Wilson, of Tama, pre-
sented the name Of Buren, Il. Sher-
man, of Benton, for Auditor of State,
and half dozen motions were at once
made to make it unanimous.
Mr.. Sherman was then declared the
nominee by reclamation.
Donnan, of Independence, presen-
ted the name of Geo. w. Bemis for
Treasurer of State, and he was unani-
mously nominated.
Col. Anderson, of Fremont county,
presented for Register of the State
Land Office, j. X. Powers. X. Howe
Taylor of Marshall, Elijah Peake of
Monona county, and D. F. Rehkopf
were also put in nomination.
FIRST FORMAL BALLOT.
Powers. ..................2 OH
Rehkoff, III