The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-10-03
Miller and Marine.

The Maryland Republican State
Convention met in Baltimore on
Thursday, and was well attended
and harmonious. Hon. Francis Mil
Ter, of Montgomery county, was NOM
mated for Comptroller by accIama.
ton, as also was the Hon. William
NJ. Marine, of Hartford county, nomi.
mated for Clerk Of the Court of Ap.
peals.
Following is the platform adopted
Resolved by the Republican party
Of Maryland in State convention u.s.
Sen16led: First. That in this hour of
our national defeat we renew our
allegiance to Republican principles
proud of the past history of our party,
convinced of the continued efforts for
its success, and confident that it will
speedily resume control of the desti-
MES of the nation, which it saved
from destruction. Second. That, in
common with the entire American
people and the civilized world, we
sincerely mourn the death of that
great soldier and true patriot, Gen
eral Ulysses S. Grant. Third. While
we sincerely trust that the feeling of
unity and good will aroused among
our people of all sections and parties
Ny the protracted suffering and final
/ <gss st q II Grant will increase
and strengthen, we are constrained to
appeal to the people of the Southern
States TO give practical expression to
this feeling by complete and hearty
recognition of all the rights CT every
American citizen.
Resolved. That we view with alarm
the tendency in Federal appoint
ments in this state to appoint to Office
the worst element of the Democratic
party, as testified to by the better
element of the Democratic party it.
self, and that it is the duty of every
good citizen, irrespective of party
affiliations, to show their disapprOval
of such appointments as Higgins,
HahOn and Thomas by defeating at
the polls the nominees of Senator
German, whom we hold primarily
responsible, such being the only way
to overthrow bossism and stamp out
the disgrace thus brought upon the
State of Maryland.
Resolved, That the principles of
civil service reform, as set forth in
the national Republican platform.
should be extended and applied to all
state and municipal offices.
Resolved, That free trade cannot
exist in the relations of this country
to other countries that, of necessity,
a very large sum must be raised an.
nually from import duties that the
sum so raised should be the smallest
amount sufficient to meet the actual
necessities of the government, and in
laying the duties to raise this sum
every possible care should be taken
so to adjust and apportion them as
will most surely and efficiently pro-
tect American labor and secure the
full development of our great natural
resources. In the language of the
brethren of New York, 1.-THE persist
emit threats of the Democratic leaders
to overthrow this policy add to the
present troubles of trade and the par
alysis of industry. Until the full
effects of the revision of 1883 can be
fairly estimated agitation for the radi-
cal change of the tariff law is graz
tuitous assault on the wages of labor,
on all branches of production, and all
the interests of traffic. We are OPP
posed to the introduction of an sys-
tenn of free trade, the inevitable effect
of which would be to destroy our
mills and factories, and to crrry down
American wages to the standard OF
the Old World"
ReSOLUed, That the great question
of the true relations of capital and la
bor demands the serious and careful
consideration of every true patriot,
and we demand such legislation as
shall secure to capital safety, and to
labor its fair share of the joint results
of capital and labor.
ResoLUed, That while we recognise
the duty of the state to provide means
by which those confined in our penal
and reformatory institutions, particu-
larly the young, should be taught
trades, by which they may earn a
livelihood and become useful citizens
when they return to society, we de-
clare that the employment of convict
labor, under the contract system, in