Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-11

action of the people thereof. Both OF
these resolutions, however, were With
drawn. and the convention took re-
cess for one hour.
Mr.. Stewart spoke earnestly in favor
of his amendment. basing his argu-
ment on the fact, as he put 1t, that the
| Convention had no more right TO NOM
mate delegates to the Chicago Conven-
ton than it has to select Congressman
to represent the people of each district.
The amendment of Mr.. Stewart was
lost bv 100 to $50, and then the resO-
luton as originally offered was
adopted.
The following resolution was then
introduced by Mr. Herr:
Resolved, That the delegates elected
to the Republican National Conven-
ton from this State are hereby in
structed to support for the Presidential
nomination Gen. L. s. Grant, and to
vote as unit on all questions that
| NAV come before the convention.
Mr.. Stone, of Crawford, offered the
following amendment:
|
selves to support the Republican party,
we see no good reason for abandoning
the position taken by the party in our
own and other States in 1876 of oppo-
sition to a third Presidential term, and
reaG:rm the resolution passed by our
State Convention held in this city in
1876 upon this question.
Mr.. Stone, after arguing strongly in
| favor of this amendment to the resolu-
ton of instruction, finally withdrew it,
and Strang, of Tioga, offered another
one, to-wit: To strike out the name, of
L. s. Grant and insert James &. Blaine.
On vote by yeas and nays Strang's
| amendment was lost-95 to l54-sev-
eral of the Blaine people voting against
| it on the ground that it was not proper
| to instruct the delegation for any one.
The question then recurred on the orig
inal resolution, or rather that part OF 1t
which instructed the Chicago delegates
to vote for Grant. Again the yeas and
nays were ordered and showed vote
| of 1873 in favor of and ll3 against that
portion of the resolution. The second
portion of the resolution, instructing
the delegation to vote as unit, was
then adopted by rira roce vote.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported and A. q. Olmstead
was made permanent chairman.
Nominations for Auditor General
being in order, the names of John A.
| Lemon and j. A NJ. Passmore, were
placed before the convention and re-
cess was then taken until i.30.
Upon reassembling the yeas and
nays were taken on the nomination for
Auditor General; and Lemon was de-
clared the choice of the convention
1853 to SO. The nomination was made
unanimous.
The Committee to name delegates to
the Chicago Convention and to name
Presidential Electors made a report,
which was adopted.
The following are the delegates at
large: Matthew S. Quay, James Nc
Names, Linn Bartholomew, Christie
pher L. Magee electors at large, Ed
mnnd A. Benson, Henry w. Oliver.
Hon. Henry Green was unanimously
nominated for Judge of the Supreme
Court. The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, First. That rejoicing over
the steady growth of National pros
perity, which began in 1876 with
change of balance in our favor, and
over the successful resumption and
maintenance of specie payments, we
may reasonably claim the financial
soundness and prosperity of the
country as natural result of the finan-
cial policy we, as party, have sus-
tanned.
Second-The resumption of specie
payments having been accomplished at
the time appointed by law, and the
finances of the country being in thor
oughly healthy condition, we regard it
as unwise to engage in any new at
tempts at financial legislation. The
country is prosperous under our imam
cial system as it is. and we know of no
good reason why that system should
now be disturbed.
Third-Persistent efforts of free ira
ders to destroy onr traffic piecemeal by
legislation to repeal the duties on spec
ial articles admonishes us of the neces-
sity of adhearing more strongly than
ever to the tariff policy of the past
twenty years, which has built up our
grand system of manufactures,
fostered the revenues of the Govern
ment, and promoted our National pros
perity. The business of the country
will not bear this tinkering of the tar
iff, and if any revision of this tariff is
to be made at all, should be done after
thorough hearing of all parties to the
interests involved.
Fourth-We object most decidedly
to all the attempts to enact a new tar
iff through the agency of commercial
treaties. A treaty framed, negotiated,
discussed, and ratified in secret is not
a proper method of regulating revenue
of the Government.
Fifth-In view of recent events in
Congress, and in the Southern States,
and latterly in the State Of Maine, we
deem this fitting opportunity to reaf-
firm our adherence to the following prin-
ciples, viz: First, union of States with
equal rights, indestructible by any un-
constitutional measure second, protec-
ton to persons, liberty, and property of
citizens of the United States in each and
every portion Of our country wherever
he may chose to move, demanding of
proper respects for the rights Of others ;
third, strict integrity in fulfilling all !
our obligations, State and National |
fourth, the perfect security of free !
thought, free speech, and free press,
and Of equal rights and privileges to all
men everywhere, irrespective of nation
ality. color, or religion fifth, free and
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