The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-04-26
The Republican State Conventions
Choice for President.
Governor Foraker Heads the Delsga-
ton to Chicago.
Protection Of American Industries for
Profit Favored.
Relief for Disabled Soldiers and the
Rsfundlng Tax Bill.

ports OF committees were called for.
The permanent officers are:
Chairman-Hon. Z. l.. Lampson.
Secretary-AleX. G. Cain.
Sergeant-at-Arms-Alex. Keller.
Hon. Mr.. Lampson made an address.
The report of the committee on rules
and order Of business provided that
nominations should be made thus:
Secretary of state.
Judge of the supreme court.
Member of board of public works.
Four delegates at large and four al
ternates.
Two Presidential electors at large.
The report was adopted.
Hon. Charles Foster, chairman of
the committee on resolutions, read the
report, as follows:
The republican party Of Ohio, in con-
vention assembled, reafirming the
platform of 1887, adopted at Toledo,
present the following additional dec
larations:
Fist, Free and untrammelled suff-
rage lies at the foundation Of the re-
public, and its restoration by every
constitutional means in states where
it has been overthrown or impaired,
and its maintenance everywhere is our
settled and determined purpose. We
denounce che democratic party for its
notification of war amendments to the
constitution, whereby the republicans
of the south are practically denied "a
voice in the government of the nation,
and the power of the democrats of that
section is unlawfully augmented. We
charge that the democratic party is now
in the enjoyment of power confessedly
procured by the unlawful suppression
of franchise in the southern states.
We affirm that the acceptance of power
thus secured for the apparent purpose
of the party to continue the methods
mentioned, and its shameless defense
of criminals who, in the states of
Maine, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio,
have sought to stifle the popular will
by frauds and forgeries, justify us in
charging that it has practically become,
in national sense, an organized con-
spiracy against free and fair elections.
In view OF these facts, and believing
that to deprive a legally qualified voter
of his franchise, or to impair public
confidence In the fairness Of the count,
is to weaken and ultimately destroy
free institutions, we call upon the pa
triotic citizens of Ohio to rebuke the
party responsible for these crimes
against suffrage, and we demand Of
congress that in the exercise of its con-
laws as will insure freedom and fair
ness in elections of representatives to
congress.
Second, We favor such economic leg
islation as will protect all American in
dustries that can be profitably pursued
by American citizens. We insist that
our producers are entitled to the con-
troll of their own markets to the extent
of their ability to supply them. We de-
nounce all efforts to open those LIAR
kets to competition with the cheap
labor and abundant capital of foreign
nations as hostile to the interests OF
labor and destructive to national and
individual prosperity. We regard the
last annual message of the president,
and the recent action of the majority
of the ways and means committee, as a
direct and open assault upon these in
dustries which Will, IL unassiSted, re-
suit in introducing the policy of free
trade, that in the near future will par
alyZe or destroy our own industries
reduce compensation for labor and i'm
poverish the nation.
Third, 1t is the duty of congress tt
pass, and of the president to approve
wise, just and comprehensive pen.
sion bill, giving relief to disabled
veteran soldiers and subsistence to help
less widows and orphans of deceased
soldiers, without regard to time wheI
disability was incurred or the cause o
death.
Fourth, The people of Ohio, un
qualifidely condemn the refusal Of
the democratic majority of the hous,
of representatives to permit the pas
sage of the direct tax refunding bill
passed by the republican senate, which
was a proposition to repay to tn
LOYAL states without interest, tn
money paid by them at the beginning
of the war, to aid in supporting tn
rebellion, and so cancel tn
unpaid balance, principal an,
interest due from the rebel states upo
said Taxes; and we denounce as treacf
erous and cowardly the surrender c
the northern democrats in congress t
the small minority of ex-confederate
and their allies, the abandonment of tn
bill which, if passed, would have col
tributed nearly a million and ha
dollars to the tax payers of Ohio.
Fifth, We commend and endorse tn
administration of Governor Forkae
as wise, prudent, patriotic and econon
ical.
Sixth, We endorse the legislature {
the present general assembly and al
prove its action in redeeming the prom
ises made in the republican platform
1887.
Seventh, Republicans of Ohio, recol
nize the merits. services and abilitil
of the statesmen who have been mel
toned for the republican nominate
for the presidency and loyal to any OF
who may be selected. To present job
Sherman to the country as eminent
qualified and fitted for the duties
that exalted Office, and delegates to Il
republican national convention tn
day selected. are directed to use q
honorable means to secure his nomin
ton as president for the United State
Daniel j. Ryan was nominated f
secretary of state and Judge Dodbu
for supreme judge. For the TO
deleg ates at large to the Chicago CO
Vention, the convention first suspend
the rules and selected Governor FC
aker and then named Asa II. Bushne
Charles Foster, William McKinle
Ben. Butterworth and John 3. AtwoO
colored. The rules were changed so
to vote for the three names on one b
lot.