Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-08-26
svery child in America a good common

school education.
We are opposed to all class legislation
and hold that every American citizen
without distinction Of nationality, race or
condition, should be equal before ,the law
and should be equally protected In the en-,
joyment Of all their natural social and
political rights. Sad experience has
demonstrated that this government could
not exist half free and half slave, and we
declare 1t to be our earnest conviction
that the people of these states cannot long
enjoy the blessings of liberty, peace, hap
piness and prosperity, one half sober one
half drunk, and we favor such wise and
judicious legislation or change In the Or
ganic law of the nation, as shall remove
from our fair escutcheon the whitening,
blighting curse of intemperance. We de-
mand that our halls OF legislation and
positions Of high public trust shall honor
only such as are honorable, honest, tenn
perate and pure.
We demand an unconditional repeal OF
the Baker conspiracy law. We denounce
as cowardly, and as an invasion OF the
rights of our people, the bringing into our
state of armed men at the instance of cor
porations and private parties. We de-
mand the passage OF a law by the next
without the consent Of the governor first
obtained.
The two last resolutions were offered
and adopted after the committee had re-
ported.
MIR. Blanchard explained various reso-
lutions as he went along. The platform
as whole, he said, was bascd upon the
Jeffersonian strict construction idea of
government. The temperance folks had
made bid for the Greenback vote and il
was but fair to checkmate them.
In the midst of the confusion which fol
lowed the reading of the platform. f. w.
Cook of Muskegon moved that there he
added to the platform the following
'Resolved, that we demand an uncondi-
tional repeal of the infamous Baker con-
spiracy law This was adopted unani-
mously and then the convention got
around again to the tariff plank. The
amendments to the sectional part OF the
plank were lost Then delegate called
For the reading of the educational plank
and it was read
Il. w. Cook offered resolution to be
added to the platform, calling for state
law prohibiting the employment of non
residents as special officers in Michigan.
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Blanchard submitted the following
in behalf of the committee on platform, on
which the committee did not care to make
any recommendation:
awhile we most emphatically condemn
the financial policy OF the prese mt admins
| tration and express our disappointment
thereat, we most heartily approve the
manifestations OF retrenchment and re-
form already characterizing Mr.. Cleve
lands administration, and especially his
| vigilance and care for the rights OF the In
dians upon their reservations, and OF
| actual settlers upon the public domain"
The resolution was promptly tabled.
After a lively discussion on various
| points in the plat form the convention
| took a short recess.
At 5:15 the conference committee met
and Moses w. Field presented the report
| giving the greenbackers governor, treasur
| err; land commissioner, and superintend
ent of public instruction, and the demo
| Gratis lieutenant governor, secretary Of
state, auditor general, attorney genera
| and member OF the state board OF educa
| ton. This was the same division as two
| years ago. except that then the democrats
had the treasurer and the greenbackeri
attorney general.
A motion to proceed to the nomination
of candidates was carried and another
to nominate candidate for governor by
| reclamation.
| o.. A. Baker of Bay county set the bal
rolling by advocating the nomination o.
J. w. Begole. Charles S. Hampton o.
Emmett made ringing speech in favor o.
| the nomination of George L.. Yaple o
Mendon. A. W. Mann of Bay supported
| Begole's nomination. +. 3. Greece of De
troit, waxed eloquent in the support o.
Moses W. Field. George w. Thompson o
Kent demanded the nomination of Yaple
and O'Brien j. Atkinson of st. Clair alsC
supported Yaple. Cook OF Muskegor
promised the vote of the laboring man fol
Yaple, +. NJ. Fogg OF Indiana, made {
stirring speech in Yaple's favor After
| more speeches and some clashing a motion
was carried that the vote be by counties
The counties were called, the vote stand
ing as follows: Yaple 367; Begole 1873
| scattering 8: total JC5 G.. j. Willet o.
| tnnuaA m rnala fhQ nntnip a inf
unanimous and IL was carried. Mr.. Yapl'
was conducted TO the platform and mad,
a very timely address.
Candidates for state treasurer were mex
| named, and after several candidates were
| presented the choice of the convention fel
| upon w. g. Beard of Bay county.
w. ID. Fuller of Newaygo was unan
| imously nominated for land commissioner
| David Parsons was nominated for super
intendent OF public Instruction.
A recess was taken to allow the conven
ton to select members of the state com
mittee. On re,assembling the following
| were announced:
First district, Charles II. Freeman, A. F
Wittle, for Wayne; second, Charles H
Dewey, Lenawee; Chas. +. Bates, Wash
| tenaw; third, VIM. +. Hicks, Barry, G. j
Thorp, Branch; fourth, Thos. Cuddy, st
Joseph, j. w. Van Fossen, Van Buren,
fifth, Jacob Barr, Ottawa, Lyman J. Kin
| James /. Mead. Ingham; seventh, +. ID
Phillips, st. Clair, j. r. Whiting, st. Clair
eighth, A. w. Nichols, Montcalm, l.. G
Holden, Saginaw; ninth, Andrew Hansen
Mecosta, A. +. Tibbitts, Newaygo; tenth
Charles s. Hampton, Emmett, F. A. Wilson
Clare; eleventh, John G. Blanchard
Mackinaw, Z. N. Parker, Benzie. Moses
w. Field was chosen chairman of the com
mittee.
Two dozen delegates were left to receiv,
the Democratic nominations and ratify
them, the officers were thanked, and th
convention adjourned sine lie.