Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-09-10
new YORK REPUBLICANS.
The Convention at Saratoga---Speech
Hr OF Senator Conkling. y ~
Full Text of the Platform Adopted.

SARATOGA, N. Y, September "a.
B. Cornell, chairman of the state central
committee, called the Republican con-
vention to order. United States Sena-
tor Conkling, who, as he entered the hall
was loudly applauded, was unanimously
chosen temporary chairman, and made
stirring speech. He said: f.r
eve meet as representatives of the
historic organization in which many of
us have grown old, but our hearts are as
young, warm and true as in the days
long gone by. Reciprocating all your
kindness, like to receive it as an omen
of concord and harmony in all
the conventions proceedings, to be
crowned by popular success. congrat-
ulate you on the suspicious promise for
the party and the republic. Threaten
ing dangers now appear in public affairs,
first the pretensions of state rights,
second imitation, third disposition to
trample On the liberties of part of the
people.
The senator referred to the resumption
Of specie payments and said, "our
finances, if let alone, will be safer and
better than they have been for many
years. Abundant crops have been gath
cred and this abundance will bring pros
perity." The senator proceeded to discuss
the financial issue at some length. His
reference to the "quiet man." (meaning
Grant) and his veto of an act intended
to check and defeat resumption by re-
pealing the law fixing its date, was
greeted with vociferous applause as
was his claim for the Republic
an party that it had effected
resum ption and made every paper dollar
as good SIS gold Following resumption
has come renewed business prosperity,
and all that is wanted is to keep off the
hands of scheming men, non-interfer-
ence with business by legislation and all
will be we'll. Republican ascendancy
means the resumption and maintenance
of prosperity and Republican ascend
votes of the country could be freely cast
and fairly counted. But this unfortu-
nately could not be, because in part of
the country vote was not free. The
pretension Of states rights once more
raises it's head. 1t declares there
shall be no free elections;
there shall be no fair count. The
majority in the two houses of congress
at its late session took the government
by the throat and then threatened to
strangle it 20 death unless the president
would sign bills which he knew
to be unrighteous and unjust.
The jury laws, which have stood for
more than eighty years, were Frustrated
and the jury box prostituted. This was
in order to give license to unlawfnlness
on election day and every day. The
army was manacled not only on all
da7s, but on that very day when it
should be most ready to act in sup
port of national liberty. This was all
for the purpose of strangling
elections in behalf of brutal candidates.
Four southern states are certainly Re-
publican by large majority, and two
more are on the same side if their votes
could be recorded, but there will
be no contest in the next presi-
Dental election in the south
There will be 70 election there worth the
name. Every vote will be registered for
the Democratic candidate, whoever he
may be. This done, only Al more votes
will be needed. New York has 81
of those votes, and this must be
known and understood. Thus, a great
responsibility rests upon her. She will
decide the contest of 1880. The action
of New York this year will 60 far toward
deciding the question. The action of
New York this year will decide whether
the tax paying people shall rule this
country or not.
Referring to party differences in the
past Conkling claimed that all of them
had been settled and the party was a
unit. No matter which was right or
which was wrong in the past, now all
Republicans stand together on
every essential or living issue.
eve know that Democratic success
now would mean sectional domination.
Consequently, with the ticket and plat
form to be here made, the state could be
lost only by inattention and neglect.
New York, imperial as she is, must this
year 20 to the head of the Republican
column. To this let us here and now
pledge ourselves and each other"
Vice President Wheeler was invited
to seat on the platform, but he had
previously left the hall. The mention
of the vice presidents name and that of
George William Curtis during the call
of the roll of delegates brought forth
great cheers.
After the appointment of the custom
airy committees, recess was taken.
SARATOGA, September 3.-The con-
vention having reassembled, exCol]ector
Arthur, chairman Of the committee on
organization, presented the name of
VIM. A. Wheeler for permanent pres
dent. Being conducted to the chair,
Wheeler made short speech, in which
he said the policy of seeking to starve
the government into submission to rebel
lion was initiated at Fort Sumpter and
exempted by the Democracy in the late
session of congress. The speech was
general arrangement of the Democratic
party and its policy and record during
and since the late war, a eulogy Of the
Republican party and an appeal to the
necessity for continuing the latter in
mower in order to maintain and enforce