The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-01
HOAR'S PLATFORM.
THE MASSAChUSE STATESMAN
SOUNDS A KEYNOTE.
formulation OF the Snnthorn Question as
Viewed In the i.ay State Two
Facts and Two PRINCIPLES -
Convention Proceedings.

Ml,,a ch,settS Republican convention met
i'll tine city hall hero Wednesday morning
Hon. A. W. Board was chosen temporary
chairman and Col. j. }. Whtppis temporary
secretary, ~ tar when Mr.. Beard addressed
the conveatioIL Hi, remarks were fire.
quentiy applnudel-
The committee nn credentials, resolutions
and permanent organization wer" thcn aI'-
| pointed.
Hon G. f. Uaar was elected permanent
president AMI made n lengthy address. IN
which he welcomed lack those "h"
had wan lered from the party in the
past; riIicuei those who charged tho Re'
publican party with waving the "blo"dy
shirt" and especially defended John Sher-
man from such II charge. He reviewed tn"
policies of the two parties during tho
past twenty five year, and stated that
the only piece OF legislation which
tile Democratic PARTY had originated ami
carried through WAS the Bland silver bilL
He commented some uI tho acts "l tre@i-
dent Cleveland and many of his words IN
regard to civil-service reform, hut said an
ad dninistration must bs Judged by its acts,
and not by its words,
he said
We stand upon four propositions
two of fact ami two of principle. We
challenge our opponents 10 encounter oitier
of ttem Otherwise thau by sueering, or
shouting "bluniy shirt or ny saying "wo
nava henri Mi mat before: toll ii some
thing new"
|. In many states Of the south, enough in
number 10 change tho result III the election
of the pre- resideut, and to change the ma lof-
,ty in IN, t,nus. nf r.urrsrntatiye, the re-
publican party has bH"n deprived ly tine
Denorrati minority OF ii, right I" vote
and it. ri.ht ui FREQ Discussion. THIS haa
heeu accompli- -uel IN the stntns vhere the
PcuubIicuu ma iorltl,s we're l,rgost by yiu-
lenre ami rrtns, until the minority got con
trni ~ th. ntItI,,rs aud rnarhinery or el,c-
tion an thrreaftaT bv the mpthoi OF fraud
in Cnuntin,, aud returns This ,-i Hence nas
moi L,.n rat,.,,tpd ~, r,yr.,v tntn in every par-
tic,,I.r var R,t if Inns h ,.n rnut,;tted
,,b,,,,n,,r a., ,tt ,,,nt h,. hantt ,ng.le ity thn
tn,,t,, -, rms. - a. ri,,ht. ami a,.,,,.
49,, .nn1l tn how tInt il yoi,d
i ,.,,at., y,Lau,.va, NECESSARY n In fn.
,s-a. "s If cn,j,,l and n,nyiila
:. rhaSs tn,,r,,ra f,lly ana irronte.taI.i,
,,,rvaI h,, , ,,r,nt ,,,.s Of puilir tastIu,u,y y
takan hy order nf congra's. NV abundant
aI - ,,,s ,r inc .,,tt norm npmnrr,tj.
,'rass and nriynf, acknowledgements Of
sn,Ith,rn II, n,,iunrrnts. M. we'll as ny the mi
form testimony Of Republicans in the
.t,, tas cnnrnrnnd
4 ,rhis nnn iitiou of ti,iurs constitutes ~
great avn and sim =, ,rntar danger. an
s,.,I uu1 hangar ,nnra iuu.rtant tJan auy
other matter now dennn,ine public at
t.ut,,p
Tho tr,, rop,n1v for this owl is the
Rau,hIican re,nn.iy viz. Take ,fvay
thn great r,otiyc. /, il by preyoutiu.r the
eiect,.m .i any candiiaU, lnr tue
nrasiia,,c,, within +, ocrr,t ,,tiice
r,i,,aJ nv those mean. have n lion a of
r.,,r.santative, who win allow no man IL
Il. raIly chosen +, retain iis scat; refuse DO
Iiti,af +, tIiliatiou with men vino 10 the .r
tbing. . tra,t , n,, who wouIl accent an
rtce SO gained ns unfit to be voted iur, as
Won wouii treat N man at the north who
accepted an Office gained by corruption;
hayn a couprc-s who will bass rl,,ct.vc
law, for +b, raSt, amt Of the., thi4,r fa,j
.bo u, N N, aka o,nrouriutjnns for - en-.
rnrcau,ant or sncb i,w.' Hayean Uxec,,tN a.
VIII will do hi. hest to euforce such law
who viii not reward criminals against tine
,,,,,.,,,, - aIa,ti,s ,,itI, Iigh ,t,I,Ii ,Ui...
ani r,h', will NAT intarnas, tn irnvput .nh
CRIMINALS. when convicted, from rocf fvIn.
tha;r lawful nnnise ;ncnt Pr ,u,,fr
bv every ,ul,lI,. aud private in
sirum.utality education niI over the Cniu-
try, keep arou eli and alive. public sat.
ment, stronger than laws or than arni"s--
that public sentiment with which Danial
" ebsler threatened to HhaHe thH car ol
hnssia from M '',""' a. hI uare"
"a n'endis w;.n No 'S"',, t, Hpl"A' ear
D,',,,, thons,ly.s to dnsist from in
in" these t,,,nrs and from training their
younr mon in these pruresses--,fu nppoal
ne ver yet heard from Democratic lips.
Satisfy the white m"n of the south that
We are their trua-t frndS. by em"iating,
u.elr own m''t".s ., ~ "r,, ,,,ia, >"il,, "a
wv, ~ III - ',,,,,i,, thnt rho ra,uaI,, e..
th,s "yii ,n,,,r ha very l.rgoly viii tha
nror, race itself | verify halisve that IN
spite of all Iii co,iri,s ementS, or rather I've
cause OF all discon' lgoment+, there Is mn
opp rtuhnty for the c'i"rel men IN 'hls
country NJ inns i,''' k'ehtr' b'''h wa
ever "e" ,i n" i
% w IL; L'a a,,,,,,., ,bn ,,,,,,.,,
an. Jat hin, % erhtt,it hy jniiytIneI ~ m
,le tn. ulaIltirs of honesty Of inlu-try Of
chaste iamhy Hfe; let him elucate hi
children AMI cultivate his land, AMI tho Ia o.
Which prrin'ed i"iSNa'ht hihi 'hiiet'|h'
hnd ousass WI w =. " ~ w. o""
,oan '.'d,' IN % ,,,'t ~ !, ,ts ,,,,, NJ. a."
to,ty nlana If Anarican ritIzanb bt, r.,
rae. exhibiting .nrh qualities the generosity
OF A'"e'ie"" h'ah'oo' Will MOI I'"5 '''"-'
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attorney general All rece'''' unanimous