New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-09-12

buildings and other public improvements
and ask any man here to say if that party
has ever foiled to do the duty. Since the
party was first formed in this state newer
questions have come up than those which
brought out the party, and they have always
interests OF the state. am glad to say that
take this nomination with a pledge, and
prepared to do all can to assist the best
interests OF the party and the state. I do
not bring with me the experience of the states
man. or do l bring the experience of the
learned man. My experience has been gained
IN the counting ROOM and is executive If
you see Mt to elect me to the exalted posi-
tlon to which you have nominated me shall
serve you loyalty, faithfully and honestly I
believe that the people of the state want their
taxes reduced, their public buildings taken
care OF and shall make it my personal bus
mess to give them my careful attention
Again thank you for this mark of your es-
TEEN.
The rest of the tickets was then made up
as follows:
For GOVERNOR. 49,. WILLIAM R. MERRIAM
FOR LIEUTENANT GOyERNOR..........A E. RICE
For SECRETARY OF STATE..HANs MATTsoN
FOR TREASURER. osEPH BoBLETER
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL......MosEs Z. CLAPP
FOR CHIEF JUSTICE. AAfEs GILFILLAN
FOR ASSISTANT JUSTICE. w. COLLINS
THE PLATFORM.
The Republican party of the State of Min
nesota in convention assembled announces
the following declaration of principles:
The Republicans of Minnesota do cordially
ratiiy the nomination of that eminent
statesman and tried to soldier, Benjamin
Harrison, for President, and of that able
and Philanthropic citizen, Levi p Morton,
for vice president of the United States, and
dorot c11nh
OF this state as shall easily assure. Minnesota
the place that she SO gloriously won for her.
self in the campaign of 1884 as the banner
Republican state of the Northwest.
ltpolnts with pride to it's record in adopt
ing in its platform, and honestly carrying in
to execution the most practicable and ef-
tectual restraint upon the liquor traffic which
has yet been devised, to the large reduction
IN the number of saloons in towns and cities,
| and their extinction i'll country places and
| the smaller villages, the better observance OF
the law and the marked and general i'm.
provement in public morals which has fol.
lowed the adoption of the high license prin.
cipie, and pledged itself to its continued
main tenance and enforcement, and that no
backward steps shall be taken in the effort
| to secure the most effectual control of the Ii.
| quor traffic
| 1t is uncompromisingly in favor of the
American system of protection,
| 1t adheres to the repeated declaration OF
! state and national platforms, in favor of the
modification, adjustment and reduction OF
the tariff, and reiterates the views of the Re,
| publican presidents. Garfield and Arthur, up
on the same subject as well as the recon.
mendations of the commission appointed
under the last Republican administration
1t declares that all measures of tariff ad
/ justment should be framed and conceived
in cautious and conservative spirit, so as
not to disturb and impair interests which
have grown up under existing revenue laws
and, as far as possible, to relieve the people
from unnecessary taxation upon articles
which do not enter into competition with
American industry. That in every such
measure of revision regard should be had tic
such adjustments of the revenue among the
! various articles subject to taxation, as, while
providing adequately fer the support of the
government. will afford sufficient protection
to those industries which can be proftabiy
pursued in this country, and which require
protection against foreign competition, and
] as far as practicable, place on the free lis