Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-09-02

report was received aud adopted.
NOMINATIONS.
On motion the convention proceeded TO tho
nomination OF candidates.
Hon. Frank ID. Jackson was unanimously
ranomInatsd for the oillcs OF Secretary OF
| State.
Capt. V. =. Twomblcy was unanimously re-
nominated for the Office OF Treasurer OF STATE
The next nomination was that OF n caudi.
date for Auditor of State For this Office tho
names Of Ave candidates were presented, To-
wit: Hon. j. A, Lyons, Of Guthrie county;
| Hon, Charles Beardslcy OF Des Moines county
| Hon. \. Q. Osborne, of Mills county; Hon, A.
| d. Peck, OF Sac county and Hon. r. NJ, Kyle,
OF Clarke county. Tho first ballot resulted;
Baardsley a6i; Lyons, Isl Peck, a6i; Osborne,
20, aud Kyle, 50, Tho second ballot stood
Bcardsley, 259IS; Lyons, 8o0&; Peck, SSH;
Osborne, 3D. aud Kyle, 30 When the last
county had been called on the third ballot no
decision had becd reached, but before tho
| Secretary could announce tho result the coun-
ties commenced changing their votes and after
vibrating some time tho tide turned so strong
ly toward Capt, Lyons that Hon. Phil Schaller
moved his nomination by reclamation. This
settled the contest aud Mr. Lyons was declared
the nominee OF the convention.
Gen, A. j. Baker was unanimously renoml,
mated for Attorney General Hon. q. b. Pray
for Clerk of tho SUI RENE Court and Il, b.,
Ebcrsoe for Reporter of the Supreme Court.
| This completed tho nominations, Ex-Goyer.
nor Walden, AS chairman OF the Committee on
Resolutions. then read the following
PLATFORM OF Principles;
The Republicans Of Iowa In State Conycn
lion assembled, declare;
/. We renew our adhesion to the principles
| uf Rcpublicnnistn M enunclnted Ia tho Nation
| al Republican platform OF 1851
! q The eighteen months Just passed nave
proven the unitncs, OF the Democratic party
| Tor nat onal control IL promised To reduce
| the expenses Of the government; II has In
| crease /, IN the session Just ended tho appro
priatons by $4,000 900, II promised to nd
| vance civil service reform. II uniOcs that
promise by gripping the efficiency OF the COM
| NILSSON having that reform In charge. II
| promif Oh that the expressed will OF the people
should DO obeyed; II presents record Of a
| larger number OF Presidential vctocs In eight
| months OF Congressional session than has az
,rcgatcd under all preceding administrations
| since our government was Instituted. IL
| promised reduction In number Of government
| officials; IL presents ms the iulilllment Of such
| promise, an increase Ia the number 0f govern
! mcnt en- ployes at Washington. IL promised
| tariff reform; IL has proven Its nab " under
| toe pressure of Presidential and cabinet In.
| luencc, TO agree upon such u measure, much
| less pass II 10 enactment IL presents the
| 4, Icciacle of an administration which has at
| tcly failed to redeem any OF the numerous
pledges upon which the people were deceived
into placing u In power
g We declare the Administration Of Prcsl-
| dent Cleveland to have justly mcrlted the cen.
| sure which u received at the hands OF Con.
| gross In the assagc, by over tw0-thrds vote
| of each branch Of Congress, of tho resolu.
lion compel ny the payment upon the Inter.
est bearing debt, OF the increasing surplus n
the Treasury. We condemn the pocket veto
| of this resolution by the President rs In viola
ton OF the expressed will OF the people aud
| preventing It's passage over an open veto.
| Aud we commend tue action OF the Republl.
| can Administrations IN Applying such surplus
to the rapid reduction OF the Indebtedness OF
| the Government.
L. We demand that the public domain, In
Guiding forfeited aud uncarncd lands within
the limits OF grants made to railroads and
| other corporations, shall be dis oSed OF only
| to actual settlers In limited quantities prOyld-
ed by law. We condemn the yetocs Of Presi-
dent Cleveland, whereby Congressional aid was
prevented for the relief Of the settlers on
lands known as the Dcs Mones River Land
| Grant, from the cruel and Oppressive wrongs
| committed on those settlers, for which aid the
pcatedly petltioned. We sincerely deporc thu
failure of the Democratic House Of Represcn-
tatyes TO piss over such veto this bill which
the Republican Senate had already passed
over such veto. We condemn the neglect and
inactlon Of the Democratic House OF Repre-
sentatlycs, whereby the bill passed by Re
publican Senate for the resumption OF I'M
earned lands within the limits OF the Sioux
City IL st. Paul Railway Company failed oil
enactment at the last session OF Congress.
We are opposed to the acquisition OF public
lands or any part thereof by NONRESIDENT
aliens.
3. Resolycd, That we araign the Demo.
cratic majority ia the National House OF
Representatives for Its wanton descrtion OF
the interests Of the producers OF the North
west, as illustrated In their refusal to aid them
by meeting tie questions In controversy DE-
tween the common carriers and the shlppIi
Of the country by the prompt passage OF tue
bill passed by the Senate and known as the
Cullom bill, the substantial principles OF
which we recognize as being In harmony Win
the declarations Of the platform OF the Re.
publican State Convention Of Iowa at It's last
session, and the Joint resolution OF instruc.
tons 10 our Congressional delegation passed
by the Twenty-hrst General Assembly OF TINS
State and as Offering degree OF relief not
afforded by any other proposed legislation.
| q. To the people OF our diacent territory
| OF Dakota, we extend the assurance OF our CO.
operation and support In their efforts Tor ad'
mission TO the sisterhood OF states; and we
| respectfully but earnestly urge our Senators
and Representatives in Congress 10 continue
| TO labor TO the best of their ability and power
| TO secure for Dakota Territory the place "a
| which her population, industry aud inteili'
| gence entitlc her as State In the American
Union. And we arralgn the Democratic party
for It's unjust, undemocratic and bitterly sec
tlonal hostility to the admission Oh Dakota al
| a sister State.
T. Time does not bar the claims Of soldiers
who subdued the rebellion, nor the gratitude
and justice OF the country toward them
Therefore we demand such modification of tn,
| pension laws and the passage OF such other'
as shall secure equal treatment To all soldiers
entitled to pensions by commencing paymeh,
from date Of disability; and the granting OF
pensions to all such soldiers as are disabled
| from securing support by their own labor
without reference TO the date when such disa
blty occurred. And we condemn the present
Democratic administration for yetolng the
pen sion bills passed by Congress for the relief
| Of such soldiers, their widows and orphans
ana for the removal of Union soldiers from
Office and the appointing OF rebel soldiers apS
| sympathzers In their stead and are In favor
Of a law granting pensions TO all soldier oil
the Mexican war who are not iaDoring uhuel
| political disabilities
We denounce the abuse OF the elective
privilege which In the southern section OF our
country and in many cities OF the north con
tlnue to make elections mockery ana DEUS
ion, and the fraud and suppression whici
! continually defeat the popular VIII and pre-
vent fair and proper representation. And w
insist upon the right OF every American citl
zen to freely cast his ballot and to have tho
same honestly counted and truly declared.
o. The Republican party, standing for that
principle of equal citizenship to which Is du'
the superiority of this over all other nations,
and recognizing the necessity OF protecting
labor against the aggression OF capital, hcarti
ly endorses every legitimate effort OF organized
labor TO secure equal and exact justice between
labor and capital