Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-05-23
WASHBURN e GORDON.
PROPRIRTORs.
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

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REPUBLICAN, STATE CONVENTION.
The State Convention at St. Paul last
Wednesday developed q contest between
the old party leaders headed by Capt.
Castle and w. D. Washburn, and the
younger element of the party who sup.
ported F. F. Davis, of Minneapolis, to
head the delegation to Chicago. The re.
suit of the ballots was a triumph for
Davis and the young Republicans. G. G.
Hartley, of Duluth, G. G. Edwards, of
Spring Valley, and Joel p. Heatwole. of
Northt1eld, were chosen as the remaining
delegates. The following platform was
adopted: ....
The Republican party In Minnesota deem it
unnecessary, on the eve of q national conven-
ton, to make formal and extended declara-
those laid down in the national platform Of
1854, and to express the conviction that the
interests of the people throughout the land
would, would be greatly promoted by achange of adj
1t Is the first duty of a good government to
protect the rights and promote the interest OF
its own people. The largest diversity Of in
ity and of the comfort and independence Of
the people. But while adhering to the prinoi-
PIE Of protection to American labor and pro-
ports shall be SO adjusted as not to foster
mOnOpOlies, and in the adjustment of such
duties such protection shall be afforded to
the various industries Of the country as will
best promote the general welfare.
We desire to especially emphasize the fact
that President Cleveland's wholesale remov-
ais from Office on party grounds, and his fail
ure to recommend TO congress even the slight.
est legislation to improve the civil service
law show his complete surrender to the spoils
policy; that the present civil service law was
enacted and faithfully administered during a
Republican administration; and we urge the
senators and representatives from Minnesota
to support measures that will uphold aud ex-
tend the principle of civil service reform
based on qualifications and merit.
The democratic party has become merely
an organization for official spoils. II has I'M
Uses. It is not entitled to the confidence Of
the people. The president solemnly pledged
himself to carry out civil service REFORM but
with the full support Of his PARTISAN sup
shallow pretense. He committed himself to
the one term principle in his letter of accept
ance. but is now actually using the federal
tisan confederates proclaim devotion to equal
suffrage rights, while they trample those
rights under foot in the south.
to state sovereignty and home rule, but ruth
lessly denies both to the American citizens of
Dakota, fearing that the votes of that people
the coming presidential election It profess
es love for the Union soldiers and sailors. but
its continued policy has been to refuse relief
their dependents. 1t holds the national house
of representatives, which alone can originate
changes of tax and revenue bills, but it has
done nothing in its past six years control of
ton of money in the treasury, or to relieve
the people of unnecessary taxation.
Its proposed tariff legislation is glarine
and az to the
industries and labor in the interests of for
eign countries which, if succe ssful, must nec-
essarily bring disaster upon the business Of
can rates Of wages to European standards.
It has provided no seaboard defense against
foreign invasion. Its administration Of for.
etgn affairs has been weak to the verge of
humiliation. Our nation is now represented
abroad by men who either sought its dismem.
berment or openly sympathized with it's foes.
The postal service affecting every interest
tisan spoilsmen, In violation of civil service
reform principles, have displaced trained,
competent and faithful officers, many of them
ex-Union soldiers: Every function of the
government Is made subordinate to partisan
ends.
That the convention denounce the present
administration, which has had control of the
years, in it's efforts to disfranchise the peo-
pie of Dakota for political reasons only We
believe that it is unjust and criminal to long
er deprive Dakota of statehood.
For these and other reasons Of public i'm
portance we believe and here record our
earnest conviction that change of admins
tration Is the pressing need of the country,
Resolved, That we recognize the evils of an
Unrestricted saloon interest, and cOngratu-
late our people upon the success OF the tenn.
perance statutes now IN force in Minnesota.
We request our delegates to the National Re-
publican Convention te secure plank in the
platform OF that convention recommending
each state to enact such restrictive laws as
will reduce the evils of the liquor traffic to
the narrowest practicable limits.