The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-17
They Give the Ohioan One Delegate at
Large and then Instruct All Four
to Vote for Their Governor.
NO TAGS ON NEW JERSEYMEN
INSTRUCTIONS NOT GIVEN THE DEL
EGATEs CHOSEN YESTERDAY.
New Candidate for the Vice Presi-
dency-SOund Money, Protection
and Reciprocity Revolutions.

PORTLAND, Me-, April 16.-Thomas
Brackett Reed, on whose shoulders the Re-
publicans OF Maine have placed the man.
tie Of Blaine, was to-day formally nom-
mated as candidate for the presidency.
The following delegates al large to the st.
Louis convention were chosen: Amos l..
Allen. of Alfred; Chrles E. Littlefield, of
Rockland; Edwin c. Burleigh, of Augusta,
and DR.. E. A. Thompson, OF Dover. Alter
mates: DR.. John L. Sturgis. of New Glouces-
ter; Hon. Benz F. Briggs, of Auburn; Hon.
Charles A. Marston. of Skowhegan. and
George B. Dunn, Of Houlton.
The features Of the State convention that
assembled here to-day were the enthusiasm
displayed for the imam from Maine" the
speech of the Hon. Hannibal T. Hamlin
and the ringing resolutions. The platform
follows:
THE Republicans Of Maine gladly join
with their brethren of other States in pre-
senting to the Republicans of the Nation
for promotion to the presidency the Speak
er or the national House of Representatives.
He needs no platform but the record Of his
life. Under his administration, as his pub
Ec efforts conspicuously show, would be
restored that Republican policy of protec-
ton taught by Lincoln. Illustrated by the
signal prosperity OF the country for thirty
years and surrounded by the reciprocity of
the business Of the country and adjusted
with care from time to time to the changed
conditions Then, with confidence and pros
perfty restored, revenue will be made ade-
quate to the support of the government
and the issuing of bonds, ostensioly for the
maintenance OF a redemption, fund. but
really TO meet a deficiency, will cease. He
is opposed to tie free and unlimited coin
age of silver, except by international agree
obtained, believes the present gold standard
should be maintained. He has always been
uncompromisir gly for the maintenance of
the highest national credit by the utmost
for the creditors sake, but for the Nations
sake; for the sound reason that the most
valuable possezA ica OF any Nation In time
its people, IS an honorable reputation
Whoever pays with honor borrows with
ease Sound finance and certainty at the
mean prosperity and peace.
"Our candidate favorS measures for the
restriction OF immigration. He favors just
administration OF all pension legislation,
and is an earnest friend of American ship
ping and its restoration to its former rank
in the world, He stands for the
or pr'0h at home and rais abroad. broad Under de
his administration the Republican party
can say with him, him: , And o when the time ne
lead this land back to those paths of pros
perity and fame which were trodden under
take back with us our ancient glory, un-
dimmed by adversely; our ancient honor.
unsullied by defeat"
UNBOUNDED ENTHUSIASM.
1t was with enthusiasm almost unequaled
in the ssistory OF Republican politics in this
State that the convention conducted it's busi-
ness. The enthusiasm was centered about
the name of Hon. Thomas Bracket Reed.
the unanimous choice Of the convention as
candidate for President Of the United States.
In fact there was no one to be found among
all the delegates from whom the slightest
reference TO Reed did not call forth dem
onstration Of some sort. Reed buttons and
badges were everywhere to be seen. and from
Hon. Joseph Manley. who called the conven-
ton to order, to the least prominent delegate
present there was an apparent desire TO enter
into competition to show who could cheer the
loudest for the favorite candidate. The con-
yenrion was the largest that ever assembled
in this city, every delegation being filled.
Hon. Hannibal E. Hamlin. of Ellsworth. was
chosen chairman and, In accepting the ONCE,
spoke in part as Follows:
Under the protective system, so well pro-
yided by the Republican parry in 1893, when
the Democratic party last went into power.
the United States had become prosperous be-
yond the most sanguine expectations. In 1861.
er, our total wealth was $4,000. 100000. In
1893 when the Republican party went out OF
power our s total wealth aos was more Than than So
y
view of Trade. has been the most prosperous
ever known in business. In the year 1893 the
% Tsre sepps
and the laborer had plenty of employment.
The Democratic party, pledged to its doctrine
OF free trade, came in. Confidence was
shaken, the wheels of industry stopped, hun
dreds of thousands of workingmen were
thrown out Of employment, Coxey's army in
vaded Washington, mills shut down, banks
failed, railroads went into the hands of re-
ceivers and depression followed which called
to mind the disastrous panic of 1873. In the
year 1894 the Wilson-Gorman tariff act was
passed, which has been rightly named a
tariff for deficiency Scarcely a month has
elapsed since it became law in which the
receipts OF the government have equaled the
expenditures. and the government was OBJ
liged to do that which 1t never had done be-
fore since -the days OF James Buchanan
namely, to borrow money to pay its running
expenses In the time Of peace. AS We re-
view these facts. why should we not almost
the Pacific. from the Canadian line TO the
gulf, TO cry out: Let the grand Republican
party pe 70 ,"s lei 1tS s tive
Icy of reciprocity. the wise creation of our
ever-to-be-forgotten statesman. James, G..
Taking up the subject of the currency, Mr..
Hamlin argued against the is TO silver coin
age proposition, saying: ION this basis the
gold and silver dollars would not circulate
more money we should have less. Ii cannot
be believed that man would receive his own
pay In silver worth ov cents on the dollar
|. and pay his own debts in gold worth 100
cents on the dollar. Gold money would not
circulate with the silver here, but would
be boarded and used tor payments abroad,
where IL Is the only legal tender money. 1t
is not more money that We want. but what
we do want is a party in power, pledged 10
honest money, which will not break its faith
with the people, so that the man who buys
a bond payable in ten or any number OF
years TO come, or makes a contract for labor
or for manufacture which money is to be-
come due in the future, will know that he
is to be paid In dollars worth 100 cents each
and not In anything which may be worth
lican party pledge itself anew TO the doctrine
OF honest money, Inspire confidence in busi-
ness and save its prosperous and respected
country from Bankruptcy and dishonor."
Mr.. Hamlin closed with tribute 10
Thomas B.. Reed. AT the mention OF Reeds
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