The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-07-28
REPUBLICANS IN COUNCIL
TIE TICK TT.

Governor II. UIHAN,
Of Marshficld.
Lieut. rnor-EMIL BAENSCH,
Of Manitowoc.
Secretary Of State-HENRY CASSON
Of Niroqua.
Treasurer 4. PETERSON,
of Rice Lake
Attorney General-W. II. MILREA,
of Wausau.
R'y. Com'r-DUNCANJ. lTkENZIE
of Alma
Jns. Commissioner-W. \. FRICKE,
OF Milwaukee,
Super'dnt Of Schools q. EMERY,
of Whitewater.
At 1926 o'clock, Wednesday, the 9th
inst, Chairman Thorn Of the Ecpubli-
can State Central CoEamittec called the
Republican convention, assembled at
the Academy Of Music, in Milwaukee,
TO order.
The state central committee having
already acted as a committee on Creden-
tia's, Secretary Smith at once proceed
ed to read the list of delegates entitled
to seats in the convention. At the con
clusion Of this duty, Hon. Eugene :.
Elliott addressed the convention, from
which We make the following brief
synopsis:
!" The republican party Of Wisconsin
has here assembled in convention for
the purpose Of taking proper action for
the relief Of the dying industries of our
state.
The solid south has always dictated
the policy of the democratic party, be-
cause without a solid south there would
he no democratic party. To the solid
south the protective laws enacted BY
the republican narty were especially
obnoxious, because under those laws
the north, by reason Of its greater
enterprises and skill and thrift. was
outstripping the south in the race for
wealth. Hence the solid south de-
nounccd these laws rs a fraud on the
labor of the great majority Of the
American people for the benefit of the
few and demanded their repeal For
the south to demand was for the dem
ocratIc party to obey, and ~ declare
II u be fundamental principle of the
democratic party that the federal gov
eminent has no constitutional power
"a lmrose and collect large duties Elk
eept for the purposes of revenue only
But while thus by its platform it shook
It's fist in the face Of American industry
IN obedience L. the demand of the
solid south, it offered Mr.. Clcveland's
letter of acceptance to the people of the
north az a political soothing syrup to
quiet any apprehension of intended
attack. The democratic party was sue
Cessful because its want of ycracitv was
SO well established that thousands of
honest voters refused Ia believe that it
told the truth when it announced
crusade in favor of free trade: they
preferred TO believe Mr.. Cleveland,
but they forgot that the solid south and
Mr. Cleveland were the democratic
party.
Experience should have taught them
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that Undtr southern domination the
democratic party has always done as it
agreed, except when it has agreed to
do right it has never failed to keep it,
pledge to support wrong or uphold a
disreputable cause
The Introduction Of the Wilson bill
with all It's radical changes was an ac-
cessory and logical sequence of demo-
cratic success, and the history Of that
bill proves how easy it is for imbccility
TO hang upon the coat-tail Of icnor-
ance."
The speaker in conclusion declared
that under these conditions the People
Of the nation were turning TO the re-
publican party TO lead them back to
prosperity.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Eiliott's
speech committees on resolutions and
permanent organization were appoint
ed, when the convention took a recess
until 0 clock
on re-aSsemb,ing the committee on
resolutions submitted the following
declaration Of principles, which were
unanimously adopted:
We reatlirm the platform adopted at
rhe national republican convention and
also the platform adopted at the state
republican convention in I>92 and re
new our pledges to the people as set
forth therein. The present condition
of the country, resulting from the
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