The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-05-17

Scott-H A. Ware. Jshn Paine and
P. T. Church.
Morris-John Maginnis and Jas.
Delahunt.
Darnen-H. Bragg, Thos. Murphy,
NJ. Calvin and NJ. Coleman.
Synnes--M. Casey.
Peppsrton-Geo. 0rifRth.
Framnas-John Hadler.
Swan Lake-Mattias Ehlin.
Village of Morris-A. Stanger,
VIM. Hiland, T. Murphy, H. ldwin,
S. C. Murphy, o. +. Tswksbury, G..
N. Giltinan and Thos. G. Colshan.
The committee on resolutions, COM
posed Of Geo. NJ. Giltinsn. II. Bragg,
Geo. Griffith, II. Ehlin and n. Cole.
man reported the following. which
were adopted:
Resolved: That we unqualifedly
endo Use the administration Of Presi.
dent Cleveland. and his views on the
revision and amendment of vicious
and:inequitable tariff, believing that
the exaction Of greater share of its
fruits OF industry and enterprise than
is called for by careful and econom.
icall maintenance of its government
IL indefensible cxtortion and a culp-
able betrayed of American fairness
and justice, That We call halt on
the present system Of protection to
monopolies to which the national
Republican party is pledged, which,
needlessly boarding millions of money
in the public treasury, invites ex.
trayagant expenditure and schemes
Of public plumber.
That we commend the attitude of
our representative in congress. Hon.
Knute Nelson, at variance as it is
with the obstructive policy OF his
party, in favor of free raw materials
and the necessities of life to poor and
rich alike.
That we counsel the subordinatiO1
OF any personal or local prediction
| to the general good OF the party in
Minnesota. hopeful IN reach event Of
a glorious result at the approaching
lmporta nt election.
After the convention tariff reform
club was organized with John Magin
mis- as president and Geo. NJ. Glltinar
secretary.--About thirty member.
| Joined. A committee on constitution
and bylaws will be appointed. TIT
club starts out with promise of doina
some very effective work during thu
campaign.
The following were elected dele
| gates to represent. Stevens county il
the state convention to be held to-day
at St. Paul: John Maginnis, Geo. NJ
Giltinan and Il. Bragg.
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
met at court house hail., and wa:
called to order by chairman o. G.
Hanson. R. j. Hall was elected
chairman, of the convention and E.W
Randall, secretary. The following
delegates were elected To St. Paul
Hon. H. w. Stone, E. W. Randall
G. C. Thorp. To St. Cloud-N. r
Spur, J. C. Hammond. L. J. Schlatt
man. To Crookston-Dr. Sutherland
| A. X. Gray and o. c. Hanson.
The delegates were not instructed
but their preferences are understood
to be Barto for congress and Gresham
for president.
The convention adopted the follow
ing resolutions
Resolved that we adopt the follow
ing as expressive of our opinions on
the three important questions of the
day:
We are in favor Of protective
tariff; tariff which will enable manu-.
facturers to pay their employees good
wages, and to sell their products at a
fair profit, we believe that our
present war tariff 10 unnecessarily
high; that upon tho people OF the
West it IS a heavy tax. from the pro-
tective feature OF which they receive
no proportionxte benefit; that it gives
to many classes OF American rnnnu-
factuEers such security from foreign
competition that it enables them, BY
for ming trusts. to destroy home com.
petition,~ to demand extortionate
prices for. their wares and threaten
with financial ruin the few manu-
facturerers> who are not disposed to
Join their greedy association. We
believe in temperance reform. We
believe the liquor traffic is a constant
menace to the peace of every commu.
nifty in which II exists;-thas its pow
erful influence is everywhere and
always used against reform measures;
that it is in any and all respects
detrimental to the best interests Of
our country. We therefore respect
fully ask that our state convention
instructs its delegates to vote in the
national convention for the adoption
of platform plank which will place
the Republican patty in open. un.
euuivocM hostility to the saloons.
The people Of the West, especially
farmers, in order to prosper az they
deserve, must have cheap rates to the
seaboard. We believe that the
immense surplus now in the federal
treasury. obtained chiefly and being
constantly increased by our high
import tariff, can be best used for the
benefit Of that portion Of our country
which derives the least advantage
from tho protective feature Of said
tariff. We therefore urge that the
surplus Should be used tot the inn