St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-26


IHAvE DONE NOTHING,
/ can look around aud see others in a stu
alton equally embarrassing. There has been
but one measure that has become d law,
aside from the general appropriation bills.
which is OF any general interest, and | do not
know as the dominant party is entitled to
much credit for that. l refer TO the law for
the better protection of the dairy Interests OF
this country, and for the suppression, in
measure at least, of that gigantic fraud which
has gone so far, and the danger from which
was so imminent, to crush out Of existence
the whole dairy interests OF this country Ii
is only two years since this whole country
resounded with declarations of the existence
of gigantic frauds and wrongs. and the air
was equally full of promises, profuse and re-
peated, for reform in all things, i'll the ad
ministration of the government auG in the
year with the utmost patience for
the beginning of these reforms. Tue
only reform we have seen is that in the
form of u revision of the tariff laws. aud we
are all in favor of that, that the tariff taxes
may be reduced to the lowest possible mini
mum consistent with the protection OF home
industries. Another measure tdaJ has come
before congress has been the nsdous meas
ure known as the Morrison bill, which WAS an
attack upon the whole protective interests of
the country, first to weaken and injure them
and ultimately to destroy them. When that
came before this house of representatives
with q Democratic majority OF forty, they
didn't even give it a hearing. No reform
there. Another measure was introduced by
Mr. Randall gentleman who upon this sub
ject thinks good deal as we Republicans do.
We did not even give GIN chance to speak
upon his bill. l believe he wrote q speech
which he was permitted to print in the Rec
ord. And SO it goes. We have had no re-
form in the house, civil service reform or
anything else. We have had year for the
of representatives. ! don't know as it is
quite time yet to call time" on them.
Mr.. Fletcher: ''Wait two years more
Well, l accept the compromise and in two
years we will call for q change, not for Il
change merely, but for the country's good.
There are men who have posed before the
country as reformers so ultra that anything
they were connected with could never pass
the senate, or if it did could never pass DEM
ocratlc president. / will not dwell at length
upon the acts of the executive department.
Their management of foreign relations doesn't
show any great skill, whether in smotherint,
or ignoring the fishery demand or considered
in the light of the illuminated negotiations
with Mexico.
STRUCK THE WRONG SCENT.
Mr., GifIlan paused and George Wash
ington Pitman asked, 'How about those
vetoes?" The congressman hesitated and
said:
do not wish to comment upon the pen
sions. Ask the old soldiers who periled their
lives for the salvation of their country. These
vetoes came not from the executive but from
the pension office. There is nothing about
this veto business and do not wish to COM
ment upon it. There is danger of OVERRIDING
this pension business aud many go through
that should not Chen, catching the evident
sentiment Of the convention, he proceeded),
but it is better to make a thousand such mis-
takes than to cut Off the support Of one dis
abled soldier. We must not be stinoy and
niggardly in doing out the dimes.
In conclusion, he said the Republican
party has still a mission to perform. that of
restoring good government. and they must
this year lay the foundations for the grander
victory expected two years hence.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Gov. Pillsbury reported the following
platform:
The Republicans Of the Fourth congress
sional district Of Minnesota, again pledging
their fidelity to the great principles of the
Republican national party, under which so
many victories have been won, and under
which the country has so signallY prospered
III the past, arraign the administration Of the
Democratic party in control of the executive
departments of the national government and
the house of representatives.
First, for the fragrant violation of the letter
and spirit of the laws relative to the civil
service; second, for hestatng, subservient
foreign policy towards our English rivals and
competitors, where it should have been manly,
vigorous and decided. and q domineerlng in
considerable and unjust policy towards q
friendly sister republic on this continent;
third, for again unsettling the prosperity OF
the country by an unwise attack Oh the pro-
tecttve system and policy established under
Republican administration which has given
the United States such a marvellous impetus
in manufactures and the general development
of our resources north, south, east and west:
fourts, for the failure to provide for the re-
building of the navy and the defense of our
coasts, now so unanimously demanded by all
the people; fifth for continual suppression
Of the ballot by fraud and violence in the
South and continued failure to bring to
justice and punishment the perpetrators of
such monstrouS crimes against government
by the people; for the carping vetocs of
pension bills for the relief Of Union soldiers
which have passed both houses of congress;
sixth, for a conspicuous lack of u harmonious,
distinctive. wise and beneicIent policy of adj
ministration either foreign or domestic.
Resolved, That it is the first duty of q good
government to protect the rights and promote
the interest of the greatest number of it's own
people, and SO conserve the general prosper
ity of the whole country, and that to this end
it is the wisest policy in raising money for
the support of the government that inposi-
ton of duties on foreign Imports Shall be
made, not for revenue only, but that in rails
ing the requisite revenues for the govern
ment, such duties shall be so levied as to af-
ford security to our diversified industries
and protection to the rights and wages of the
American labOrer, to the end that active and
intelligent labor, as we'll as capital may have
its just reward, and the laboring man his full
share in the national prosperity.
Resolved, That we approve the moderate
and legitimate efforts OF all labor organiza-
lions to ameliorate the condition of the labor
ing man and to equalize the proper division
of the profits of his labor; that we denounce
enarchsm and anarchists on our soil as the
enemies of the peace of society and the Sc
curity both of labor and the accumulated
profits of industry.
Resolved, That we sympatize with Mr. Par
nell and Mr. Gladstone and their co-agita
tors in the British parliament in their noble
efforts to secure home rule for Ireland
Resolved, That we are opposed to the i'm
portation OF foreign pauper and contract Id
Dor and the employment of convict labor in
competition with the honest labor of the
country in nation, state and municipality.
Resolved, That we approve and indorse the
honorable and upright course in congress of
the Hon. ]. 3. Gilfllan the member from
this district, and confidently appeal to the
people of this district for their continued
support in his behalf and in behalf of the
principles Of the Republican national party
which ne SO LalInIUily represents.
FOR THE CoLoRED MAN.
G. n. Petit said this was good as far as
it went, but he wanted something about
educating the colored people of the South.
The Republican party ought to see to it. J.
G. Sterret, colOred, said his heart swelIed
with gratitude and pride at the suggestion.
which he Endorsed. John Espey of Ram
sey favored the sentiment. but doubted the
advisabilty of resolution. Prof. Wright
favored it, and Parker of Ramsey, colored.
was red hot for it. Finally Gov. Pillsbury
submitted this addition to the platform:
Resolved, That the Republican party of the
Fourth congressional district is heartily in
favor of direct appropriation from the ma
tional treasury for the education of the COL
ored population of the South.
This pleased everybody and the conyen-
ton adjourned.