Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-06

! Mr.. Bradley, of Kentucky. opDosed III.
minority report as something that mich
come from the Democratic party. but no
from the Republican. There had bee,
IlInes when the South had saved the Re
puohean party. 1t was Florida CAV,
them the President in 1875.
LOOK OUT FOR THE TARIFF.
lie warned the Republican party tina
tne tariff question was coming up befor,
the country, and the time might com,
HIen Tue Northern states might want the
aIu VI the south. Southern delegates
came mere as treemen, not as slaves, The,
dld not come to dictate nominations. bu
Ihey declined to surrender their man
hood. The gallows which il was now pro
pOsed 10 erect might hang some of thos,
who proposed it. West Virginia. NOrtI
Carolina, Florida and the Old Dominion
In spite Of Democratic shot-guns and il
spite OF legalized murder, which cried K
0od Tor vengeance, would give the Re
Puollcan party their electoral votes at thC
coming election. Applause
LYnch, OF Mississippi. also opposed the
minority report. 1t would be simply say
ing to the ballOt-boX stuffer at the SeutI
and to shotgun holders that they should
nave the benefit of their crimes. IAN
pfause.
A delegate from Iowa declared that the
Mahones of the South should be encour
aged, and that Iowa would cast 26 votes
10 encourage them. Cheers.
Mr.. Townsend, of New York, opposed
Ine proposition as an attempt to disfran.
cnlse tne brave Republicans of the South
-, Mr.. West, of Ohio, also argued against
the minority report.
=. MI. Long, OF Massachusetts, said that
IL was perfectly evident that the conyen.
llon was not prepared to adopt the views
OF the minority report, but they were 90.
ing TO elect the next President, and that
lact would go far toward settling equal
rights at the South, and at the end of the
next residential term the matter might
De taken up and decided. He therefore
hoped that the matter would be referred
to the next executive committee. Shouts
of dissent
Mr.. Filley, of Missouri, opposed the mi
norlty report. He spoke of the sc, 900 Re-
publicans of Missouri, who united
their votes with the Greenbackers,
and asked whether they were to
be abandoned, or whether they
should not be encouraged as Malone had
been encouraged, who had saved Virginia
10 the Republican party. Applause.
WHAT ADOPTION ENTAILED.
Mr.. O'Hara, of North Carolina, declared
that the adoption of the minority repOrt
would be total Surrender of the political
rights of every Republican in the South
white as well as black.
Mr.. Clayton, of Arkansas, also opposed
the minority report.
Mr.. Bishop, of Massachusetts, then with
drew the report amid great applause, stat
ing that 1t was evident that the sentiment
OF the convention was against it.
The majority report was then adopted.
THE PLATFORM.
Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, from the Com
mlttee on Resolutions, then presented its
report as follows:
The Republicans of the United States, in
national convention assembled, renew their
allegiance to the principles upOn which thew
have triumphed in six successive Presidential
elections, and congratulate the American peo-
pie on the attainment of so many results in
legislation and administration by which the
Republican party s,after saving the Union
done so much tO,render its institutions a inst
equal and benefcent safeguard of liberty and
the embodiment of the best thought and
highest purposes of our citizens The Re
publican party has gained its strength by a
quick and faithful response to the demands
of the people for freedom and equality of all
men, for 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 government, and it ac-
CeDts the new duty of leading in the work Of
1,
President Garfield whose sound statesmanshlp
long conspicuous in Congress, gave promise Of
a strong and successful administration. a
promise fully realized during the short period
of his Office as President of the United States
His distinguished success in war and in peace
have endeared him to the hearts of the Amer
i69h i69hp R4tnd 'h2 We Worfet56gFna9gn rfet6gFnaz9gn g? WISE 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 re-
ceive the hearty approval OF every citizen
1t is the first duty of good government to pro-
tect the rights and promote the interests of
its own people. The largest diversity of in
dustry is the most productive of the general
prosperity and of the comfort and independ-
ence of the people.
THE TARIFF PLANK.
We therefore demand that imposition Of
duties on foreign imports shall be made, not
for revenue only, but that in raising the
requisite revenues for government such duties
shall be so levied as to afford security to our
diversified industries and protection to the
rights and wages of labor, TO the end
that active and intelligent labor, as
well as capital, may have its just
reward and the laboring man his full
share in the national prosperity. Against
the sO-called economical system of the Demo-
cratic party, which would degrade our labor
to the foreign standard, we enter our earneat
protest. The Democratic party has failed
completely to relieve the people of the burden
of unnecessary taxation by wise reduction
of the surplus revenue. The Republican
party pledges itself to correct the iniuuities
OF the tariff, and to reduce the surplus reve-
nue., not by the vicious and indiscriminate
process of horizontal reduction, but by such
methods rs will relieve the tax payer without
lnJurlng the laDOrer or the great productive
interests of the country. We recognize the
importance of sheep husbandry in the
United states, the serious depression
which 1t is now experiencing, and the danger
threatening its future prosperity. and we
therefore respectthe demands of the repre-
sentatives of this important agricultural in
terest for the readjustment Of the duty upon
foreign wool, in order that such industry shall
have fu1Iand adequate protection.
CURRENCY AND COMMERCE.
We have always recommended the best
money known to the civilized world, and we
urge that an effort be made to unite all COM
mercial nations in the establishment of an
international standard which shall have for
all relative status of gold and silver coinage.
The regulation of commerce with foreign
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
on the constitutional power of Congress over
Interstate commerce. The principle of pub
wise and salutary one for the protection Of
all classes OF people, and we favor legislation
that shall prevent unjust discrimination and
excessive charges for transportation, ana that
shall prove to the people and to the railways
alike fair and equal protection of the laws.
We favor the establishment of a national bu
reau of labor, the enforcement Of the eight
hour law, and wise and judiciOus system Of
general education by adequate appropriation
from the national revenues, wherever the
same is needed. We believe that everywhere
protection due to citizens of American birth
must be secured to citizens by American adop-
ton. and we favor the settlement of interna-
tiOnal differences by international arbitra-
tion.
rAvr1sEs T.ABoR-
The Republican party, having its birth in
hatred of slave labor, and in the desire that all
men may be free and equal,is unalterably Op-
posed TO placing our wOrkingmen in competi-
ton 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, as an offense against the
spirit of American institutions, and we pledge
ourselves to sustain the present law restricting
Chinese immigration, and provide such fur
ther legislation as is necessary to carry out its
purpose. The reform of the civil service, aus
piciOusly begun under Republican admins
tration, should be completed by further
extension of the reform system already estab-
lished by law to all grades Of the service to
which il is applicable. The spirit and pur-
pose of reform should be observed in all execu-
tive appointments, and all laws at variance
with the objects of the existing reform legis-
lation should be repealed to the end that the
dangers to free institutions which lurk in the
power of official patronage may be wisely and
effectively avoided.
PUBLIC LANDS AND PENSIONS.
The public lands are the heritage of the
people of the United States, and should be
reserved as far as possible for small holdings
bv actual settlers. We are opposed to the
ACQUISITION of large tracts of these lands by
CORPORATIONS or individuals and especially
where such holdings are in the hands Of non
resident aliens, and we viii endeavor to obtain
such legislation as will tend. to correct this
evil. We demand OF Congress the speedy for
feiture of all land grants which have lapsed
| by reason of noncompliance with the acts OF
| incorporation in all cases where there has
been no attempt in good faith to perform the
| conditions of such grants. The grateful
| thanks of the American people are due to the
| Republican soldiers and sailors of the late
/ war and the Republican party stands pledged