The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-05-13

| Cermlneu efforts 20 force upon the
party the nomination of candidate
for the presidency for a third term
in defiance, not only of the tradi-
tons of the government as estab-
lished by it's founders and conse-
Grated by an unbroken and veneer
able usage and prescription down
to the present time, but also of the
solemn declarations of the republi-
can party through its conventions
in the largest and controlling re-
publican states, reaffirmed by its
representatives in the popular
branch of congress, and adopted by
the entire party in the declarations
of its latest presidential candidates
be it therefore,
"REsoLvED, That the members OF
this convention, for themselves and
those whom they represent, hereby
resffirm their devotion to the prin-
ciples of the republican party as
heretofore set forth by its author
lied represen tatives, and i'll view OF
present exigencies we do especially
reaffirm the recent declarations OF
state republican conventions. as
follows:
By the state convention of New
York. 1875-"We declare unalter-
able opposition to the election of
any president for third term"
By the state convention of Penn
sylvania, 1875, reaffirmed in 1876
1--WE are unalterably opposed to the
election to the presidency of any
person for a third term"
By the state convention of Ohio
"The observance of Washing tom 5
example will be in the future, as it
has been in the past, regarded as a
fundamental rule iii the unwritten
law of the republic"
By the Massachusetts republican
convention of 1S75-"Sound reason,
as well as the wise and unbroken
usage of the republic, illustrated by
the example of Washington, re
quires that the term of the chief
magistrate of the United States
not exceed a second term"
Like sentiments having been
announced by the republican con
vel tions OF Minnesota and other
republican states, and having been
affirmed liz December, 1875, by an
overwhelming majority of both pc
litical parties in the National House
Of representatives in the following
words:
THAT the precedent established
by Washington, and other presi-
dents of the United States, in retir-
ing from the presidential office after
their second term, has become by
universal concurrence part of our
republican system of government,
and that any departure from the
time honored custom would be un
wise, unpatriotic, and fraught with
peril to our free Institutions.
Second-That the nomination of
third-term candidate is especial
ly to be deprecated, because it will
unavoidably put the Republican
party on the defensive; because it
will revive the memory of public
scandal and official corruption
which brought our party to the
verge of ruin, and will again alien
ate large and powerful body of
voters, without whose aid success
is neither possible nor deserved,
while in the character and sur
roundings Of the third term candi-
date we find no guarantee against
.
newed menace in the history of the
men who are loudest in his sup
port.
"Third-We believe that the
questions now agitating the public
mind, connected as they are with
the currency, the tariff, the civil
service, the railroads and other
means of Accommodation, re-
quire the talents of trained states
man. We find objection to the
thIrd-term nomination now urged
upon the country also in that it
would substitute a dangerous ten
dency to personal government, for
a determination and unwearied eff
fort for true reform Of the civil SER
vice; that reform, fearless and
thorough, we declare to be vital to
the welfare and safety of the repub-
lie itself.
"Fourth-That, as Republicans
we can not be hero-worshippers, and
we demand from the party the
nomin ration of a candid ate without
a stain.
Fifth That a National Com
mittee of one hundred be appointed
and instructed, in the event of the
nomination Of Gen. Grant, to meet
in the city of New York at the call
of the chairman of this committee,
and thus to act in such a manner as
they shall then deem best to carry
out the spirit and purpose of these
resolutions; the said committee to
be selected by a committee of thir-
teen, and published at the earliest
convenience"
The following committee was chos-
en- in accordance with the provis-
ions of the platform: Lucien Ea
ton and DIR. Emil Praetorious, of
st. Louis; Henry Hitchcock, E. G.
Hubbard, A. S. Allerton, j. w. Car
ter, Mr.. Woods, and Mr.. Jones, of
Pennsylvania; II. A. Hill, of 1ndi-
ana; w. w. Williams, of Minneso-
ia; Blueford Wilson, of Illinois;
NJ. Whiteside, of New York. and
John B, Henderson, of st. Louis.
The Committee above named
was instructed to appointed COM
mIttee of five to present resolutions
to the Chicago convention. After
adopting the customary resolutions
of courtesy the convention ad
journed sine die.
LoACHAPoKA, ALA, Jan. Il, rs.
DIR. =. j. MoFFETT-Dear Sir-En-
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