Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1884-07-23

EASTERN.
The Republican Independents.

New York. July ~ The meeting Of
Independents to-day was called to order
by George William Curtis. Charles s.
Goldman was elected President. The
list of Vice Presidents and Enrolment
Committee was read, including Carl
schurz, Gen. Barlow and c. J. Bona.
parte, OF Maryland The nominees were
all elected. Col. Goldman made an ad-
dress, in which lie said: "You confer
great honor upon me in choosing me to
preside over the deliberations of not a
body Of ofiice-holders, but of citizens,
whose only desire is for the good Of the
whole coun ry. We have decided to
cast aside party afhliations for the time
being. The nomination of the Republi-
can party for the Presidency Is an in.
suit to American manhood. Blaine
has not cleared his record from the
charges that he used his public office
for private gain. We make no charges
against private character, but Blaine is
not fit to be President Of the United
States. There Is no great issue clearly
defined between the two parties SO that
we have to confne ourselves to the ques.
ton of the fitness Of the candidates.
The speaker was frequently applauded.
I lTheodore Lyman, Of Brookline, Mass,
declared that the people wanted an
honorable and able man for the Presi.
dency, and he believed that Grover
Cleveland was such a person.
Thomas Bacon, Of New Haven, said
the Independent movement has grown
tn enormous strength. 1t had twice
defeated Blaine in convention and he
hoped it would now defeat him outside
the convention.
A National Committee was appointed.
George William Curtis then read the ad.
dress as follows:
The Independent Republican Plat.
form; The paramount issue Of the Pres
iden,ial election Of this year is moral
rather than polite Il. 1t concerns the
national honor and character and hon
esty OF the administration rather than
the general policies of the government.
upon which the platforms of the two
partie, do not essentially differ. No po-
.i,ion taken by one platform is seriously
traversed by the other. Both evidently
contemplate a general agreement OF pub
lie opinion upon the subjects which
have been long in controversy, and in
dictate an unwillngness to declare upon
other and cardinal questions. 1t quotes
the remark of Senator Hoar, of Massa-
chusetts, as to the shameless doctrine
that the true way by which power
should be gained in Republic is to
bribe the people with offices created for
their service. aud the true end for
which it should be used. when gained.
is in promoting selfish ambition
and the qualification of personal revenge.
But this doctrine. it continues, has nat.
urallv produced results which are still
Alarming. The platform then says 1t has
hthe, to been proclaimed to be the duty
Of every citizen to support his party at
elections without regard to the charac-
ter of those whom selects as its execu-
tive agents, but the tendency of such
policy is fatal to the public welfare; that
it was the duty of every patriotic citizen
to defeat such demands. The candidate
presented by the National Republican
Conv ention has shown by his own act
and words that he is unworthy of re-
spect aud confidence; that he has
traded upon his official trust
for his pecunary gain. 1t eulogizes
Cleveland at considerable length and
predicts that his administration would
be to the honor of American citizenship
at home and abroad. 1t declares that
it is not the intention of its trainers to
leave the Republican party. but that
they propose to assist IN defeating the
Republican nominee as q duty they owe
the country. The platform concludes
by advising independent voters to vote
for the Electors who will vote for Gov.
Cleveland.