The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-12

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publican state convention met al L.
and Congressman Dolliver was elected
temporary chairman.
HIS address was frequently Interrupt
ted by applause. which became ire
mendous at every reference to Alhson-
-Four thousand people were present
rho convention was the most entnusl-
Rstic in the history OF the staee'
RESOLUTIONS
The following are the resolutions OF
az To1-a-AIlison convention adopted
We +be representatives of Iowa, volc-
ing the unanimous will and enthuslas-
tic purpose of the Republicans OF the
state herewith formally present 10 the
Ronublicans of the nation the name OF
vyiIIfaTn Il. Allison, United States sena-
tor as q fitting candidate for the Re-
7,ubl;can nomination for president on
the limited States. The Republicans OF
Iowa in their feaity to Republican prIn-
cinles. and with a profound sense OF
their obligation to the people OF the ma
zion to do only what seems pest 10
bring back TO the Frustrated interests
of the nation. the health giving tonic OF
Republican policy. present Mr.. allison
in a spirit far above any consideration
of state pride. For many years there
has been a universal feeling among the
people of Iowa that Senator Allison Is
CONSCIOUSLY FITTED
for the position of president OF the re
public. and this sentiment has spread
widely over the nation So that we
present his name today in no sense or
personal compliment to him. in no
spi7it OF local pride, but in the pro-
found conviction that we are fulfilling
a. duty to the party and a duty TO the
nation. We believe Senator Allison rep
resents as well as any man in the ma
ton the competency of the RepueH-
can party to deal honestly, wisely and
successfully with all the interests of
the country For q third of a century
she Republican party has solved the
greatest difficulties in government that
1T is possible for d party to encounter.
It's rule was grandly bene6cient and
growth and prosperity of the nation I'M
der it was marvellous. Since the Dem
ocratic party displaced it in rule the
record has been one of wretched mis-
management and
DISMAL DISASTER.
If IS this contrast between the Re
publican competency and Democratic
incompetency that Will carry the Re
publican party back to power. The
strength OF it's cause viii rest not upon
any issue. but upon its demonstrated
ability to meet all issues firmly, wisely
and sue ceSsfully.
Senator Allison has been 8, conspicu-
Gus figure in this beneficient work of
the party throughout its whole exist
ence. No other man in the nation more
en1phatically represents the construc-
tive and resou~ceful capacity of the
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cessfui way the difficult
PROBLEMS OF ADMINISTRATION.
For thirty-one years he has had a
moulding hand in all the important
laws upon the nations statute books.
Throughout this long period he has
been a prominent and interchangeable Ia
iborer in all the difficult problems con-
mected with the war and the means OF
sustaining it: reconstruction and the
harmonizing of the sections; the aboli-
ton of slavery. the enfranchisement,
education and upbuilding Of the negro.
Supplementary in this the work of
Iowa, which was the first state to give
the ballot to the black man; the rails
ing of revenue to sustain the govern
ment, pay pensions and discharge
thousands Of millions OF the public
debt; the creation of our financial sys-
TEN, and the return to specie payment;
the creation of a sound currency: the
upbuildins OF agencies for the develop
ment of the west: the reform of civil
service, the national control OF rail
roads; the upbulding Of Ameri-
can industries; the protection of
oa1ry and agricultural products;
the prevention OF the Chinese
to American Industries under that law
His arraignment Of that law was a.
protest and a prophecy. II state here"
he said. without fear of successful
contradiction, that with a few excep-
lions. there is not an industry
iB the United States that will
not be greatly injured If not paralyzed
by this bill With these exceptions It
would seem that none Of our great in
rerests can survive; certainly none
can have a. healthy existence We
CHALLENGE \ PARALLEL
IN the record of any living states
man 10 the mastery work done bv
Senator Allison for many years in the
line Of that fair and beneficient pro
lection that was built up by the indus
tries Of the nation. gave employment
and good wages to the workingmen.
laid no appreciable burden upon the
consumer, furnished abundant revenue
for the needs of the government and
payment of the debt and which is at
once the pride and strength of the
party.
If the dominant issue is to he
finance then no Tnsn in the nation has
greater reputation for financial re-
sourcefulness and constructiveness. and
soundness, q fact conspicuousIy recog-
nized by the pressure Of Presidents
Garfield and Harrison upon him to
take the portfolio Of the treasury in
their respective administrations. He
has been favorable to a
TRUE BINfETALIIsM
and he has at all times 1abored to
maintain an abundant currency of
gold, silver and paper, made inter
convertible ard equal TO the best cur
rency OF the commercial world. He
has demanded for the business of the
nation a currency equitable and stable.
free from the oscillations so dangerous
to business interests and so unjust to
the wage earners Of the nation, whose
thousands of millions of annual wages
and many thousands of millions of
credits in savings banks and other
forms, constitute them the great credi-
tor class of the nation.
II the foreign policy of the nation Is
10 be an issue, Senator Allison has held
rigidly to the teachings Of Washing
ton and the teachings of Monroe-op-
posing any entangling alliances with
other countries, asSaulting no estab-
lished rights of nations upon this con-
tinent, but firmly insisting that the
political systems of Europe shall not
ibe enlarged and extended in this hem
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