Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-24
THE RESOLUTIONS
were ~ follows

were ~ tOll0WS;
The republican party Of Pennsylvania, adhcr.
ing to its historical record, and To its principles
heretofore Often affirmed declares:
First that Il is uneompromisnRly opposed 10
free trade IN whatever Disguise presented; mn
changeably devoted To home industry. aud here.
by nyows Its special and direct hostility To the
tariff bill pending IN congress- the same being IN
the interest Of Importers and foreign lnanninc
turcra, and In opposition 10 American labor
Second-that labor BEING tho great source of
national wealth, the prosperity Of the nation
must depend upon II to the extent 10 which labor
IL protected and employed. and that our govern
ment being government of the people, should
cndeavOr To promote, by MI proper means, the
commerclnl aud industrial interests ~ tho in.
ton; that labor and capital may he probably
employed
Third--ha American commerce should hr fps.
tered aud home enterprise developed by the nm
tiOnal government Ia the end that our manulac.
turing mining agricultural and industrial inter.
csts may flourish our people md employment,
and the country be restored 10 permanent pros.
pcIitY.
Fourth that the public lands belong 10 the
people, and should he reserved exclusively fur
actual settlers, so thHt industries may BE- en-
conraged TO enter upon and occupy them.
tth--that wr ARE now, MS ever opposed to the
payment Oi claims, from the national treasury,
10 those alely engaged In. or sympalhlling
with, the rebellion. No canquertr should be
forced 10 pay indemnity 10 the conquered, and
the presentation Of bills demanding The eNpcnd.
itnre of hundred million dollars ut he present
session 81 thp utnOcrntlc mouse N "A warning 10
the country of the cost and danger 81 retaining
In power the party whose chcf aim II II to make
reprsns on tax payers for losses which the
crime OF treason brought upon the southern PEG.
pie
Sixth we view with alarm the growing de-
precision 0f many leading trnde Interests OF The
state and country, resulting largely, II " be
llcNed IRON the unfair advantages ana dlserimi-
mating rates of freight and transportation prlyil-
egcs given by many of the transportation cpmpA.
mics Of the state and country ~ the favored few,
10 the prejudice ~ our general producing inter.
este and this convention earnestly recommends
the enactment of such laws by state and national
legislatures ne viii correct this growing evil.
Seyenth-that the southern republicans, white
and cOlOred, have our earnest sympathy IN tho
unequal contest TO which they nre subjected, for
civil liberty and the maintenance Of their con.
sttutional privileges and guaranteed rights.
We demand from the government for them mn
equal and intr ballot, aud that equality before
the law, which should be- the hanat Of every
government.
Governor Hariranft meets the hearty endorse.
ment and unqualified approval OF tho party that
elected him and continues 10 honor him. He
has proved himself an able magistrate, true
patriot and wise officer and mir party tcndc ~
him the praise due 10 personal uprightness, To
political devotion, and 10 official rcetitudc.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted without debate; those protest
ing against the payment Of rebel
claims, in favor Of protective tariff and
culogistic Of Gov. Hartranft's admins
tration, were loudly applauded.
NOMINATIONS.
Henry W. Palmer, Of Luzernc, nom
mated for governor, Gen. Harry NJ.
Hoyt, eulogizing his scholarly and sol
dierly qualities. ]. I. Wyckershaw,
Henry Rawlc, g. AL Grow and Gen. j.
A. Beaver were also nominated Gen.
Hoyt was chosen the nominee for gov
ernor on the first ballot, receiving 1G1
votes; Grow, AZ Beaver, II; WICKER
shaw, 20; Morrill,, !. Rawlcs name
was withdrawn, and the nomination
was made unanimous, amid loud ap-
plause. j. II. Storrit and Daniel A.
Grew were nominated for supreme
judges, and the ballot resulted: Storrit,
154; Grew, ~ yetes. The vote for leu
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