Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-27


position that slavery should no longer
continue in the United States, and upon
the still other and even more important
proposition that no state of this union
possesses any right to withdraw from it
as q means 70 redress her grievances. 1t
represented the belief that with the
death of slavery and the extir-
patton of the heresy of seces-
sion, there would dawn upon
the republic new and glorious era of
development which demanded body of
laws whose first and CHIEF. purpose
should be protection to American indus
tries against the world. This has been,
is now and ever shall be the distinctive
principle of the Republican party. We
believe that it is to this principle, per-
sistently and courageously carried out
by our party, that our country today
owes its marvellous growth and prosper
ity. The issue of protection or free
trade has at last reached it's climax in
political discussion. The Democratic
party has thrown off it's mask and has
planted iteelf squarely upon the declara-
ton that the congress of the United
States possesses no constitutional power
to levy duties upon imported goods for
any purpose, save for revenue only.
The question of levying duties for the
encouragement or protection OF any in
dustry is no longer one OF policy, but
the question now raised is one of consti-
tutional power.
The Confederate states in 1851 pro-
vided. by article l., section 8 of their
constitution: 'sNo bounties shall be
granted from the treasury, nor shall any
duties or taxes on importations from
foreign nations be laid to promote or
foster any industry" The Democratic
national convention in 1892 adopted,
under the leadership of Mr.. Henry
Watterson, and amid great enthusiasm,
the following resolution "We denounce
the Republican protection as fraud,
and declare it to be the fundamental
principle of the Democratic party that
the federal government has no consti-
tutional power to impose and collect
tariff duties except for purposes
of revenue only" l feel called
upon here, in the presence of the best
| intelligence of our state to emphasize
this momentous issue therein raised.
The Democratic party, under the lead
ership of the south, today seeks to &C
complish by the interpre tation OF our
constitution what the south in terms
provided in the confederate constitu.
tion. Mr.. Cleveland and his followers
have challenged the construction put
Washington, Madison, Jefferson and
| including Andrew Jackson. They
have challenged the utteranc es of their
own platform, in which tn ey have in
recent years attempted to hoodwink the
country by declarations in favor of Incl
dental protection, and tariff so laid as
not to injure the industries of the coun-
try. No party and no platform in the
| history OF parties and platfor ms has
ever taken this high and extrao rdinary
ground. AS Republicans we appeal to
stamp out this most dangerous political
heresey.
Gentlemen OF the convention, the
Republican party stands not only for
protection to American labor and Amer
lean industries, but, for the ballot box
and it demands that every citizen
to go untrammeled to the polls and caat
his vote and have that vote counted. Il
stands for the protection of our common
|
stands for the protection of Amer.
lean civilization from the cor.
rupting and contaminating infu
ence Of unrestricted and uncontrolled
foreign immigration. 1t stands for the
restoration of bimetallic currency at the
earliest possible moment. 1t stands for
whatever form that honor is assailed,
hot har ha in, A ~s he
| Bering sea, or in the stronghold of her
stands for everything that is necessary
to the progressive development of the
great and powerful people whose mis-.
practical advantages OF free government.
now declare the convention ready
| for business.
| TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION COMPLETED.
| Mr.. Jones OF Sacramento was made
temporary secretary.
| 1t was decided that the committees
should consist of fifteen members each,
and the convention took recess of hall
an hour to enable the chairman to ap.
| point the various committees.
r. B. Carpenter of Los Angeles was
made chairman of the committee on
resolutions.
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
Immediately after the ad journment oi
the atate convention, district conven-
tions were held in various parts of the
building.
The first district met and adjourned
until after the adjournment of the con.
vention this evening.
The second district met and immedi.
ately adjourned until O'Clock this
evening.
In the third district the war is over,
and the candidates for congressional
honors have dropped from five in mum
Der to two. 1t is cure thing now for s
G. Hilborn, as Judge J. A. Waymire
has withdrawn in his favor, and Senator
| Whitney cannot secure enough votes tc
| beat the combination. In consideration
of his withdrawal, Waymire has been
| named for presidential elector from the
third district.
Drury Melone was elected president
of the Fourth district convention. G.
| o. Alexander was nominated for con-
gress by acclamation. I. Hecht waf
named as presidential elector, and ]. B.
| Steteon as alternate.
The delegates from the Fifth congress
sional district nominated Eugene f.
Loud for congress by acclamation. His
name was presented by Alexander M
Doyle of San Francisco. Morehouse OF
Santa Clara was named as elector, and
E. f. Donnelly of San Francisco as alter
nate.
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