Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-26
PROTECTION THE SLOGAN
OF THE REPUBLICANS OF MASsAcHu-
SETS AND PENNSYLVANIA.

A Keystone Man on the Southern CUES
tion-Bay State Delegates for Names
Favorite son-Ths Proceeding and Plat
forms-IndIana District Delegates Solid
| for Cleveland and Gray.
HARRIsBURG, Pa, April 26-Pennsylvania
Republicans held their state convention al
the opera house yesterday, the members be
| ing called TO order at l. o'clock by Chairman
Cooper There was big crowd, and full
representation. Samuel II. Miller. of Mercer
county, who was made temporary chairman,
addressed the convention, the burden OF
his remarks being a eulogy of the benefits of
protective tariff, which he declared the vital
question Of the day. He referred also TO the
condition of affairs in the south, and on that
subject said:
Have we, Republicans, done all that we can
do to assure and convince the people Of the south
that we are anxious TO create and maintain terms
Of amity and friendship and peace with those OF
our felOw-citizens who few years back were at
war with the nationl Is il not worth while To
have not only "A truce but peacef Is it not an OBJ
jet worthy of our best efforts 10 build up a Re
publican party In the southern states in which
the Confederates can Join heartily, and which will
make the states of the south as debatable on the
eve of presidential election are the states of
the north, east or westf take il that every Re
publican deems this wise, prudent and desirable.
Can we accomplish this end by keeping alive the
anmosites of the wary by causeless and useless
discussion about the captured battle-fiagsr b,
keeping chronological record Of that class OF
citizens denominated southern brigadiers" be
cause they are honored by the people of the south
with positions of honor, trust and profitY by de
nying the fitness of a candidate for positions in
the nation, solely because he aided and abetted
the rebellion in 1902
Gentlemen of the convention, is 1t not time that
all this should close, and distinguished represent
atives of party, whether in out Of the state,
should know that the path to preferment in every
state leads by and through more fruitful political
ieldsr Have we not learned by experience that
we can never firmly plant the standard Of our
party in a single southern state by such methodsy
Gen. Grant never uttered more worthy senti-
ment than in the epigram: Let us have peace"
If the Republican party il to have an equal chance
TO trump in the nation we must divide the south.
The two Vrginias, Tennessee, North Carolina,
Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana should be as de-
batabe as New York New Jersey, Connecticut
and Indiana; and they would be if we would once
convince the people of those states that their local
and home interests were as safe under q Repub-
lican as under a Democratic administration. We
have given occasion in the past to Democratic
demogoges to teach those people to distrust us.
What has it awaited us politically Let the past
answer.
A reference to Blaine by the speaker was
greeted with loud and continued applause
The platform was then submitted and adopt
ed. 1t begins by asserting the simple prop
osition that a free right to vote according to
law, and to have the vote counted, is the
foundation of American representative gov
eminent. Representation in congress and in
the electoral college is apportioned on the
basis of population, and a large portion of
that population in certain sections is notOri-
ously excluded from the exercise of the suf,
frage" 1t then demands of congress that it
"enact such legislation as shall secure a fair
election for members of congress and the
electoral college.
The platform then denounces the Dem
ocratic opposition to the direct tax bill now
pending in congress to repay the states for
taxes which they paid directly during the
late cival war, favors the dependent pension
bill which provides for per diem annuity to
all soldiers; endorses the high license bill,
and pledges against its repeal; pledges the
party for resolutions submitting the prohibi
ton constitutional amendment TO vote of
the people; emphatically declares for a con-
tinuance of the Republican system of
protection, and unequivocally denounces the
Mills bill and presidents message as unadult-
Grated free trade, and arraigns the admins
tration of President Cleveland as failure
in its domestic policy, especially as regard
civil service reform. and a blunder i'll its
foreign policy.
Lewis F. Pugh, of Lackawanna, and
Thomas Dolan, of Philadelphia, were elected
electors large. United State Senator
Quay, Adjutant General Hastings, w. X.
Leeds and Henry F. Oliver were elected dele
gates at large to Chicago At q o'clock the
convention adjourned sine die,