The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-08-04

We'are plainly told that u tariff that savors
oil protection, that u tariff other than rev.
enne tax Is wholly unwarranted, both as mat
terof right aud as matter OF good policy.
Tile issue presented is not whether any particu-
lar tariff law Is or is not unreasonable in the
degree OF protection that 1t affords, but whether
u tariff law for any other purpose than mere
revenue is at all iusttfiable.
On this issue the Republican platform is ms
clear and explicit as that OF the Democracy.
Wenot only announce that we are Ill favor OF pro-
lection, butwe clearly define the subjects and the
degree OF the protection we justify. This is not
the time nor the occasion for the discussion OF
the merits of free trade or protection. 1t Is sui
ticient to now say that he who believes in a pro-
tecive tariff at all cannot well doubt or ques-
tion the rules OF protective legislation prescribed
In our national platform. such, in brief. are
the ieigned and real issues between US and our
o!d-tlme adVersafieS. ...n
THE PEOPLES PARTY
But we are confronted with another party,
lately rechr:stened the Peoples party who,
while they agree with the Democracy OH the
tariff issue-that bridge over which it was
folldly hoped that fusion might be reached
raise or suggest other issues, some of which are
and utopian in character, and involve
organic or revolutionary changes in our system
of government. Many of the leaders OF this
party are men who have in some way exhausted
themselves i'll one or both OF the old partiesr
and in the platforms, preambles and resolves
which they have now madefor their followers, as
rules OF action, tn y have taken strange and
novel grounds. Their first aim seems to have
been TO make their followers believe that the
capital OF the Weather classes Is nothing but
ruthlessly wrenched from
those who are poorer. In other words that the.
poor are poor because they have ,Deen robbed
and the rich are rich because they have robbed
some one. Their next aim is to impress upoR
their followers that this government of ours
state and nationals the most corrupt and uni
just government OIL the face of the earth, and
that the people are as badly governed as bad
can be- In proof OF this quote you sentence
from the Omaha platform, as follows: 1--WE
have witnessed for more than u quarter of ~
century the struggle of the two great political,
parties for power and plunder, while grevious
wrongs have been inflicted upon suffering peo-
pie" When we reflect that during this period
nearly every American citizen has been a menu
Der OF one or the other of these great parties, it
seems strange to be told that the American peo5
PIE have for a quarter OF a century been engaged
in grand hari kari OF self-desrraction.
THE CHIEF PREREQUISITES
for the reforms planned by these leaders, seem
to be hatred of capital and hatred of our sys-
TEN OF our government
And what are the chief remedies prescribed
for the ills complained OF? In brief these three:
though nothing could be regulated or controlled
unless owned-unmited free coinage OF silver
thereby under the existing disparity of value
between the two metals, paying the owners OF
silver bullion 100 cents III coin for 70 cents
in silver: and last but not least, the federal gov
ernment must turn pawnbroker and set uD a
great national pawnshop under the so-called sub:
treasury scheme. Thus when our governments
owns all the railroads, buys all tha silver
bullion at big premium, and does the biggest Il
and most unreasonable pawnbroker busl,
has this government OF ours-founded
by Washington and preserved by Lincoln-that
degree Of perfection contemplated by these new.
apostles of reform. This is not the time nor
the place to consider these remedies and reforms
in detail. hope as the campaign progresses to.
take them up one by one and discuss them in,
the Peoples party-who know are honest and:
wish well of the republlc-come to consider
these matters calmly and deliberately.
ceme to understand them fully. and realize
what q great working capital the
government viii need, to embark in SO many
new business enterprises, they will be as quick;
as any of US to abstain from doubtful or ques.
tioaable methods of government.
PERSONAL WORD.
And now, kindly permit few words personal
to myself You of the old Fifth diStrict-noW
the Sixth and Seventh-knoW my merits and
shortcomings, and you in the other parts of the
state not so well acquainted with me, hope to
NEE. during the progress OF the cImpaign and
to become as intimate with you as
I have We n been nominated freely, and
without pledges to any one by you, the reprei
ssntatives of the Republican party of this state,
and it will be my highest and dearest ambition,
in case the people rat,fy your choice to make!
worthy OF trust and confidence of all the peopltE
Of our great state.
III conclusion desire to say that l hear YOU
Z.
X. Davis aud pledgirg him your support. That
resolution meets with my hearty support. and
i trus, YOU will give him the same loyal support
know you will give to me.
CLoUGH NAMED.
After the committee appointed to escort
MIR. Nelson to the hall had retired nomina-
tionS iOr lieutenant Governor were declared
to be in order. and Frank Nye of Minneap-
oils in brie; speech presented the name Of
oli f~ Ei,,'
convention as q man of indomitable Ell
ergy determined purpose and manly ma;
ture, who would make an invaluable sec,
ond to Mr.. Nelson.
"In victory or defeat" said MIR. Nve. you
will find Dave Clough the same. He is always
goes behind u mans back to do SO. present
as the man best fitted I o make the fight for us
the name of the Hon. d. NJ. Clough OF Hennepin
county,"
J. J. Howe OF Brainerd moved that the
nomination OF Mr. Clough be by acclama-
ton and by rising vote the convention
agreed.
Mr.. Clough returned thanks briefly and
then the convention took up nominations
for secretary of state, first limiting all nonl-
mating speeches to our minutes.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.
Warren J. Ives OF Mcleod was nominated
by S. t. Henderson; H. E. Gibbons of
lie Sueur was nominated by ]. H. Rieger;
George ?. Johnson of Watonwan was
nominated by Mr.. McCallum; Capt. E. J.
Osborne Of Minneapolis by Mr.. Peterson;
Albert Berg oil Chisagn by Il, Z. Dunn, and
W. L. Joubert OF Big Stone by NJ. Crcs.-
field. =
Mr.. Childs of Faribault rose amid cheers
to nominate the Hon. +. p. Brown OF
Fariballt, the present secretary of state.
He claimed that the usual courtesy OF re-
uyl,; oh haI : 1,oo
since the state was organized, should Ge eX-
tended to Mr. brown. 1t was at the close
of Mr.. C.lild's speech that the Hon. Knute
Nelson was introduced.
With seven candidates in the field the con-
ventlon proceeded to vote, and when the
roll Of counties had been called such a
large number of changes were made that
as the tellers were Unable to keep tally and
were becoming confused. The result of the
first roll call was as :ollows:
Brown.. .... 20 Osborn.
Gibbons ..............11
Berg ...., .,.,.,...,,....... 100lJ ohnSOn, 20
10 BERT. .............. 25i
Whole number OF votes cast, 7O5k.2 r-
Necessary to choice, 353.
Mr.. Peterson of Henncpin then Withdrew
the name OF Osborn, the chairman tersely
remarking that it seemed an unnecessary
tormality,
The second roll call for secretary OF state
was called, and resulted In the nomination
OF i. P. Brown by the following vote: u
Brown. Gibbons ............. II
Ives....................222 Johnson..........,..
Berg. ~ -
Whole number of votes cast, 7O3.
Necessary to choice, 3o2,
Mr.. Johnson moved that Mr.. Browns
nomination as secretary Of state he made
unanimous, and the motion was carried
and Mr.. Brown was declared the nominee.
A motion was made to take a recess until
$50 p. lnn and 1t was declared carried.
EVENING SESSION,
The evening session was called to order
at clock, Nominations for state treasurer
being In order, Theodore Sander of Ramsey,
Joseph Bobleter, Albert Scheffer and Julius
Ackerman we're placed in nomination. The
result OF the ballot was, BobIeter, 4o7;
Alderman, 30; Sander, 05; Scheffer "a
Col. Bobleter's nomination was made unan-
imous,
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
H. W. Childs, Nathan Kingsley,
William Hodgson, Willis f. Sawyer,
were placed in nomination. Mr.. Chflds,
received majority on the second ballot
and his nomination was made unani-
nous.
SUPREME JUSTICES,
Ex,-Goy. Yale moved that Justices OF the
Supreme Court Dickinson, Vanderburs Ii