The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-06-14
James G. Blaine and John A. Logan
for President and Vice.
President.
The Former Nominated on the Fourth
Ballot and the Latter by
Aoclamation.
Concluding Proceedings of the Republican
National Convention.
The Convention.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

including the entire Malone delegation from
Virginia. The report was unanimously
adopted.
The report of the Committee on Rules and
Order OF BUSINESS was presented. After
amendments 10 the proposed rule relating TO
the method OF choosing the new National
Committee and the rule concerning the mode
OF procedure to be adopted in the election OF
delegates To the next convention, the report
was adopted.
A majority and minority report were pre-
sented from the Committee on Rules concern
ing the basis of representation in the next
convention. The majority report provides
that each state shall be entitled to -FOUR dele
gatcs-at large, with two additional delegai es
for each member Of-CongreSs-at large uf any;
that each Territory and the District or
Columbia shall be entitled to two dele
gates, ana that each Congressional District
shall be entitled To two delegates. Mr..
Bsnop of Mas -achusetts, on behalf OF the
minority of the committee, reported
rule that each state shall DO entitled TO four
delegat es-at-lar and one additional delegate
for each kepresentative-at large dt any) that
each Territory and the District of Columbia
shall be entitled TO two delegates; that each
Congressional District shall he entitled to one
delegate and an additional delegate for every
10000 majority votes or fraction thereof cast
for the Republican Presidential Elec oral
ticket at the last preceding PresldentiaI
Committee shall, within q year after each
Presidential election, certify the representa-
ton 10 which each state is entitled.
n ItllG my Ntbutt loi o"tu 'irN
OF the minority report, participated m by
Messrs. Carter, of Indiana; Brady, of Ken
lucky; Lynch. of Mississippi; Townsend, OF
New York; West, OF Ohio; Filley. of Missouri:
Clayton, OF Arkansas, and Long, of Massa-
chnsetts. 1t beng evident that the sentiment
of the Convention was decidedly against the
adoption OF the minority report, mr.. Bisnop'
of Massachusetts. by whom it was presented,
withdrew il. amid great applause the ma
j0rity report was then adopted without oppo-
sitlOn.
During the discussion of the above ques-
ton. Mr.. Mckinley. of Ohio was called to
preside, Chairman Hendersons voice having
failed him, the effect of severe cold.
The Committee on Resolutions being ready
to report, GaIusha A. Grow, of PENNSYLVANIA,
was call to the chair to permit Mr.. Mckinley,
Chairman of the committee, to read the re-
port. which was as follows:
THE PLATFORM.
Mr. Mckinley, of Ohio, from the Committee
on Resolutions, then presented the following
report:
The Republicans of the United States, In
National Convention assembled, renew their
allegiance 10 the principles upon which they
have triumphed in six successive Presidential
elections. aud congratulate the American
people on the attainment of so many results
In legislation aud administration by which the
Republican parry has, after saving the Union,
done so much to render its institutions Just,
equal and beneiicent, the safeguard of liberty
and the embodiment of the best thought and
highest purposes of our citizens.
The Republican party mas gained fs
strength by quick and faithful response to
the demands of the people for the freedom
and equality of all men, tor united Nation,
assuring the rights of all citizens, for the
elevation of labor. for an honest currency,
for purity IN legislation and for integrity and
accountability in all departments OF the Gov,
eminent, and it accepts anew the duty u,yo OF
leading i'm the work of progress and reform.
We lament the death of President Garfield.
whose sound craftsmanship long conspicuous
in Congress, gave promise OF strong ana
successful Administration, promise fulIy
realized during the short period OF his ONCE
as President OF the United states. HIS dis
tinguished success in war and peace had en-
de AIRED him 10 the hearts or the American
people.
we recognize wise, conservative and patrl-
otic policy under which the country has been
blessed with remarkable prosperity, and we
believe his eminent services are entitled to
and will receive the hearty approval OF every
citizen.
1t is the first duty of good Government to
protect the rights and promote the interests
Of its own people. The largest diversity OF
industry is most Produoryfe e OF general neral
pendence of the people. We therefore
demand that the imposition of duties on for
eign imports shall be made not "for revenue
only" but that in raising the requisite rev
enues for The Government such duties shall
be so levied rs to afford security to our diver
sitied industries, and protection to the rights
and wages of the laborer to the end that act
i've and intelligent labor as well as capital.
may have its Just reward, and the laboring
man his fun share in the National pi osperity.
Against the sO-called economic system OF
the Democratic party. which would degrade
our labor to the foreign standard, we enter
our earnest protest The Democratic party
failed completely to relieve the people OF the
burden of unnecessary taxation by wise re-
ductiOn of the surplus.
The Republican party places Itself 10 cor
rect the Inequalities of the tariff, and to re-
duce the surplus, not by the vicious and in
discriminate process of horizontal reduction,
but by such methods as will relieve the tax
payer without inJurin9 the labor or the great
productive interests of the country.
We recognize the Importance of sheep hus-
bandry in the United States. the serious de-
preston which it is now experiencing and the
danger threatening its future prosperity, and
we, therefore. respect the demands of the
representatives of TINS important agr1cultu-
raj interest, for reimbursement OF duty upon
foreign wool, in order that SUCH industry shall
have full and adequate protection.
We have always recommended the pest
money known TO the civilized world, and we
urge that efforts should be made TO unite al.
commercial nations IN the establishment of
an International standard which shall fix for
all the relative value OF gold and silver coin
age.
nations and between the States is one OF the
most important prerogativeS OF the general
Government, and the Republican party dis
tinctly announces its purpose to support such
legislation as will fully and efficiently carry
out the constitutional power OF Congress over
Interstate Commerce. The principle OF the
wise and sahntary one for the protection of
all classes of the people, and we favor legisls-
ton that shall prevent unjust indiscrimlna-
ton and excessive charges for transportation
and that secure to the people and the rail-
ways alike the fair and equal protection OF
the laws.
We favor the establishment OF National
Bureau OF Labor, the enforcement of the
Eighth hour law, q wise and judicious system
of general education by adequate appropria-
ton from the National revenues wherever the
same is needed. We believe that everywhere
the protection to Q citizen of American birth
must be secured to citizens by American
adoption, and we favor the settlement OF
National differences by international arbitra-
ton
The Republican party. having its birth IN q
hal 0ed of slave labor, and desire that all
men may be truly free and equal. is unalter-
ably opposed to placing our working-men in
competition with any form OF servile labor,
whether At home or abroad. In this spirit We
denounce the importation of contract labor,
whether from Europe or Asia, ~ an onense
against the spirit of American institutions,
and we pledge ourselves to sustain the pres
emf law restricting Chinese immigration and
to provide such further legislation as is nee
essary To AIRY out its purposes
aeform of the Civil Service auspictously be-
gun under Republican administration should
be completed by the further extension OF the
reformed system already established by law,
to all the grades of the service to which IL Is
applicable. The spirit and purpose OF the re-
form should be observed in all executive APP
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