The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-05-24
MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS.

USUUSU BO6OO ~ oa0n OO60OOSBUO0
Alter Stormy Session III stato:oon-
venttons, they Nominate 0elo.
gates and Electors.
The Republican State Convention met at
St. Paul. and after a long and acri-
monius fight between the young and old
wings of the party, tho going men shelved
w. d. Washburn, H. A Castle and all the
other we'll known leaders of tho party. The
delegates elected were as follows:
Frank F. Davis Of Hennepin. Joel p.
Heatwole 81 Rice, G. G. Hartley Of st.
Louis, Z. q: Edwards Of Fillmore.
ALrERNArEs.
c. E. French OF Wright. w. A. Sperry OF
Steele, J. E. Brown OF Blue Earth, H. G.
Finkle OF Clay:
The following electors were also put in
nomination:
At large Capt. Mons Grinager Of Mime
apolis Hennepin county, and H. W. Stone,
ST., OF Stevens county.
Districts-First, W. H. Yale, OF Winona;
Second. T.: r. Smith OF lie Sueur; Third,
W: 4. Poland Of Swift county; Fourth. Al
Yah Eastman OF Anoka; Fifth, John Coop
er OF Stearns county.
THE PLATFORM.
The following resolutions were adopted:
The Republican party in Minnesota deem
1t unnecessary. on the eve of national COD
yeOtiOn, to make q formal and extended
declaration of principles further than to re-
antrim those laid down in the national plat
form of 1884, and to express the conviction
that the interests of the people throughout
the land would be greatly promoted by a
change of administration.
1t is the first duty of good government to
protect the rights and promote the interests
OF its own people. The largest diversity of
industry is most productive of general pros-
peritv and of the comfort and independence
OF the people But while adhering to tee
principle of protection to American labor
and productions we demand that the duties
on imports shall be so adjusted as not to
foster mOnopOlies, and In the adjustment of
such duties such protection shall be afforded
to the various industries of the country as
vii! best promote the general welfare
we desire to especially emphasize the fact
shat President Cleveland's wholesale re-
movals from Office on party grounds, and his
failure to recommend to congress even the
slightest legislation to improve the civil
service law show his complete surrender to
the spois policy; that the present civil serv-
zee law was enacted and faithfully admin
istered during Republican administration;
and we urge the senators and representa-
lives from Minnesota to support measures
that will uphold and extend the principle of
civil service reform based on qualification
and merit
The Democratic party has become merely
an organization for official spoils 1t has un-
blushingly violated all its reformatory PROM
Uses. 1t is not entitled to the confidence of
the people. The president solemnlv pledged
himself to carry out civil service reform, but,
with the full approval of his partisan sup
pOrters, he has converted this reform into
shallow ptelense. He committed himself
TO the one term principle in his letter OF ac-
ceptance, but is now actually using the fed
cral patronage to secure reelection. His
partisan contederates proclaim devotion to
equal suffrage rights. while they trample
those rights under foot i'll the South.
The Democratic party processes attach
ment to sta:e sovereignty and home rule, but
ruthlessly denies both to the American cili-
zens of Dakota fearing that the votes of
thtt people may be cast for the Republican
candidates at the coming presidential cleo
ton. 1t processes love tor the Union soldiers
and sailors, but it's continued pc icy has been
to refuse relief to the suffering defenders of
the nation and their dependents. 1t holds
the national house of representatives, which
alone can originate changes of tax and reve-
nue. bills, but it has done nothing in it's past
Elk years control of that body to reduce the
surplus accumulation OF money in the treas
ury. or to relieve the people of unnecessary
taxation.
Its proposed tariff legislation is garing
subterfuge and an attempt to destroy the
American policy of protection to American
industries and labor IN the interests of for
e1gn countries which, if successful, must
necessarily bring disaster upon the business
OF this country, and tend to reduce the
American rates OF wages to European
standards 1t has provided no seaboard de-
tense against foreign invasion. Its admiDis-
tratiOn of foreign affairs has been weak to
the verge of humiliation. Our nation Is now
represented abroad by men who either
sought ite dismemberment or openly sympa-
thized with Its foes
The postal service affecting every interest
has become disgrace to the country. Par
tisan spoilsmen, in violation Of civil service
reform principles, nave displaced trained.
competent and faithful officers, many of
them eX-CniOn soldiers. Every function of
the government is made subordinate to par
tisan ends
That the convention denounce the present
house of representatives for the past five
years. in its efforts to dsfranchise the people
of Dakota tor political reasons only. We be-
lleve that it is unjust and criminal to longer
deprive Dakota of statehood
For these and other reasons of public inn
portance we believe and here record our
earnest conviction that a change of admins
uatjOn is the pressing need of the country
and that it is SO demanded by the people.
We desire to especially emphasize the fact
that President Cleveland's wholesale re-
mOvals from Office on party grounds, and
his failure to recommend to congress even
the slightest legislation to improve the civil
service show his complete surrender to the
spojls policy; thai the present civil service
law was enacted and faithfully administered
during Republican administration: and we
urge the senators and representatives, from
Minnesota to support measures that will up
hold and extend the principle of civil service
reform based on qualifications and merit