The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-07-04
Republican Convention.

We give below for the benefit OF
our readers the Republican platform
and comments made upon it before
and after adopted. If any reader can
tail to see anything else than the fine
work of Quay they are entitled to a
prize for stupidity. The Philadelphia
Press of the 25th says:
NO TIME FOR vINDICATIoN.
"Senator Quay's son may have in.
herited all the political astuteness of
his father, but he has not as yet fallen
heir to his political discretion or he
would hardly announce that Mr.. Della
matters nomination is essential to the
personal vindication of his father.
Senator Quay is not an issue just now.
The Republicans of Pennsylvania are
not concerning themselves with his
vindlcation. They want the nomina-
ton at Harrisburg of man acceptable
to every wing of the Republican party
and who can b ,fore November next, if
not now, rally the whole body of Re-
publican voters to his support"
The following dispatch taken from
the Philadelphia Press the day follow
ing the convention shows how we'll
they needed the advice given above:
At the suggestion of Senator Quay,
by telegraph, the resolution concern-
ing him was taken from the position 1t
first had at the top and put down near
the bottom. Otherwise the platform
was not disturbed aud the Committee
on Resolutions had little or no trouble
in agreeing to it.
Everything went very smoothly.
| The details of the convention were all
carefully directed by Senator Quay
through his lieuteuants on the ground,
and his use of private wire, which
enabled him to remain in Beaver, has
doubtless saved him a great deal of
personal annoyance. The result of
the convention is all that he desired.
The following is the platform which
was prepared under the supervision
of Quay in order to get a "vindica-
tion."
THE PLATFORM.
"We believe that every lawful voter
has the right to cast free ballot al
every public election, and have it prop
erly counted aud certified; and We call
upon Congress to adopt such legisla-
tion as will prevent a suppression or
Justification of the votes Of our fellow
citizens at elections for officers of the
| National Government and will enu
political slavery throughout tie Ma
| tion.
A SERVICE PENSION FAVORED.
"Onr care for the welfare of thos
who upon the field of battle carried
triumphantly the principles Of Repub-
llcan faith will end only when the las I
loyal soldier of the civil war shall
have entered into his honored rcst,
aud we ask Congress 10 grant per
diem service pension to every Union
soldier and sailor who served in and
was honorably discharged from the
army or navy of the United States.
"rhe claim which the citizens of the
border counties of our Commonwealth
make upon the general Government
for reimbursement for the los- they
sustained in their homes and property
at the hands of the enemy during the
late war is one which national patriot
ism should repsect and honor, and we
urge upon our Congressmen the use of
every effort to have it quickly aud
completely satisfied.
"We endorse the tariff bill called
the Mckinley BILL, in the form in
which it was passed by the House of
Representatives, and we denounce the
criticism passed upon that bill 10 the
English Parliment as an unwarranted
interference by foreign nation with
the right of American people to pro
tect American industries.
"We reafiirm one of the earliest
principles of our party when we de-
clare that American workers should,
like American manufacturers, receive
national protection, and we request
the General G vernment the strictest
enforcement of the laws forbidding
entrance into and employment 10 this
country of pauper and contract laborers
of foreign nations.
ORIGINAL PACKAGES.
"We urge upon Congress the i'm
mediate necessity of passing su h legis
lation as will prevent the importa-
ton aud sale of oleomargarine and of
liquors in this Common
wealth contrary TO our acts of Assem-
bly, regulating and restricting the
same, aud empower every State to en-
force its local laws relating thereto in