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he therefore offered the following resolu.

diaiely to ballot for candidate for President of
the United States, and that speech of 5 min
utes shall be allowed for the presentation of each
candidate and one speech Of 10 minutes to second
each nomination., and that after such nominations
are made ballot shall be taken by cali of the roll
OF the States
Mr.. Garfield raised the point of order that
under the order of the convention, the report
OF the committee on rules was before the body,
and that Mr. Sharpes notion being entirely
different business was not in order.
The chair ruled that Mr.. Sharpe's motion
was in order.
A vote was ordered by cali OF States.
Mr.. Sharpe modified his resolution so as to
provide that, after the nominating speeches
shall have been made, the ballots fol- Presiden-
tlai nominees shall be taken by call of the
Mr.. Garfield pointed out that, if Mr..
Sharpe's motion should be adopted, the con-
vention would be without any rules for its gov
eminent, and especially without any rule pre-
scribing whether the unit rule shall prevail in
the ballotng, or whether the right of district
representation shall prevail. He disavowed
the idea OF the rule complained of being re-
lection ON the chairman of any delegation,
and Showed the absurdity of any such idea
he reminded the convention that it had wit
messed scene which he photographed in his
tory, of four delegates from Kentucky rising
IN their seats and protesting against their
votes being counted in way IN which they
had not cast them. Let the rule be settled
and he would be bound by iti. let it be the
unit rule or let it be the individual rule, and
he would feel bound by it, the latter particu-
larly, because he considered it an eternal
right (Applause.)
Mr.. Frye, of Maine, asked Mr.. Garfield
whether without the adoption of any of the
rules as reported, and especially that one
which made the rules of the House of Repre-
sentatives the rules of the convention, there
would be any such thing as a previous ques-
tion.
Mr.. Garfield replied there would not be.
Mr.. Frye-lf there be no previous question,
and if, after the one ballot is taken, as provided
in the resolution offered by the gentleman
from New York (Sharpe), another gentleman
makes another nomination, is there any rule
by which the debate from that time forward
can possibly be stopped?
Mr.. Garfield take it that there is not
Mr.. Conkling-The gentleman from Ohio
yields moment to let me reply to the closing
words of the gentleman from Maine (Frye.)
They seem to have been pointedly aimed at
me. l wish to say to that gentleman that do
most clearly see the point of his alarmed
and anxious opposition. He breads the cross
of bayOnetS, and ShrinkS and wants time
CHEERS and Misses
Mr.. Garfield have only made the point
that we ought to have rules, and have them
now, to conduct and control the future busi-
ness of the convention.
MIR. Sharpe replied, urging that the dangers
" eAouciSt PNiieOu Otio Ny MT. Odru6lu, III Uno
absence OF any adopted rules, were imaginary,
and lntlmating distinctly that there would be
no attempt to prevent each delegate from ex-
pressing his individual sentiments through the
chairman of his delegation.
The chair stated the question to be upon the
substitution of Mr.. Sharpe's resolution for the
report OF the committee on rules.
Upon viva voce vote the negatives had it.
A call of States was demanded, and, being
taken, resulted-yeas, 276; nays, 479. New
York voted 4S yeas, % nays. The result was
hailed with great applause.
Mr. Garfield said the convention has wasted
on this vote time enough to have adopted the
rules and gone to work He asked that the
question now be taken without further de-
bate.
report, which was rejected.
MIR. Boutwell, moved to amend the majority
report by adding the following:
And said committee (the National Republican
Committee) SHALL within twelve months, prescribe
method methods for the election of delegates to
the National Convention to be held in 1894 and an
nounce the same to the country and issue call for
that convention in conformity Herewith.
Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio, moved an amend
ment by adding the following:
Provided, that nothing in such rules or methods
shall be so construed as to prevent the several Con-
gressional districts in the United States from the Sc
lection of their own delegates to the National Con
vention.
Mr.. Boutwell, accepted Mr.. Butterworths
amendment.
Mr.. Garfield hoped the amendment would be
adopted, and it was so adopted by the conven-
ton, and then the rules were adopted as a
whole.
On motion of Mr. Garfield, the Committee
ON Resolutions was ordered to report:
MIR. PlerrepOnt, of New York, in reportinp
the resolutions, said-'T need hardly saw that
IN committee composed of one from each
State in the Union, from each TERRITORY and
from the District of Columbia, there is a great
diversity OF opinion about the question Of the
resolutions to be brought before the conven-
ton. Early in the convention it became an
parent that we would have sufficient number
OF exciting topics to keep us active and awake.
and we have endeayored in the resolutions
which we present, to have nothing on which
we could not ourselves agree, and nothing that
would tend to disturb the harmony of this
convention or awaken an angry debate or long
delay. have now the honor to present the
resolutions which the committee has agreed
upon"
THE PLATFORM.
The Republican party, in national convention as
sembled, at the end of 20 years since the federal
government was first committed to its charge, sub
MUS 70 the people OF the United States this brief re-
port OF its administration. 1t suppressed rebellion
which had armed nearly million of men to sinh
vert the national authority [Applause 1t recon
stead OF slavery as its corner stone. TApplausel
II transformed 100000 human beings from
plause.l 1t relieved Congress from ne Infamous
work OF hunting fugitive Slaves and charged it to
see that slavery does not exist 1t has raised the
par OF gold. Cheers. 1t has restored upon a
solid basis payment in coin for all the national otli
gatons, and has given currency absolutely good
ana equa IN every part of our extended country
has lifted the credit of the nation from the point
where per cent bonds sold at SO. to that where
per cent IT, bonds are eagerly sought at premium.
q ilyrau houa
from 81 900 miles in 1860 to more than 10000
miles 1879. Our foreign trade has increased from
time, and our exports. which were $4,000 900
less than our imports in 1860, were 1894 100000
more NOR than our imports in 1879. Applause
Without resorting to loans it has, since the war
closed betrayed the ordinary expenses Of the gov
eminent, beside the accruing interest on the pnbIc
debt, and disbursed annually more than $4,000
900 of the public debt, and, by refunding the bal
ance at lower rates. has reduced the annual interest
$89,O00,O00. Ali the industries of the country
have revived, labor is in demand wages have in
creased and throughout the entire country there is
have ever enjoyed. Upon this record the Republic
can party asks for the continued confidence and sup
port of the people, and this convention submits for
their approval the following statement of the prn
cipais and purposes which will continue to guide
and inspire its efforts
F1rst-We affirm that the work of the last 21
years mas been such as to commend itself to the
favor OF the nation and the fruit of the costly vic
tories Wmcn we nave achieved through immense
dncuiues should be preserved: that the peace re-
gained should be cherished; that the discovered
Mon, now happily restored, should be perpetua-
ted and that the liberties secured to this generation
should be transmitted, undiminished, to future
that the order established and the
credit acquired should never be impaired that the
pensions en- promised should be extnguished by the
ful! payment of every dollar thereof that the re-
yiving Industries should be further promoted and
that the commerce, already SO great, should be
steadily encouraged,
Second-The constitution of the United States is
! supreme law, and not a mere compact. Out of
confederated states 1T made sovereign nation
some powers are denied to the nation while others
are denied to the states but the boundary between
The powers delegated and those reserved is to be
determined by the national and not by the ate
[Applause.l
Third The work of popular education is one |
eft to the care OF the several states but it is the
iuty OF the national government to aid that work to
he extent OF its constitutional duty The intelli-
sence OF the nation is but the aggregate of the in
lgence In the several saes and the destiny of the
nation must be guided, not by the genius of any |
'ne state, but by the average genius of all.
fourth-The constitution wisely forbids Congress |
% make any law respecting establishment Of re-
igion but it is idle to hope that the nation can be
protected against the influence OF sectarianism |
While each state is exposed to it's domination. We
therefore,, recommend that the constitution be so |
lmended as to lay the same prohibition upon the |
legislature of each state, and to forbid the appro-
'riaton of public funds to the support of sectarian
chools [Cheersl
Fifth-We avow the belief avowed in 1876 that I
he duties levied for the purpose of revenue should
10 discriminate as to favor American labor ZAP