Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-05-13


Tie conclusion Of Gel. Wilson'S
speech vas the signal for prolonged
applause and music by the band.
PERMANENT OFFICERS.
The committee on permanent or
g~anIzation through Mr.. Wharton re-
ported that they had agreed upon the
following permanent officers:
President, John b. Henderson, of
Missouri; vice-presidents. +. W.
Halls. of New York; Franklin Nc
Weigh, Illinois; Otto Kirschmayer,
Michigan; John W. Carter, Massa-
chusetts; E: r. Wood. Philadelphia /;
Fl. NJ. Turner, Georgia; G. W. Bry-
ant, South Carolina; III. K. Bryant,
Alabama; L. N. Dunbity, Kentucky;
Rob't. A. Hill, Indiana J. H. Wells,
Florida Judge r. Z. Rombauer, Mis-
souri, DR.. II. j. Lampe, Kansas City.
Secretaries: Col. Ed. Guiibert,
Iowa; Major Emery S. Foster, Mis-
souri, Col. +. 7. L%edgerber, Missou-
ri; S. W. Wilson( colored), Missouri.
On motion, Messrs. Muench of
Missouri, Dealbity Of Kentucky and
Williams of Minnesota were appointed
by the chair a committee to escort
Mr.. Henderson TO the chair.
Upon taking the chair, MIR. Hen
dcrson made an extended address,
near the close OF which he thus ex-
pressed himself:
1t has been said that he alone is free
''whom the truth makes Free"
Then he who smothers his conVic.
lions and advocates measures which
his soul abilors, or supports fol
office unworthy candidates, denies
the truth and ceases to be free.
De Toqueville truly says that
THE DESIRE FOR OFFICE
in America destroys the spirit of in
dependence, stiles the manlier virtues
and ieopardizes the existence OF the
State. We all know that the theory
and principles OF our government are
subverted by the present practices OF
political parties.
They have usurped the functions Of
all its departments. Conventions
make Presidents; conventions make
Legislatures and Judges Of courts
conventions are made by primary
meetings, and primary meetings are
too often controlled by DULLES, black.
guards and demagogues, OF late
years, by extending the principles 0
State rights to the work of profession
al politicians, they have adopted wha
they denominatc the unitrule, by which
the vote of Il single trlckster ma,
control an entire State. In order tt
make this work effective they resor
to all the arts of corruption. They
supply professional voters for the pri
maries, who are equally active ant
Jealous for either party. They en-
! plcy professional delegates who sci
their services for lucre, or the empt,
promises Of office.
When the nominations are mad
they demand the support Of homes
men; they appeal to the fears 0
some to the prejudiccs Of others t
the avarice of some, and the aspira
tons of others, while they apply til,
party lash to all.
Instead of electlng our Presidcn
by colleges OF independent electors
these fraudulent conventions. maniD
ulated and controlled by the wors
clements of society, not only dictat,
the person of the executive, but tin
character and policy Of his admins
tration. These are the evils IRON
which we need emancipation. The,
belong no less to one party than t,
the other.
Strong government is not the rem
edy Tor them. For them we need NJ
standing armies, no military hero, n.
methods of military rule.
Tie very reverse Of these is re
quircd. We want personal independ
ence, respect for the Constitution
and the laws, an emancipation of til,
public mind from thraldom of part,
machinery.
1t is by means OF these arts. thi.
perverslon of all methods of gooc
government, that the nomination o
Gen. Grant is now threatened. Con
secratcd customs are to be put aside
the example of good men is to b'
insolcntly spurned, and a nomination
forced upon an unwilling party.
After that, cane scores upon scores
Of letters, declarations and telegram
from prominent and influential Re
publicans III all sections OF the States
coincidinr in sentiment with tn,
speakers quoted.
Finally, the convention adjourned
after adopting a platform, of which
the following are the concluding res
OlutiOns:
Resolved, That as Republicans VIZ
cannot be hero worshippers; and W,
demand from a party without a maste
a candidate without a stain.
Resolved, That q National Commit
tee of one hundred be appointed ant
instructed, in the event OF the nomi
nation of Gen. Grant, to meet in the
city of New York at the call of its
chairman, and to act in such manner
as they shall deem best to carry GU
the spirit and purpose of these reso.
lutions, the said committee to be Sc.
lcctcd by q committee of eleven, ant
published at its earliest convenience,
Messrs. Lucian Eaton, Emil Preto
rious and Henry Hitchcock of Mis-.
souri,, +. G.. Hubbard of Kentucky
W. 5. Allerton of New York, f. r.
Wood of Pennsylvania, J. II. Jones
of Ohio, w. W. Williams of Minneso.
ia, Il. A. Hill of Indiana, and Blufort
Wilson of Illinois, were appointed tc
compose the committee of eleven t.
select the national committee.
Adjourned sine die.
We give uD @ very considerable