Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-10

Charles.
2d Ward. II. Vivian, $. Vivian,
John Dave, d. p. Beech, Il. J PEN |
hallegou, ST., n. +. Martin.
Ridgeway-A. E. Arneson, A.
Campbell, w. 4. Flint, Il. C.I
Williams, John d. Reese, Il. j. |
Roach, Il. Foulkes, j. w Jones, w.
=. Ruggles, Geo. FarweN, ". j.
Evans.
WaIdwiok-G. G. Cox, Alfred
league, James jackson, William
Kramer.
On'motiou the report was adopted.
The chair appointed as tellcrs,
Delos p Beech and Thos Rapsou.
On motion of DR.. J. III. Vivian
each delegate was instructed to cast
separate ballot for each vote he is
entitled to.
The committee ON resolutions
made the following report:
Ia once more ploigiua their fealty to uc BE-
tv iu convention assembled, do sei forth a- thc
reasons t2r their allegiance, the attustej facts
of history. oud the principles which they hold
necessary to insure the true grandeur ot tho
Republic.
lhc Inception of the Republican party was
the political incarnation of the "higher law
and the history ot it4 performances atiests Ht
once the divinity OF lls uirih and the greatness
the patriots OF the BJ,OWuou In ihc hands of
@ party incapable of uoWpruhgudlug tho uocds
uul tho aspirations 1t thc age. Democracy
dominating a aud prt -cmiuontiN thc homie "i
/ u religious people, was ~u-crptiNo tp no moral
/ influence. Ruling % country constituted one
and iudivishle mo- less uN the wisdom of thr
/ Fathers Ina solemn CuuLcu than ty thc -tcrl-
4 Hres and achievements OF war 10 had mo- true
convention uf the need Tor national unity. and
4 for ms hHg no feeling OF suprrm" devotion.
SwNying the sccptre of authority over land
/ embracing every climatic condition, dIstin-
| guished among the arcus of the world Tor
| diversity and pruilCncss Of agricultural pro-
4 ductious, uucNamplod In mineral wealth, ANA
! Indicated hy itF obvious and countless poS9l-
/ bilitics as the natural industrial Ccntre of the
! world. its lack of comprehension was mnn-
| Tested ana the powers Of It's mcutnlity iuai-
! cAtod by its clamur for q free trade foreign
| market for cotton and a projected home
market Tor the bodies OF the dark skinned
| children OF the South. Its councils influenced
| by 70 sectional faction who de-pi-rd labor. II
| had no conception OF national grandeur To be
| nChieyed hy Industry aud pu Thought thRt
! diversity of industrial employment stimulates
! the genius and promotes the well hNing ana
| happiness Of mankind. PrOclUuluB clAo
! sovereignty with hypOcritirl JUNCTION, IL }et
! sought 90 impose on the states of the North hy
| national legislation the observance OF the
! fugitive slpve law. Charging the trco states
| with bud faith, 80 yet violated the compact OF
! ls2O and sought 20 extend into the territories
| of Kansas nud Nebraska tho intnlurahlo cnnsv-
! guenccs aud the uspcakahlu woes of slavery
! In 1861, having ullCd the measure of its iuq-
| nifty, though not exhausted n its etpHhilitN Tor
| mischief, tts dominant faction rctrcated lrptn
| IT. nrcun of puuteasnnce, misteasance aud mis-
/ demcuuor 90 tho lower regions pi tuOuN ~
| marshullcd armies ana Haunted the ti1Rs and
cnspus OF hCliigefeut -tatus.
II WIS then, with an impoverished treasury
and no national credit, with empty arsunus,
Wsth the nations war vessels at the antipodes,
with tho HppuiutlNe Offices largely hilcd with
utscals ana traitors. that the Republican purity
| began. officially the ureui task Ot establishing
anew national unity. on the pages OF Ina.
| perishable history the sublime story OF IFS
! uncNamplcd sacrinccs, its heruic cndCHvurs,
/ and its glorious accomplishments are recorded
! And when, on the }th day OF MHrch, 1852, after
| twenty four ycHrs of administration, through
] one Of the mysterious di4peusutiOns ut Frutf
| dehce uy which he tries his people, Hs at ilnt7
! by famine and pestilcuce, IL roluguished Tue
| national government 90 the hands ut DemOc
| racy, 10 gave them the flag of nation cunce-
! crWed wholly and forever 90 ttceiuin u
! could point to the smiling fields OF Kansas Hui
heurhakH, the home of At free, law al idluB ana
prosperous people, and invite coutrHn' with
south Carolina and Louisiana, whore Demo
cratic fraud and intimidation Uiuuc rcprc7sed
the energies Of people. II could point % the
! Democratic states south, foremost 10 rchelllon
| and reputation, and invite contrast with the
| Republican states of the north, foremost IN
| loyalty and honesty. II could point tu the
South, sectional s'il. with it4 worn ana wasted
fields, its novels and sIunld towns, its pHuclt}
of railroads ana factories, ana invite contrast
| with the splendid and progressive North,
| mighty IN spirit and Intelligence, great in
! wealth and power, girdlcd with its hundred
! thousand miles Of railroad Hud producing
| yearly In its factories i've thousand million
! dollars of product u turned over 20 Dcmue-
( rHCy Hu Overlooking treasury win uu Single
! cent lacking, ANA hcquenturd To- ll only one
/ problem "a grcut surplus lowing into ihn
/ treasury as a consequence OF Hn tXuherht
/ national prosperity.
| And to-day we invite q contrast between the
problems boqucBthcd by Democracy 20 Rtpub-
llcausm iu 1861, and that bcqucdthcd hy Re
pubHcauisW to Democracy tn 1885. ANA we
| invite all uCu to consider tho characteristic
| solution thereof as proposed by now ms ever
/ Obmse Democracy lu its campaign issue ilr
! 1883. tiECK THE PROSPERITY or TliE NAIt1N
/ D. There is uU Republican form of govern
/ ment whore by fraud or intimidation the VIII
| OF the people i4 thWHrtei aud We bold tlr
/ Democrats of Louisiana, Mississippi and south
| Carolina, who from time ip time It friHI hnl
intimidation suppress the popular Will ui the
people iu those states, tu be more dangerous 10
! the country than when as rebels in arms lur5
confronted tho armies ~ the Buinu And we
maintain d lo ba the duty 0i Congress z" pre-
yrut us igI as may be possible thc setIhH 'l I
representatives iu that body who lHye mo- lusi, |
equitable right nj hc considered sueh. Ah4 |
Is Wu consider justly paramount i9 any civil /
service reform
3 a good government is % vigorous govern (
ucut and the great end Tor which E'Fnru- /
mruts arc instituted j. % make secure. prpuU. ]
iy, tU every citllgu, ule rights uttc.tua N} Dag" \
or citizenship. uo lo-= abroad than a n9m"
3. WD are FOR continuation Ot iudt s}Hifiu /
81 protection to home industry which has .
built up the most u1urislpg nation in ihe 4
world, and whose annual factory pf4dhei l7 I
nearly equal to the half Of the combined prod
uet 90 Europe. ln antagpnam 20 ihe Tree
trade theory ct Democracy, Wc put fur pit9-