The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-09-29

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Kansas City for Railroad Commit . oner. The
following platfoi m WIS adopted:
The Republican PARTY in Missouri. IN convcn-
tion assembled. do hereby declare their political
faith as follows:
! / We reafirm our allegiance TO the fnnda-
mental principles heretofore announced and
! successfully put In practice by the Republican
| party of the nation, tO-w1t Equal civil ana
\ political rights for every adult citizen, without
! distinction Of race color or religion: the MAIN
| tenance OF the national Union as the indisIensa-
| bic condition of national and individual free
dom ana prosperity; the falthful discharge or
every pecuniary obligation Of the nation; a stable
and uniform currency, based not IN promises,
| but on cOnyertiDility on demand with the recog-
nizcd stan ard of values OF the world. duties for
revenue TO be imposed as TO give all needed
/ and reasonable protection 10 American industry
without favOring monopOlies; faith In the prog
| Tcss ~ civilization, and, M a necessary means
tow rd and result of such pr,trcss, the continued
! Improvement, retOrnai ION and adjustment oil
our political and civil institutions-
q We add the tribute OF unfcigned sorrow
/ TO the universal testimony of mingled grief and
! respect borne by the civilized world u the ex-
I allied personal worth and statesmanlilSe quail
| ties OF President Garfield whose illustrtous
! career Wis cut short by an assassin = hand To
! President Arthur we tender assurances OF our
hearty support i'm all efforts 20 conduct the ad-
ministration OF public AFT irs for public good,
! and express our qualification AZ the broad ana
] national views set forth I'm bis special message
! OF April H. 1872, recommending the Improve
mcnt OF the navigation at the mississippi rive.
B. II is n cardinal principle Of orr political
faith az q nation that all power Is derived nom
the people. From tis IL necessarily follows that
the powers ana duties Of tine committees OF party
organizations have no greater scope than that
/ implied and understood in their appointments,
! the time limit of their authority being the man
agement of - State or local canvass in obedience
60 express Instructions, n any, from the party
! appointing them, and calling the party together
In council or convention upon the eve al an eico-
ton.
l. We affirm that the undivided liberty OF the
/ citizens should he subject to Governmental CON
! troll only far as demanded by the general
welfare; that it is the duty of the State To so
legisate TO do the greatest good TO the greatest
| number of its inhabitants. Recognizing these
| principles, and recognizing that the lnteinperate
use Of Intoxicating liquors jeopardizcs the safe
ty health and morality of any people among
whom they tolerated, we believe
and declare that IL is the duty OF
the State to restrain the use OF Intoxicating
liquor and reduce its harmful effect
To "A minimum. To this end we demand vgor-
Gus enforcement Of the existing license laws
and the immediate enactment and faithful exc
cution OF such IN Their statutes IA shall enable
! the people OF the several !, calities and subdi-
visi ns of the State to determine Tor themselves
whether dram-shops shall exist among them
! not; also, large Increase OF the cost or
licenses, 80 that the liquor traffic shall bear its
just proportion of taxation and be conduct
| Ell by responsible persons also mat per
sons en- aged in said traffic shall be made
| civilly liable at law in damages for injuries 20
persons resulting therefro;n, and for the effect
/ i've punishment by impris nTnent OF ~ persons
! violating said lava, 40 that strict emit adequate
control OF said traffic may be maintained wher-
! ever II is permitted, and We further believe that
rigid and impartial enforcement OF laws such
rs are above pro- osed, would furnish more
complete and practical emcdY Tor the evils OF
intemperance than any attempt to enforce gen
eral prohibitory laws against adverse local sent-
! ment
5. We denounco az destructive, not only 10 the
welfare and pernanence OF the party but also
to free republican institutions, the vicious and
, corrupt system OF boss rule, by means OF
| which designing men have sought to pervcrt
! and abuse, for their personal profit the party
organization, whose only legitimate end is the
combined action OF free men in support of def
mite political principles sincerely held,
and, since ''bossisln,' the ulcer
/ or American politics, has VIGOROUSLY
| grown ont of abuses of political
| patronage, commonly known a. the spO Is sys-
| TEN; we hereby emphasize and renew tho de-
mand that the civil service, State and national,
be so reformed by law that the appointments 10
! subordinate civil offices shall in no case lie be-
slowed in payment for party service, nut shall
/ be open TO every citizen FOR the sole condition
! OF merit and ascertained fitness therefor. and
that removal from Office shall not be at caprice
or for the benefit OF wOuld-be autOcrats, but
! solely for good and sufficient and public cause.
6. We believe that the safety and pcrIotuity
! of republican government depends upon the
l intelligence and education OF the citzcns. and
! that IL is the duty of the State TO afford the
amplest facilities for the education OF the masses
/ az public expense, and we demand that the pub
/ lc-school system of this State be made so COM
prehensive az TO afford IN ali parts good school
! facilities for at least eight months school in
| every year. We arraim the Democratic party
for their shameful neglect 20 provide suitable
legislation for the public schools of the State, Ivy
reason OF which the revenue necessary for their
! support has become depleted and the law left in
| such confused condition as TO greatly hamper
the working OF any system
7. We also arraian the Democratic party OF
this State for notorious disregard of the infti-
tutions and statutory provisions of the State
consolidation
tiOns operating and controlling parallel and
competing lines, in open violation of unmistak-
, able and plain constitutional enactments. We
have seen in our State parallel and therefore
/ competing lines practically consolidated 10 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 undo the wrong or bring the
tIansETesSors 10 justice.
NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS.
The Repubiicans of Nebraska met in State
Convention 1t Omaha and placed In the field
the TO lowing ticket: Governor, James w.
Dawes, Crete; Lieutenant Governor. A w.
Agee, Hamilton county; Secretary OF State,
| h. r. Raggen, L1nc1s. Ter; State Auditor, Joan
WallickS; SUPERINTENDENT of Pubic lnsru =
: ton, W, w. Jones; Conmiss oner of Public
Lands and buildings, Glen Kendall; State
Treasurer, Lorain G. ark; Attorney General,
LAC Powers, Jr; Regent OF the
State University, G. H. Gere. The
convention Endorsed the nomination OF A.
j. Weaver in the First and l. x. Valentine
in the Third Congressional districts by the
regular lteNIblican Conventions and adopted
the following platform:
! ResOlred That the Republicans of Nebraska,
! in convention assembled, stand by the funda-
men,al principles of the Republican party IA
enuncatcd in an unbrol1en line of national and
State platforms, the chief OF which are
free labor. free speech, the right OF every quail
/ fed citizen 10 vote once in every election
under the restriction OF ju9t and equitable
| election laws, tree non sectarian Schools
sound currency on "a apecie basis under national
control, the raising of national revenues by tax
/ alton OF Injuries and articles of consumption
| not essential D. The comfort and well-being OF
/ the people and from "a tariff on imports, 40 adj
justed as TO protect the investment of capital In
| home industries, and Legislative control OF cor
porations.
ResOIred, That we uphold and maintain the
! enforcement. by wel-considercd legislation, or
| the change in great organic law that pro-
| hibits unjust discrimination and eXtortion by
| railroad corporations. We look to the honesty
and courage of the people In their politica. Ca
| pacity 20 repei the encroachments of corporal
/ power upon the rights and principles of citizens
! on the one hand, and on the other To deal justly