New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-23
MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS
After a Stormy Session in state.con-
ventions. they Nominate Dele
gates and Electors.

ventionS, they Nominate Dele
/ gates and Electors.
/ The Republican State Convention met at
| St. Paul. and after q long and aefi-
/ monius fight between the young and old
| wings OF the party, the Young men shelved
w D. Washburn, II. a Castle and all the
other well known leaders OF the party. The
! delegates elected were as follows:
Frank T. Davis of Hennepin, Joel P.
Heatwole OF Rice, 6. G. Hartley OF st.
Louis, c. g. Edwards OF Fillmore.
ALTERNsTEs.
c. E. French OF Wright W A. sperry OF
| Steele, j. b. Brown OF Blue Earth, II. G.
Finkle of Clay.
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. d. r. Smith OF LIE Sueur; Third,
| w. A. Poland OF Swift county; Fourth, Al
Yah Eastman OF Anoka Fifth, ohm Coop
er OF Stearns county.
THE PLATFORM.
| The following resolutions were adopted:
The Republican party in Minnesota deem
IL unnecessary, on The eve OF national con-
yenMon, TO make formal and extended
affirm those laid down in the national plat
form OF 1884, and TO express the conviction
thaL the interests of the people throughout
the land would be greatly promoted by
change of administration
IL is the hrsG 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
prlnciple OF protection TO American labor
and productions we demand that the duties
on imports shall be SO adjusted as not to
foster monopoies, and in the adjustment of
such duties such protection shall be afforded
TO the various industries of the country as
Will best promote the general welfare
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 law show his complete surrender to
the spois policy; that the present civil sery
Ice law was enacted and faithfully admin
1stered during Republican administration:
aad we urge the senators and representa-
uVes 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-
Dlushlngly violated all it's reformatorv prom
1ses 1t is not entitled to the confidence of
the people. The president solemnlv pledged
hlmseif to carry out civil service reform, but
With the full approval Of his partisan sup
porters, he has converted this reform into
a shallow pretense He committed himself
to the one term principle in his letter of ac-
ceptance, but is now actually using the fed
eral patronage to secure a Reelection His
partisan contederates proclaim devotion to
equal suffrage rights, while they trampIe
those rights under foot in the South
Inc Democratic party processes alta CHI
ment to stale sovereignty and home rule but
ruthlessly denies both to the American GILL
zens OF Dakota. fearing that the votes of
that people may be cast for the Republican
candidates at the coming presidential cleo
ton. 1t processes love for the Union soldiers
and sailors, but its 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
SIX 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 a glaring
subtertuge and an attempt to destroy the
American policy of protection to American
Industries and labor i'll the interests of for
elgn 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. It's admins
tratlon OF foreign affairs has been weak to
the verge of humiliation. Our nation Is now
represented abroad by men who either
sought its ACKNOWLEDGMENT or openly svmpa-
thized with its foes
The postal service affecting every interest
has become disgrace to the country. Par
Iisan spOilsmen, in violation OF civil service
reform principles, have displaced trained,
competent and faithful officers, many of
them ex-Union soldiers. Every function of
the government is made subordinate to par
tisan ends.
That the convention denounce the present
administration. which has had control OF the
years, in it's efforts to disfranchise the people
of Dakota for 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 i'm
portance we believe and here record our
earnest conviction that a change of admins
tration 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 Clevelaud'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
SPOTS policy; that the present civil service
law was enacted and faithfully administered
during a 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