The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-05
UNION REPUBLICANS
In CONVENTION.
DIR. Burton the Champion OF New Castle
County.
FAVORED A REPRESENTATION
But the Delegates from New Castle County
Eefuseto Support the rlOtion for a
Larger Representation.

John H. llcfleckcr was chosen chairman
and Colonel ID, T. Barnard as secretary.
The vice presidents chosen were:
Now Castle, James Il. Shaw, Sr.; Kent,
William ElinsOn; Sussex County, Dr..
Hiram II. Burton,
The platform adopted was MS follows:
The Union Republican party of tho
State of Dcl;lwara, by their delegate in
convention Il, assembled, stand for unquai.
fled and equal justice 10 all, without which
due respect for law is destroyed, social
thrift obstructcd, public peace disturbed
and pGrlnanoncy Of government imperiled.
The Union Republican party stands tor
revercn.ial acquieseuce in the e4press-
cd Will Of the niniority, both in party
management and in municipal, state and
national elections and legislation, for as
the people arc the recognized source of all
political pOi,tr AID authority; 50 the will
ui thc people can lr asutrlailied by Tho eX-
pressed will Of tho majority; and The
ballot box, which Is the medium for the
indication Of that will and lie enuilcia
tlcn Of that authority, should be as iElpreg-
nabiy protected and as jealousy gui.rdod
by thG American voter
Whoever violates tho bailot-box is a
traito. to his cnuniry.an enemy to his rae /,
disgrace to human society and an ject
Of contenpt in lho eyes OF al patriots
The Cnlon Republican party stands for
the la. g St and fullest Interpretation of
the Dcc:ara.ion of Independence concern
ing the rights tf man. 1t believes thai
anything in Hsystem Of government which
tends 70 Oppreas any individual or any
Class is Il defect in that system, and ought
to be corrected us sUun as possible; and
that the mission Of the Union Republican
party OF lho co,ntry Is to do that work III
the future, as il mas largely done 1t III the
past
The Union Republican party believes in
sound money, nhcan u currency, every
d liar Of which shall be kept at par with
every other dollar, and Il standard IN har-
mDny with that ul the leading commercial
nations, 50 that olr fOrclgi. ami domestic
trade may be htalthH and unamblreassGd,
and our credit uEquestioned il the money
markets OF tho world; and we uudprs' 'arL
sound lno'.ty under present conditions 10
iErAn gold stAnuaru witA all issuts uf
ti!>Nrnltd paper Kept a. Il parity by tho
pic c'ged lnlth Of the gnrc.nnent.
We believe th9t AL no Ell Of the govern
mcnt which are rnyahtu On demand in gold
shu!Nd be called II, Hut that such notes
shUEM only belssIrd wnnA gold 10 tho full
amount ul tbelr Lace NI.uU Is deposited III
the treasury Of The tu.trl States, 10 ST.
cure The redemption OF ihUn when so ia-
sued,
Eyn protcc i've tariff, we mean not a
tariff in nnywise pruhinitlye, hu, duty on
foreign products vqni vHlruL to tho u'fcr.
en"o between domestic and foreign wages
SO that the American Wor%nlan may have
a lalr ompetltlNG,hnnCc in The home mar
ket.
We endorse the platform of principles
adopted by the Nntiu!lhl Union kepubl.
can convent ion Which met Ill st. Louis in
June 1876
Believing that the principles of he Ma
tiulai Union Republican party are sound.
right. entirely In accord Wi Ii the purposes
for which our national government was
founded and best calculated to maintain
IA more perfect union, establish justice,
insure domestic tranquility, provide for
the common defence, promote the general
welfare, and secure tho blessings OF liberty
to- the citizens OF these United States and
their poaterity; we consratula @ he citi-
zans vi the nation that the policies md
affairs of tho national government arb
formulated. declared, directed, managed
and controlled by that party.
The Union Republican party desires to
express its sympathy with he struggling
patriots of Cuua We believe that thpir
Independence Will bo secured as tho price
of nobt patriotism and nimeeSS suffer.
lngs, and that tho dominion OF Spain, q
nation that hi., contributed nOlh hing to tho
civilization of the world, nor the advance.
ment Of tho human race for more than
threo centuries, will no longer dosccrate
the soil OF that beautiful island with her
barbarism, and that humanity and the
commercial interests Of the United States
dcmuni her Intervention in the war now
Toing wagcd il Cuba.
We believe that the success & our party
is essential to the best interests of Della
ware The reign OF Democracy in this
state las been tGo long and constant. Tho
past twenty years or more hayo boon
poriou OF dcgeneracy in that party. The
Democratic leaders of a generation ago
have boon displaced by IL class of men less
competent, but more unscruplllous-cven
the sembance Of political integrity has
been laid aside, and these ravishcrs of
ballot boxes and uisflanchisurs Of frcumen
have ElUrieu i'll Their rtfrDntery and futteu.
cd oil their spoils. Under their rule tax.
ratios have been Increased and still the pub.
lie debts augmentcd; the fund Of the
state have bccn used by them for partisan
purposes, and their Legislators have from
time to time, played into the hands of a
corrupt lobby Some. Of their prominent
atroitly continue their spHculations under
tho protection Of tho larty--Iest thcir
crimes should be discovered and punished
they have prrpptlated their succession:
First, by DISTINGUISHING honorable citi.
Guns; second, by bribery; third by frauds
II! the polls; fourth, by false COUNTS nfth,
BY refusing to tabultto election returns;
sixth, by usurpation, violence and rcvolu-
ton; seventh, by the passage Of laws en-.
uctcI for the purpose of shielding their
partisan acts and deeds; and, eighth, by
packing grand and potit jurcs from the
members Of their party, that these yiCla-
tors OF law should go uuwllipped ut ju.-
ticc.
In short, nothing has been too unjust
for their approval Or too mean for their
CONFERENCE.-The shotgun policy of the
South in its worst days, anu ku klu. ism
in its most violent forms, have failed to
furnish specimens of political disorder go
cuntcmptiDlc, Cowaruly, and unjust, as
has been exhibited by the modern leaders
of the Democracy OF this, tho oldest, and
onc" the most honored Of the sistcrhoud
Of states
" nl.a we view with abhorrence the theft
of the five seats in he constitutional con.
vcntiun by tho Democrats and their allies,
and most earnestly and heartily condemn
that crime, yet, rs that convention has in
the main formulated and promulgated q
constitution hat Is Il great Improvement
on tho Old one we hereby approve nd
ratity that constitution, reserving the
right, however, to contest in tho courts
those provisions Of 1t which deny to per-
sons tho right to u trial by a jury, as 1t
heretofore existed in his state, and as we
believe is guaranteed by the Constitution
OF the United Sta O.; we shall also use
every effort to reader this unjust appor.
made by that convention of tho
senatorial and representative districts
more fair and just.
We therefore call upon all voters Of our
beloved state to give their support in the
coming campaign of 1898 to tho party that |
gave full liberty TO the nalion-that re-
constructed and made more permanent the |
Union out of the chaas of droful civil |
rc.Gatnblshed The national |
credit, restored specie payments, extended |
and fostercd commerce and manufactures.
heparty that is pledged to tho enlarge
ment Of intelligence, tho security of per-
sonal llberty-the improvement of our
rivers and harbors, that is pledged to sup.
port those men who, In the hour OF tho |
danger, made every sacrifice for
It's preservation and the promotion Of the |
peace and prosperity Of tho people rh, |
party Of the American, us contraaisttn. !,
gui=he1 from all others The pnry that |
slories in American ideas. That believes |
IN manhood and dcspi.es the hollow |
nummories of IL IOtten arlGy0crncy. The |
party of the poor man, Of the whole pco. |
pe of all patriots.
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