, 1879-07-24

j. Il. Bingham and l.. +. Frtsby. F!fth-GcorRo
Carter and Charles Lliling. Stxtll-L. ,. Dole
and j. II. Foster. scyenth-I1nnrI Cousins and
+. A. lIass,er Eighth-s. ". Hunt md II. Q.
The Convention adjourned at 2:1o p. IN.
HORACE RUBL15E. -
his srxEoH UPON OPENING THE CONVENTION.
Special n'spatca to 7as 7rtoHas
MADISON, July o3.-Thc State Republican
Convention was called to order BY Horace
Kup,cs, Chairmun Of Tito Stats Committee, who
spoke as follows:
GENTLEMEN or TnE REPUBLICAN sTATH
CONVENTION: 1t Is my duty as Chairman Of the
Btato Committee to Invite you to come to order.
You have met for the PURPOSE OF nominating
cunu'datcs 10 bo chosen State officers d. the
Republican party, md to Indicate their appltca-
ton to The vital questions Of the ti'Ie.
It Is for The maintenance Of those principles.
for t!lcr incorporation Into tbs legislation Of the
country, and to make them Il shaping and con.
trolling power in Its standardization, that The
party exists. The selection Of agents. though
au important, Is ret a subordinate duty. That
great botly Of Intelligent mud patriotic citizens
tint willie yon serulnfze carefully the
character and fitness Of those presented for
nominations, no personal ambitious, no personal
rlvalr!ea animoslttes, no local a'l. Irrelevant
considerations, shall be permitted to disturb the
ends It seeks to accomplish. -.
Although the canvass before us rclates direct
II to the choice OF State officers only, its itnpor
tance aud The interest it will awaken snriIlg
chiefly from fts bearing upon national politics.
All parties rccoguize this truth. II Stnsc issues
wcrc aono involved, there would hardly be
room for dtiIercnco Of opinion. During twenty
Years-slnco 185a-thc Rcpublicans harc hnd
eo,,pIeto control OF every department OF the
Slate, except for The four veaEa .hcginntns with
1874 n,,.i Guiding With 1877. The history ouf
the Republican Administrations OF tue State
Is ono Of which wo may be Justly proud,
and which eutltlcs the party TO tho
confidence Of The peoplc. It staiids ont in
bright contrast With the record OF dcfntcattons
and scandals which 1ia7c marked the periods uf
| Democratic supremacy. To-day we can Show
honest, faithful, al. efficient men At the head
Of the several departments Of tho State; all tile
! machinery Of the State rHdn!ng an,ootdly and
well: the public business transacted with ccon-
otoy and dispatch; everybody a. we'll eontcnt-
I'd, 30 far AZ the management OF the affairs of
thc State Is concerned. u 20 can looe to sec
until. human nature underooeB radical cllangc.
| Wa arc going then to have an election, no. be-
causs We need q change, but
BECAUSE TIL. CONSTITUTION REQUIRES IT;
| md since our oppoaenta will not bo able to find
ground on which to make anT scrlolis attack up.
| on our manner Of conducting the affairs Of the
| State, tile canvass mCst turn on. tho national
| questions Which diyido parties.
Within the past two ycnrs an AuBDtctous
chancc has occurred. When your nredccessors
met here In State Convention, Two years ago,
there was not little despontloncy and division
among the rank aud fltc Of the pErty. Instead
Of the confidence which Ectgns to.day-the set
tied purpbse, the unity Of aim, the clear con-
yictions thnt arc nt once the means and the u.s.
surancc Of victory-thero were doubts, hesita,
tis,nB, and antaQontene respecting the most
vital questions Of public policy. There were
varlous Kinda Of Republicans then. There wers
administrator Republican. VIE anil ant!.A'm!uis:
Republicans and fo!t-.nonev Republicans. In
the presence Of such di(rereuces the future was
uncertain, The eagerncss ol candidates fur aoul!
nAttona suffered sensible abatement, una II
places on the ticket were allied. Since that tins
discussion aud experience have larmonizcd tlit
Emergencies Of opinion. There
Is ONLY oan KIND OF xEruHLlcAks TO-DAY
We alt support tho Naturalization, wo al
have confidence In tic firm attachment Of the
President 70 Republcan principles. and ss al
bcttcYe IN honest money-nlonuy tint POSSESSES
or represents intrsnsIc va.ue-tnoney TINT due'
not change Ia vtlue from day to dny, nor shrlnt
aud shriyrI whcn Il enterA Into tha cl,nnusle d
| York gold.rooln mas still opcp, and mcu were
hettl,,g on The rise AMI fall of greenbarka. In
day the gu!d;rootn is closrd, nnl goh', rrcrn
backs, aud Natlona.bank notes nre inter
chapgcnbIe 1t par. Two years ago w wsrt
paying uer rent Interest On uyer $i00, con, ,xt
Of oilr debt, on whirh We paw but 4
per cent to-day, saving Of ever ON
annually for tie psopIe. cou1denea u return
tng, business IL roylvnE, industry feels the 4tt
Ut ncw hope, and the shruHken veins OF coin
.nerco arc beginning TO smelI With new aud viz
orouk tifs currensa. These resu|ts have bccs
reached uudor Republican Ada.!nlstratton an,
by 4 Republican AdnifuIstrat'on. They aro tn
results OF 1 policy phlcl our polittcut oppouent
branded "a u blunder And q wrong, which tho,
pledged themselves to reverse II su,rusted Will
power, and which they have cmdeavorrd 10 dc
feat BY Whatever meaus and influence they pos
6ts&ed.
So far ~ tho Republican party Is concerned
tha rufruucy questah Is substantially settled
tl,r duty rcmains Of defending antl protectn!
That eettcmsnt sgsinat The attacks wlieh still
meuace It
7ns OTHER PARAMOUNT QUESTION
which divides parties, INVOLVES the relations he
tween Tho National aud State Governments
Defeated thus m y The a .ttsaot to aes,[o s[
rnrtvc4 The old do'trine Of Stass soveretentr
During the recent stssIon Ut cougress thr SAM
, argum tents ware repeatrd;, on lhe pemoerati
dIvato uu!liticat!on halt a century sgo. aud ~bic
| werc employed 10 cxcubs and Justify 1cceasIo
, And rebellion iu 1870. It vas alleged that .hrr
ars no National eectt1,s, .lM1 thr NattUnr
prevent fraud aud violence Ut tile ELECTIONS Q
tuu tuelbers Of lis Congress, and that " II
unconstitu,ioasl for the United Sta.es 10 kes
i: the peace xuy whers iu the States, either Vt III
Gentlemen, ti1e Republican party looks bac
! today ever ttle period Of quarter of ccntur
that hss passed snee IT. organization, per'o
Of storm a'n! conflict shst VII 10 M le,oyer mem
: arduons struggle, first for the limitation. 9
slavery, au.i Then ia tho deiense ri tue Unto
j. and the supremacy OF it, laws, we have bse
! eohstastiJ inst BY
. THE car Of uScossz,1ur1oNAL,"
and from whon.t From the lTatfckers 10 huma
: nreh tenm the l3efetiefA Of slavery. from u