The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-07-26
nn, boIdio. with the great qe,ublissa father

but holding with the great 2epublisea father
that political morality and purity OF admins
tration are more precious than party, ure nov
constrained TO oppose the Repubhcan ffesl
dental nomination In the interest OF whal
they believe to be pure Repubicanlsm Oh
public welfare, and Of the honor OF the Amer
lean name.
The Republican nomination has for the
time Supersedcd all other issues by raising
the question Of official honesty. This qnes'
ton can not he avoided except UPON the pea
that the Official character OF the canlidate
need not be considered irld thai III orhef 70
secure - party President the members
of the party ought 10 vote Tor any
candidate who has been regularly nom
mated. This Is plea beyond whicn
patty madness can not go. Acquiescence
In II would re iurc the surrender Of the self
respect OF every voter There could Dc no
candidate so unfit that this plea would not
demand his support, and Republican success
be justified by an argument which dencs pup.
lie conscience. Ii would be the overthrow OF
the vital principle OF party, and would show
that the spirit and character which created It's
great traditions are rapidly perlshing.
Upon practical questions OF the tarin ana
finance and other questions uIOn which both
parties are divided within themselves, we are
also divided in opinion. we shal vote mere
fore in rho choice Of representatives and
other officers according 70 our individual
opinions Of their political views ana their
personal character. Divided on other ques-
tons, We are united in the conviction that the
foundation OF Office and honor should be
pure, and that the highest oliicc IN the c0un-
try should be filed by man OF absolutely
unsuspected integrity.
The address then goes on 10 review lhe
Democratic candidates. record, and concludes
by declaring that his qualities are what mo
oliticai situation demands in the thlel Ek-
ccutiye officer of the Government ana su@n
as the independent voters desire. such In
dependent voters do not propose TO ally
them selves ineXtricahly with any party.
Such Republicans do not propose 10
u. \. rtx
merge themselves in any other party;
but they do propose to aid in defeating "a ne
publican nomination which, not FOR reasons
of expcdcncy only, but Tor hlgh moral ana
patriotic considerations, with due regard for
the Republican name and for the American
character, was unit 10 be made They desire
not to cvade the proper responsibility Of an
American citizen 10y declining 10 Eo'c, ana
they desire also, to make their votes as OF,
fecltve as possible for an honest and pure and
wise admin strnton.
How can such voters who, at this election,
can not couscient iouSly support the RcpuO-
lican candidate promote the objects which
they desire to ACCOMPLISH more surely tHHn
by supporting "A candidate VINO represents
the qualities o. spirit aud purpose which
they all agree in believing 10 be Of con
trolling importance TO this election: NO
citizen can rghtfuily avoid the is ue
or refuse to cas- his vote. The ballot Is a
trust and every voter is l. ustcc who, for the
good of the Government, is bound to answer
to his private conscience 70 hispubIc acts
This confidence, therefore assuming thai tho
Republican and Independent voters WHO Tor
any reason can not sustain the RepuDlNah
nomination. desire to take a course whics uh-
der the necessary conditions and constitu.
tionaI methods of the Presidential election VIII
most readily and surely secure the result ~
which they aim respectfully recommends 70
oil such citizens to support the electors VINO
Will vote for Grover Cleveland, in order most
ef,etfually TO enforce their conviction that
nothing could more deeply stain the Ameri-
can name and prove more disastrous TO the
public welfare than the deliberate indifference
Of the people Of the United States to the In
creasing pubic corruption and to the want or
official integrity in the highest trusts OF tho
Government.
Mr.. Curtis during the reading was fire.
quently interrupted by applause, and when
he had finished, the resolutions were adopted
without dissenting voice.
Mr. Williams, of Massachusetts,, In few
remarks criticised tie action of Governor
Long, of Massachusetts, and Theodore
Roosevelt OF New York, in indOrsiHg Blaine
after having denounced him in the cOnyen-
ton, and he denounced tie rule of the con-
vention which compelled the delegates TO
stand by the choice Of the party.
Mr.. William Everett, of Massachusetts,
offered resolution naming Cleveland and
Hendricks as the nominees Of the confer
ence. 1t was laid on the table, and soon
after the conference adjourned After the
adjournment the National Committee went
into session and discussed a plan for perma-
nent organization, but no definite action was
taken, and the matter was referred to sub
committee, consisting Of Messrs. Deming
and Miller. of New York, and Pearce, OF
Massachusetts, to report plan.