The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-06-16
HARRISON AND REID.
THESE ARE THE REPUBLICAN STAND
, ARD BEARERS.
After the Most skillful Juggling Ever Prac-
ticed in Convention the Plumsd Knight
Was Naturalization Nominated
on the First Ballot.

reassemble, passed and not more than
one-third of the delegates were pres
emit. Even the reverend gentleman
expected to offer prayer was also alb
sent and fears were expressed that he
had been spirited away in the inter-
est of the credentials committee, who
were understood to be maneuvering
for delay. At 11:27 Chairman McKin-
ley called for order but it was several
minutes before Chancellor Brush of
the University of South Dakota, was
able to secure sufficient silence to
commence prayer.
He prayed that the assemblage
would be made regardful of the con-
stituents they represent and that
mere partisanship would be compell-
ed to stand back. Chairman McKin-
ley called for the regular order and
recognized Cogswell of the credentials
committee, who admid cries of "No,
mol" asked for further time, mention
ing 8 o'clock this evening as the time
when the report would probably be
ready. Senator Sewall of New Jer-
sey, moved q recess until 8 o'clock,
but at the request of Mr.. Cullom
withheld the motion until the latter
offered resolution urging that con-
gress ought to promptly pro-
vide reasonable appropriation in aid of
hio,, avYnritinr, fn
enable the government to fully dis
charge the expressed and implied OBJ
legations incident thereto. The reso-
luton went to the proper committee.
Roberts of Illinois then offered res
olution admitting comrades of the
Grand Army of the Republic to the
floor whether holding tickets or not,
and giving them the privilege to take
seats vacant 30 minutes after the con-
a>yention was called to order. After
Considerable confusion, during which
thsresolution went to the proper COM
mittee, the convention voted 407 to 228
in favor of a recess to o'clock p. m.
The votes of Pennsylvania, Ohio, New
York and Iowa were noticeably in
favor of adjournment, while Missouri,
Wisconsin and the Southern states OPP
posed it.
THE PLATFORM.
Following is the full text of the
platform completed by the committee
ON resolutions:
The representatives of the Republi-
can party of the United States, as
sembled in general convention OH the
shores of the Mississippi river, the
everlasting bond of an indestructible
republic, whose most glorious chapter
of history is it's record of the Republi-
can party, congratulate their country
men on the majestic march of the
nation under the banners inscribed
with the principles of our platform of
1888, indicated by victory at the polls
and prosperity in our fields, work
shops and mines, make the following
declaration of principles:
We reaffirm the American doctrine
of protection. We call attention to
it's growth abroad. We maintain
that the prosperous condition of our
country is largely due to the wise
revenue legislation of the Republican
congress. We believe that all articles
: which cannot be produced in the
OulU6u DUduoS, OAOOpU OhOulNt
be admitted free of duty, and that on
all imports coming into competition
with the products of American labor
there should be levied duties equal to
the difference between the wages
abroad and at home. We assert that
prices of manufactured arti-
cles of general consumption
have been reduced under the opera
tions of the tariff act of 1890
We denounce the efforts of the Demo
cratic majority of the House of Repre-
sentatives to destroy our tariff laws
by piecemeal as manifested by
their attacks upon wool, lead and
lead ores, the chief products of 8
number of states and we ask the peo-
pie for their judgment thereon. We
point to the success of the Republican
policy of reciprocity, under which
our export trade is vastly increased
and new and enlarged markets have
been opened for the products of our
farms and workshops. We remind
the people of the bitter opposition OF
the Democratic party to this practical
business measure and claim that exc
cuted by Republican administra-
ton our present laws will eventually
give us control of the trade of the
world. The American people from
tradition and interest favor BIZ
metalism and the Republican
party demands the use of both
gold and silver as standard money
with such restrictions and under such
provisions, to be determined by legis-
latiop, as will secure the maintenance
of parity of value of the two metals,
, so that the purchasing and best pay
Ming power Of dollar, whether of sill
yer, gold or paper, shall be at all times
equal. The interests of producers of
the country, its farmers and it's work
ingmen, demand that every dollar,
paper or coin, issued by the govern
ment shall be as good as any other.
We commend the wise and patriotic
steps already taken by our govern
ment to secure an international con-
ference to adopt such measures as will
insure parity of values between gold
and silver for use as money through
out the world.
We demand that every citizen OF
the United States shall be allowed to
cast one free and unrestricted ballot
o1a that cIInh