Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-03
FaxNs7LvANlA REPUBLlcAx7,
They OFsts en- The Tariff and Nominate
State Odlcers.

They OFsts On The Tariff and Eom:nste
State Omcsrs.
|, HARRISBURG, June 3O.-Chairman Cooper
called tie Republican State Convention to
order at 10 o'clock in the Opera House,
which was packed with delegates and spec.
tatofs. Every delegation was present with
full members and there were no contests.
G. Z. Oliver was elected temporary chair
manby unanimous vote. Oliver. on tax.
ing the chair, spoke Of the enthusiasm @:
the convention and addressed himself to
the HriH. He said:
.z.<epublicahs, this great State should
proclaim to the world that we demand the
revenue with incidental protection, but for
protection alone. I mention this issue par.
ticularly because it is so interviewer with
the prosperity OF our people that it isneces-
sarily paramount in the minds of all Penn
sylvaniaDs. The fact that it remains un-
settled is reason enough for the continu.
ance in life OF our party, but there are
others second to it in Importance. The
question OF mutual rights and the duties of
capital and labor, the enactment of laws
guarding the interests Of common carriers
and shippers; these and other matters de-
mand the attention Of our legislators.
General Wagner, ef Philadelphia, was
chosen permanent presiding officer, and
upon taking the chair delivered brief
speech. General Wagner announced as the
next business in order the nomination for
Governor. He made an eloquent address
which was frequently interrupted by ap-
plause nominating General Beaver. No
other candidates were named for Governor
and when Mr.. McVeagh, Of Philadelphia,
moved that the nomination OF General
Beaver be made by acclamation, it was re-
ceived with shouts and chsers. William T.
Davies was nominated for Lieutenant
Governor ON the first ballot.
THE TARIFF ri ANx.
The tariff address adopted by the Re-
publican convention to-day reviews the
history of the tariff since 1882. To show
that the Democratic party has "for the
last fifty years legislated against the best
interests of the American people in the
direction OF free trade to the great detri-
ment OF American industry, reference is
made to the repeal of ''the Democratic
free trade law" by the Republican Congress
in 1861, when the Morrill, tariff act was
passed, and, ''for the first time in the his
tory OF the country" says the address, "
1--WE have had twenty years OF uninter-
rupted protection to American labor and
CePlSdAs 1ASAASo n&O AAOSSN w OAO"
that in 1860 the total value OF prop
erty in the country wae $l4,-
OO0. 100000. In 1880 the total value
was S44, 900, ,OOO, 900, an increase in
twenty years Of $50, 900. 600. 900, or more
than double the accumulated property
from 1907 to 1860. During the ten years
of free trade ended in 1861 our imports ex.
ceeded our exports $40, ,369, ,794. Under
operation Of ten years of protection ended
June 80, 1880, our exports have exceeded
our imports $13,O65, ,043, $40, or an an
nual average Of $3.50, ,864.32 The net
gain IN our favor is S17O, 900, 900 year.
Reference Is made to the attempted tariff
legislation by the Democrats since 1875,
when they obtained control OF the House,
each OF which il denounced as dangerous
which has built up the industries Of the
country. In closing, attention is called to
the fact that the Democrats are still deter.
mined to insist upon reductions Of duties
and to abolish the tariff upon raw mate
rails, thus further menacing the prosperity
OF the country.
The ticket was completed as follows:
Auditor, Gen. A. Wilson Norris; Secretary
OF Internal Affairs. T. J. Stewart; Con-
gressman at large. F. o. Osborne. The
resolutions adopted state that the lesisla-
ture should submit to the people the ques.
ton OF inserting In the constitution g.
clause prohibiting the manufacture and
sale OF Intoxicating liquor as beverage
within limits of the commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania; condemning the disfran.
chisenlent OF the colored vote; declaring
that future conventions shall consist only
of delegates chosen from the representa-.
tive districts; approving the Interstate
Commerce bill deprecating the importa.
tion OF foreign pauper labor and criminal
and contract labor and demanding the
passage of National law prohibiting such
impurtation proclaiming hostility to the
Morrison Tariff bill and demanding that
the American system of protection be
maintained, demanding that this system
be extended 50 as to benefit the CONNER.
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