The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-27
REPUBLICANS OF 1878
 AFTER SPOILS ONLY

Efghth--A. w. Mccullough of Madii
 son, Samuel c. Stafford of Lauderdaie.
 On motion of MT. Knox, JudgefJ "
 McDunie of Lowndes was unanimously
 elected Chairman of the Committee. The Platform.
 Judge Rice held the proxies of several counties and was a delegate
 from Montgomery. but he did not take any promninet part in the proceedings
 He was not present to make the report or the Committee on Platform and that
 Important duty was performed by
 Judge Buckley. In an address an ex-
 planatfon was made for failure to
 make nominations for State offices, the
 reason being given that, while there
 were as many Republicans then as in
 1872 when that party elected It's ticket, | that in 1874 Republican votes were Ieither ignored or counted for the Demo-
 crats, and it was not regarded as wise
 to have votes cast to be changed for
 another party and charged that by
 fraud and violence the Democrats had obtained control of all the branches of | the State Government, and that the right of the negroes to vote had been
 denied and abridged. The address con- cludes:
 From our party associates through
 out the country we ask that moral sup port and encouragement which we de- clare that our record as a party, dur ing the years that we had possession of the government of the State, clearly entities us. In the aspects of econo- my, honesty, wise and liberal measures, we challenge comparison with the Democratic administrations; and we de- mand the support and vindication of the National Republican party" The platform declared that the equality of all men was recognized be- fore the law; pledge to maintain union of States. emancipation and enfran- chisement and to oppose re-opening of questions settled by the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments; sympathize with President in effort to eliminate all sectional animosity and to secure to every citizen enjoyment of full rights and privileges; declaring
 Hays fairly elected; against revival of financial question; favor construction of Southern Pacific Railroad by aid of general government: favor amendment to State Constitution abolishing waiver of exemptions.
 The Democratic Party was arraigned on the following charges:
 False to It's promises to lower the rate of taxation; removed people from once elected by the people and install VI ShcoO apPOlntcu Dy the NOVernOr. almost destroyed the free school sys- tenn; putting convicts in competition with labor by working them outside the penitentiary; that the Governor of Alabama is deserving of censure for his refusal on ample notice and full in- formation and upon the call of the Sheriff of the county, to take action to prevent a mob. in April last, from breaking and entering a jail in this State at midday. taking three prison- CTS therefrom. and depriving them of life without form or color of law.
 The Close.
 MT. Knox offered an amendment to the report of the Committee providing that the patriotic, liberal and just ad- mintstration of the affairs of the gem eral government of President Hays meets with the unqualified approval of this Convention. The report of the Committee was about as far as the Convention cared to go and on motion of Sandy Bynum, the resolution was laid on the table. and the Convention adjourned. sine die.
 The Advertiser said:
 The platform was discussed and one of the delegates did not mince matters. He told the astonished assembly in a plain, straightforward, earnest way that the platform upon which they proposed to put the Republican party of the State. was designed not for ef- feet here at home, but for effect at They hoped by means of It to, bring bayonets and money from abroad to interfere in the peaceable | elections of a peaceable people and be- | heath the waivings of bloody shirts to | -ide the Republican party into power | n Alabama. He told them that this | hfnp frtA proven a failure and was an outrage | lpon the rights of the people. General | irant had tried 1t and had, after eight | 1ears trial, to confess that 1t would | lot do. and abandoned it among the | 7ery last acts of his administration | That there have been some intimida- ions in times past, he would not pre- end to deny; that there was at the ast election, or that there is the lightest probability of any at the next 'lection, there is not an honest Re- white or black. who would lare to assert 1t. The platform as prepared is a falsehood. and a fraud, ought to be practiced in the interest f bloody shirt program-a thing that s bound to fail, and ought to fail. and e would suffer both of his arms to rop from his body. before he would i've 1t his vote or countenance in any hape.
 Mir. Knox proposed to add the en- orsement of Hays. and was opposed by n unknown negro. The whole herd f them with two or three exceptions, eemed to follow this dusky frien.l of 'ackard and MT. Hays was inconti- entally kicked heels over head-clear ut-old Ann Pollard giving him a blast 'ith her broad foot as he passed out. hey wanted no Hays in theirs-none xcept Charley, the bloody shirt cham ion of Hale.
 The Kangaroes capered. the bells f Bashan beloved their joy, the ele- hant lifted aloft his proud probocis, oted away his large carcass and then he great show was ended"
 The young men of Alabama will see That the Republican party of the outh is made of and how any of them an join such an organization passeth ly understanding.
 STRAWBERRIES!