The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-29
WARNER MILLER.
The Republican Nominee for
Governor Of New York.
a HARMONIOUS CONVENTION.
President CIeseiand's Course In the
Fisheries Matter Condemned, and
Also Gov. HfIPs Hirh-Iieense
Veto - Ignstius DsnneIiy Nosnf-
mated for Governor by Minnesota
Farmers and workingmen.

SARATOGA, Aug. 2s-The Repnbli.
can state convention met this after.
noon Gen. Benz. r. Tracy was elected
temporary chairman and addressed
the convention at considerable length.
Gen. Tracy said that not since Isei
when the Democratic national conFen-
tson soiemnly declared in its platform
that the war for the Union was q fail.
ure and demanded that ii should be
brought to q speedy end has q more
important political issue been pre-
sented to American people than that
presented by President Cleveland s
free trade message and the Mills bill.
The issue Of 1864 involved the very ez-
istence OF the nation. The issue oi
Isss involves the continued existence
Of our manufacturing industries, our
commercial prosperity.
After the appointment of the usual
committees, a recess was taken until
Up. IA.
The convention. after a resolution OF
respect 10 Sheridan's memory. pro-
ceeded 10 nominations for governor
State senator Geo. B.Sloan first gained
the floor and placed in nomination
Hon. Warner Miller. No other nom-
ination being made. Miller was chosen
by acclamati0n. Col. l. Y. Il. Cruger
was tfen nominated for lieutenant
governor by acclamation.
The platform adopted endorses the
Chicago national platform and the
nomination OF Harrison and
Morton, and says. "The Republican
senators in congress, in the rejection
Of the treaty relative 20 the fisheries
negotiated wiih Great Britain. acted
in accordance with the dictates of lGsf
patriotism and orTectly-asseTte,l
American rights and national honor.
while the message OF President Cieve-
land, transmitted on the 23d OF Aug
ust. is . confession that his admin =
tsation has been gros ly negligent OF
its duties in the protection oil American
fisheries. and has invited new annoy
ance and aggressions on the part OF
the Canadians by n failure to make a
manly protest and to employ the
peaceful means OF seif-defense commit
ted to him.
The Republican party favors a
f0rciga policy which shall do no wrong
to the weakest neighbor and shall
brook no indigni.y from any power on
earth, and by insisting on fair play on
sea and land shall through Justice in
sure peace with ali nations.
The Republican party unequiyocally
condemns the course OF Gov. Hill in
obstruciiug by hi veto acts for in
ereasigig fees Tor licenses, by which a
large share Of the cost OF government
might be levied on the liquor traffic,
and We approve OF the efforts OF the
Representative ia the last legislature
upon the liquor que ton. especially in
passing the act nulliiled by such exec
utiye action, TO restrict that traffic by
charges which would lit oil some OF the
burdens Of taxation caused by the hq-
uor tras!c from the home and farm
and We believe such charge should be
advanced q standards similar 10 those
! sucre sfully enforced in other states
under Republican control.
Recent Investigations make clear
! the necessity for eifectual enforcement
OF the Law Tor the prevention OF inn
| portation OF contract labor The
national administration Is grievously
at fault for this failure t. guard
against the degradation Of American
. labor. I hc Republican party de
I mands further legislation 10 pro
hibit the influx OF pauper and
criminal Immigrants whose incoming
brings upon our working people
competition both unjust and III as
tEous. In view Of the recent reveal
tions showing abuse OF ouF naturaliza-
ton and immigration law<. we desire
and urgc a thorough revision OF said
laws, in order that our country and
feilow-ciiizeus may be protected from
the paupcr and criminal classes oi
other countries