Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-06-30

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When the roll wss called for member.
OF the National Committee the following
gentlemen responded for their respectiv,
states: F. F. Putncy, Georgia; w. p
Canaday, North Carolina; E. M. Brayton
South Carolina.
The Committee on Resolutions sub
mltted the platform which was adopted
unanimously:
1t starts out by declaring tt at Abraham
Lincoln was the champion of liberty: state.
that the memories OF Grant, Garfield
Arthur, Logan and CoDkling will be faith
iully cherished; prays for the recovery OF
| fraternal congratulations to the Americans
| OF Brazil upon the acct mpli-hment of the
abolition OF slavery throughout the Ameri
can cOntln snts; favOrs Home Rule for Ire
land; reafiirms an unswevering devotion tc
the National Constitution, and to the indis
oluble union of the States; to the anatomy
reserved 10 the States under the constitution:
the personal rights and liberties of citizens in
| all the States and territories in the union,
and especially to the supreme and sovereign
right Of every lawful citizen, rich or poor,
native or foreign horn, white or black, to
cast free ballot in public elections and to
have that ballot duly counted. We hold
that free and equal representation of all the
people, is the foundation of our Republican
| Government, and demand effective legisla
tion to secure the integrity and purity of
elections which are the foundations Of all
public authority
"We charge that the present administra-
| tion and the Democratic majority in congress
owe their existence to the suppression of the
ballot by a criminal notification of the Con
stitution and laws of the United States.
"We are incompromisingly in favor of the
American system of protection. We pro
test against its destruction as proposed by
, the President and his party. They serve the
inerests of Europe; we will support the
interests of America
I'VE accept the issue and confidentailly
appeal TO the people for their judgment.
The protective system must be maintained
by grave disaster to all interests except those
of the usurer and the sheriff.
"We denounce the Mills bill as destruct-
| i've to the general business the labor and the
| farming interests of the country, and we
heartily endorse the consistent and patriotic
action of the Republican representatives in
] Congress in opposing its passage"
/ II condemns free wool, favors the repeal
| of the tax upon tobacco, which is an
annoyance and burden TO agriculture and
the tax upon spirits used in the arts, and for
| mechanical purposes: and by such srevision
of the tariff laws as will tend to check the
imports of such articles as are produced by
our people, the production of which give
employment to our labor and release from
| import duties those articles of foreign pro
duction; except luxures) the like of which
cannot be produced at home. If there still
remain larger revenue than is requisite for
! the wants OF the government, we favor the
entire repeal of internal reverue taxes,
rather than the surrender of any part of our
protective system at the joint behest of the
whiskey trust, and the agents of foreign
manufacturers"
1t denounces contracted Chinese labors
declares against trusts; favors public land
for actual settlers: restoration of unearned
land grants; admission to statehood of States
who have requisites of population; favors
Home Rule in Territories and the Dist. let OF
| Columbia; demands reduction of letter
| postage to one cent per ounce; favors liberal
provisions for education by States and ma
| tion: demands the r. building of the American
navy: favors liberal pensions; declares our
| foreign policy is distinguished by cowardice.
arralgns the present administration for Its
weak and unpatriotic settlement of the
fisheries question, aud its pusillanimous sur
render Of the essential privileges to which
our fishing vessels are entitled to in Canadian
ports" pledges the party to institute genu-
| inc civil service reform. and reaffrnls the
plank in the platform of 1884 on the subject:
and denounces ''the hostile spirit shown by
| President Cleveland in his numerous vetoes
of measures for pension relief, and the action
of the Democratic House of Repr sentatives
in refusing even consideration of the gen
eral pension legislation"
The roll of states for the nomination
of President was then called.
Mr.. Warner, of Connecticut, nominated
Governor Hawley, by simply presenting
his name and when Illinois was reached,
Leonard Sweet rose and presented the
name of Walter @. Gresham, Of Indiana.
New York was the next state to re-
spond and Senator Hiscock won big
cheer by the announcement that New
| York was united and their candidate was
Chancey NJ. Depew.
When Ohio was reached there was q
scene of enthusiasm and Gen. Hastings,
of Pennsylvania, IN magnificent form
presented the name Of John Sherman.
Almost at the start the orator mention
ed the name of Blaine, and the effect was
electrical. Two-thirds of the delegates
| jumped up on their seats waving theil
hats and shouting themselves hoarse.
Governor Foraker followed, throwing
| tne 'DiOOuy snlrt 10 tne DIee1e anu
wound up by saying, ''seyen millions
of negroes to-day in this country ask
you 10 nominate John Sherman to tn.
Presidency" and | rise to second the
nomination of the citizen Of Ohio, now
so grand citizen of our entire Repub
lie, John Sherman. Great applause.
Delegate John C. Darcy, of NORTH
Carolina, a young, coal black negro
was the next speaker, and in well choser
language, he paid a tribute to Sher
mans love for, and fidelity to the col
ored race.
Senator Spooner put Gov. Rusk il
nomination and at $50 o'clock p m
the Convention adjourned until II
o'clock the next day.
SHERMAN LEADS.
Fourth DAY.-The convention to-day
began balloting for President with th'
following result. The ballots up to re
cess, which at 2 p. m, was taken to
D. m, were as follows:
Candidates, 1st bal. End bal. Srd bal
Alger, "a 116 1913
| Allison. ~ 10 SO
Blaine, 33 30 30
/ -, 90 90 90