The herald., 1895-08-29

ment OF public officers and mployees and
the compelling of those appointed to pre-
serve the peace and confne themselves to
their duties; which will insure absolute
freedom, and fairness in betsowing state
and county and municipal contarcts, and
will punish any form of favoritism in
granting them; which will forbid the
granting of exclusive franchises to dealers
in publics necessities, comforts. convey
ance and sanitary requirements; and will
insure the recognition of ability and fidel-
ity in the public service, keeping service
to the country ever foremost when accom-.
panied by ability and fitness.
We demand that public office should be
during good behavior. No public en-
ployee or officer should be permitted to
influence primaries or elections. nor up
on any pretense to be assessed upon his
salary; and all unnecessary positions
and salaries should be abolished and ex'
penditures and taxation reduced.
There should be uniform basis of val
uatlon of property for public purposes.
Corporations enjoying public privileges
should pay for them, and schools be di-
vorced from politics and kept absolutely
free from all political influences and con-
troll.
Referred to committee on resolutions.
The committee on permanent oIganiza-
tion was then chosen with no great diff
Guilty, and went through the form OF
manent chairman.
A resolution reatfirming the currency
plank OF the Republican national conven-
ton of 1892 was referred to the committee
on resolutions.
On motion of B. F. Gilkeson, the elec-
tion of Senator Quay as chairman of the
Republican state committee was made
unanimous.
Gilkeson, in q speech, announced that
he Withdrew in the interest OF party har
mony.
Colonel Benjamin J. Haywood of Mer-
Ger county was unanimously nominated
for state treasurer.
choice for state chairman. He declined
to make speech. A gavel made from
part of rafter in the house where Blaine
was born was presented to Chairman
Quay by Governor Hastings. The report
of the committee on resolutions was
then adopted.
The convention passed vote of thanks
to Chairman Gilkeson and adjourned
sine die at 2:48 p. m.
MIR. Stone, after giving brief sketch
cf Senator Quay from the time OF his
birth in York county IN 1888, up to the
present time, said:
''In Senator Quay the people recognize
great political leader, who is not afraid
TO trust his Gauss in their hands. His
election in the present contest means not
only great Republican victory III Penn
sylvania this fail, but it means the cleo
tion of a Republican president in 1895,
for his election as chairman of the Re-
publican state convention IN 1895 means
his eleGtion as chairman of the Republi
can national committe in 1896 and disas.
ter and defeat to the Democratic party.
1t means better and cleaner politics in
the state. 1t means the enactment of
such leg slation as will make public SER
vice the surest tender of office. 1t means
also the elimination from our local poll
tics of official interferenCes. AT his time
of life he does not aspire for higher
honors. and his only ambition is to con-
tinue to serve the people of his state and
to close his political career with the con-
tidence and approval of the people. lie
has been tried ana found to possess every
qualification necessary 20 successfully
conduct campaign against the Demo-
cratic party. II there are any doubts
about his ability TO do so before his po-
litcal contest, those doubts ought to be
removed now. There are many in the
Republican party in this state whose
ability, skill and courage have been ais
played on many political battlefelds but
the General Grant of the Republican
party, the genius of the Republican par
ty, the inspiration Of tho Republican par
ty IN Pennsylvania. sits as a delegate in
this convention from Beaver county. |
nom mate as chairman OF the Republican
state committee Hon. M. S. Quay Of
Beaver county,