Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-10-02
THE New YORK REpUBLiCAN CON
NENTlON.

a Harmonious Body-Prompt and Judi
cious Nominations-A Sound Platform.
The Republican State convention at
Saratoga was the largest one that has met
in the Empire State, beinga body of seven
hundred members, less seven. Its tenn
porary chairman was U. 5. Senator War
ner Miller, who in his opening speech
said, among other good things:
senator Miller's speech.
We can not be charged with raising the
sectional question. We restored the South
ern States TO all thtir rights of autonomy
and self government, and to. day, through
out the length aud breadth of the South,
every State which once bore the flag of re-
belliOn ~ as free and independent in its
State rights and government as is the
State of New York or Massachusetts. But
how does it happen that, in all those States
which only a few years ago gave great
Republican majOrities, the party in the
same States has absolutely disbanded and
disappeared. 1t will not do to say that
there is but one opinion in those States
to 90 over the record of the elections of
the past ten years refutes that assertion.
There is but one answer to it, and that is,
that throughout the length and breadth
there is not single government holding
the power and reins of government IN the
various States which holds it by truth
full majority and the will of the people.
Applause
If there had been free and fair election
and an honest count in the Southern
States last year the Republican party
would have held Il majority of them
lSlight applause. We ask only a fair
field and a fair tight. The fundamental
principle of our government is that it res Is
upon the consent of the governed We
know of no other way to obtain that con
sent and knOwledged as to what it is eX-
cept through the ballot box, and we ask
only of the Southern people that there
shall he absolute liberty of voting and alb
solute honesty of returning when the elc-
ton has closed And if upon such an elc-
ton and such IL count as that majority
of the American people are against the
Republican party, it will stand one side
and wait patiently to see what the oppos-
tiOn shall do. But this question lying at
the foundation of all good government is
a question which will never rest in this
country lhtil 1t Is settled, ana 1t can only
that is right fAnnlansr ''
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'fie""iS warming
We shall never cease to agitate for hon
est election, and we warn our Southern
brethren hat while they may be able I'M
der the means which they have employed
of late years to control the Federal gov
eminent that eventually it Will bring ruin
cannot debauch public virtue, you cannot
permit any class OF men to tamper with an
homes ballot-bOX and then keep them
honest in financial affairs. We had cost
ly experience of that kind in this State
The Tweed regime maintained its unholy
power for years by cOrrupting the ballot
box. And what was the result. 1t
brought upon the great city Of New York
the monStrous debt under which it is still
staggering. Men who cheat at the polls will
cheat at the treasury till, and we warn our
Southern friends that us they desire to
maintain their own State governments in
purity, as they desire good government
there, they must see to it that every cti-
zen without distinction of race or color
shall be protected in his civil rights.
Ihey nave got TO learn the dlstihctloh ne
tv PoIiticaI r"nniiitv for p everv citilan
short of that the Rpnnhlican Marty will
never Law down its arms and retire
-,
me 9o"'h Loyal p"' ohsouh"'
Owe do not fear the domination of the
) em0cratic party as controlled by the
outh because of any disloyalty to the
Government Not at all believe the
people of the South are equally loyal with
the people of the North to-day. | have no
doubt that Il vast majority of them be-
lieve it was better for them that they
were beaten in the late contest and that
comes from that direction there does come,
fellow citizens, a great threat to the in
dustries and prosperity of this country be-
cause the domination of the South in this
government. The political principles, the
political philosophy of the Southern people
TO-DAY is not changed upon the great
questions of tariff, OF banking and of cur
rency. They stand substantially where
they stood before the war. The great pro-
gress which trade, commerce and indus
try have made in the North has but slight
ly touched them. They are chiefly free
traders. They are opposed to the Ma
tional banking system. They are almost
unanimously in favor of Cheap money
The danger then comes to the people OF
the North without distinction OF Darty.
,r,. C;,.;, S.,,;o
Upon the question of the civil service
OF ms government need say little. The
II nut in onirntion thn civil sa,.vica law,
and it honestly administered them, SOME
people thoNSnt me Democratic parry
MO" t "" II 'et'c' 'leiS oiT thJS llu3Ueu
IL: ud' no we oehoiu Inc l,fesluehl
OF the thited states In ms pubic utter
ancpS maintaining the civil SplNicp a n