The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-05-08

industries, augmented IT'S wealth and pOpula-
ton, and placed 1t in the front rank Of nations.
We believe the government to he clothed with
permanent authority for the regulation of all
matters Of national concern, with power to guard
Its own life and protect It's citizens in the exer
ch: of their civil and political rights. eregard
it as the first duty Of the government to secure
to every voter In every state the right to cast his
ballot freely and without fear. and to have the
same honestly counted; and We denounce all
laws passed, as in the case of certain Southern
States under Democratic control, with intent to
thWart the will OF the majority of legal voters
as mockery of free elections, violating the in.
tegrity Of the ballot-box, and striking at the
foundation OF republican government. The en-:
favoritism and frauds in the conduct of elections
whereby certain states are ruled by minorities
in defiance Of the fundamental rights of the peo.
ple are scandal to politics, and deserve the
signal condemnation of every honest and fail
minded man.
THE TARIFF.
We advocate tariff laws which, while furnish
Ing necessary revenue, shall favor the labor and
industrial enterprises of the country, and moi
assail them. While we insist upon a reduction
of customs duties because Of dangerous surplus
in the treasury receipts, at the same time we
deem it essential that this reduction should BIZ
made with the least injury to the labor and man.
ufacturing interests of the country. We are III
favor OF the fullest discussion in congress OF tho
tariff, and commend the action of majority ol
our representatives in agreeing thereto, while
we cannot fully subscribe to the provisions OF
the Morrison bill as it now stands in the house:
because it fails to reform any inequalities of tax.
alton, dsregards the business wants of the coun.
try, and If adopted would cripple many indus.
tries, and at the same time would probably in.
crease revenue. We also recognize in the pro.
grcssive changes in industrial conditions ne.
ccssity for an investigation of the tariff upon q
scientific basis, to the end that it may be consid
cred as to its real influence upon labor, capital
production and revenue.
THE CURRENCY.
We believe in bi-metallic gold and silver stan.
dard and the continued coinage of those metals
into money without limitation, but upon the
basis to the weight of the coin of each, of the
intrinsic market value of these respective met ais
ance by the treasury of gold and silver certii.
Gates equal in amount to the surplus of the gold
and silver in the treasury on the basis of in
trinsic value, whether coined or uncoined, and
OF the redemption and cancellation by tho
treasury of all other evidences of debt hereafter
issued for or designed to circulate as money as
and are available for that purpose, to the end
that all promise to pay, and all paper issued by
the government to circulate as money may rep
resent intrinsic value and not stand upon Q
simple obligation to issue other like promises OF
paper on the demand OF the holders. We favor
the restriction of the power OF congress over the
legal tender money of the country. by such
amendments to the constitution as will guaran.
tee that the only full legal tender money coined
in time of peace shall be of gold and silver pos.
sesslng equal intrinsic value.
CIVIL SERVICE
We rejoice at the improvements in the civil
service which have been accomplished through
laws enacted by a Republican congress. and
faithfully executed by a Republican president,
in spite of persistent opposition of the Demo.
cratic party, and insist that the practical ad.
ministrative reforms already gained shall be
continued and extended i'll the nation and
promptly applied by law both to states and
cities, until the highest efficiency, economy anu
integrity shall have been secured to the public
services of President Arthur, whose able, faith
full and dignited discharge of the duties of the
executive Office, to which he was called under
cordial esteem, not alone of his party but Of the
country.
BLAINE THE CHOICE.
Having full confidence in the capacity and
Integrity OF our representatives to the national
convention, we feel assured that they will act
together for the best interests of the country
We believe that Hon. James G. Blaine is the
choice of a large majority of the Republicans of
Minnesota for president, and while thus cx-
pressing our preference a state and as a con-
ventlon, we pledge the state with its old time
majority for the nominee of the Republican
national convention, whoever he may be, and
demand as their candidate for president a man
Of proved fidelity in public life and whose rcla-
tlons to PARTY are such that all it's members can
heartily unite i'll his support.
ArPoRTloNMENT AND THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
We believe that the present apportionment to
states OF votes in the national convention I'M
just, and the convention requests the comin.,
national convention to provide that in all future
nationa! conventions the representation shall be
prOpOrtiOnate to the Republican votes cast for
president in the last preceding presidential cleo
ton. We approach the national election with
well-grounded confidence in the success of the
have so often condemned the Democratic party
because of its recre ancy to public honor its in
ability to discern the right and its hostility to
public welfare, will not place the federal admin
lstration under control which involves financial,
industrial and commercial peril. The ReDub-
lican party has been and still is party of prog
ress and constructive power. 1t has furnished 8
record of unparalleled and beneficcnt achieve
ments, and we believe the people will continue to
repose = confidence in it's wisdom and integrity
and will extend it's trust of executive power We
deprecatc in the highest degree the failure OF
congress TO pass an act prescribing the manner
OF returning, canvassinS and declaring the vote
cast for or by electors for president and vice
president OF the United States and determining
al! contests pertaining to the same, and we con-
slider the obstacles placed in the way Of such
legislation by the Democratic party as menace
70 the peace and prosperity of the country
which must be avcrted by overwhelming ma lori
ties and the decisive triumph of the Republican
party al she polls.
THE NOMINATIONS
Next in order was the nomination of dele
gates at large. w. G. Ward of Waseca said:
take pleasure in announcing to this conven.
tlon my choice for two of the delegates to repre-.
sent the Republicans Of Minnesota in the ma
best men we have-Cushman K Davis of Ram.
sey county [vociferous applausel and the Hon
u. NJ Sabin of Washington county: and move
that they be elected together by acclammation
Jacob Austin of Fergus Falls-I move as ar
amendment the addition Of the name of Col
Graves of Duluth. mo! no!J
delegate. protested against the amend,
ment He said that mutual concessions had
been made, by which it was understood that
Messrs Sabin and Davis were to be unan-
imously supported as the candidates of one
side of the house
Jacob Austin withdrew the name of Mr..
Graves temporarily.
F. E. Searle of Stearns county offered a
resolution that the election of delegates shall
be by ballot; that each ballot shall be for the
whole number Of delegates to be elected, and
that majority of all the votes cast upon an,
voice-That won't do.)
Mr.. Gordon of Minneapolis
move an amendment to the motion of the
gentleman from Waseca CHR. Ward,, changing
BY acclamation the Hon b. n. sabin and H ffeS'
c. X. Davis. ID. NJ. Sabin is one of our senators
IN congress; the Republican national committee
and he is to-day the representative Republican
of this state. think, in view Of this, that he
ought to DC named first in the motion. / have n,
objection to Cushman r. Davis, [applause1 bu,
l have an objection to placing D. N. Sabin
Mr. WardLI have no objection to the amend
hene: Inc Hon. d. N. Sabin has not only sait
out That ne was willing that Cushman X Davi.
should go there as chairman of the delegation.
1A4. + 1cICucI-1 AN 8uCQOr1Ze0 d. NJ Sabir
to say that he made no such statement. Il is
Misrepresentation of fact. 1 know he wouldnl
DENY making the statement If he had done So
Mr. Ward-l was told this by an honorable
gentleman.
Mr. Fletcher-Mr. Sabin has said that he ha.
maze no such statement in the last thirty days
and has given no such fntimation.
MT Ward-Then the conference TO-DAY wa,
misled. ""'
Mr. Fletcher Mr. Sabin said that it was il
conversation long time ago that he made these
hA onjA
had no bearing upon or pertincnoe to this occa
sion. WV"
MI: Ward-lt ts for the delegation to decide
who shall be its chairman. I hsve Accented NJ
Gordon's amendment to my motion.
SABIN AND DAVIS CHOSEN
The question was then placed before thu
convention and Hon. d. NJ Sabin and Hon
Z. X: Davis were together chosen delegate,
to Chicago. by rising vote, only . few
scattering delegates rising on the negative
side of the question
NJ: Austin then renewed dissemination d
Col GxaXee