Mower County transcript., 1890-07-30

made formal and William r. Merriam
was declared the nominee of the conven-
tion for governor. A committee was ap-
pointed to wait on Gov. Merriam and
notify him of his nomination. He soon
appeared and read the following address
of thanks and acceptance:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Con-
vention: Your committee has just informed
me that you have selected me as your candi-
date for governor. For the second time the
Republican party has seen fit to select me to
take the candidacy for the highest Office
within the gift of the voters of the state.
highly appreciate it. appreciate it because
l take it an Endorsement that my admins
tration has given satisfaction. The history of
the Republican party in this state shows that
1t has met every obligation and carried out
every promise it has ever made. Vast
amounts of money have been expended
for the establishment and support Of great
public institutions. The Republican party
has enacted law that has saved millions of
dollars to the shippers of the country. The
Australian system of voting was given you
Dy the Republican party. 1t ought to be ex-
tended to the whole state The high license
law was given you by the Republican party
In fact there is scarce m easure of benefit
for which you are not indebted to the Repub-
Hcan party. We propose to give you an eco
nomlc administration. / am perfectly willing
to leave to the voters of this state the sOlu-
tion of the questions that now agltate the peo-
pie. Of the grand old partys record need
not speak. 1t is written in letters of gold.
1t denied the repudiation of honest debts and
insisted that the product of honest labor
should have a free market. 1t is the party
that has eiven US the magnificent system of
government which we enjoy. 1t is the party
of progress Maintain it because it was the
party of Abraham Lin coin, Of Garfield, of
Grant. of James G. Blaine. 1t has gone hand
in hand with this country ia the forward
march for intellectual development and de-
mands your earnest, sincere and hearty sup
port.
After this the nomination of the bal
ance of the ticket as announced pro-
ceeded rapidly, mostly by acclamation.
After three hours session the committee
on resolutions, Hon. Gordon E. Cole,
chairman, presented a carefully consld-
cred platform, as follows:
The Republican party of the state of Mime.
sofa in convention assembled announces the
following declaration of principles:
It heartily indorses both the national and
state administration in the conduct of the
affairs respectively intrusted to them by the
people; that it especially commends the sound
business and financial principles, the strict
regard for economy and the fidelity to the
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convention and emphatically ratified by the
electors at the polls which have distinguished
the administration of Gov. W. H. Merriam.
That, being the requirements of the govern
ment in yiew our tariff laws should be so ad-
justed as to both profit our American indus
tries and bear fairly and equitably on all Sec
tions and interests of the country.
1t cordially approves of the policy recon-
mended by Mr.. Blaine of such reciprocity
treaties with the republics of Southern and
Central America as will open closer CONNER
cial relations between the North and South
Americas.
1t claims that in it's high license policy in
regard to the liquor traffic, it has inaugurated
the best and most efficient method In dealing
with the evils attendant upon such traffic
which has yet been devised as shown in the
results which have followed.
1t pledges itself to continuance of this pol
icy and vigiIant enforcement of such law,
and that, in the future, as in the past, in it's
efforts to regulate and restrain such traffic, it
will take no backward steps.
1t favors wise and discriminate legislation
by congress On the subject of immigration, by
which persons not in sympathy with our in
stitutions, or opposed to republican or any
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