The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-05-25
TELEGRAPHIC
INDEPENDENT REPUBLI-
CANS.
Thy Talk and Act Plainly
in PennRYIVanin.

the platform of the republicans of
Pennsylvania, who will not surTen-
der their pollcal rights. and who
maintain the exercise Of their own
conscience and judgment concern
ing public affairs. Having assem-
bled in state convention they make
the following declaration Of princi-
pies and purposes:
First-We declare our attach
ment to the principles Of the repub-
lican party, freedom, union, nation
ality, equal rights before law,
maintenance of public wealth, pro-
lection to home industry; and We
demand that the record which has
been so nObly made shall be wisely
and fearleSsly perpetuated.
Second-We declare the nonlna-
ton and election of James A. Gar
field to the presidency signifed to
us the triumph of true reform in
civil service, and enlarged liberty
of action for the masses of the re-
publican party in the nomination of
candidates and the conduct of their
party affairs; and we deplOre the
Overwhelming evidence presented
to us in Pennsylvania that the ca
lamity of MS assassination has been
followed by the overthrow OF
these reforms in the hands of his
successor.
Third-We denounce a system
which makes patronage and spoil
cut of public affairs. We denounce
the practice of giving them to polit-
ical managers for use in advancing
personal political ends; we de-
pounce the practice of levying as
sessmentS and demanding contribu-
tions for party use from public
officials; we denounce, severally and
collectively, the evils and corruption
which accompany the conduct of
government as a SpOils system and
which are inseparable from such a
method of administration; and we
denounce the system of boss rule
and machine control which, when
tamely endured, makes leaders into
autocrats and reduces the masses of
citizenship into political bondage.
Fourth-We declare our purpose
to build up the wore which fell
when Garfield fell; we demand, ia
place of the spoils system, the refor-
nation of civil service by
law, so that appointment to
places therein may be freely
open to all fit and industrious citl-
Zens. and that removals therefrOm
shall De only for good and sufficient
public cause; we demand, instead
of a prostitution of public service
to private uses, its recognition as a
high and honorable trust, to be adj
ministered by the people for the
peoples benefit, with efficiency,
economy and integrity; we demand,
insted of the insolence, proscrip-
ton and tyranny of bOSsism and
machinism, the free and cOnscien-
tiouS exercise of private judgment
in political affairs, and the faithful
discharge, by those who assume
representative trusts, Of the eX-
pressed will of the people.
Fifth-We declare in favor of the
following party reforms: First, that
delegates to the state conventions
be chosen by the people in the man
ner in which candidates for the
general assembly are nominated
second, that representation in the
state convention be by counties, ant
apportioned according to their re-
publican vote; third, that state con
Yentions shall not be held without
at least sixty days notice in presi
ldential years; fifth, that republi
leans who voted for the republican
. candidate for President at the presi
Dental election next preceding
shall be entitled to join in the choict
. of delegates to the state ant
national convention.
For lieutenant governor, Lev
Bird Duff, of Allegheny; secretaT.
of internal affairs, Mayor Merrick
of Tioga; for congressman at large
3 Colonel William McMichaels; TO
Judge of the Supreme Court, Georg
Junkin. Senator Stewart, nomine
for governor, being called upon
said he accepted the nomination
4h9 movement in which he an
those before him were intereSte
8 was not what its Anniversaries terme
il. but was a honest movement i
a public way for publ
ends and public approval. |
was a rebellion, and PhiladClphi
was the place to inaugurate it. w
want the party disenthralled. Th
honest convictions of the republ
cans of Pennsylvania have nc
found expression in any real cor
vention held in the last decade.
is from the control of her taSkma!
tiers that we would deliver he
They tell US that this movemer
q will imperil the life Of th
republican party. l do nc
believe it. The republica
party was in peril, until you cam
to her rescue. Speaking for my
self, [ would say, if that noble part
mast die, I had rather see her la!
hours made glorious by strugg.
to redeem herself. than
B see her expire in a rae
for spoilS. a resolution calm
upon the legislature to submit to
popular vote, the proposed amen'
ment to the state constitution, pr
hibiting the manufacture and sa
3 of intoxicating liquors within Il
Z commonwealth was adopted by
large majority. Col Duff, of Pitt
burg, nominee for lieutena,
governor. said he would accept