St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-17


the adjustment of such duties such pro-
lection shall be afforded to the various
industries of the country as will best
promote the general welfare.
Inc Democratic party has become
merely an organization for official SpOilS.
1t has unblushingly violated all its re-
1ormatory promises. 1t is not entitled
to the confidence of the people. The
president solemnly pledged himself to
carry out civil service reform, but, with
the approval of his partisan supporters,
ne mas converted this reform into shall
low pretense. He committed himself
to the one-term principle in his letter of
acceptance, but is now actually using
the Federal patronage to secure a re-
election. His partisan confederates
proclaim devotion to equal suffrage
rights while they trample these rights
under foot in the South. The Demo
cratic attachment to state sovereignty
and home rule but ruthlessly denies
Doth to the American citizen of Dakota,
fearing that the votes of that people
may be cast for the Republican candi-
date at the coming presidential
election. 1t processes love for
the Union soldiers and sailors, but its
continued policy has been torefuse relief
to the suffering defenders of the nation
and DEFENDERS. 1t rules the national
house of representatives, which alone
can originate bills, but it has done
nothing in the past six years to reduce
the surplus accumulation of money in
the treasury or relieve the people of I'M
necessary taxation. Its proposed tariff
legislation is glazing subterfuge and
an attempt to destroy the American
policy OF protection to American in
dustrieS and labor in the interests of
foreign countries, which, if successful,
must necessarily bring disaster upon
the business of this country and tend to
reduce the American rate of wages to
European standards. It has provided
no Seaboard defense against foreign in
Yasl0n. the administration is weak on
foreign affairs to the verge of humili-
alton. Our nation is no represented
abroad by men who either sought its
ACKNOWLEDGMENT or openly sympathized
with its foes. The postal service,
affecting every interest, has become a
disgrace to the country. Partisan
spoilsmen, in violation of civil service
reform principles, have displaced
trained, competent and faithful officers,
many Of whom were ex-Union soldiers.
Every function of the government is
made subordinate to partisan ends.
we desire to especially emphasize the
fact that President Cleveland'S whole
sale removal from office on party
grounds, and his failure TO recommend
to congress even the slightest legiSla-
ton TO improve the civil service, show
his complete surrender to the spoils
policy; that the present civil service law
was enacted and faithfully administered
during Republican administration,
and we urge the senators and repre-
Sentatives from Minnesota to support
MI hnf will A1I Il
the principle of civil service reform
based an qualification and merit.
A. j. HALSTEAD, Chairman.
When these meaningless words had
been discharged and several faint
cheers had been given, Rev. Sam
Smith was introduced. He said that
having been unable at noon to find the
committee on resolutions he had not
succeeded in having them attach to this
platform resolution which he would
now read. He read the following:
''ResOlved, That we recognize the
evils of an unrestricted saloon interest
and congratulate our people upon the
success of the temperance statutes now
in force in Minnesota. We request our
delegates to the national Republican
convention to endeavOr to secure a
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 lowest de-
gree"
Mr.. Smith then said some nice words
for high license and sat down. A mo-
ton was made to incorporate this in the
platform. D. Aberle, of Ramsey,
moved to lay it on the table. Chairman
HalStead, of the committee on resolu-
tons, protested against Mr.. Smiths in
reference at that late hour. 1t was
without avail. The resolution was
adopted by large majority.
Then it was discovered that the fol-
lowing sentence in the platform was
literally the words of the Democratic
national platform of 1880:
"We demand that the imposition of
duties On imports shall be limited to the
necessities of the government ecOnom-
ically administered"
Loud protests were at once made
against this by the protection element,
which had the upper hand. d. E. Mey-
erS, of st. Cloud, protested in vain
against the elimination of this plank.
Mr.. Meyers said this plank represented
the sentiments of the people of Mime
sofa. The convention ScOffed at the
idea. The high tariff people declined to
use Democratic sentiments and planks.
By vote of 12S to 10 the convention
struck out the above plank, and ADOPTED
i'll its place this:
But, while adhering to protection.
we demand that the duties on imports
be so adjusted as to not foster monop-
oily"
Then as an entirety the platform was
adopted, and at $50 the convention adj
jOurnpd.