Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-17

Convention Nas called % order every
th.ns lsokei favorable sor the dominanee
Il the license faction. James Harlan.
confidential adviser of Lincoln and one
Of ths nlost pathetic figures IN Iowa his
tory. on account q the cloud under
shieh his political sun went down
sighteen years ago. presided over the
Temporary organization. HE address
wss brief and dealt chiefly with the
tariff and financial issues. with one al
lnsioe - the Temperance question.
After the appoiutment q committees
tie conyeution adjourned tiii p IA
Jacksos >ominafod
When the convention rcassembled
fhe committee GA permanent organixa-
tian mzds q rcport ignoring the state
committee selection for permanent or
z1n1ation. aod IN accordance with their
report Judge Harlan vas made perma
nent chairman
Tie convention proceeded 10 select a
candidate for goFsrnof. Ten candi-
dates we're placrd N nominati0n and
ballot taken. which resulted a. follows:
Il - Jackson. E3tt; LaF ayeite Young.
81 it: r. n. Drake. la, j. A. Lyons.
- 7.le: r. ). Ormsby. 81: ". H. Tor.
bort. 81 y: r. :. CHA. Is, A. Head. 20;
ID Il. Henderson. 81: James Harlan. >
Total numter votes cast. l.Lf; neces
sary D q cholce. 6td
On the second ballot several counties
swung a. jackson. and when ne had re-
ceiyed more than SO votes his nomina-
tioa vas made unanimous
Hc-olutions Presented
The committee on resolutions sub
mitted its report ~ follows.
That the establishment Of tho policy Of
reciprocal tradc. especially between the
Iniied states and the countries Of the new
world. Eas a distinctive and hsneiicient
measure of republican statesman-hp. prom
isinx great good 70 this nation, and We re-
fret and deplore that Il has had % pass from
the brilliant and resolufc sfatssmanship of
james q. Blaine into the unfricndly hands
el futile mugwumps and hostile democratic
That whan the president said Ia his recent
mos-a.e % coogreSs more unfortunate hnan-
eiai piisht. with the evil conditions" he
depicfsd. are principally charseable TO
congressional legislation touching the pur-
chass and coinage OF silver ~ the general
government. ~ omitted the largest pro<iuc-
ife cause. This - the sinister effects Of
thfrateaed democrat attempt % overthrow
pfo1sction AMI a protective tarln a. etn-
traced IN that wi<e measure known as the
manufacture and oxerwhelm the industries
that give profitable employment 10 Ameri-
can capital aud American labor
That for the relief % people. 90 get stabil-
ify o. husine-s and security 20 debtors and
ereditors alike. the law should provide that
tise payment of aeot shall be the return OF
equivalent purchasing power. estimated BY
had. renf. interest," and the wages Of labor;
- thar fhe creditor shall rosscive no less and
fhs ds.ttor, mortgage or other shall have 10
PAR no more thSn the purchasing power that
pass.d from the creditor 20 the debtor when
the d8lt ~as contfactec-
That it a II prime importance ~ all tho
Annsrscan people that a sound currency shall
- maintained ~ uniforfn purchasing power.
That We are la faForDf maintain n 10th gold
ana silver money a. uniimitrd legal tender
FOR the payment II dshts And In doing this
conxss@s shan provide that ever dollar.
~hether <old. silver OF paPcr. shall 10 kert
of essuhl value.
That We ara opposed 70 state hanks money
~ az rs-e-fablishmenS of that system OF
local -shin plaster and wildcat currency
4aIca proved 81 disastrous In thstast.
That one % the esrst ends for which the
reps.bi.1an farty exists has been and = TO
n.ssnfsin he fis.do1n. dgnlty and welfare
~ iaiar AMI ftir-r who tod. That se reioice
10 -. d N sate- Tat have t-en paid 20
Aararican wofking feOpie under republican
fsi.sy ana depiose a. one Of the nr~t and
inevitstlo fe-s.ii. g denioarat success and
it- ai,tifg 81 establish - policies that II has
alfeaif ie4 "a a strgs re-lsscfipn of the wages
taid 80 Aueficao hner.
That t ). ~ the hixhest importance 10
uurxing peoSla thar their Nagrs shall b.
fasd - shen m coin of fali value add high
fuseiasine rossr 20 tlaat iheY shall te able
u 1irpiy ihcniseises in any Eiarset With the
nrc.sssities ard cefaforfs - iiie.
W d-nounce cheap and deprecated
ulessry a low purchasing poser a. an -
reeiai hardshfp apcn the ppor snd whe r.
csirp eaxes.
faai - sduiinisfrs4tioa q BeajaHiin Har-
riaun ID ifs safe and bruad et.ttc@man<hip.
fnaiatsialnz prt@teFisy ard gte1 xexsra-
fn4nf 81 bofne sni feace u.th honnr abroad.
w.fh tsnIfg aai hs.ncsfy in every depart
fresf. - lhaf NJ s'ein riarrtd fhn national
chsrscser. aa5 thaf his eosdoet llrseEvs- ~
sreFtssI of fha tnefican pcopie aad makes
arohia rfat.ter IL t.le hs.terY ~ ths rrfalhli
- ALE aIsisafsan fsoa Alraham Lincoln
= h.n amin Harrteon. sAich pTvsetsea fhe
hs ~ the rerutisc aud gave Il ffee.lofn.
urftg and pc.ice. prc<tsr - stsi grratnessL
that .f : our bsief tliat N assaults nlasie
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t.sf atf ever 0een enarfei ~ any country.
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