The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-26
ILLINOIS, IOWA AND WISCONSIN.

party responsible fer the prevaillngdlS-
tress. After adopting a resolution, declar-
ing the members of the convention would
do their utmost to secure the accordance
by the State Of the monument Of Lincoln.
with view to its preservation, the con-
vention took recess.
The following dispatch from Senator
Cullom was received:
WASHINGTON. D. c., July %, 1894
To the President Of the Convention, Spring
field: / sincerely regret that 1 cannot be pres
ent at the convention to-day. My duty In the
present struggle is here. We may yet defeat
the pernicious Wilson tariff bill. The death of
the bill would mean life to the industries and
labor to the country, employment to labor and
the end of lOckouts. IL would mean that no
tariff legislation would be enacted until after
the people have a hearing at the polls in No.
yember. l trust the convention may be char
acterized by a spirit of harmony 1 am sure its
work to-day will be ratified at the polls.
S. NJ. CULLOM.
When the convention reassembled at
p. NJ. the reports of the committee On per-
manent orgapiZa ton was adopted. EX-
Governor J. W. Fifer was named for per-
manent chairman, and on taking his seat
spoke in part as follows: "No party con-
vention has assem- ed in many years
under the shadow and stress of greater
national perils and business difficulties
than now threatens the peace and pros
perity of the American people. In 1892
the Democr rats declared with rhetoric they
so readily employ that protection has
never fostered any industry except that of
the Sheriff. The nation has now learned
that the supremacy which was obtained
under that platform greatly fosters one
important American industry, that of the
militia. From the summit of national
prosperity we have fallen into the bot
t0mless pit.
AFTER seventeen months of Bourbon
rule manufactures aud commerce still
wait GREATNESS to know the extent Of
partisan riot and dabOlism they are ex-
pected TO survive. Business dies of appre-
hension, while the Democratic executioner
with exquisi te and cruel dalliance is still
whstting his knife. and even the merciless
rawhide of Democratic President fails
to relieve the suspense by precipitating
the fatal blew.
The Democratic leaders have always
appealed to ignorance and built upon
prejudice. They praise American enter
prise and foster the industries Of England.
They burn out their candles in the service
of monopoly and thea blow the snuff in
the face of the dear people. They carry q
kiss for the American laborer's cheek and
punch for his fifth rib They have al
ways favored the capitalist against the
laborer and the man of fixed income
against the producer. Their real phil
osophy IS small class to rule through
pretense and fraud and the many ignorant
enough TO submit to such rule, and it is
precisely where such conditions exist that
the Democratic party has always been
strong"
At the conclusion of Chairman Filters
speech Mr.. Fuller of Boone arose, and in
speech of some length proposed that the
convention proceed to declare its choice
for a United States Senator to succeed
Shelby NJ. Cullom. This Immediately
caused great uproar, which continued so
long that Ex-Governor Fifer got tired of it
and retired from the chair, being sue
ceeded by Ex-Governor Ray. The latter
had a hard time in quelling the turmoil,
but finally he managed by peremptory
rulings to bring order out of chaos, and a
motion to lay the Senatorial matter on the
table was carried by vote of 1919 to 345.
The report of the committee on resolu-
tions was adopted, as follows:
The Republican party Of the State of Illinois
Teat1iTms its belief in the great principles OF
civil and religious liberty upon which this Gov
eminent was founded and under which the
people have enjoyed unexampled prosperity
and happiness, and, believing that the Iestora-
tion OF the Republican party to power in the
government Of the country would promote the
general welfare Of the people and is the chief
condition Of renewed prosperity, this cOnven-
tion most respectfully and cordially invites all
good citizens irrespective OF political antece-
dents, to unite in supporting the Republican
ticket In the next election. We earnestly MAIN
tain the right and justice Of the American doc
trine of protection 10 American industries In
raising the necessary revenue 10 maintain the
Government we are ID favor OF such duties on
competing imports as will best tend to the de-
velopme mt OF the resources Of our own country,
of The labor of our own people performed al
wages which put he comforts OF life within
easy reach and secure GOOD prices for the
products alike of our FARMS our mines and oul
workshops; and we believe that articles thai
cannot be successfully produced In this country
except luXuries, should be placed upon the
free list.
We further believe that without labor there
is no such hing as raw material OF any practi
cal or marketable value, and no tangible thin1
OF value that does noe require labor 10 produce
or utilize, and hence the Importation of so
called raw material free of duty is an interior
ence with the system OF protection to Ameri.
can labor, and should only be permitted when
the raw material is unobIainable in our own
country.
we denOunce as unwise and un-AmeTican
the provisions Of the so-called Wilson tariff
bin, modified in the Senate by the injection OF
weak and inconsistent attempts 10 protect
special interests, as now pending in Congress
and we charge the Democratic party with the
sole responsibility for the effort TO destroy ouI
tariff system, which has proven the greatest
boon to the great mass of American citizens
and we further declare that the unusual and I'm.
natural conditions now existing in this nation
between labor and capital, which have led "a
lawlessness, blOodShed, The interruptIon OF
business and brought misfortune TO all, are the
natural result of the false economic theories
Vacillating policy and hopeless incomuetency
of the Democratic party, and to remove the eyi
thus created, restore prosperity and bring
health 10 the body OF the people, IL is neces
sary that the Republican party should be re
stored TO power.
We favor bimetallsm, and believe In the use
of gold and silver as money metals upon par
tly of values with complete intercOnveribllitl
under such legislative provisions as shall max,
the purchasing or debt-paying power of an!
dollar coined or issued by the UDiIed State
absolutely equivalent TO that OF any other dOlia
so coined or issued.
We believe IN The purity OF the ballot ant
freedom of elections, and we hold that The tru