Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1887 — PENDING POLITICS. [ARTICLE]

PENDING POLITICS.

lowa and Maryland Republicans and Pennaylvana Prohibitionists. The Tickets—The Platforms—The Proceedings—Alleged Disaffection of Democrats in Maryland—lowa Republicans in Favor of the Prohibitory Law. MARYLAND REPUBLICANS. Maryland Republicans met at Baltimore on the 24th and nominated Walter B. Brooks for Governor, and a full State ticket. The platform declares in favor of civil service reform, and that examination should apply to State goverment as well; declares the President’s claims in favor of civil service reform are hollow and delusive and condemns him ; for his“shamelesß disregard of his own declaration that Federal office-holders ; should not engage in efforts to control j their party action;” advocatesthe Blair I (or some similar) educational bill; sug- ' gests that laws be enacted to prevent j discrimination in the public schools i against colored children; for regulating I and adjusting the differences between i labor and capital; for the abolition of the system of enforced tobacco inspection; for the passage of such law’s as will effectually protect American labor and American society from the influences of the pauper and criminal classes of other countries and competition of convict labor at home; opposing the calling of a constitutional convention at the .present time; condemning the schemes of the Democratic party for the destruction of the Chesapeake & Ohio canal and its removal as a competitor with railroad monopolies; favoring the passage of more stringent laws against the use of money at elections, for an equitable system of taxation, a revision of the revenue laws, a curtailment of expenses of legislation and a revision of the laws regulating proceedure in courts, so as to lessen the expense. After the nominations had been made John and W. L. Marbury, two prominent Democrats, publicly announced their intentions to support the Republican ticket. In his speech Cowan said “he wanted his hearers to understand that he was a Democrat and always would be one, but he had grown tired of the broken promises of the ring headed by Senator Gorman and Free Rasin for good and honest government that were never fulfilled. These people dominated Maryland, and. were so corrupt that no decent man could stand with them. Gorman had for his henchmen ruffians who would not Stop at anything, no matter how low, and many of them should be behind prison bars.”

lOWA REPUBLICANS. lowa Republicans met at Des Moines on the same date and renominated Governor Larabee by acclamation; Also Lieutenant-Governor Hull in the same manner. The platform accepts as settled “the old issues and conclusive results of the war and hails with patriotic satisfaction all sincere evidences of returning fraternity and reunion;” condemns “the suppression of the colored vote in the South,” which is manipulated “to degrade the negroes of the South into a servile form of cheap labor, with which free labor everywhere must soon be brought into competition”. The tariff plank reads: We continue to favor a protective tariff for the upbuilding of American industries and the development of all our resources as a nation. We also favor it ■or the protection of American labor,and in such degree as will maintain to sueb labor the advantage of the difference bet ween the wages of the workingmen of Europe and America. V e believe the tariff should be revised and reduced wherever this policy will allow and the public interests approve. The strictest honesty, economy and retrenchment should be required and followed in the expenditure of all public moneys, and we declare for all possible and practicable reduction of taxation, both national and State. We favor the revison of the revenue laws of the State to the end that taxation may be equitable on all I kinds of property.”' I '"' '

On immigration, the platform says: We are opposed to criminal and vii cious immigration of all kinds, to threaten the public welfare and disturb the social peace, aud to all uauper immigration and convict or coolie labor, or to the contracting of prison labor by the State to bring unfair competition to American workmen. We„ favor such legislation in the State as will protect miners and all other laborers in their full rights as to compensation,protection of life, hours of labor hnd freedom of trade. All public lands should b'e held, and all unearned lands granted reclaimed for actual settlers. Non-resident aliens should not be allowed to acquire title to lands in this country. The platform declares in favor of the civil service law and condemns the administration for “flagrantly disobeying' and violating it;” condemns President Cleveland’s administration for “discrimination against and abuse of the Union soldiers; in its attempt to reverse the verdict of the war in the rebel flag incident; in its failure to reduce the surplus or-decrease taxation,” etc. Regards with increased favor public regulation and control of railways and other corporations; declares in favor of pensions to all disabled or dependent soldiers ami to the dependent widows and families of soldiers: on the prohibitory “Taw and home rule the platform declares: lowa has no compromise to hold with the saloon. We deetkre in favor of tlie faithful and vigorous enforcement in all parta of th- State,-of the-prohibi-tory law. The pharmacy laws and county permit law should be so amended as to prevent the drug store or whoa•sale liquor house from becoming in any manner the substitute orsuccessor j the saloon. •

Weexpress our sympathy with the people snuggling for liberty and home rule, whether it be the Irish people led by Gladstone and Parnell, seeking to escape from long-time oppression, or the people of Dakota or other territori- s in this country, deprived of home rule bv the partisan injustice of the Democratic party. PENNSYLVANIA PROHIBITIONISTS. Four hundred Pennsylvania Prohibition delegates met at Harrisburg on the same date. Half an hour of prayer and praise prece led the calling of the convention to order. 8. B. Chase was made temporary chairman and afterward C. 8. Wolfe permanent chairman. Fiftytwo of the sixty-seven counties were represented. A committee of three was appointed to investigate charges of unjust discrimination on the part of the Pennsylvania railroad in favor of the Republican party. The platform denounces the liquor traffic and demands the prohibition of the same by constitutional amendment; upbraids the present great political parties for their cowardice in failing to meet the saloon power at the ballot box; favors protection to American labor and capital; the restriction of immigration as against pauper and criminal classes; the reservation of the public lands for actual settlers; popular education with the retention of the Bible in the public schools; just pensions io dependent soldiers or their families; civil service based on personal character and official fitness, and a wise and economical administration of public affairs. The platform also favors equal taxation, arbitration in labor disputes, and woman suffrage, and denounces the “continental Sunday.” „ Hon. 8. B. Eaton was nominated for Supreme Judge and Captain Dallas C. Irish for State Treasurer. NEW YORK PI'OHIBITIONISES Nine hundred and eighteen delegates reporied at the New York State Prohibition convention at Syracuse on the 25th and 26th. H. Clay Bascom, of Troy, was made permanent chairman. Mr. Bascom, on taking the chair, made a speech arraigning the Republican party for its affiliation with dram shops. Several speeches were made, committees appointed, etc. A short examination was held, Friday, with the object of discovering the standing of each delegate in his church. All were found to be church members; ninety five were ministers, and a large number of the others were Sundayschool Superintendents. About 2,000 delegates *ere in attendance Friday. Of these, 134 were formerly Democrats, and the rest were formerly Republicans. A platform was adopted declaring against license and in favor of woman suffrage. It declares that both .the Republican and Democratic parties are controlled by the “rum power,” and cited the Vedder andMves bills as proof

of the assertion. It also covers arbitration of labor disputes, prohibition of liquor traffic, reservation of public lands for settlement, and equal wages for men and women. The ticket nominated was as follows: For Secretary of State, Rev. Dr. C. W. Huntington, of Olean; for Comptroller, C. B. Hitchcock, of Cortland; for State Treasurer, W. W. Smith of Poughkeepsie; for Attorneygeneral, Silas W. Mason, of Wes'field, Chatauqua county; for State Engineer and Surveyor, John G. Gray, of Ulster county. The candidates all made speeches and were loudly applauded. It was voted to allow the Woman’s Chrisiian Temperance Union to have delegates to all conventions of the.pirty. The convention adjourned sine dieamid cheers, and with the doxology. The claim is made** that they will poll 75,000 votes in the State. Chairman Bascom says they will hurt the Republican party this year worse than ever on account of that party’s breaking their promises.