Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-21
WISCONSIN REPUBLICANS.
The State Convention and Its Plat.
form.

form.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. o.
The republican State convention
was called TO order 10y Chairman
Payne Of the State central commit
tee. Michael Griffin Of Eau Claire
was chosen temporary chairman.
Griffin speech was enthusiastically
apPlaudeli and every reference To
Governor HCarl and the Bennett
law was the signal for hearty checI-
ing. After the appointment Of COM
mitteeS the convention adjourned
until > O'Clock. Governor HuIri
will lie renOminaied 10y acclamatiUn
and a platform endorsing the Ben
nett compulsory school law adopted.
Upon Resembling the platform
was reported. which was uuaui-
m0usly adj. tod. 10 declares it, de-
vOtiOn 90 tlIs common school a. the
chief factor Ia the education u she
people, and pledges itself 81 support,
strengthen and defend u. II recUg-
niz $ A. valuable auNiliIries in the
work Of popular eiucat on, private
and pIrOchal schools, supported
without aid from pIblie funds, AMI
disclaims ah-olutrly any puruIsc
whatever 10 interfere in any man.
uer with such schools, ether ~
10 their terms, government or
branches 10 Ice taught therein. ar
firm the right aud duty % the Stale
o. enact laws that will guarantee 10
all children sufficient instruction IN
the legal hnsiIa - Of the state Ia
enable them o. neai AMI write tie
SAINT: believe that the compulsory
law passed by the late legislature H.
wise and humane in all it, essential
purposes, and opi,I-,-s it. rept al, bat
at the same time asserts that the l--
rent or guardian has the right 10
select the time u year ani place,
whether public or private, aud
wherever. heated la which his chill
iren or wards shall receive in-tuIc-
ton, and urge a mobilization Il the
existing law, - that 10 shIli-cJn-
form "a the foregoing declarations.
THE PLATFORM SAYS:
I'VE further believe that all chill
drcn between the ages 81 and 10
years shall lie proiertsd 10y apprO-
pirate legislation from the evils,
physical ami mental, arising from
their employment ia factories aud
similar places uf work, ami adequate
provision lie made Tor the ease uf
children incorrisibly tTuant We
are uuaiteEthly opposed % any
union Il church aud state. and will
r,=-is; any attempt of either 10 invade
the domain u the other"
We viii mt la auy manner In
wade the domain Il conscience.
trample upon parental rights or IT.
iigiOu- libcTty. our only puTT'usy' iu
rts-Ts-rt to tin. educational policy ui
thu state J. 10 SECURE o. all children
within it, buTicr- at the earliest
Practicable age proper equipment
for the discharge uf the ordinary
duties u citizenship. and % this
end. Of like Importance 10 state,
children and b. tire parents 81 the
children. We invite the cooperation
and aid Of ali hruai-mindy,i ami
patriotic people"
ssrhis convention Jcclans it, al
h-rence g. the principles Of the
national PARTY -rt forth ia the plat
form adopted 10y the national rcPut-
lean convention ut ISIS and main
taiu- that the l,=~t Interests ~ the
American people are promoted 10y
a continuance 81 the system which
protects American enterprise ami
labor against competition Of the
cheap labor u Euupe; protests
araiust the