Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-31
with smaller number of colored men
than usual. After appointment OF the va.
rious committees the convention look
recess till O'Clock this afternoon.

than usual. After appointment Oh .h7 va
rious committees the convention took
recess TILL O'Clock this afternoon.
AcAPIrALrsr FOR GOVERNOR.
NASHVILLE, TENN. July 3O.-Ihe Repub-
llcan State Convention met in tne Caplsoi
in this city to-day. The Committee on Or
ganization reported Congressman l.: =.
Houck for permanent chairman. Lewis IL.
Baxter, OF Davidson county, was h9mi-
mated for Governor by acclamation. ne ~
o capitalist and president OF the NASHVILLE
Commercial Club.
THE PLATFORM.
The following platform was adopted
amid great applause:
We. the Republicans Of the State OF lem
nessee. in convention assembled, DO mere
by affirm our alIegiance to Republican
principles az expressed in the last national
platform, and we hereby endorse the Adj
ministratIon Of President Harrison as beng
wise, patriotic and statesmanlike. and we
fully endorse the action OF our representa-
tives in Congress in their effort To carry
out the pledges made to the people IN said
platform. We especially endorse their Ell
forts TO enact protective tariil law tnat
will restore and maintain confidence In
the business politics of the, Repuoilcan
party, protect and build up home indus
tries, afford constant and profitable en-
ployment 10 our people. and q. home mar
ket for the surplus products of our farms,
and at the same time yield sufficient rove
nue. for the needs of the Government.
FOR THE FORCE BILL.
We also recognize the right and duty Of
Congress to pass such effective national
election-laws as will insure 70 every citizen
the right and privilege of casting free
and honest ballot and of having the same
counted and returned "a cast. to the end
that republican form of government may
be maintained and every device designed
TO undermine the same punished by penal
ties commensurate with the offences CON-
mitted. And We have confidence in the
wisdom and patriotism of the Republican
party, which has by its wise legislation
built up the material prosperity of this
country, that they will not pass any law
that would unsettle the business interests
OF any section of our common country.
THE SILVER BILL.
We congratulate the country upon the
wise solution of the silver question. be-
heying that the bill recently formulated
and passed by Republican Congress and
approved by Republican President Justly
and wisely settles this much-yexed ques-
ton aud will afford ample currency for the
needs Of commerce and maintain the parity
of gold and silver az money.
THE TRUSTS.
We are opposed to all unlawful combina-
tions, commonly known as trusts. which
have for their object the creation and
maintenance of unjustly high prices to the
consumer, and which are intended to
hamper and oppress the farmer and the
laborer: and we most heartily approve the
law recently passed by the Republicans in
Congress which was promptly approved by
the President and which makes all such
trusts and combines high mlsdemeanors.
OF COURSE.
We denounce the administration of the
Democrats of this State as weak, short
| sighted. nOn-progressiye, and unpatrlotic.
| 1t has failed during peace and prosperity
among the people to lessen the burdens OF
| taxation it has permitted our State debt
| to be increased; It has injured our public
credit abroad: il has forced upon our peo-
pie and Is maintaining the infamous peni-
| tentiary-lease monStrosity. which is dis
| grace upon our civilization and blight
upon the prosperity OF every community
wherever operated; it mas by an unjust
system of double taxation crippled and
| DESTROYED the business of hundreds of citi-
zens. driven capital from our State. and
retarded the growth of business enter
prlseS all over the State, anu IL mas Dy
| system of mean and oppressive election
| laws Disseminated lin every instance
against the poor and illiterate citizens of
| the State.
BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH.
They forced the poor man to pay his poll
| tax before the right to cast his vote, but
say nothing about the rich mans property
tax. They compel the unfortunate. illite-
rate man OF every station of life to obey the
laws. but take from him all voice in the
election OF the men who make the laws or
| the officers who enforce them.
They have forced upon the people road
| law that is as mean and unjust Us it is in.
effectual, unjustly heaps the burden OF
making and repairing the roads upon the
| individual citizen without reference 10 his
ability 10 bear the burdens thus heaped
upon him, and worst of all, makes him
| criminal if lie fails TO perform the labor
required of him. Believing that the small
prOperty-owner bears all unjust proportic q
| of the burden Of taxation, we are in favor
| Of an amendment 20 the Constitution
which will exempt from taxation $1,000 on
the valuation, whether real or personal.
|