The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-06-18
BLOODY SHIRT.
1T Is FIEROELY WAVED IN THE
OHIO REPUBLICAN O0NVEN-
TION YESTERDAY.
Taylor, Temporary Chairman, :,
Makes a Speech Against
the "RebeIS."
He Weeps and Walls Because
the "Unrepentant" Have
Got Office.
A Platform Running Over With
Gall and WOrmWOOd Against
The administration.

SPRINGFIELD, o., July 1.-THE Republi-
can State Convention met in the new Wigwam
TO order by Jos. X. O'Neill, Chairman of the
State Committee. There was full attendance
cf delegai es. Four thousand people were
Hon. j. D. Taylor was elected temporary
CHI 2irman and made an address of which the
following are the chief points:
adGress The following is synopsis Of the
temporary Chairman 0Ui Of the e Ohio 5AytSs' Ke,
ublican state Convention, delivered here to-
day. Referring TO the last presidential cleo
ton, Mr. Taylor began his address by saying:
Since you last met i'll convention, the most
anomalous event III history has transpired in
our country. by a combination of crimes, acci.
dents and biundeIs, this Government, with all
its great interests, has passed out 1.-THE
control OF the ;, party that saved it
the party which, through its leaders, sought
for four long and bloody years to tear 1t from
Its proud place among the nations of the
earth, and hurl its discovered fragments into
crime OF crimes, conGOned by the magnanimi-
ty OF the Republican party, unatoned for and
head again in the Government at Washington
The soldiers OF this Union, the brave defend
erS of their cOuntry'S honor, have Suf-
fered the humiliation Of seeing the men
waited to high l.laces of the nation and entrust-
ed with the public welfare. This st gma must
that ii to be completed in 1885, THE success OF
the Democratic party last fall'', he speaker
said, was but half d success land that this year
every nerve of the Administration would be
used t. win victories in Ohio, New York ana
Virgin Il. needed to ratify its doubtful title to
the Presidency"
Cleveland. whom he believed to be infinitely
better than the party leaders behind him. He
spoke OF jefferson Davis as the arch traitor
and pointed to the fact that his eulOgiSt the
tFIStn6 and tiaI
agent of the confederacy abroad during the
war, was to-day at the head of the department.
Which controls all the pension interests OF the
Union soldiers and was honored with seat in
the Presidents cabinet.
Speaking of the conflict of labor, Mr.. Taylor
said botu labor and capital are being driven
into bankruptcy and ruin under. Democratic
rule. In the South the labor ing s4lasses have
k'pt 10 condition OF ignorance. and yaSalaEes
Europe. AS a remedy. y he said
we must protect ourselves against foreign com
petiOn by protective tariff, but the only way
to protect our peop against sectional compe
tit1on is to elevate the condition of the work.
tngman in every part of the. country alike
Referring to the coal oil legislature the
speaker said, that when the Democratic party
came INTO power the public institutions of the
State were in prosperous condition and there
was In the treasury surplus Of more than
under the careful business management OF the
Republican party. had a surplus Of s53,Gse
%entbs 0TeP 9eT ths bg In eg9 egh
came in p3wec the penitentiary. was in debt
SAC 600. and 200 OF the convic idle The cor
ruption and, extravaganza Of this Legislature
had brought the State on the verge of bank
ruy ytcy and increased the bonded debt of the
State over $10,O3O,000. The coming campaign
would not only determine the recuperatiYe
pewer5 of the Republican party, but show
whether the next United States enatOr from
Ohio shall be Republican or a Democrat, and
probably determine whether the next House
of Representatives will be Democratic or Re-
publican.
In conclusion the speaker said: We viii
carry Ohio this year, and we will carry
if the Republicans do their duty. Even
now the reyerberat.ons OF victory are rolling
grand old hero, Jno. A: Logan, has taken the
long c infested fort. Take that struggle as
tory in October that will shake the Continent
from mountains to the seas. Ohio Is and must
ever be Republican State.
AtconclusiOn of Mr.. .Taylor'S speech which was
frequently applauded, the various committees
were appointed by the temporary chairman,
and the convention took a recess.
AT two O'Clock, the convention again assem-
bed. The great WigWam was crowded to SutfO-
cation and several thousand people were out
side unable to procure even standing roem.
The Hon. Amos Townsend, of Cleveland,
was chosen permanent chairman. He ~
dressed the convention briefly.
Permanent Secretary Emil ReheZ, OF Cincin-
natl, and four assistants, were elected; also
one Vice. President from each district.
The following are among the points In the
platform:
Resolved The Republican party of Ohio
announces the following platform OF iprinciples
The right to vote according to the Constitution
of the United States is the concern If the
whole people, land must be secured at all hazards
to every citizen in every part OF the republic.
Existing guarantees must be Sacrediy main
tanned and additional ones provided # neces-
sary That the equal f o the laws
fail, or be abridged In any way through the
connivance, neglect or fraud OF any of the
States of the Union. The Democratic party;
the ballot, cannot be looked to for the enforce
the hope of the friends of equal laws and equal
suffrage is in the Republican party, which
pledges itself to wage the contest to success:
O. We want such legislation as will
harmonize the relations OF labor and capital
and promote the welfare OF the people aud pro-
teet AID foster the industries OF the state
National Bureau Of. Industry the enforce
men of the eight hour law, and adequate ap-
preparation from tne PUBLIC revenues ior gen i
8. We denounce the importatiO Iof contract
labor and favor the most stringent laws to
4.-We are opposed to the acquisition of the
public lands or ; ny part thereof by noa-resl-
dent aliens.
%. We are In favor of protective tariff
which will encOurag. American Developments
and furnish remunerative employment to AM
erican labor; and we are opposed to the Brit
ish policy, advocated by the Democratic party
under the guise Of tariff for revenue only.
6. We demand the restoration of the wo0lduty
Of 1861, or It's full equivalent, and we denouDce
the Democratic Congress for falling to make
good the pledges they made in this behalf.
Z. We c0pde:ln the action OF the present ad-
ministration In lowering the national flag upon
the public buildings at Washington as mark
OF respect to the man who dishonerei the one
and sought to estroy the other, who planned
tn cruel determination in his hiding place, in
Canada, to Overwhelm the northern cities with
fire, and TO sweep TO death their inhabitants
by scattering everywhere the germ Of lnfec-
tiOus and fatal disease. rrEE-.s-52 2 E--s
s. That the elevation to important and hon.
Eorable offices of the Governments to unrepent-
ent rebels whose political disabilities have not
been removed, is a fragrant violation of the
constitution, and an Insult to the loyal people
of the whole country, and we Senounce the
administration of President Cleveland, tor its
general discrimination in the appointments,
so far made, against union Solliers and in
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