Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-10-05
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
Republican State Convention at Jefferson
City.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. Sept 20.
The Convention was called to order short
" after the appointed hour by Mr.. r. Crowel1,
member of the late Republican State Central
Committee from the Eighth District. MI:
Crowell stated that the Convention bad been
called for the purpose of giving the Republi-
cons of the State opportunity to decide
what policy should be pursued in regard to
the nomination OF a State ticket, an opportu-
nifty which no man or set of men had the right
to deprive them of, and informed the Con.
vention that of the ia counties in the s. ate
all but twenty were represented. He then
announced that the committee of the MINORS
ty of the late Republican state Commit
tee had agreed upon Maj William Warner, of
jackson County, as temporary Chairman
The temporary organization WAS perfected by
the calling to the Secretary's desk of VIM.
Miller, of Galloway, with John Montieth, OF
Jefferson, as assistant. The committees nec-
esary to the transaction of business were then
appointed. Afterrecess Col. Dyer, from COM
1nittee on permanent organization and order
OF business, submitted a report recommend
ing c. II. Krum. of st. Louis, for permanent
Chairman, Vice President from each dis
trict and the continuation of the temporary
Secretary, Miller, with five assistants, led by
Joseph Wherry. For Sergeans at Arms
Messrs. Fred Buhrie and Albert Elliott were
Inittee recommended the nomination of a SUI
preme Judge. Super intendent of Public In
struction, and Railroad Commissioner, and
the election by the convention of Chair
man and four members at large of the
new State Central Committee. then
the formation of a central committee by dis
trict membership, and finally the adoption of
the rules of the previous convention. The
report was adopted as whole and Judge
kruln was escorted to the chair, which he as
sumed after q complimentary introduction
by the retiring Chairman. e.
Judge of the Supreme Court. o. G. Hill for
superintendent of Public Instruction, and L.
H. Hunt for Railroad Commissioner.
The following resolutions were adopted:
The Republican party of Missouri, in Con-
vention assembled. do hereby declare their
political faith as follows:
mental principles heretofore announced and
successfully put in practice by the Repubi;
aud political rights for every adult citizen,
without distinction of race color, or religion;
the indispensable condition of national and
individual freedom and prosperity; the faith
fnl discharge OF every pecuniary obligation
of the nation; stable and uniform currency
based, not on promises, but on convertibilIty
on demand with the recognized standard OF
value of the world: duties for revenue to be
so imposed as to give all needed and reason
able protection to American industry without
favoring monopolies; faith in the progress of
civilization, and, as a necessary means to-
ward and result of such progress. the contin-
ued Improvement, reformation and readiust-
.. We add the tribute of our unfeigned sor-
row to the universal testimony OF mingled
grief and respect borne by the civilized world
TO the exalted personal worth and statesman
like qualities of President Garfield, whose il
1nstriOuS career was cut short by an asSasSln'S
hand; to President Arthur we tender the as
surance of our hearty support in all efforts to
conduct the administration of public affairs
for the public good, and express our gratifi-
cation at the broad and national views set
forth in his special message of April II, 1882,
recommending the improvement OF the nav
fgation of the Mississippi River.
3. 1t is a cardinal principle of our political
faith as a nation that all poweris deriv ed from
the people. From this it necessarily follows
that the powers and duties of committees of
party organizations have no greater scope
than that implied and understood in their ap-
pointment, the true limit of their authority
any, from the body appointing them, and call
ing the party together in council or cOnven-
ton upon the eve of an election.
4. We affirm that the individual liberty of
the citizens should be subject to government
tai control only so far as demanded by the
general welfare; that it IS the duty OF the
State to SO Iegislate as to confer the greatest
good on the greatest number of its fnhabi-
tants Recognizing these principles aud re-
cognizing that the intemperate use OF and
unrestrained traffic in intoxicating liquors
jeopardizes the safety, health and morality
of any people among whom they are tolerat-
ed, we believe and declare that it is the duty
of the State to restrain the abuse of intoxicat
ing liquors and reduce its harmful effect to
minimum To this end we demand the vigor
Gus enforcement of existing license laws and
the immediate enactment and faithful eXecu-
ton OF such further statutes as shall enable
the people of the several localities and sub
divisions of the state to determine for them
selves whether dramShOpS shall exist among
them or not; also Il large increase of the cost
of licenses, SO that the liquor traffic shall bear
ttS just proportion to taxation, and be con-
Quoted by responsible persons; also that the
persons engaged in said traffic shall be made
civiily liable at law In damages TOR injuries to
the effective punishment by imprisonment of
all persons violating said laws, so that a
strict and adequate control of said traffic
shall be maintained wherever it is permitted; ;
and we further believe that the rigid and inn
partial enforcement OF laws such as above
proposed would furnish a more complete and
practical remedy for the evils of intemper
ance than any attempt to enforce general
prohibito"y laws against adverse local senti-
ment.
5. We denounce destructive not only to
the welfare and permancnce of the party, but
also to free Republican institutions, the vi
ciOus and corr Ipt system OF "Boss rule" by
means of which designing men have sought
to pervert and abuse for their personal profit
the party organization, whose only legitimate
end is the combined action of tree men in
support of definite political principles sin
of Anne, lean politics, has VIGOROUSLY grown
up out of the abuses of political patronage,
commonly known as the SpOllS system, we
hereby emphasize and renew the demand
that the civil service, State and National, be
so reformed by law that appointments to
subordinate civil offices shall in no case be
bestowed in payment for party service, but
shall be open to every citizen on the sole con-
dition of merit and ascertained fitness there
for, and that removal from office shall not be
at the caprice or for the benefit OF the would
be autocrats, but solely for good and suffi
cient public cause.
8. We believe that the safety and perpetuity
of republican government depends upon the
intelligence and education OF the citizens and
that it is the duty of the State to afford the
amplest facilities for. the education of the
masses at public expense, and we demand
that the public school system of this State be
made so comprehensive to afford in all
parts good school facilities for at least eight
months school in every year. We nrraign the
Democratic party for their shameful neglect
to provide suitable legislation for the public
schools of the State, by reason of which the
revenue necessary for their support has be-
come depleted and the law left in such con-
| fused condition as to greatly hamper the
! workings of any system.
| Z. We also arIafgn the Democratic party of
| this State for it's notorious disregard of the
| institutions and statutory provisions of the
| State against the consolidation of railroad
corporations operating and controlling par
allel and competing lines in open violation OF
I unmistakable and plain constitutional enact
ments. We have seen in our State parallel
| and, therefore, competing lines practically
| consolidated, to the INJURY of the people and
| in defiance of their expressed will, without
| any attempt upon the part of the Democratic
executive officers of the State to prevent or
/ nndO fha T. hiring the ran sora