Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-03
nErUHLIcAN coNyENrIoN.
The Address BY tho Chairman.-Ihe
Platform.


HAREI EURO, Pa, Jan. a.-rho Re-
publican ttats convention ~ nominate
a congIossmuu''t.iargr cOuveuci here
this afternoon, eE.SoHa.of Packer per.
maueut ohnirmEu. iu bis address hu
laid tho prcssat deprsuoi C3alitIJu OF
the country at the door OF tue Cievr.
land ndniiuistratlou; criticised iis Ha.
waiian policy aud declared the wilson
tagil bill un.Amerioau. Tho plat.
iorm makes The ,srih the cen.
trail Issue, A. one which u
requests the yotom % give the fuilvst
possible expression on ns n matter Of
vital national importance. IL de-
nounues tho Wilson bill In the follow.
iuR tgrms; "lhe simple anticipation
OF mis- measure has closed thuuannds Of
workshops, reduced 10 idlcucss two
million workers, anu soup houses now
displRco the former hives OF industry.
it has reducsd values 10 an amount
greater than tho national debt; It will
enlarge the free list only on products
which employed the greatest number
OF American wurkmeu, aud viii strike
win equal cruelty tho farmer, niineT,
plumber and iron workers, glnss work
era aud textile worker; II will transfer
work from our own MILLS, mines and
workshops 10 those Of foreign cOuulIics.
IL II sectional IN authorship aud all too
plainly aimed At the Northern indus
ny. IL strikes the Southern industries
only where the same blow reaches tho
Northern industry; it fosters the plant
alton system, aud destroys the iarms;
II ~ an attempt on the part Of the fTee
traders Of the South 10 feIuco the in-
dualro8 VI the North TO level
with those OF the South; it IL
vicious IN It, change from specific to
nd valorem dutles; the latter inviting
foreign under valuations, leading to
constant Acuumulativu frauds upon
the revenues; II Is vicious in reducing
instead OF increasing tho royenues; It
will reduce ths revenues many million
dollars and the reductions will grow
with the tunes; II II vicious In COMPEL.
Ing the government 10 make up
these deficits by means Of Increase
internal direct taxos; Il Ia doubly
vicious In compelling It's supporters to
resort 10 tho most odious war taxes or
borrow money; II Is wholly erroneous
In the theory that the lees work there
IL 10 do In this country the higher viii
DO the wages OF tho wOrkingmen, The
protection policy conveys the oppoe-
log thought that the policy which
secured the largett amount Of work Ut
home 10 the ono which secures the
lest wages 10 homo Workmen. N tho
Wilson bill does all these thiugs In the
threat which II c0nvoys, what will 4.
do In It's fruitlou? The platform calls
on the Pennsylvania representatives TO
fight for tho defeat OF the bill, anu
closes with "A denunciaiion Of tue uL.
patriotic foreign policy OF the Demo.
cratic administration In the Hawaii
matter.
Hon. Galusha A. Grew was nOmi'
mated by reclamation loT congiessmsu
at large.
After u brief speech OF explanation,
IN which Grew denounced the tariff
polloyLOf tue Cieyel anu administration
aud ridlouloI lie position on the
Hawaiian matter, the convention
adjourned.
The total production Of silver 4
! $4,000, 900 and the vnlua,ions7i,0 8B, 900
rne umount IN increased s71, l3O ounce
Tor the year. Tho Increased valuation
Of the product for the year II 2,S-3, Obi
this Eeing tie coin value VI the silver