Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-06-12
BLAINE LOGAN.
The Republicans in National
Convention.
A Platform in Harmony With Republic
can Institutions.
The P1umed knight Chosen on the Fourth
Ballot-John A. Logan for Vice
President.

was called to order at 1925 o'clock
Tuesday, the Sd INST, by Chairman Sa-
bin, OF the national committee, The
proceedings were opened with prayer
by Rev. Frank Bristol, of Chicago.
Hon. Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, was
placed in nomination for temporary
chairman by the national committee,
but was defeated for the position by
John R. Lynch, of Mississippi. At the
close of Mr.. Lynch's speech on taking
the chair, Mr.. Sheard, of New York, and
Mr.. Lee, of Pennsylvania, were elected
to act us temporary secretaries, and the
rules of the last convention adopted
until permanent organization is per-
fccted. Mr.. Pearce, of Massachusetts,
moved to refer the matter of revised
apportionment of delegates and re-
vised apportionment of members of the
national committee to the COM
mittee on rules, with leave to re-
port at any time before the ballot for
President. The motion was carried.
A memorial was received from the Ma
tional Women's Christian Temperance
Union, asking that the convention in
corporate prohibition plank in its
platform. The memorial was referred
to the committee on resolutions. A
memorial was also received from the
Irish National League on the subject
of the ownership OF realty in the United
States by foreigners. The convention
then took o recess until IL o'clock
Wednesday.
The second days proceedings of the
| hnnar, OF n favy nc
ter IL. The time of the morning session
was taken up in discussion of reso-
luton binding all members of the con-
vention to vote for the nominee of the
convention. Much objection being
made to the motion, it was withdrawn.
The committee on credentials reported
| that they would be unable to make
full report before evening, and an ad-
| journment was taken at Z o'clock.
When the evening session was called to
order the credentials committee again
reported their inability to make COM
plete report. A long debate was in
dulged in over motion 10 issue 500
tickets to army veterans admitting them
to the hall, which was defeated. The
convention then adjourned to Thursday
morning at II o'clock.
The third days session was called to
order at 10 AS, and Immediately the re-
port on credentials was read by Mr..
Fort IN. ". 1t was to the effect that
the sitting members in all contested
cases were entitled to, their seats,
except in the case of the Nineteenth
District of New York and the Fifth
District of Kentucky, where both dele
gates and contestants were admitted to
cast half vote each. In the Virginia
case the committee found unanimously
that the delegation headed by Senator
Malone was entitled to the seats. The
report was adopted without discussion.
The rules of the last convention were
adopted, with a few unimportant
| changes.
Mckinley (Ohio) from the committee
on resolutions, then presented the re-
port, which was adopted. 1t is as
fo;lows:
The Republicans OF the United States, in
natiocal convention assembled, renew their al
| legiance to the principles upon which they have
| li!umphed ln six successive presidential cleo
tons, and congratulate the American people
| on the attainment OF SO many results in legs-
lation and administration by which the Repub-
lican party has, after saving the Union, done
| so much to render its institutions lust, equal
aud benefcent, the safeguard of liberty and
| tie embodiment of the best thought and high
| est purposes of our citizens. The Republican
| party has gained its strength by quick and
faithful response to the demands CT the peo-
| pie for the freedom and the equality OF all
| men, for q united nation, assuring the rights
of all citizens for the elevation Of labor, for
| an honest currency, for purity in legislation
snd for integrity and accountability in all de-
| partments OF the government and it accepts
anew the duty of leading in the work of prog
| ress and reform.
We lament tie death of President Garfield,
| whose sound statesmanship long conspicuous
| in Congress gave promise Of strong and sue
cessfu! administration, promise fully real
zed during the short period Of his office as
, President of the United States. His dlstin-
| Ruished success in war and peace have en-
deaIed him to the hearts of the American peo-
| pie.
In the administration of President Arthur
| we RECOGNIZES wise, conservative and patriotic
| 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 citi-
| Zer.
1t is the first duty OF good government to
| protect the rights and promote the interests of
its own people. The largest diversity of in-
dustry is most productive of general pros
perty, and of the comfort and Independence
| of the people. We therefore demand that the
imposition of duties on foreign imports shall
be made not for revenue only, but that in
raising the requisite revenues for the govern
ment such duties shall be 30 levied as to afford
security to our diversified industries and pro-
| lection to the rights and wages OF the laborer,
to the end that active and intelligent
labor, as well as capital, may
have its just award, and the labor
ing man has full share in the national prosper
| ity. Against the so-called economic system Of
the Democratic party which would degrade our
labor to foreign standard, We enter our ear
nest protest. The Democratic party has failed
completely to relieve the people Of the burden
| of unnecessary taxation by wise reduction of
the surplus. The Republican party pledges it
sslf to correct the irregularities OF the tariff
and to reduce the surplus, not by the vicious
i and lndihcrimlDate process Of horizontal reduc-
ticn, but by such methods as will relieve the
taxpayer without injuring the Iaborer. or the
i great productive interests Of the country. We
recognize the Importance of sheep busbandry
in the United States, the serious depression
which it is now experiencing and the danger
threatening its future prosperity and we there
fore respect the demands of the representatives
Of this important agricultural interest for re-
| adjustment of the dlty upon foreign wool n
| order that such industry shall have full and
adequate protection.
| We have always recommended the best money
known to the civilized world, and We urge that
! efforts should be made to unite all commercial
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