River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-03-04
responsibility


coming presidential contest and
OF the fact that it must be deter
mined by the electoral vote of their state.
hereby solemnly pledge to the repub-
licans of other states their ability to
cast ii for u. S. Grant We declrre that
In him we repose absolute trust for His
honesty, his fidelity to duty, his sound
judgment and solid intelligence, his va
ried experience, and for the uniform
success that has ever attended his eff
forts in securing the integrity, perpetui.
ty, grandeur and prosperity of our COM
mon country. For these reasons and
because we are satisfied that in him the
nation, north and south decidedly greet
candidate deserving of its confidence.
We present him entitled to the suf-
frages of every patriotic citizen. We
also declare that the objection to third
presidential term applies only to third
consecutive term, and is utterly map
plicable to the reelection of Gen. Grant.
who is and has been private citizen,
absent from the country, destitute OF
all presidential or official influence or
patronage. and whose election must be
by the free choice of the people, an
aided by those influences which alone
give force, if any there he, to that OBJ
lection; therefore,
Resolrd, That the republicans of
New York believe the denomination Of
Ulysses 5. Grant, as presidential can
dldate, OF urgent Importance, and the
delegates this day assembled, are called
upon and instructed to use their most
earnest and united efforts to secure lis
nomination.
These resolutions were adopted after
several efforts of the Blaine men to
amend them.
The following resolutions were unan-
imously adopted:
r. esolUed, That the republican party
organized in the interest of freedom
and equal rights, has established the
right to live, not only by carrying the
nation through the most gigantic war
known in history, but by the success
full maintenance of the theory that this
is 8 nation and not mere corporation
of independent sovereignties; by the
payment of nearly eight hundred mil
lions of the public debt; by the accom-
plishment of return to q specie basis
Of currency, and by important retrench-
ments and economic administration Of
government.
RESOLVED, That the developments of
the past four years in disclosures of
plots to subvert the choice of the people
in election of president by bribery Of
electors and the political overthrow of
popular government in seven states of
the union by terrorism and ballot box
frauds and in the recent desperate at
tempt to steal the state government of
Maine as a part of scheme to obtain
the vote of that state ia the next cleo
| toral college, furnish occasion for just
alarm on the part of friends OF the re-
publican form of government, and that
all honest and patriotic people should
resist these tendencies to anarchy and
put the stamp @of their condemnation
on such practices by their votes at the
polls.
RfS0iJed, That the republican party
| must be sustained as the only effective
barrier to success, of such reasonable
schemes and as efficient supporters of
national amity, credit and honor until
free thought, free speech, a free press,
the protection ofpersons, property and
civil rights of a citizen in any part of the
union in which he sees fit to reside,
irrespective of color party or religion, and
the right of every voter to cast one free,
unmolested ballot at each election and
to have it honestly counted shall be
established throughout the length and
breadth of the union.
Res0fUed, That while we record our
firm determination that the results of
the war for the union shall not be lost,
we have no hatred toward our brethren
of the south; we ask of them only what
we hold ourselves bound to render
obedience to law, maintenance of or
der, equality of rights, and acceptance
of fair rule of the majority in election
and for all who honestly accept these
fundamental principles of democratic
government, we have only kindly and
fraternal feelings, which should animate
citizens of one nation.
ResofUed. That we commend the adj
ministration of President Hayes for its
successful resistance to attempts Of
the democratic party in congress, to
subvert the independence of constituted
departments of the government, and to
coerce the president into signing bills
making important changes which he
could not approve; for his support of
honest money and a currency of lntrln-
sic value, and for his efforts to purify
and keep clean the public service.
ResoIUed, That we welcome every well
directed effort to rise the standard of
official and personal character in public
servants and representatives and to
elevate the civil service by making the
choice and retention of public officials
dependent on honesty, capacity and
fidelity. rrther than Oh caprice or per-
sonal favor of congressman and heads
of departments
The following delegates at large were
selected: Roscoe Conkling, AionzO b.
Cornell, Chester A. Arthur, James ID.
Warren. Presidential electors and state
committee were appointed and the
convention adjourned sine die.