Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-06-06

lnK 6AUlntlOo ta&h
ha eleeted by State conventions, and that
the manner Of e~lecting delegates from the
District of Columbia should be prescrioed
by the National Republican Committee:
The Rules were adopted after some verbal
notifications.
At 1890 the question Of the rules, except
ss 10 the representation in future conven-
tions, was disposed of.
parks of California then made q report
az to the a~pportionment Of delegates for
fnture conventions. 1t directs hat each
State shall be entitled to four delegates az
large. with two additional delegates Tor
Zach member of Congress at large, II any;
that each Territory and the District OF
Columbia shall be entitled to two dele
gates, and that each Congressional District
shall be entitled to two delegates. :,
O'Hara ,colored) OF North Carolina said
the adoption of the minority report would
be q total surrender Of the political rights
of every Republican in the South, white as
we'll as black.
This minority report that caused so
much trouble we presume, is hat hlnted a.
some distance above-that is, the ap-
%portionment of delegates to the National
Convention on the basis of the Republican
vote cast, which would reduce the repre-
sentation from the South almost to zero.
Ed. SENTINEL.
Townsend Of New York opposed the
proposition as an attempt to ~disfranchise
the brave Republicans OF the South.
West of Ohio also argued against the
minority report.
Long of Massachusetts said it was per-
fectly evident that the convention was not
prepared to adopt the views of the minor
ity report, but they were going to elect the
next President, and it would go lar to-
wards settling rights at the South. At the
end of the next Presidential term the mat
ter might be taken up and decided. He
therefore hoped the matter would be refer
red to the next Executive Committee.
Shouts of dissent
Filley OF Missouri opposed the minority
report. He spoke of $4,000 Republicans
in Missouri, who, united, voted with the
G~reenbackers, and asked whether they were
to be abandoned, or whether they should
be encouraged, as Malone who had saved
Virginia to the Republicans. Applause.
Bishop Of Massachusetts then withdrew
the report, amid great applause. stating
that it was very evident that the senti-
ment OF the convention was against 1t.
The majority report was then adopted.
Mckinley of Ohio, from the Committee
on Resolutions, then presented the report.
II PLATFORM.
The Republicans of the United States, in
National Convention assembled, renew
their allegiance to the principles upon
which they have %triumphed in six success
sive Presidential elections. They con-
graduate the American people on the at
tainment of so many results in legislation
and administration by which the Republi-
can party has, after saving the union, done
SO much to render it's institutions just,
equal and benefcent, a safeguard to liberty
and the embodiment of the best thought
and highest purposes Of our citizens. The
party has gained its strength
by quick and faithful response to the de-
mands of the people for the freedom and
equality of all men and for a united nation,
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 debts Of the Gov
eminent, and it accepts the new duty Of
leading in the work of progress and re-
form.
We lament the death OF President Gar
field, whose sound statesmanship. long
conspicuous in Congress, gave promise OF
q strong and successful administration, a
fully realized during the short
period OF his Office as President of the
United States; his distinguished success in
and peace have endeared him to the
of the American people; in his ad-
.inistrstion of President we recognize the
wise. conservative and patriotic policy,
under which the country has been blessed
remarkable prosperity; we believe his
eminent services are entitled to, and will
receive the hearty approval OF every
1t is the first duty OF a good govern
ment to protect its own people. The
diversity of industry is the most
of general prosperity, and of
the comforts and Independence of the
people, the taxpayers, without injuring
the laborer or the great productive inter-
ests of the country.
We recognize the Importance of sheep
liz the United States, the seri-
depression which it is nov experience
ing. and the danger threatening its future
prosperity, and we therefore respect the
demands Of the representatives Of this
important agricultural interest, and for
the readjustment of the duty upon foreign
wool. In order that such industries shall
have full and adequate protection, we
therefore demand that the imposition OF
duties On foreign imports shall be made
not for revenue only, but that in raising
the requisite revenue for the Government,
such duties shall be levied as to afford
security to the diversified industries, and
the protection of the rights and wages OF
the laborer, to the end that active, intelli-
gent labor, as well as capital, may have its
just award, and the laboring man his full
share in the national prosperity, against
the so-called economic system OF the Dem
ocratic party, which would degrade our
labor to the foreign standard.
We enter our earnest protest that the
Democratic party had failed COM
to give the people relief from the
burden OF unnecessary taxation by Q wise
production and 8 surplus. The Republi-
can party places itself on record to correct
the irregularities Of the tariff and reduce
the surplus, not by q vicious and indis-
process Of horizontal reduction,
but by such methods as will relieve.
The Republican party favors a policy
which shall keep us from ~entangling al
with foreign nations, and which
gives us the right TO expect that foreign
nations shall refrain from meddling In
affairs, a policy which seeks
peace, but that maintains trade with all