Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-26

COmmlLte0, VINO Salu Ju6 pTOSpoCtS
of the Republican party in the State
and Nation never looked more encour-
aging than to-day. He urged the for
nation of Republican clubs as aids to
the regular organization and said the
Importance of such clubs could not
be over-estimated. He favored the
policy of making a clean campaign en-
tirely from a Republican standpoint.
"But," said he, 1--WE will welcome the
honest Independent who, believing
that the course pursued by the Repub-
lican party four years ago would tend
to retard reform service, went out
and fell down at the feet of that High
Priest of Reform, Grover Cleveland,
because he will admit his mistake ];
but to that so-called Independent who
seized upon the question OF Civil Ser
vice Reform as pretext, while his
real reason was that he was Free
Trader, we have had
NO CONCESSION TO OFFER.
"The policy of the Republican party
is identified with the principle of pro-
lection to American labor. President
Cleveland's message has indelib y
imprinted free trade upon the Demo-
cratic policy. President Cleveland,
for the Democratic party, threw down
the gage of battle. James g. Blaine
picked it up and answered the chal-
lenge with trumpet blast for protec-
tion that will not cease to be heard
until Republican shall sit the Presi-
dental chair lathe Nation" DIR.
Burdens remarks were frequently in
terrupted by applause. The mention
Of James G. Blaine's name created
WILD ENTHUSIASM,
And the call by delegate for three
cheers for Blaine, was heartily re-
sponded to with an enthusiastic "Ti-
GER" The protective sentiments in
the chairman's address were also ap-
plauded. When DR.. Burden con.
cluded, the usual committees were
appointed, and General William Cogs-
we'll was elected President of the
Convention. General Cogswell con-
graduated the delegates on the perfect
harmony existing in the party. He
reviewe the record of the Cleveland
administration, which he declared was
characterized by ignorance and inca.
pacity," its distinguishing feature be-
ing "a total lack of Americanism."
He strongly denounced the Presidents
message and the whole course of the
Democratic party upon the tariff. The
course OF the National administration
upon the fisheries was also severely
criticised.
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED
Denounces the Democratic party as a
foe to honest elections in the North as
we'll as in the South, and notices that
that the same tactics wich made the
South solid for Cleveland in 1884, are
already renewed for his reelection in
1888; that the same strategy which
has just put upon the country the
burden Of a Democratic Congress,
contrary to the will of the people, is
again in operation for stealing seats
in the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
The tariff plank favors a proper re-
vision Of the tariff, but opposes such a
'evision as has for its primary object
the abandonment Of protective princi-
pies, and they claim that the PROPOSE
tions made by the Democratic party
through the message of the President
and the Mills bill, warrant the op-
position of every citizen who prefers
the welfare of his country to that of
another.
The next plank declares in favor Of
liberal pension laws and denounces
the fippant and ungenerous treat
ment OF the subject OF pensions by the
President.
THE CIVIL SERVICE PLANK
Says the President made great pro-
fessions and has broken them, and
calls upon the people to restore the
work of destroying the spoils system,
by the Republican party, the only Or
ganization which has shown desire
to accomplish it.
The platform then declares in favor
of high license al d local option on the
liquor question; denounces the Demo
cratic party for its opposition to the
admission of Dakota, and finally de-
clares in favor of reciprocity in our
trade relations with other communi-
ties upon this continent.
Geo. +. Hoar, f. L. Barden, Henry
S. Hyde and Alanson A. Beard were
elected delegates at large to the Chi
cago convention and the convention
adj ,urned.
The delegates are not instructed, !,
hIlt are said tO ha strorulv for Rloino