The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-15
IN RHODE ISLAND.
Republicans and Democrats Make Nomina- lions

 Republicans and Democrats Make Nomina-
 tions.
 Providence, March 14.-The republi- can state convention was called to order at II o'clock in Music hall by Hunter c. White, the chairman of the state cen tral committee, and John c. Wyman of Lincoln was announced as chairman. This state ticket was nominated with out opposition:
 Governor, Charles Warren Lippitt of Providence; lieutenant governor, Edwin A. Allen of Hopkinton; secretary of state, Charles P. Bennett of Providence; attorney general, Edwin c. Dubois of East Providence; general treasurer, Samuel Clark of Lincoln.
 The platform adopted says in part:
 After two years of democratic ad- ministration in full control of the sev- eral departments of the government, we appeal from the failures, the imbecility and the absence of national pride that has brought disgrace upon the Ameri- can people, to the success, the wisdom and the patriotism of the republican party, which, during it's administration of aSquarter of a century, preserved the Union, settled the great problems of reconstruction, maintained the national credit, established our banking system, adopted and preserved the American system of protection and made the name of America respected throughout the world.
 We favor a return to a tariff system which recognizes as of primary impor- tance the principles of protection. The employment of American labor and cap- ital is a surer sign of national prosper ity than the increased importation of goods, the manufacture of which has furnished employment to foreign labor and capital, while our own has remain ed idle.
 While changing conditions in the bus iness and commercial world necessitate frequent changes in tariff schedules, the principles of protection remain the same having for their foundation the single, patriotic idea-protection to American interests.
 We favor just and liberal pensions for the relief of the poor and disabled vet erans of the war. The republican par ty continues to believe that there is no statute or d6tlllSI eIClul recognition by the government of the services and sacrifices of the soldiers of the republic.
 We protest against cheap money, the destruction of our banking system, the establishment of state banks, and all other democratic and populist theories by which is sought to make something out of nothing in the payment of labor and indebtedness. Safety to business demands currency, every dollar of which is equal in value to every other dollar throughout our vast territory and in the marts of the world.
 At the democratic state convention the following ticket was nominated:
 For governor, George l.. Littleffeld of Pawtucket; for lieutenant governor, Augustus s. Miller of Providence; for secretary of state. George w. Greene of Woonsocket; for attorney general, George T. Brown of Providence; for general treasurer, John G. Perry of South Kingston.
 This is the platform adopted:
 The democratic party of Rhode Is- land, in convention assembled, rededi- cates itself to the principals of the founders of our common country, and reasserts that all government comes from the people and is instituted for the greatest good for the greatest number.
 We, therefore, pledge ourselves to a constitutional convention as the only way to meet the demands of the people of this state, and shall continue to de- vote our energies to that end
 We denounce the proposed biennial amendment to the constitution as a partisan fraud upon the people, unfair and designed to perpetuate the present enemies of the people in power, and call upon all to devote their en- ergies to its defeat.