The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-02-24

to all the people by constitutional and legal
enactment.
We affirm that. although defeated In the
last national election, we were never more
devoted to the principles of our party and
loved IT more than we do this day. We
thank God that the past is at least secured
and that the brightest pages of our national
history are filled with the glorious achieve
ments of the republican party. We know
that the principles for which we have con-
tended are everastingly right; we believe
now as ever in tie principle of protection,
and by it we would saye our beloved country
from foreign Invasion in whatever form it
comes, whether lin the shape of armed
enemies or paupers and criminals, or the
products OF those pauper criminals. Al
though by misrepresentation of every kind
and character we were defeated we believe
that that defeat was temporary, and that i'm
1896 the people with imperial voice will
summon us back to power. We therefore
reaffirm the principles of our party as enun-
ciated In our last national and state plat
form.
We desire in the strongest possible wav
to commend the splendid administration of
Benjamin Harrison, which has advanced in
so marked degree the glory of our nation,
and made the flag of our country honored
and respected throughout the world as never
before. We desire to extend to him our
heartful sympathy i'm the loss he has sus-
tanned since our last state convention i'm the
death of his devoted wife. Our earnest
prayer is that he may long bU spared to
enjoy and participate i'm the blessings vouch-
safed to us all, and to which he has con-
tributed so much.
In common with every patriotic citizen
throughout The nation we have met an ire
parable loss in the death of james G.
Blaine; and here and now, giving expression
to the sentiment of every republican living
in our great state, it is resolved, that i'm the
death of that llustrious man and prominent
statesman, the Gladstone of this republic,
James G. Blaine, we have lost our greatest
leader, and yet though dead he speaketh;
his spirit being ever with us to cheer and
guide us to higher political morality and
broader craftsmanship. The impartial his
| torian will say of him: "He was the great
est public man of his day and generation"
Resolved, That in the death of ex-Presi-
dent Hayes we lost great and good man,
whose deeds Oh the field of battle and i'm the
White House, will be more and more appre-
ciated as the years go by.
The Supreme Courts Of our land are the
citadels of our strength and our sure refuge
In the hour of trial. They have always been
ouihS'She III thS p"ot, Jul prayer lldI lu6
same principles of honor patriotism and
fidelity may guide them in all the future,
and we are glad to record our conviction that
no court has been stronger in these respects
than our own, from the earliest days of its
existence down to the present time
We are proud of our great University, the
crC wnng glory of our educational system,
whose sons and daughters are now con-
tributing to the upbuilding of the race
throughout the world; its needs are great,
and we shall most cheerfully meet them,
but we insist that in the future as in the
past the strictest business principles must
be observed.
We rejoice that Michigan is again blessed
by republican administration and that all
branches of our state government are in the
hands of its friends, Finally we pledge
ourselves to support the nominees of this
convention, and will use al! honorable
means to secure their election.