The morning call., 1894-08-01
For FREE SILVER.
Michigan Republicans Fall into
Line.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, July 31.-The
hall was packed to suffocatiOn when the
Republican State convention met. Phillip
L. Cosgrove, temporary chairman, a.
raigned the Democratic Congress for its
efforts to change The Mckinley tariff law
The following ticket was nominated ::
Governor, Governor Rich Genominated) !;
Lieutenant-G Afford Mines; Sec
retary of State, Rev. Washington Gard
ner; Treasurer, James M. Wilkinson !;
ditor-General. Stanley W. Turner
Attorney General, Frank Maynard; Land
Commissioner. William A. French; Super
iutendent OF Public Instruction, II. r.
Pattengil; Member of the Board of Edu-
cation, Perry Powers.
The platform, rs reported by the major
ity of the committee was adopted as fol-
lows:
We. the representatives of the Republican
party of Michigan, ln convention assembled
hereby affirm and renew our faith and hope In
the cardinal principles and purposes Of tie Re
publican parts which win lead the land from
the pre- sent most unhappy and demoralized era
OF Democratic misrule out again through night
Into light into an era Of hope and happiness
and prosperity for our country and our State.
votion to the American doctrine of protection.
We believe the present unhappy condition of
our country is IN great part due to the threat
and purpose OF the Democratic party 10 destroy
Inc American system OF protection. We be-
heVe all articles which cannot be produced in
the United States. except luxuries, should be
admitted free of duty, and that on all imports
coming In competition with the produce OF
American labor there should be duties levied
aOna
and wages at home
We believe the doctrine of reciprocity as ad-
vocatrd by that matchless statesman. James G.
Blaine. should. under our protective system. be
the policy of our Government and applied In
our trade relations with other nations.
we recognize that the employment OF both
capital and labor is necessary for the peace and
prosperity of our people and that The enact
ment Of such laws as win properly and wisely
avoid and settle labor difficulties is one Of the
duties of the Republican party, which has al
ways beer and still is the friend of the hum.
blest tOer.
We believe that the Government was insti-
tuted 10 protect the weak against the strong
and 10 institute right for might, and that it is
the duty of the State TO regulate all corpora
tlons and combinations so as 10 protect every
right and liberty of the laborer, and insist that
law ana order must be maintained and that the
ballot-boX and court of justice and not the
sword and torch must settle economic Difficult
ties.
While we recognize the value and worth of
the great body OF naturalized citizens and
people who have sought with patriotic heart
and adopted this as their home and country,
we believe IN protecting American wage
earners and the peace and prosperity OF this
nation against the evil effects Of iudlscrIminate
immigration from lhe pauper and criminal
classes OF Europe by wise laws that shall prop
erly restrict and regulate immigration.
We denOunce the action of the Democratic
party in the repeal OF the election laws and de-
clare such action is an invitation to falsify by
fraud and violence the will of the people
We believe in the use of gold and silver as
money metals, to be maintained In circulation
on perfect equality and interconvertibllity.
We recognize the so-eaIled silver question as
one OF the paramount issues of tn day, aud be.
leve the people Of this State can and do look to
the Republican party as the only party hat can
give wise and adequate solution Of the prob
lem. We, therefore, pledge the Republican
party OF Michigan to use every effort 10 its
power TO restore silver to its historic position
in the United States as a money metal. We
pledged this in the belief that the permanent
prosperity will not be assured or justice done
until silver takes its place by the side OF gold
as one of the two great money metals of the
world