The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-07-06
Subscription, q Fer Annum, III Adv.ue,
Republican Convention.
FirAt Day.
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First Day.
At Chicago. on June 10 precisely mt 1881
the gave' Of Chairman Jones, chairman of
inc National Republican committee sound
I'd sharply on the mahogany desk, and tho
Republican convention of 1883 was formally
opened. Rev. Frank W. Gunsaulus of tho
Plymouth Congregational Church ofChicagu,
opened the proceedings with prayer.
chairman Jones. after Secretary Fcsscn,lcn
had p'ncec,lcd with the reading Of the call
approPrating the votes to cach state and
az az follows: Gentlemen bf the convention:
lhe natiOnal committee has requested tho
announcement OF these further officers for
read: VIII y"
=, The Srrctary-For temporary secretaries:
Hon. Charles W. Chisisr Of Michigan, Hon.
Mirhacl Griffin of Wisconsin, Hon. Ruell of
Tennessee.
For Temporary Assistant Smrrtarics-
Hon bon. Jnm.s m j. Brngan Of Tennessee, James
fas fnaxny "f N!, NM!,nnrso.n Henry. NJ. C"pcs Of Ar
MONROE Of Maryland, j. L. Wiley Of Texas,
Y: NJ. Shinnn of West Virginia and John ~
Miner Of Louisiana.
For Temporary Reading Clcrks-Hon.
1hsnnry 1snr :, Billiard % Of Vermont; Col. Clnrkson
Of Ohio, James II. Stone of Michigan
and George NJ. Brinkerhoff of Illinois.
Oihciai enogruphcr-Gustavu r. En-.
glish. So. -.
Observation-Disclosures Ftzsimmons of
Chicago.
Mr.. Jones then said Gcntlemcn-Atthcrc-
quest of tho national republican COMMITTEES
propose to You az temporary chairman Of
this convention the Hon. John N. Thurston.
Mr.. ihuist"n then took the chair and was
greeted with applause. His opening speech
was regarded as exceedingly able, and IL
crent"l u profound sensation.
committees wcrc appointed and tho day wns
spent in the work Of organization. John c.
Fremont. was present az the guest of tho
N'hr''ska delegation and in response to en-
vcntinl aud made an eloquent speech.
Fred Douglas, Tho co",sal orator. also mntle
some rennri'S III response to lund demands
from the convention
Second Day.
The Second day of The Republican national
convention at Chicago was occupied by the
committee on credentials, most of their time
having been d"yntc,l tn listening to argu-
mcnts in the Malone Wise contest from vir-
ginia.
Permanent organization was affected by
the election of NJ. NJ. Estrl of California as
president. Among til" virr presidents were:
n. >. cl,nnllrr. Minnesota: l.. Il. Richardson,
Dnk"t"; H. u: Rood, Iowa: II. q. FaiIrhid;
ana among IFS s,sTtaric~ appeared the
names ofJ. NJ. Barley. nnkota:J. W. Cock
hnrn, Iowa: Geo. R Elgerton, Minnesota.
and q. A. Knapp. Wis.
Third hay.
Tho principal event of tho third day was
the adoption nf the platform which was re
ceivcd with p,mligious enthusiasm, then fol-
lowed hours of spsslImaking over the can
dliates whose names were placed before tho
convention. The platform adopted is us
follows:
THE PLATFORM.
Tho ltcpul,lirans OF the United States ns-
scmh'"i by their delegates in national con-
vehtinn pause on the threshold of their pro.
cre''inas TO honor the memory of their first
E,cht leader, the immortal champion of
liberty and the rights of the lcOple-Abrn-
ham Lincoln. and to cover also with wreaths
0t lmperislEth!c remembrance and gratitude
inc heroic names of our later lenders who
have more recently been called away from
our our rnnunrilSI,.tirant, Gnrfeld, Arthcr, Logan,
fully cherished Nc also recall with our
greetings and with prayer for his re-
fnvcrN the name nf one of our living heroes
ry both ofmlmblirans and of tho republic
W. name "i that noble soldier and f,vurtc
child of victory, Philip II. Sheridan. in tl,.
hIhi'l of those great leaders, and of our own
devotion !" human liberty, and with that
hostility to all forms of ticspotism and uu-
preston whirh is the Fundamental i'Icn Of tho
,"pubii'an party. We send fia,crnal congratu-
iations TO our fellow Americans of Brazil up-
on their great nct of emancIntion,
which completed the abolition of slavery
thro'lgilon, tlctwo oAmcricancont tinents. We
earnestly hope that We may soon cOngr,ltu-
into our fellow citizens Of Irish birth upon
the peaceful recovery of home rule for Ireland
We rrafiirm our unswerving devotion to the
national constitution, and to the indissoluble
union of The states, to the nuton-
the constitution: to the personal rights and
it'crtins nfriizrns in all the states and terri
tories in I lr Union. and cspccially to the su-
prem" and sovereign right of every lawful
ci,izcii' r1ri or poor, nntive or foreign born,
white or hlark. to east one free ballot in pub
counted. We hold the free and honest popm-
lar ballot aud the Just and equal representa-
tioh 81 nll the people to hc the foundation OF
our K"pnliran government, and demand Of
fcctive legislation to secure the integrity and
purity of authority. We charge that the
present administration and the Democratic
najorlty III congress Ow" their existence to
the suppression of the ballot by a
criminal nulifiratinn of the constitution
and laws of the United States.
we hre utrnmpromsingly in favor of the
American system of protection: we protest
against its destruction as proposed by the
president md his party They serve the in
tcrcsts of Europe: We will support the inter-
csts of Am"ricn. We accept the issue and
S"nl''"nly rr rrp Tnp'n' +" l" people for , their M
maintained. It's abandonment has always
brrn followed by general disaster to all in
tcrrsts. except those OF the l,s,,rrr and the
sheriff: We dcnonme the Mills bill as de-
strlctivr to the genera, business, the labor
ana the ming interests of the country. and
we heartily endorse tho consistent and pa
triotic action of the Republican representa-
tive III congress in opposing its passage.
NO FREE WOOL.
We condemn the proposition of the Demo-
cintic party to plncr wool on the free list,
and We insist that the duties thereon shall
be adjusted and maintained 80 as TO furnish
iull and adequate protection to that indus
try. The Republican party would effect all
needed reduction of the national revenue, by
repeating the taxes upon tObnccO. which are
an annoyance and burden to agriculture,
ana the tax upon spirits used in 4 he arts and
for mechanical purposes. and by such revis-
ion OF he tariff laws az will tend to check
imports of such articles as are produced by
our people. the production of which gives
employment to our labor. and release from
import duties those articles of foreign pro-
duction Except lnxuries) the like of which
cannot ir produced at home. If there shall
still remain IL larger revenue than is requisite
for the wants of the government, we favor
tho entire repeal Of internal taxes, rather
than the surrender of any part
Of our protective system, at the joint bchcsts
ofthc whisky trusts and theagcnts offorign
manufacturers We declare our hostility to
tho Introduction into this country of foreign
contract labor, and for Chinese labor, alien
to our civilization and our constitution. and
We dcmhnd the rigid enforcement of the cx-
listing laws against it, and favor such imme-
tliate legislation as will exclude sucl, labor
from our shores We declare our opposition
to all combinations ofcapital organized in
trusts or otherwise, to control arbitrarily the
condition "ftlaic among our citizens: and
VIC recommend to congress and the state leg
islatnrs in their respective inris,lictions.s,lrh
legislation as will prevent the execution of all
schemes to opprrss tn: people by undue
charges on their supplies, or by unjust
rates for tho transportation of their prod
uris y" market We approve the legislation
by congress to prevent alike unjust burdens
aud nfairtliscriminntions bot ween the states
We rc;lttirm the policy of appropriating the