Hope Republican, Volume 1, Number 10, Hope, Bartholomew County, 7 July 1892 — Page 3

REPUBLICANS. Meet at Ft "Wayne, and Nominate a Ticket Commute**—Xhe PUtform-TheTIck-«t—The Proceeding*— A Large Attend»nc# Mad an JEarneet C.uie.t for the omen. T»i« Republican state Convention mot »tFt. Wayne, June 2S. The attendance was very largo, and the contest for the dl iterant offices was earnest and for the Governship heated. The respective District meeting, on the evening previous, selected the following committees and electors; committees on resolutions: First District—II. S. Bennet, of Vanderenrg county, neeond—C. C. Schroeder. Dubois, -bird—M. R. Suiter, Jefferson. Koarth—M. D. Tackett, of Decatur. Fifth—C. F. Remy, Bartholomew. Sixth-J. H. Clay pool, Fayette. Seventh—Calebs. Denny, Marion. Eighth—George M. Allen, Vigo. Ninth—Milton Garrlgus, Howard. Tenth-Dewitt 0. Justice, Cass Eleventh—George A. H. Shideler,Grant. Twelfth—C. W. Campi DeKalb. Chlrtoenth—Henry D. Wilson, Elkhart. HULKS AND ORGANIZATION. First District—L. 0. Embrae, of Gibson eoun ty Second- -Thomas ,T. Box, of Lawrence. Third —Everett Wagner, of Jennings. Fourth—W. S. Honly,of Rush. Fifth—R, A. Brown of Johnson. Sixth—Frank Collins, of Delaware. Seventh- ft. O. Hawkins, of Marion. Eighth- I H. Kalley, of Sullivan. Ninth—D. McA. Williams, of Benton. Tenth—T. F. Palmar, of White. Eleventh—N. N. Antrim, of Miami. Twelfth—Brainord Rorison, of Allen. Thirteenth—Clem Studebakor, of St. Joseph. COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. First District—W. L. Boyer, of Posey county. Sesond —A. M. Hardy, of Daviess. Third—W. H. Watson, of Clark. Fourth—David E, Wilson, of Shelby. Fifth—Thomas T. Moore, of Putnam. Sixth—B. P. Coddlngton, of Randolph. Seventh—P. J. Van Vorhis, of Marion. Eighth—S. H, Elwell, of Fountain. Ninth—T. N. Cragun, of Booue. Tenth —K. W. Wlckey, of Lake. BUevesth—J. M. Sayler, of Huntington. Twelfth —Louis W. Fairfield, of Steuben. Thirteenth—Albert I, Gould, of Starke. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. First District—Daniel B. Kumler, of Vanderbnrg county. Second—John H. Weathers,of Orawford. Third—Morris McDonald, Sr., of Floyd. Fourth—George F. O’Byrne, of Franklin, fifth —George W. Hanna, of Putnam. Sixth—Jacob G. Kltchell, of Union. Seventh— A. R, Hovey, of Marlon. Eighth—Henry Daniels, of Parke. Ninth—David Colter, of Clinton. Tenth— L. M. Brackett, of Pulton. Eleventh—Jesse J. M. LaFolletle.of Jay. Twelfth—A. ft. Walters, of Allen. Thirteenth—William M, Kendall, of Marshall. CONTINGENT ELECTORS. First District—William Henning, Perry lounty. Second —M. D. Kills, Greene. Third—Allen Cooperider, Scott. Fourth—Thomas B. Adams, Franklin, fifth—Frank M. lugier, Monroe. Sixth—James S. Ostrander, Wayne. Seventh—George W. Duncan, Hancock. Eighth—Oliver P. Lewis, Fountain. Ninth—Joseph W. Payne, Benton. Tenth-W. F. Wilson. Cass. Eleventh—Peter B. Mauley, Adams. Twelfth—Orlando Klmmell, Noble. Thirteenth—Charles B. Simmons, La. Porte. The crowd that surged into the rink at !0 a, m. Tuesday was so great as to deprfve delegates of seats. Chairman of the Slate Committee Qowdy rapped for order, and while doing so Judge Binkley, of Richmond, in pursuance of the anti-Chase programme, moved that the convention adjourn, that the room might be cleared, and then none admitted but delegates uniil the delegates liad secured their mats. Mr. Gowdy ieclared Mr. Bink ey out of order midi the conyention iad organized. The iiev. D. VV. Moffett hen offered prayer. .'Allowing this the Committee on permanent organ Izadon reported, namng C. W. Fairbanks for permaniin chairman and Gil 11. Starmount or secretary. The n a m i n g of Mr. ratrbank called forth loud cheering. The report was adopted and Mr. Fairbanks was introduced by Mr. Howdy. Mr. Fairbanks delivered a speech of considerable length. His reference to President Harrison was cheered for a half p urinate and his remarks were frequently intermpted by applause. He referred to the National Republican ijiWlferm, dsv*ted considerable time to dlsfevitsiftn of the McKinley bill, reciprocity and the tariff: touched upon a fair ballot and ihe so-called gerrymander of Indiana by the Democrats, and condemned the present lax law in unmeasured terms. Upon the conclusion of his address Mr, Binkley renewed his motion V) adjourn, and upon this motion the rol! ' was called amidst groat confusion, and upon its aon elusion the motion to onrn was parried Under the clr$uama n ces the ndjournBj»at had no <>ig nlficance, e«pt tO «J«er the hail of 'he crowds the r the delegates might transact bus!ncs». The convention reassembled at 1:20. The committee on credentials reported no contests. Marcus Sulier read the platform as follows, which was adopted: TUB PLATFORM. i. IV Bepahixec.es of UoRac.it heartily

\V* % T Kv v I'flA J. CHASE.

i fiKOP.OK P. HAYWOOD,

approve the declarations adop'ed by the Republican national convention at Minneapolis. As citizens of Indiana we congratulate the people of the Stale upon the nomination for President of the United Stales of onr fellow-citi-zen, Benjamin Harrison. The administration of the national Government under his leadership has boon marked by such wisdom and patriotism as to Impress the whole country, and to give abundant assurance that its continuance will add luster to the Arnericon name and increase the comfort of the American home. Wo command the candidates of the Republican party of the Nation as eminently worthy of the suffrage of an intelligent and patriotic people. 2. The Democratic part y has often demonstrated Its incapacity for government in both na tional and State affairs. In Indiana, believing itself Intrenched behind a gerrymander of surpassing iniquity, it has shown a reckless disregard of the people’s interest and welfare, imposing intolerable burdens without benefit. Wo therefore condemn the Democratic management of our State affairs as incompetent, wasteful and in the interest of party managers, and direct attention especially to the subject hereafter mentioned. 3. Debt and Democratic are synonymous terms with the tax-payers of Indiana. Unnarailelled extravagance in pub lie expenditures has marked the course of Democracy in Indiana during the past decade. until the State is now burdened with a debt of $9,000,000. The current expenses of the Slate government have been radically increased by reckless management. Tlie burdens thus imposed have become too oppressive to be endured. Our progress as a people lias been greatly impeded and the credit of the State will soon become seriously impaired unless radical changes in the conduct of our public business are speedily introduced. Relief lies with the people, and wo invite the voters of all political opinions to unite In turning out of power the party that has always been false to its pledges of economy and reform. 4 Wo arraign the Democratic party of Indiana for enacting an unequal and unjust tax law. It imposes upon the farmer, laborer and householder an excessive and unjustshare of Fublic burden, t creates a groat number of unnecessary offices hi t her to unknown to law To the burden of taxation, already too heavy it adds more than one hundred thousand dollars for the >fees, salaries 1 and expenses of these offices and officers. Wede mand its radical revision. We pledge ourselves , , to enact such amendments to the present tax law as shall relieve the farmer and the home from the unjust taxation now borno by them; which shall place a just share of the public burden on capita) and corporate property, and provide a more simple and expensive method of assessment. 5. We condemn the action of the last Democratic Legislature In largely increasing the fees and salaries of the State and county officers. It made many public offices sinecures by providing for the performance of official duties by deputies, paid out of the public funds. 6. The law passed by the last Democratic Assembly, apportioning the State for legislative and Congressional purposes, was designedly and wickedly framed so as to deny to many counties and localities fair and equal representation in the legislative department of the State and Nation; to place and retain under Democratic control in this State all its public institutions and affairs, and to glvi that party an increased and unfair representation in Congress and the Legislature. Such a policy is danger ous and destructive of all good governments, and merits the condemnation of all patriotic people. And wo now pledge the Republican party to continue the warfare against this dishonest policy of the Democratic party, until the State shall be honestly apportioned by giving to eacti county and locality its fair and equitable representation in proportion to its numbers. 7. Wo denounce the purpose of the Democratic party, clearly avowed on tho National platform, to repeal the law imposing a 40 per cent, tax on State bank issues, and thus removing the only barrier to a return to the system of “wildcat” money, which oac« disgraced our State and largo ly impoverished our people. 8. The Democratic party deserves the emphatic condemnation of evsry citizen of the State for its refusal to placebur benevolent institutions upon a non-partisan basis, when murder, cruelty, debauchery, fraud and inoompetency mark that party’s management of many of these Institutions; and for still persisting In retaining partisan control of the asylums of the helpless and unfortunate, that they may be made the coin in payment for party services. We, therefore, demand an absolute nonpartisan management of the benevolent and reformatory institutions of the State through boards, whose members shall be appointed by the Governor from the different political parties of the State, to the end that they may be relieved from the present profligate management. 9. We favor the enactment by Congress of a law thrice recommended by President Harrison, compelling the use of standard safety car-couplers for the protection of the lives and limbs of employes engaged in interstate commerce. The people in the employ of all railroad companies in this State form a large percentage of Its population, and are justly entitled to such legislation as will place them on an equality with such corporations before the law: .and we are opposed to railways maintaining insurance companies by coercing their employes to become members of them. The employers of labor should be liable In damages for injuries to persons or destruction of life where the employer is more at fault than? tho employe. We, also favor a governing convict labor in the penal institutions of the State that will work the least possible Injury to free labor. Wo are In sympathy with all well directed efforts of laboring men to improve their condition hr united action or otherwise.

s. N. CHAMBERS.

THEO. SHOCKJfEY

JUDGE ELLiOif.

ari pledge on.-set-es to pits tie in suck legislation as wll' tend to advance ta« l«. terests »f vsgo-wo’-kers. !9 Wo most heartilv indorse the generous pension laws enacted by Republlcat* in Congress, and congratulate tb* country that during the administration of President Hanison no pension bill lias been vetoed. We demand that suitable and proper provisions be made for the care and maintenance of indigent soldiers and their wives and widows, to the end that no soldier, or the wife or widow of n soldier, shall ever be an inmate of apoor house in the .Stale of Indiana; and that such provisions be made that the soldier, when overtaken by poverty or adversity, shall not In his declining years bo separated from tht wife, of his youth. We therefore advocate the establishment by the State, in connection with the Indiana department of the Grand Army of the Republic, of a suitable State soldiers’ home for the care and maintenance of indigent soldiers and their wives and widows, upon the plan recommended by the (f. A. R. 13. The people of Indiana cherish the name of Alvin P. llovey. He was a native of this State, and with only such opportunities as were open to all, arose to a high position in thu State and Nation and distinguished htmseli as a jurist, soldier and statesman. The Republicans of Indiana lament Ids death as the death of a trusted leader and of a statesman who crowned a long and useful .'at eer by the courageous and manly defense of the Constitution he helped to frame and of the just powers of the State’s chief executive. 13. Wo tender to that eminent Republic can leader, .JamesG. Blaine, and the members of ids family, our sincere sympathy and with them mourn the loss of those who so recently formed a part of their family circle. Tlie platform closed with a resolution adopting the eagle as the emblem of thi Republican party for the coming campaign. Nominations for Governor were then made. Judge John C. Hadley, of Danville, Inominalcd Ira J. Chase, seconded by Col, A. M. Hardy, of Daviess. Joe li Cnoadle, of Clinton county, John A Swoveland, of Tipton, Chas. A. Grlltin. o: Hammond and others. Robert J. Loveland, of Peru, nominated TheodoreShock ney, of Randolph county, and was seconded tiy Win. II. Murray, of South Bend Only these two candidates were presentee —Chambers got out of the way for Elliott The roll of counties was called unli Orange bad bean reached, when it was suspended and Governor Chase was nominated by acclamation. For Lieutenant Governor, Theodor* Shockney. of Randolph, and Chas M. Travis, of Montgomery county, wore nom inated. The Ballot resulted, Shockney 817, Travis 558, Hiram Brownlee, of Gi ant 27. Shockney was declared the nominee For Secretary of State the candidates nominated were Aaron Jones, of St. Joseph, and Winfield S. Carpenter, of Clay county, Jones was nominated by a vote of 769 to 666, one vote going to Rhody Shlel When the convention reached the nomination for Auditor Col. I. N. Walker, o Indianapolis, announced that he haddetetm Ined that his name should not be submit ted to the convention John W. Coons,of Ma rion county, and William H. Liggett, o Whitley county, were placed in nomination After Marion county had voted the nomination of Coons was made unanimous. For Treasurer, Freddrick J. Schulz, o; Vanderburg, Lee. W. Sinclair of Washington, and Leonard Wild of Hamilton wore named. The vote resulted, Schulz 650>£, Sinclair 522>£, Wild 257. W id’s name was withdrawn and an the sect-nt ballot Seholz received S39 votes and Sinclair 601. For Reporter of the Supreme Court Geo. P. Haywood, of Tippecanoe; A. N. Grant, of Howard, and IV. H. Riplev, of Marion, wore named. Before the roll-call was completed Grant and Ripley withdrew and Haywood was nominated by acclamation. For the office of Attorney-General John W. Lovett, of Madison; James T Johnston, of Parke, and J. D. Ferrall, ol Lagrange, were named. The first ballot resulted in 677 votes fpr Ferrall, 457 for Lovett and 296 for Johnston. Johnston's name was withdrawn. Tim second ballot resulted: Ferrall, 815; Lovett, 615. James H. Henry, of Morgan, was nominated for SuDeriutendent of Public Instruction by acclamation. John D. Miller, Byrou K. Elliott and K W. McBride, the present Judges of the Supreme Court, were renominated by acclamation. For Judges of the Appellate Court First District, M. W. Fields, of Gibaen; Aden G. Gavins, of Greene, and W. S. Maples, of Sullivan, wero named, and before the roll was called the nomination oi Mr. Gavins was made unanimous. The Second District, John K. Thompson of Dearborn and; Charles S. Baker, o Bartholomew, were the aspirants. Baker received the nomination and the roll cai was not completed. For the Third District James B. Black of Marion, Peter S. Kennedy, of Montgomery, and Joseph C. Suit, of Frankfort wero the candidates. The first ballo resulted. Kennedy 374, Suit 388, and Black 668. Judge Black was nominated on Hie second ballotand it was made unanimous For the Fourth District on the flnw b»l lot Henry C. Fox, of Wayne, received 61" votes, and Judge W. S. Robinson, of Doia ware, 653 votes. Judge Robinson being nominated. For the Fifth District Judge E. C, Crum packer, of Porter, was nominated by acclamation. For State Statistician, R. A, Conner, o: Harrison, and S. J. Thompson, oi Shelby, were the candidates. Before th< vote was completed Conner withdrew and Thompson was nominated by acclamation. A resolution recommending a government appropriation for the World’s Fair, was adopted, The attendance was the largest for many years a at State Convention At the conclusion of the work, three cheers were given for the tickets, both State and National, for the chairman, and for almost everybody. The enthusiasm was very great. At 9 o’clock at night the coaventien adjourned sine die. Gold was probably the first metai discovered and used. It was discovered and used in Egypt and well known in the eastern empire 1 ,80C years H, C. It was doubtless known and used in India many handled years before this period.

y. .r. suoi.z.

L. W. SINCLAIR.

THE PROHI’S Meet at Cincinnati and Nominate Candidates. General Bldwell, of California, for President- -Til e Platform and Proceedings. The Sixth National Convention of the Prohibition party convened at Music Hall, In Cincinnati, at 10:30 a. m., on tho 29th. The proceedings opened rvlth tho singing of the hymn “America." Chairman Dickie, of tho National Committee, called the Convention to order, and Introduced Dr. J. G. Kvans, of Hadding College, 111,, who formally opened tho Convention with prayer. In tho course of whlph he entreated that rum he driven from tho country and tho saloon cease to exist. Rev. Dr. Lockwood, of Cincinnati, then

GEN. BID WELL.

on behalf of the city and Stat of Ohio, welcomed the delegates in a few well chosen remarks. Ex-Governor St. John was chosen temporary chairman amid wild enthusiasm. Touching upon the vital questions in his opening remarks, he said: The expenses of government should be levied upon the wealth instead of the necessities of the people. We claim that any system which imposes a high tariff on the food, fuel and clothing of the poor, and lets the diamonds of the rich come in free, is legalized robbery under the guise of "protection,” and ought to be forever abolished; that all money should be issued by the general Government, and every dollar, whether gold, silver or paper, should stand upon an equality before the law for all purposes, and that the coinage of both metals should be free; that railway and telegraph lines should be under the control of the Government, to be operated at cost in the interest of all the people: that President, Vice-President and United States Senators should be elected by adirect vote of the people, and that the term for President bo extended to six years with no second successive term for any man. That all monopolies which oppress the peonle ought to be suppressed. That the legalized liquor traffic for beverage purposes is the greatest monopoly that ever existed. It destroys 150,000 lives and costs $1,500,000,000 annually, and sends misery, poverty, crime and heartache broadcast among the people, ft is the product of Democratic and Republican rule; a damning blot upon our civilization a sin against God, and ought to be made a crime against humanity, and driven from the face of the earth. The new National committee reelected Chairman Dickie. At the afternoon session the committee on permanent organization recommended Ell F. Ritter, of indianapolls, for permanent chairman, and Kov. bam Small for permanent Secretary. Ritter was escorted to the chair amid great cheers. H is speech was forceful on the party line, and was received with great enthusiasm, especially When ho said: “Childhood can sing for prohibition, women can pray for it, old age fan yearn for it and the strength of manlood can strike for it.” Thursday’s sessions wore more or less icrimonious. A resolution was adopted leplormg unnecessary references to Slav - try and sectional differences. Mrs. Willard was accorded an ovation and in acknowledging it, declared she was opposed

W. J. DEMOBEST.

to fusion with any other political party. Subscriptions for campaign purposes wore taken up and about $20,(XX) pledged. There were a majority and a minority report on the platform and more or loss wrangling (considerable more) continued all day and until the matter was disposed of. The differences were upon a silver plank, proposed by the minority and not adopted, a financial plank and the tariff plank. The platform as finally adopted is as follows: The Prohibition parly, in national convention assembled, acknowledging Almighty God as the source of all true government and his law as the standard to which all human enactments must conform to secure the blessings of peace and prosperity, presents the following declaration of principles: The liquor traffic is a foe to civilization, the arch enemy of popular government and a public nuisance. It is the citadel of the forces that corrupt politics, promote poverty and crime, degrade the Nation’s home life, thwart the will of the people and deliver our country into the hands of rapacious class interests. All laws that under the guise of regulation legalize and protect this traffic or make the government share in its ill-gotten gains are “vicious In principle and powerless as a remedy.” Wo declare anew for the entire suppression of the manufacture, sale, importation, exportation and transportation of alcoholic liquors as a beverage by federal and State legislation, and the full powers of the government should bo exerted to secure this result. Any party that fails to recognize the dominant nature of this issue in American politics is undeserving of the support of the people. No citizen should be denied the right to vote on account of sex, and equal labor hould receive equal wages without regard to sex. The money of the country should be issued by the general government only, and

In sufficient quantities to meet the demands of business and give a full opportunity for the employment of labor. To this end an increase In tho volume of money Is demanded and no individual or corporation should be allowed to make any profit through its Issue. Jt should be made a legal tender for the payment of all debts, public and private. Its volume should no fixed at a definite sum per capita and made to Increase with our increase in population. Wo favor the free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold. Tariff should bo levied only as a defense against foreign governments which levy upon or bar out our products from their markets, revenue being incidental. Tho residue of means necessary to an economical administration of tho government should bo raised by levying a burden on what tho people possess, instead of upon what wo consume. Railroad, telegraph and oilier public corporations should be controlled by the government in the Interest of the people, and no holier charge* allowed than necessary to give fair Interest on the capital actually invested. Foreign immigration has become a burden upon industry, one of the factors in depressing wages and causing discontent; therefore, our immigration laws should be revised and strictly enforced. The time of residence for naturalization should be extended, and no naturalized person should be allowed to vote until one year after he becomes a citizen. Non-resident aliens should not be allowed to acquire land in this countiy, and we favor the limitation of individual and corporate ownership of laud. All unearned grants of lands to railroad companies or other corporations should be reclaimed. Years of inaction and treachery on the part of the Republican and Democratic parties have resulted In the present reign of mob law, and we demand that every citizen be protected in the right of trial by tribunals. All men should be protected by law In their right to one day’s rest in seven. Arbitration is tho wisest and most economical and humane method of settling national differences. Speculations in grain, tho cornering of grain, money and products, and the formation of pools, trusts and combinations for the arbitrary advancement of prices should bo suppressed. We pledge that the Prohibition party, if elected to power, will ever grant just pensions to disabled veterans of the Union army and navy,their widows and orphans. We stand unequivocally for the American public school, and opposed to any appropriation of public moneys for sectarian schools. We declare that only by united support of such common schools,taught in the English language, can we hope to become and remain a homogeneous and harmonious people. We arraign the Republican and Democratic parties as false to tho standards roared by their founders; as faithless to the principles of the illustrious leaders of the past, to whom they do homage with, the lips; as recreant to the higher law, which is as inflexible in political affairs as in personal life, and as no longer embodying the aspirations of the American paoj

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pie or inviting the confidence of enlightened, progressive patriotism. Their protest against the admission of “moral issues” into politics is a confession of their own moral degeneracy. The declaration of an eminent authority that municipal misrule is “the one conspicuous failure of American politics” follows as a natural consequence of such degeneracy, and is true alike, of cities under Republican and Democratic control. Each accuses the other of extravagance in congressional appropriations, anil both are alike guilty; cadi protests when out of power against the infraction of the civil-service laws, and each, when in power, violates those laws in letter and spirit; each professes fealty to the interests of the toiling masses but both covertly truckle to the money power in tiiolr administration of publld affairs. Even the tariff issue, ar represented in the Democratic Mills bill, and the McKinley bill, is no longer treated by them as an issue upon great and divergent principles of government, bat is a mere catering to different sectional and class interests. The attempt in many States to wrest the Australian ballot system froiR its true purpose and to so deform it as t6 render It extremely difficulty for now parties to exorcise the rights of suffrage is an outrage upon popular government. The competition of both the parties for the vote of the slums, and their assiduous courting of the liquor power and subserviency to the money power has resulted in placing those powers in the position of practical arbiters of the destinies of the Nation. Wo renew our protest against these perilous tendencies, and Invito all citizens to join us in the upbuilding of a party that has shown in Uvo national campaigns that it prefers temporary dafeat to an abandonment of claims of justice, sobriety, personal rights and the protection of American homes. Recognizing and declaring that prohibfr, bition of the liquor traffic lias become tina dominant issue in National politics, we invite to full party fellowship all those who, on this one dominant issue, are with us agreed, in the full belief that this party can and wilt remove sectional differences, promote National unity- and insure the best welfare of our entire land. Resolved, That we favor a liberal appropriation bv the Federal Government for the World's Columbian Exposition, but only on condition that the sale of intoxicating drinks upon tlieexposition grounds is prohibited, and that the Exposition be Irept closed on Sunday. At the night session nominations for President were made. John P. St. John nominated Gen. John Bldwell, of California; John L. Thomas nominated W. Jennings Domorest; D, B. Logan nominated Gideon T. Stewart, of Ohio. The ballot resulted: Bidwell, . r >90: Demorost, 139; Stewart, 179, and Bidwell was declared the nominee. The fol o ving gentlemen were named for the Vice-Presidential nomination: Sara W. Small, of Georgia; W. W. S*D«r le of Minnesota; Joshua Lev.ving, »f Maryland; J. B. Cranfill, of Texas, an6 Thos. R. Carskaden, of Virginia. Small withdrew. The vote stood; Levering abo, C’lanfill 386, Satterloe 36, Caskaden T. Cranlill was nomlnared on the second ivl lot, receiving 416 yotes.