Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-08-02
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The hustling was done by the lIau-
gen and Scohcld people who were
preparing to seek an adjournment to
beat Upham which motion was made
at the conclusion Of the vote on vive
voca vote. The chairman was unable
to decide and the roll was called to
determine the point. The motion pre-
vailed by vote Of 1888 to 1877 The
convention adjourned to II n. IN.
Thursday. The result was victory
for the Upham opposition.
AT THE OPENING.
The academy Of music was thronged
when the republican state conven-
ton assembled yesterday. Gal
lcres, boxes, platform and au-
ditorium were filed. Ladies were
numerous and palms and flowers lined
the front Of the rostrum. Upon the lat
ter were republican veterans and
many old editors. In box ut the
right was II small but distinguished
DuIlS, liNluIN iNhbiNNt
Col e. W. Reyes, Congressman j. w.
Babcock and cx-Lieutenant Governor
=. =. Fineld. Directly over their
heads were Chairman WALL OF the
democratic committee and Postnas-
ter Perth, of Milwaukee, Mrs. Bah
cox was among the ladies in boxes
opposite. Mr. Wall smiled sood-hu-
moredly while Orator Elliott was lik-
ening him to nlckel.lnt he-slot ma
chine, and Il universal whoop went up
at the mention Of Blaines name.
The opening of the convention was
marked only by routine proceedings.
VIM. Il. Carter. with good wit, saved
the delegates the normal bore OF list
cnng to the reading of the list of
members by II motion 10 dispense with
that needless formallty, Monroe and
Iron counties each had regular dele
cation and two contrasting delegations,
ana the convention let the latter out
and thus settled that trouble. W. w.
Clark, of the list district and g. Ii.
Brant, Of the Sth, were chosen secrcta-
RIGS, and then Eugene s. Elliott, OF
Milwaukee, was called forward rs the
choice of the state central COMMITTEES
to act AS temporary chairman, and
subsequently he was made permanent
chairman. He said in substance
Tho republican party of Wisconsin
has here assembled III convention FOR
the purpose OF taking proper action
for the relief of the dying industries
If our state. Ability TO say, - told
! sou So may crafty vanity, but breeds
! no comfort nor Is there profit In look
ing backward except to learn from the
experience Of the past, those lessons
that will most safely guide the future.
"For that purpose only, let MS recall
the fact that when we convened III
ANguSl, 1852, our whole country was
enjoying an unprecedented degree of
prosperity; money was more plenty,
trade was more brisk, employment
was more certain, wages were more
rrnumcrative than ever before. Our
hcns laid golden cggs; the land flowed
with milk and honey; the dawn OF
every day was hcraldcd by II ma
tional anthem from the whistles OF
myriads of factories. These should
have been the signs of prosperous and
contentcd people; they were the signs
OF prosperous people, but the very
prosperity that resulted from the en-
forcemeut OF republican policy was
made the chief argument for Its over
A.. nrnSnprit Y
that was limited to no class, but was
shared without discrimination by rich
and poor alike.
"rhe solid south has always dictatet
the policy OF the democratic party, he
cause without solid south uher,
would be no democratic party To thu
solid south the protective laws, Ell
acted by the republican party, were
especially obnoxious because undo
those laws, tho north, by reason OF IT
, greater enterprise and skill and thrift
, was outstripping tho south IN the race
for wealth Hence the solid south de
, lo,nc,d those laws rs N fraud on tn
labor OF the great majority of TIN
American people for the benefit of tn
few and demanded their repeal. fo
the south to demand, Was for the dem
: ocralic party to obey, and to declar
1t to he n fundamental principle of TIL
democratic party, that the federal GOV
crnment has no constitutional power I
impose and collect tariff duties cNccp
for the purposes o. revenue only. Blu
while, thus, by It's platform IL shoe
It's fist In the face of American indus
try, In ohedienco to the demand of tn
- solid south, 1t offered MIR. Cleveland
ietter OF acceptance TO the people 4
the north as political soothing syru
= to quiet any apprehension of ntcnde
= attack The democratic party WAS su,
cessful because its want Of veraeit
was So we'll established, that tho,
sands Of hon. Vt northern voters I,
fused 70 hele,> hat It tod the trnt
when II announced Il crusade in fay,
Of FREQ trade; they preferred to heliey
Mr., Cleveland, but they forgot that Il