Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1890 — INDIANA REPUBLICANS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA REPUBLICANS.

THEY MEET AT INDIANAPOLIS IN GREAT NUMBERS. Col. B. W. Thompion Made Chairman— The Platfofm in Fall—The Nominees and Proceedings in Detail. The Republican State Convention at Indianapolis on the 10th was attended by the full quota of 1,300 delegates and nearly all the prominent men of the party in the State. On the night previous at the District meetings the following committee were elected: VICE PRESIDENTS. First district, Emmett Smith, Puke; Second, R. A. Dumont, Orange; Third, S. E. Carter, Jackson; Fourth, Charles Jones, Franklin; Fifth, Gideon Johnson, Johnson; Sixth, N. L. Bray, Delaware; Seven th, Jasper Carpenter, Shelby; Eight, E. H. Nebeker, Fountain; Ninth, J. F. Elliott, Howard; Tenth, K. G. Schryock, Fulton; Eleventh, Nimrod Headington, Jay; Twelfth, J. D. Eeighty, DeKalb; Thirteenth, Aaron Jones, St. Joseph. ASSISTANT SECRETARIES. First district, John Che wning, Spencer; Second, Harvey Stuart, Greene; Third, John Scharpe, Clark: Fourth, James E. Larimer, Dearborn; Fifth, Julian Hogate, Hendricks; Sixth, George W. Patchell, Randolph: Seventh, Dr. S. A. Elbert, Marion; Eighth, T. H. B. McCain, Montgomery ; Ninth, M. W. Pershing, Tipton; Tenth, W. S. Wright, Cass; Eleventh, W. C. Chaffee, Huntington; Twelfth, N. W. Gilbert, Steuben; Thirteenth, Gen. Reub Williams, Kosciusko. CREDENTIALS. First district, John Johnson, f?taon; Second, John T. Bundy, Dubois: Third, L. Wagner, Jennings; Fourth, James H. Crozier, Jefferson; « Fifth, Jeremiah Wooden, Owen; Sixth, J. K. Goudy, Rush; Seventh, Dr. S. T. Yancey, Hancock: Eighth, E. S. Holliday, Clay; Ninth, D. McA. Williams, Benton; Tenth, Davia J L. Bishop, Newton; Eleventh, Captain Alex. Hess, Wabash l Twelfth, John M. Preston, Lagrange; Thirteenth, George W. Green, Starke. PERMANENT ORGANIZATION. First-District, E. E. Lockwood, Posey; .Second, A. M. Hardy, Daviess; Third, Jasper Packard, Floyd; Fourth, Judge Bonner, Decatur; Fifth, Marshall Hacker, Owen; Sixth, W. JI. Elliott, Henry; Seventh, Charles L. Henry, Madison; Eighth, I. H. Kelley, Sullivan; Ninth, W. R. Wood, Tippecanoe; Tenth, Charles Harley, Carroll; Eleventh, D. D. Atkinson, Miami; Twelfth, W. H. Liggett, Whitley; Thirteenth, H. G. Thayer, Marshall. RESOLUTIONS.

First District, R. C. Wilkinson, Vander burg; Second, F. B. Hitchcock, LawrenceThird, Harvey Morris, Washington ;Fourth, Perry E. Bear, Jefferson; Fifth, Joseph Homan, Hendricks; Sixth, J. N. Study, Wayne; Seventh, Harrison Tincher, Marion; Eighth, George M. Ninth. H. M. LaFollette, Boodfiptenth, Mark L. DeMotte, Porter; Goldthwait, Grant; Twelfth, R. T. McDonald, Allen; Thirteeth, J. W. Grumpacker, LaPorte. The convention was called to order at 10 O’clock by Mr. Michener, chairman of the State committee. Rev. Dr. Cleveland, of Indianapolis, invoked divine blessing. He save" thanks for what had been wrought well; for the peace and good will that prevail throughout our citizenship; for the wisdom that had guided us. He prayed that the convention might come to wise ind good conclusions; was thankful for lhe harmony and good will apparent on lhe countenances of those assembled; for the memories that crowd upon those assembled; for the recollection of men who went forth when the commonwealth was young, Ind gave their lives for union and liberty, Ind not in vain. As their successors, may we be careful, he asked, to do such thing as would enlarge the prosperity of the country and commonwealth. Especially he asked for a blessing upon the chairman: may there be no uncertain sound go forth from this convention, and may the note of victory for the right be heard, was his .. prayer^ — .. -■ ■ ' Colonel R. W. Thompson, the chairman, was then introduced. His speech was in t manner reminiscent of the two parties luring the last forty years. Something more than fifty years ago, he said, I attended a convention in this city, the obs jectof which was to convince all intellif;ent voters that the Democratic party, was ncompetent to conduct the public affairs. The country was thep bleeding at every pore. Its credit was destroyed. Its trade was paralyzed, and all its sources of iniustry were nearly dried up. It became accessary to convince the people of this country that their progress and happiness depended upon the inauguration of a new lystem of policy which should correspond with the principles of their fathers, from which the Democratic party had departed. Fifty years have passed, and under other Mispices our glorious State has profited by these new principles until she stands in lhe foremost rank of her federal sisters. While we look back and see how she has frown, every intelligent mind will conclude it is because the affirmative policy of the Republican party has prevailed, and the negative policy of the Democratic party has been defeated. Of the tariff, he said: “Our fathers declared that by every constitutional obligation they would build up not simply a nation, but an American nas tion, strong enough and powerful enough to maintain itself against all of the nations of the earth. They succeeded by declaring that it was their duty under the con stitution to protect American manufac turers. [Applause.] There was nothing else to do. Our trade was paralyzed, our commerce destroyed, because our interests had been sacrificed to the cupidity of the English manufacturer. Our fathers grew up and built factories wherever waterpower could be had, and wo went forward more rapidly than the most sanguine anticipated. Every house was a factory. I can remember when the spinning wheel was heard in every log cabin from morning until night. We heard it in the morning and were asked to go to sleep under its sweet and soothing influenoes at night. Look at our factories now. Now, in as much as this is an age of discovery and invention, we are told that all of the men who have engaged in these factory enterC rises are nothing more than a set of robers. As for myself, it may be an oldfashioned idea—but I am an old-fashioned man—l believe that as between the American on the one side and the Englishman, on the other, I am for the American all the time. [Great applause.] And yet I like the English very well. They have done a great deal for the world. Yet we are just a little bit better than what they are, and I don’t care how great they become, because they speak our language, on the other aide of the water. [Applause.] The less they bave-to do with us the higher we will soar. I have never known a new community to start in which every merchant, farmer and mechanic did not bend every energy to establish some sort of manufacturing enterprise close to his door.” The speaker then -went into an analysis of the tariff, and held that every pound of coal and Iron in America could be utilized bjwAmerlcan hand. He made a plea for building up of home markets and forborne trade. He referred to the currency question briefly, and references to John Sherman and resumption were applauded . of greenbacks and resumption he said that when resumption camo about * r we did not want our gold and silver and we put our greenbacks down tn our pockets—that is, those of ps who had them, and those who dUn (tried their best to get them.”

Immediately following his speech the platform was read and adopted. It is as follows: The Republicans of Indiana congratulate the people of the state upon the fact" that, since we were last a-sembled on a like occasion, the State has been honored for the first time in its history by the elevatioa of one of its citizens to tne position of Chief Executive of the nation. We indorse the administration of Benjamin Harrison and the able statesmen selected rs his co laborers and advlsos, as being wise, vigorous and patriotic. It Las kept the pledges made io the people, has carefully guarded and zealously promoted their welfare’and elevated the condition of the pu t lie service. We heartily approve tae action of the Republicans in Congress. Under the brilliant and fearless eadership of Thomas B. Reed, they have again proved that the Republican party can be le.ied upon to meet and solve great public questions, and have once more demonstrated its capacity for intelligent and patriotic government. Impoitant treaties concluded ana pending, liberal pension laws, the revision of the system of Import duties, provision for the certain and impartial collection thereof, laws authorizing Scales to deal with articles deemed harmful, legislation to secure pure food for our people; ana remove all objection to the products of our farms in foreign markets, provision for lnc*aslcg the volume of a sound currency* laws designed to makeelections fa r and pure, legislation for the protection of railroad employes, laws as at obi trusts and monopolies, to suppress lotteries, to prohibit convict labor on public works, to prohibit importation of foreign laborers under contract, for the protection 01 miners, to endow colleges of agriculture and the mechanic arts, and statut.-s adding six stars to the Bar of the Union, each a commonwealth already great and populous, constitute work completed or we.l advanced, which in. character and value has rarely been equaled in any single session of Congress. Familiar with the history of the last thirty years, the people need scarcely be reminded ttat all this useful legislation has met Democratic opposition, prolonged, bitter snd determined. With singular persistence the representatives of that party have flung themselves under the wheels of the car of progress, and filled toe ears of the people with their outcries. Charged with high public duties, they have vehement y insisted that they were pot present in the halls of legislation except for the purpose of receiving their salaries and obstructing the public business' We condemn their conduct as unworthy of the representatives of a people whose government is founded on the right of the majorbyto rule, and as hostile to t re welfare of the laborer, the mechanic, the soldier, the farmer and the manufacturer, all of whote interests p e directly involved in the legislation they have so violently opposed;

We re affirm our belief in the Republican doctrine of protection to American Industries. Home markets with millions of consumers engaged in varied industries are the best in the world, and for many perishable articles the only one acce sible. American markets scould be first for our own citizens, ana to this end we favor levying import duties upon products of other nations, often the result of degiaded labor, selecting such articles as we can produce profitably, and as will bring revenue to the Govern- ' inent, and impose the least burden jipon our own people. We condemn the Democratic doctrine of free trade, under the operation of which thousands now engaged in manufacturing, mining and like industries, must be driven to agricultural pursuits, at once increasing our farm products and destroying the best and most reliable market for them; ano commend the policy of reciprocity proposed in connection with pending tariff legislation, to the end that when our markets are opened more freely to the products of other countries we should obtain as a consideration therefor more favorable trade privileges with countries so nenefited. We will thur secure, especially in Mexico, the Central and South American States and adajeeent-islands such a market for our agricultural and manufactured products as will enable us to pay for our sugar and coffee with the product of our mills and farms.

We heartily approve the action ot Republicans in Congress in making generous provision for him who has borne the battle, anil his widow and his orphans. A wise liberality, farsu’passing any similar action by other nations, gives to the defenders of the Union and those dependent upon them, at least one hundred and fifty millions of dollars annually. Of this v-st amount over fifteen millions will be disbursed in the State ot Indiana each year, bringing needed relief to thousands of patriotic homes, and stimulating business by largely increasing the volume of mbnev circulating among our people. As against all Democratic promises and pretences, we proudly recall the fact tnat all important pension legislation has been placed on the statute books by Republicans; and against const* w Democratic opposition they have steadily maintained a revenue system adequate to meet its deni* nds, Nor has it been the habit of Republican Presidents to sneer at or veto laws adding to the comfort of those "who maintained the integrity ot the Union, and gave to the Nation one flag of honor and authority. In justice to the Union soldiersand sailors we urge the passage of a service pension bill. We cordially commend the action of Republicans in Congress on the subject of silver coinage. Every Democrat in c ongress who is recor ed as voting, including the last candidate of that party for Vice President, at the timeot>l.he demonetization of silver, voted in favor of that measure. Ex-President Cleveland, by messages to Congress, strongly opposed a 1 legislation favorable to silvercoinage, and the law recently enacted was passed in spite of persistent Democratic opposition. Under its beneficent influence silver has rapidly approached the gold standard of value, farm products are advancing in price, and commerce is feeling the influence of increased prosperity. It will add more than fifty millions of do lars annually of sound currency to the amount in circulation among the people, and is a long yet prudent step toward free coinage. Prosperous and dignified labor is essential to a free State. It should be well paid and the Hours of employment should be such as to leave leisure for recreation and mental and moral culture. We fuvorpr teetion against every form of eon’ vlct or servile labor, prohibition of the employyoung children in factories and mines; protection of railroad employes by requiring the adoption of a universal c >upler, piotection of employes enraged In factories and mines, or othar hazardous occupations, from —everydanger that can be removed or diminished; the adjustment of differences between employer and emp’oyed by arbitration, and such legislation as may be needed to facilitate and protect organiz itions of farmers and wage laborers for the proper and lawful promotion of their mutual interests.

And we condemn the conduct of the representatives of the Democratic party both in Con gress and the Legislature of Indiana, who, while professing abundant regard for the wellfare of the workingman, have failed to enact valid and efficient laws on these subjects. We repeat our demand for elections that shill be free, equa 1 and honest In every part of the Union. Upon such elections depend the politicalequality and just representation of the people of every State, Our National Government is founded upon the idea that there shall be such elections, nnd we urge the Congress of the United States to enact such laws as will accom. nlish this result, and make ample provision for foiCing the discontinuance of intimidation, corruption and fraud. We believe that the spil of the United Stales should be reserved for its own ciMz-us and such as may become citizens, and favor such legislation by Congress and the State Legislature as will prevent aliens becoming the owners of the and needed for homes for indjpendoat Amcri can farmers. ... Believing that the food supply of the people should be kept as pure as possible, and that all articles should be sold under such names as will indicate their true character, we favor such legislation by Congress and the State legislature as wl 1 best accomplish these purpose#. We denounce all trusts and combinations tending to hurtfully affect the price of commodities. a< opposed to the welfare of the people at large, and favor such State legislation as wdl supplement the action of a Republican Congress looki 'g to tneir suppression. To cheapen transportation and so improve the market for the products «'f our farms and mills, we favor improvement of our rivers and harbors wherever a reasonable expenditure will increase facilities for carrying freight 1 We cordially indorse toe administration oi Governor Alvin F. Hovey and his Republican associates as courageous, prudent, and earnestly devoted to the best Interests of the people of the State. We demand that our benevolent institutions be placed above the level of partisan politics,and that they be controlled by Boards composed of members of different political parties appointed by the Governor, to the end that the cost of their maintenance may be reduced, and the helpless and unfortunate wards of the Hate may not be made the vic ims of unfit appointments dictated by the caucus and made an a reward for party services. We denounce all attempts to correct supposed evils by tike lawless acta of mobs, commonly cal ed White Caps, as unworthy of a civilized State. We favor such legislation as will aid the executive and local authorities In exterminating ■such evils in the few localities where there have been sccasional manifestations of this lawlevs spirit, and that there may be no pretext for lawless attempts to redress supposed- grievances we demand the vigorous enforcement of the lawsagainstalt offenders,by the duly constituted. authorities of the State. The effort of the saloon ,to control political parties and dominate elections must be met and defeated. The traffic in intoxicating liquors has al wavs been regarded .as a proper subject for legislative restraint, ana should be compelled to obey the laws, We favor legl-.lMlon upon the

principle of local option, whereby the various communities throughout the State may, as they deem best, either control or enppren inis traffic, and approve the recent action of Congress remitting the control of this subject to the several States. We believe that ad State officers who servo the whole people should be elected bv thorn as soon as appointments made by the Executive under the Constitution expire, and favor such an amendment to the National Constitution as will extend the same method to the election of. United States Senators, thus reducing the danger of corruption, giving the majority representation and making such an election as that under which one Indiana Senator now misrepresents itspeople impossible. We believe, that the making of public Improvements and other pureiy business affairs of Our targe cities can be best and mosteco omically managed by non-partisan boards, and favor legislation to that end, but we maintain the right of local self-government, and believe that su hboards should be appointed by the Mayor of the city they are to serve. The better to secure the savings of < nr people so largely invested in Building Associations, we favor legislation requir.ng foreign associations, and those organ zed in other States, to make proper proof of their solvency, furnish ample security, and pay a reasonable license fee for the privilege of doing business in the State. We condemn the Legislature of Indiana for creating offices and attempting to fill them with its own favorites, contrary to established customs and in defiance of the constitution. We denounce as unpatriotic and as tending to revolu jon and anarchy, denunciation of able aqd upright Judges of any political party bypatty newspapers and political p atforms for the sole reason that in the conscientious and proper discharge of high judicial duties such Judves have rendered opinions against supposed partisan interests. We believe our State and Federa Judges to be able and con clentious, and recognize in the malignant censure bestowed upon them another Democratic attempt to bring the law into disrepute, and teach the lesson of disobedience by viliifying the Judges charged with the grave du y of deciding all controversies among our s. The constitmi. d a-nendment adopted by an immense majority in Mach, 1881. authorizing the Legislature t 'enact laws grading the compensation of officers according ro population and services required, expressed the demand of the people for such law*-. In party platforms a> d.public utterances the Democratic party has Often declar. din favor of such legislation, but having oiten a majority in both branches of the Legislature_.lt has suffered this amendment to remain a dead letter for nine years. We favor legislation under this amendment by which officers shall be paid fixed salaries, having regard to population and th* character of services rendered, and the prices paid for similar work in other occupations, and all fees collected be paid into the proper treasury for the pub ic benefit. Suca legislation shou’d take effect at the close of official terms for which elections have been made at the tinge of its enactment, and should be followed by a constitutional amendment making the terns of State and county officers except the judiciary, our years and rendering incumbents hie iglbie for le-election in any period of eight years. We congratulate tttcj>eople ot the State Upon its magnificent free school system. It has always been fostered and cherished by the Republican party as the great safeguard of government by the people. To the end that free schools may accomplish a more perfect work and extend the inestimab e benefits of education still further, to iree school houses and free tuition, we would add free text-books, so that to the humb'est child within our borders would be offered an education absolute vfree. Legislation to this end should not be postponed, but be so framed as not to impair contracts to which the State stands pledged. To further promote the efficiency, and the better to secure eqality, in the operation of our school laws, we favor a just and equitable apportionment of the school funds of;theS ate. We are opposed to any interference with the rights now conceded to citizens maintaining private and parochial schools. We condemn the reckless and unbusiness-like policy of the Democratic patty, under which, at a time when neighborirg States have~be n reducing their indebtedness. Indiana presents .he spectacle of a rapidly increasing public debt, amounting now to more than eigtit millions of dollars. It is a most flagrant Instance of that extravagant and utterly indefensible Democratic policy of making large expenditures, entailing heavy interest charges upon the people, while attempting ,tp delude them with the false pretense of reducing their burdens, Extravagant appropriations for the expenses of th e legislature to pay its numerous officers and attendants, and for the benefit of parasites demanding compensation for partisan services, have helped to swe l the current expenses of the State until they exceed the revenue provided for their payment by nearly half a million of dollars annually. The condition that confronts us is one that has.become sadly familiar where there has beep, a period of government by the Democratic party. We have no eurplus to distress us, but a robust and growing deficiency. We would meet it, first, by such rgid economy in appropriations as wilt limit them to actual necessities; second, by increasing the revenue by laws designed to compel personal as well as realt roperty to bear its full share of the public burdens and also by requiring corporations obtaining valuable franchises belonging to the people and granted by the State, to pay to the State a substantial licence fee therefor, to be fixed according to the char ictcr and value of the franchise granted. And only as a last resort do we favor anv additional taxation cither by increasing the rate or under the guise of a higher appraisement. We condemn the gerrymandering of election districts to secure partisan advantages, at in violation of the spirit ot our State constitution, and as an assault upon political equality and popular government, having the same object as similar disfranchi'ement accomplished by forged returns, tissue ballots and the sho'gun. and as being equally i nfamous. By this iniquity two successive Legislatures have directly opposed the will of our people, and to that extent government by the people has been overthrown One of them by methods violent and revolutionary, elected a member of the U. S. Senate who assumes to represent a constituency that voted avainst his principles at jhe very election at which this Legislature was chosen. Aiding him in misrepresenting our people are ten members of the National House of Reprftentativee; elected at an election at which the "party that carried the State chose but three. Above all other questions In which any class of our people are interestea, stands the question of our-power to make, public opinion public lawBut the party responsible for the existing outrage upon popu ar rights does not even promise in its platform tnat it will cither mitigate it or correct it. We stand pledged to a juat and equitable apportionment of the State for Legislative and congressional purposes, under which any party having a majority of votes can elect a majority of Representatives, and we invite all who bel’eve in government by the majority, and who concede to their neighbors political rights c airned by tbemse.ves. to aid us in accomplishing this reform, upon which all other reforms depend. It was enthusiastically voted to send a telegram of congratulation to Speaker Reed, “formerly a Maine man, but now of the United Slates,” over his election.

Nominations then proceeded. For Secret tary of State: James W. Wynn of Jennings, Perry Shultz of Franklin, and Milton H. Trualer of Fayette, Master of the State Grange. Mr. Trusier was nonh fuated on the first billot, the vote being: -Trualer, 873: Wynn, 345, and Shultz, 102. The first ballot also settled the nomination for Auditor, Col. I. N. Walker, of Marion, receiving 828 votes, to William Hazen, of Wabaah, 492. John Worrell, of Hendricks, had no opposition for State Statistician. For Treasurer: Hugh Barr of Posey, Captain James R. Henry of Owen, Leonard Wild of Hamilton, and George W. Pixley of Allen. The first ballot resulted In no selection. The second ballot stood: Pixley, 7g5: Batr, 850; Henry, 99, ar a Wild, 146, and Pixley was declared the nominee. , R. W. Mcßride, of Elkhart, and Judge D. H. Chase, of Cass, were named for Judges of the Supreme Cc jL Meßride received 948, to 872 for Chase. John W. Lovett, of Madison county, was nominated for Attorney Genera) by acclamation. For Superintendent of Public llfistruction James H. Henry, of Morgan, received 853 votes, and John W. Barnes, of Hammond, 467. J Prof. John M. Coulter, of Montgomery, receive#9sovotes; Vernon Opuld. of Fulton, 328 votes, and Fletcher Noe, of Mt ion, 42 votes for State Geologist. The State Convention than gave three chesrs for the whole ticket and adjourned, after a very hjuTnqpious session.