Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-06-16

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PRESIDENT HARRISON.
MINNEAPoLIs, June s.-Temporary
Chairman Fassett called the convention
to order at Hal Bishop II. b. Whipple
opened the proceedings with prayer
Committee on credentials asked for
and was granted more time in which to
prepare it's report Committee on per-
manent organization reported In favor
of VIM. Mckinley as permanent chair
man; Chas. w. Johnston, of Minnesota,
as permanent secretary, and that the
other temporary officers be made per-
manent. The report was unanimously
adopted. Gov. Mckinley was escorted
to the platform and introduced, after
which he made n short speech, which
was heartily applauded. Committee on
rules reported in favor of adoption of
the rules of the Fifty-first congress,
and they were adopted.
The order of business provides that
no candidates shall be nominated or
balloting done till after reports of ere
dentials and resolutions committees
shall have been disposed of.
Resolutions committee asked for
further time and the same was granted.
Roll of states was called for names of
the new national committeeman, few
states requesting further time. As no
further business could be transacted,
the convention adjourned till II o'clock
tomorrow
Minneapolis, June 9.-At 1880 Chair
man Mckinley called the convention
to orde~, and after prayer, the report
of committee on credentials was called
for. Chairman Cogswell of the com
mittee asked till o'clock tonight to
complete the report and the same was
granted, and the convention took a
recess till that hour.
At $40 the convention was again
called to order. The committee on
| credentials submitted both majority
and minority reports. The majority
report would give Harrison a net gain
| of 12 votes. A motion to substitute
the minority for the majority report
resulted 1927 nays and 429 ayes.
This is regarded as straight test of
the opposing forces.
Gov. Foraker asked unanimous con.
sent of the convention to the reading
of the platform as prepared by the
committee on resolutions This was
granted and the platform, as follows,
was adopted:
The representatives of the Republicans
| of the United States, assembled in general
| convention on the shores of the Mississippi
| river, the everlasting bond of an indie
| structible republic, whose most glorious
| chapter of history is the record of the Re-
| publican party, congratulate their country
! men on the majestic march of the Nation
under the banners inscribed with the prin-
ciples of our platform of 1885, indicated
by victory at the polls and prosperity in
| our fields workshops and mines, and make
the following declarations of principles:
| We reafiirm the American doctrine of
protection. We call attention to its growth
abroad. We maintain that the prosperous
condition of our country is largely due to
the wise revenue legislation of the Repub-
lican congress. We believe that all articles
which cannot be produced IN the United
States, except luxuries, should be admitted
free of duty, and that on all imports com.
| ing in competition with the products of
American labor there should be levied du-
ties equal to the difference between the
wages abroad and at home. We assert
that the prices of manufactured articles of
general consumption have been reduced
under the operations of the tariff act of
| 1890. We denounce the efforts of the Dem.
ocratic majority of the house of represen-
tatives to destroy the tariff laws by piece
meal as is manifested by the attacks upon
of a number of states, and we ask the peo-
pie for their Judgment thereon.
We point to the success of the Republi-
can policy of reciprocity, under which our
export trade has vastly increased and rev
| and enlarged markets 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
| measure, and claim that, executed by a
Republican administration, our present
laws will eventually give us control of tho
| trade of the world
The American people, from tradition ana
interest, favor bimetallism, and the Repub-
lican party demands the use of both gold
and silver as standard money, with such
restrictions, to be determined by legisla-
ton, as will secure the maintenance of the
parity of the values of the two metals, so
that the purchasing and debt paying power
of the dollar, whether silver, gold or paper,
shall be at all times equal. The interests of
| the producers of the country, its farmers
and its workingmen, 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 taken
by our government to secure an interna'
| tional conference, to adopt such measures
as will insure the parity of the value be-
tween gold and silver for use money
throughout the world.
| We demand that every citizen of the
United States shall be allowed to cast a
free and unrestricted ballot in all public
| elections, and that such ballot shall be
| courted and returned as cast; that such
| laws shall be enacted and enforced as will
| secure to every citizen, be he rich or poor,
native or foreign born, white or black, this
| sovereign right guaranteed by the cohstitu-
ton. A free and honest popular ballot, a
just and equal representation Of all the
people as well as their just and equal pro-
! lection under the laws, are the foundation
of our Republican institutions and the
party will never relent its efforts until the
integrity of the ballot and purity of eiec-
| lions shall be fully guaranteed in every
| state.
We denounce the continued inhuman out
RACES perpetrated upon American citizens
for political reasons in certain southern
states o ftheUniou.
! We favor the extension of our foreign
| commerce, the restoration OF our mercan-
tile marine by home built ships, and the
creation of a navy for the protection of our
| National interests and the honor of our
flag; the maintenance of the most friendly
relations with all foreign powers, en-
tangling alliances with none and the pro-
lection of the rights of our fishermen. We
reafiirm our approvalof the Monroe doctrine
and believe in the achievement OF the man
ifest destiny of the Republic in its broadcast
sense
We favor the enactment of more strin-
gent laws and regulations for the restric-
ton OF criminal, pauper, and contract i'm
| migration.
We favor efficient legislation by congress
| to protect the life and limbs of employees of
| transportation companies engaged in car
rying on interstate commerce, and recon-