The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-06-06
An Ohio Convention-Sherman,s
+, -.....5,-. Speech.

.,... Speech.
MANSFIELD, Ohio, June 2.-The
hlchland county Republican convep.
ZION met here to-day to elect delegate,
TO the state convention to nominal,
q governor aud other state officers
John Sherman heads the list of dele
gates elected who 60 to Columbus un
instructed. senator Sherman wa.
made permanent chairman of to
Gays convention. On taking the
chair he made speech discussine 9
briefly national and state questions
that are to form political issues of the
immediate future. He said in sub
tance: We are Republicans not be.
cause we do not like our Democratic
nelghbors, but because we believe oul
party will best promote the interest,
and advance the prosperity of the
people.
The reason Of our success is thatathe
Republican party has always been
guided by correct principles and has
had the courage to assert them. We
have had our ups and downs, our
contentious and divisions. Trusted
and able leaders, disappointed in
their AMBITIONS, or perhaps honestly
mistaken, have left US and Joined our
adversaries. Still, our party, with
partial defeats, has triumphed again
and again. It has met and solved
complicated problems of civil govern
ment, of war and peace, foreign
and domestic, 50 that now
we have not any. questions
with foreign nations and but few OF
domestic policy and now we are to
enter q contest this year and next
year that will determine the fate of
parties and the current of political
events for years. We have been
weakened by our divisions in north
ern States, but we are gaining
strength by our principles in south
ern States.
The most serious of our divisions
grew out of the attempt to nominate
General Grant for third term,
which was greatly unfortunate for
him and the Republican party. But
it never weakened in the slightest
degree my abiding faith in his pa
triotism or diminished my estimate
of the value of his services to his
during the war. No man
living has done more for his country;
no honor or pay which the public
can heap upon him can equal the
value of his services. But in the
mind of the great masses of his coun-
the evil example of too long
of power of President in
a single person was dangerous; SO
great that it was in the ease of Gen.
Grant not wise to make it. This
was the question settled by the Chi
cage convention, and should no more
be made the cause of division than a
failure to nominate any other candi-
date.
On details men will differ as to
what now are the questions upon
which the contest this fall will de-
pend. Shall our tariff laws be framed
with q view to protect labor as we'll
az to pay taxes. Upon that question
we are united and incontestibly right.
It is the fundamental, national ques-
ton of the time which will engross
the attention Of the next Congress,
and will be the pivotal issue on
which the Presidential election will
turn. We, as party, maintain that
while the main objects of taxes on
imported goods is to furnish revenue
for the support of the government,
yet that in levying them special care
should be taken to foster, build up
and protect such manufactures, agri-
culture or production as are
suited to our climate and the
habits of our people with the view
10 secure our artisans fair wages for
, good days labor; for our farmers a
home market for their productions
and to our country strength, wealth
and Independence. This is the chosen
position of the Republican party.
Upon it we inyite contest whenever,
f ever, they make up their minds
lpOn the subjects. The other ques-
ion is shall the sale of spirituous and
malt liquors be tree and allowed in
Ohio or shall it pay for the mainte-
nance of our courts, poorheuses, To-
,al police and for the loss it entails
lpon ihe victims Of diseased appe-
lite and upon wives and children.
The legislature has embodied its view
If what is right and just in what is
,a1led the "Scott Law" We must
'tand Or fall by that law
Upon the justice of the taxes it i'm
poses it discloses that an annual tax
If $500 shall be imposed upon all per-
sons who sell spirituous liquors in
Ohio, and 500 on all who sell malt
liquors. Is this wise and just
measure? I believe it is. A tax Oh
,he sale of liquors now exists in near
v every State in the Union, and in
,Ome States it rates far higher than
he rate proposed. There is not q
country in Europe or q region any
where called civilized where some
urm of taxation is levied upon the
,ame liquors. Republicans favor the
Scott law. They make it part OF
heir platform. They mean to en-
orce it. Fhey are opposed to its re-
.epeal. They invite the De-
nOcracy to meet them manfully
n this issue, and take the judgment OF
he people upon it. We may lose
,ome votes. but the Republican par
" in all its brilliant history was
lever more clearly right than when
t demands OF these who sell liquor
Is a beverage to pay to the public
AK to meet the expenses caused Dy
heir traffic, and being right we are
certain to win, if We have courage 10
light and wisdom to unite with all
hose who agree with us.
At the conclusion of his address
he conclusion unanimously adopted
resolutions in favor of protective
ariff and taxation of the liquor
raffic.
Miscellaneous.
New YORK, June 2.-The bank