Telegram-herald., 1888-08-10

.sa3inx q tie Direct Tax bll passed ~
re esaais. aDa . = ca lss4ls al sNstif,
- - profisiozis. ~01tG ave t~fasd aatS
o4E ,f4ls ffe4sGry BazrlF Gzlf . uli4lo3
ae. L4rs. Nad hsse reduced toe c1rasas "a
Michigan tax psssrs o. 80 maca.
Ne also zT1ala to Ds1locraEC party ieE
IS cnminsl iBzincsrits 10 sdopr1nE tie
Mis- bill sa1 ogull nafiak candidates sho
have declared thsLF opposition tnsrsto.
for q. pretended l0ss u party sEd tae
barter aad sale 0f Ia principles and tie
nanss 0I Democracy - q n2s.niHg sss fuslon
tor he saks u votes
For is indefsnsiDls action Ia keeping
Dak3tA from The sistssbood Of states,
For ne scurril0as ,etoss Of pension
bills
For its isoOmpstsney and failure 70 re-
aGee tbs Surplus.
Aud for tAs prostitatioa OF the civil
service 90 s0on t0ilo~lng the glowing de-
elsrslion 0f the Desly-eleetsd Democratic
President, Ealea are bat few Of the In
eons.steaeies.
We invite the intelligent voters Of Aiehi-
gsn from their unnumoeEsd eaillnss 10 an
examination Of the record and principles OF
the Republican party. And Ne solicit the
co-opeEaiioa OF all Who believe ia the con
uuard iBdGstral progress OF our State. and
| 10 the protectiOn Of labor, the farm and the
workshop against tho dangers threatening
/ them
Mr.. Devine. OF Holly, moved the adoption
| Of the report
| Ar. Miller, of Saginaw. said that in sign
ing the report be DAD not endorse the tent
| peFance plank. he did not consider it wise
4 to Introduce II at this time.
/ Mr. Brigham. OF the Tenth. moved as
/ substitute that the platform De adopted as
| reported excspsing the temperance plank.
| 5. 3. BabeOek, Of Wayne. ssid that as a
1 party they were com mitIed 10 one line OF
action. The plank ia the platform went
no further than they had gone II they
| were TO touch the question NJ all lei the
plank 20.
senator Babcock said the plank vas
framed and put there by a man of good
abiiigy. The committee did its best 10 put
the Republican party where II belonged.
/ lCries of Question.
| Nr. Miller, OF Saginaw. started 10 speak,
| when some one asked If he had q corkscrew.
The gentleman is probably from De-
| troit,7 said Mr.. Miller, where no cork
screws are needed, as everything is wide
open"
Col. c. Y. 0sburn, of Marquette. said
that though a member of the COMMITTEES.
his name was not signed TO the report be-
cause be objected 10 the plank.
Colonel Irish, of kslanZoo. thought one
feature of the plank was not just right DE
| thought local option n local issue and that
il should not be forced on the people as a
State issue DE was afraid if this was done
votes would be lost. he bad not q word
against q temperance plank except that he
thought IL bad policy TO make . State issue
on a matter on which the best of lawyers
disagreed He urged that the plank should
be modified.
Judge Williams. OF Allegan, could see no
reason why the Republican party should
not come out squsrely for temperance. he
was inclined to object to the platform as
proposed.
The resolution was read again and Sena-
tor Babcock moved the previous question.
moment later be withdrew this. and Jay
Hubbell Was recognized.
| Mr. Hubbell said ne didn't comprehe nd
| what WAS meant or what was intended tc
be mea mt by the resolution, unless 1t va:
this: That the party vas committed 20
nothing; that the plank was simply re-
commendation to legislators. Ifthat wal
the case ne saw no objection to the plank
lCries of 'question."] The wording of the
resolution didn't suit him. The platform
would be better for the campaign and
better for the party ii it was said that no
back ward step would be taken. There we're
many earnest men who did not believe in
local option. Ought the convention to
commit shem to tha7 Mr.. Hubbell though
. POSC
rejecting on the matter. lCries of mol"
"Yesr'l He insisted that the platform
. | should be put In such shape that Republi
cans could stand on it and support th'
ticket. 1t was hardly right in the hurry o
, | the close of a convention TO commit tn
, Republican party to . specific course which
, | IL did not Ike.
, James II. Stone said the Republican part,
, could take no backward step. The Cover
nor who signed the Local Option and High
, Tax bills had been renominatcd, and ii wa
the duty TO stand squarsly. There wer
two ways TO treat the question-prohibi
/ ton, something regarded as. .unattainable
and high tsx and local option. The reso
/ luton committed the party 10 high Ia
: and local option, just where the Republics
party stood. The party must stand wher:
It was put by a Republican legislature
They could not back out without DANCE
, | and without disaster.
Again Mr.. Miller OF SSyin sw. was heard
He wanted a recess. Many did not kno'
: what was coming in the resolutions. Wit
time a middle groand might be decided on
Like the others, he wanted no backvar
step taken.
0 The resolutions were finally adopted by
: a large majority. probably to l.
: On motion Of w. A. Gavett, and Wit
three cheers. the convention adjourned 9