New-York tribune., 1881-10-06

other portion Of the world Under this system the M
boring in this country better educltea, Dr's a.
fed better housed ana better clothed than any 0heI -"
boring people upon the face Of the earth tApp4nse
And last year when went into the fIesl.pa' u 10
rased i this contry for nearly twenty years and WREN
opponents thought to WIN me tne ,l,i Indiana an
swered appausel; ONO Vri' state and wien it
finally when it came to New On orc trbat was discov-
eredl That this great metropolitan ehtS ui, tr5 TO-
country and the Shipping port Tor @ neaig hid it be
NJ oIl onr producc which hal ever been DelcVC1 ~ W
fre trade cv was found 10 be the largest
city in the United states lappa9ss ana le % Re"nb
iCS1s ~ York City IL these questions when ouGn
closely the interest," Of oil pe9pa 5'',Ae , W. IN
sfeod of lis giving Democratic m0nrty Wo,u Eiro ~
yhaf Pblladelpia and other manufacturing cues %,
every time-an absolute Republican majority luie"V
AMERICAN COMMERCIAL INTERESTS.
We have advanced, say. everything which pertains
70 the improvement of our people ono subject now uo
onds our attention. and that is the commerce OF onr
country When we went into the war of the Rebellion
our flag oated in every harbor in the clVized Word'
Our flag was known aud respected everywhere p'1 as
one OF the results of that Rebellion 1t was absolutely
sveu from the seas and while have been giving ar
tention 70 internal matters and TO internal trade the
Goyernmeut the legislative power OF this Government
has allowed this matter 10 rest. The time mas come
when the American people demand that once again lhcr
banner shall be given 10 the seas ana tia'
once again the American sailor sha nc touhu IN eVtg ~
Repuhicau party must take mp and p1opery adjust.
Ipon The great question OF internal improvement,
which we Inherited from the Old Wnig party, We stand
where wenIWays stood, he eyinc II Wo ud e inc du o
tbe General Government to lend he cpug hand In great
enterprises which could not DE undertaken by private per-
sons and in fIrthcuuCc ot th'H We nave Eoh' 40 thc
Missssippi River and we have opened its mouth and We
are prrpoIin spend millions upon that great wafer
way which drains large portion OF lllS country
The Republican party has held 10 TINS doctrine u
must continue to hold it, our Treasury is fun 10 over
flowing, and it is the duty of the General Govern
ment, / hold II. 10 see 10 u ,ua' P,"r'ii
expenditures made upon rivers and al olI nay
gable streams and harbors II ~ nrcanse We tU bc
ths is Nation and that the inherent soVeF,l4hls p
supreme sovereignty, OF hls country reslgcs in me Hc
cIal Government, and not IN tae 'tal'- tAPP'ua''I
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Another question has agitated the American people
and has been eagerly discussed and hat IA the question
of administrative or civil reform. lAppianseI by
the logic of events that question has rhSscu oul
OF the category OF discussion. IL u Il"
longer n question whether we hhhl H''o
a reformed service which snail see 10 1t that minor
Offices are properly flied by competent men and IN such
way as neither to embarrass the executive nor 'he
legislative branchcs say that that question has passed
ont of the realm Of discussion IL Is now question oil
how IL shall be best done. AppanSe mat lS the oy
question. The Republican party has made the oh'y
record upon that has been made We owe 1t to the
old Democratic party undcr Jackson that to te victor
belongs the spois," and whatever OF advance
has been made yet upon this question nae
been made by the Republican party I
IL for the Republican party - tHhr
mn this question and properly settle ana adjust H.
may require time to do e. IL NAY require
legislation But the people require that something -Aau
honestly be done thar when We may number one hun
dTea millions OF people as % VIZ m s1 -o c' 4 ny tr s t sb
NOT degenerate into Government Of oicc-hnlnrs ana
Hncb f!rpn6can hold to be some Of the IS
snrs o the hour. 10 our State Admins ration, as al
with pride The has been executed honestly WIN
hdcliiy and with great economy everywhere We pout
people Does II coumeud itself 10 you Tor your SUP
portI Machinery i, necessary for The carrying our Z"
] NlfFN he q
enough and wide enough to take IN ever h'ldbleAh
and to give Dim ia!I smart 0 lnc i i ~ a, "
publican party invite into IL all the young men %"
tjds count ~ who would wish 10 ally themselves 10
party glorious record ~ the rccod OF oar party
w nyi ,6r 1 ~ n,rty m come INTO it, take chargr Of it and
make may seem best 10 your7rive7 Applauec.I
Gentlemen OF the Convention, tIahk you Tor tc ihgh
man Of the Convention, and Tor the -i higher honor
you have done ~ listening 1" my remarks "htt Is
| The further pleasure Of tnc Cony'ntioni
An EXPLANATION by SPEAKER SHARPE.
Senator woodn then offered the following resolution;
Resoircd Thata Committee Credentials be- appointed
by the Cha 10 consist O tWO delegates from tach uul-
| cIal district.
Chairman Millcr-Perhaps before putting that motion
It would proper for the Convention to nominate tom
| porary secretaries
| y ~ Curtis-I nominate T. NJ. Johnson and }. w..
| VrooInan Tor secrotarIc, of ths Convention.
The motion adopted.
General George II. snarpe-Mr. President, move to
! amend the resolution of the gentleman from
Cayuga Oir Woodiu by inserting the names OF the fol-
lowing gentlemen rs the Committee Credentials. and
these will either send 10 the Chair or VIII read
In my place offer this amendment for the purpose
this time making the very biie statement TO which
alluded when made the motion TO secure the temporary
organization Of the Convent when shall have taken
the steps toward organizing the party for this cnpa
there viii be necessity Tor word even Of cXpana-
| tiou, and I told BY gentlemen with whom have
nc ed In the proposed organization Of the Convention
fH. fNtsa
have been publicly made in regard 10 the aotion lnst
| evening should be corrected Statements have been
| made improperly, not from malice, but 5ccau,e those
gentlemen conferred last evening adjourned "a
late hour that proper understanding mas been had
by the delegates Of this Convention of the action that
| less. sir, to say that / refer TO the fact that
yesterday for the purpose of Arranging for harmonius
CouycnlOn-Ur that purpose, Mr. President brciusc
many words had gone tortb the world that there
fear that We might not hold harmonious Convention.
where p,T, sHy such fear NAV be- lad mprIbnsa ''
ana now here, as said moment ago, simply at
the instance Of gentlemen with whom have acted bo-
cause improper statements have been made what
cured IN the consultations Of tile gentlemen whom
refer. When the meeting was held suggestion was
mac that snOud take stops 10 consider organi-
zation Of the Convention After yer, htc converse
ton suggestion was made that We could agree upon
a Committee Contested Seats all other questions
would follow matter OF course. We therefore sat
down win the ron OF the convention before for the
purpose OF making up Committee ON Contested seats.
That done by reading the list ot the delegates from
each Junlcial district III Their order aud we
| named alternately gentlemen Of character to
| represent each SIDE upon that Committee. when
| the suggestion was male The part
| OF any gentleman present that some name
that mentioned was that OF good man, good Re
publican, but TOO ultra IN support Of his sdr t was
mcdiaely withdrawn; and we had that completed with
exccptOn-One name 10 be lcd up by the ge ntIe-
men representing The friends with whom was acting
| irOm the INth Judicial District. when We
had completed that list We all admitted that Wc had
| made a combination To which ourselves would be
willing TO commit our individual interests and the vel
| IaTe OF the Republican party. lApplauso.l
That the condition Of things under which we ap-
prOacned the question Of the organization oil COnye
| ton. When that point was reached two names were
| presented both OF them representing the same
| sidc-twO names well known throughout
| this city; well known that no one
would ai 10 recognize that they had acted in direct op
| position the side which represented Ho then