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D PDtTDT TP 1 WTO Xt VCT I th« convention adjouirnad HCr U DLltAIlO M £ Ci 1 • o'clook Wodnanday morning. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CON VENTION. M'KINLEY IS CHAIRMAN. 8TRUOOLE OF THE PEOPLEFOR F V , , A D M I T T A N C E . OnUld* and in t*»» C**v««- Hon Hull-The Crowrtt Am Impartial aa<l Ch<x>r Doth nUlM ®»<l H»rrtio» Oatfilni Sml*t Minneapolis Dispatch The tenth National Republican Con vention was called to order at 12:36 O'clock Tuesday by the Chairman of the National Republican Committee. James Sullivan i'larkson, of Des Moines, Iowa. fitS THE RIVAL GONFALONS until VnlnviKlltT'* PMWfrtHp. It vra* close to noon ami the hall «u crowded to its utmost capacity when Chairman Fassett called the Republican National Convention to order, Wednes­ day. The proceedings were opened by prayer by Bishop Whipple, of Minne­ apolis. ' Hon. E. 0- Loekwood, of Idaho, pre­ sented the report of the Committee on Organisation. A wild scene took place when the committee reported Governor William Mckinley, of Ohio, for perma- I nont Chairman. Hon. Samuel Feasen- j den of Connecticut, ex-Senator Spooner of Wisconsin, and General William Ma- hone of Virginia were appointed a com­ mittee to escort Governor Mckinley to the chair. A magnificent reception was ciyen the Governor when he stepped upon the platform.. Temporary chairman Fassett retired amid jcreat applause and there were pro­ longed and renewed cheers and waving of banners, after which Governor Mc­ kinley began as follows: "Gentlemen of the convention:" Here he was interrupted by cries of three cheers for McKinley. The vast au­ dience arose and shook the building with cheers for Ohia's Governor. After the applause had suusiicd, Mr. McKln- lev proceeded with his address. The speech was greeted with prolong­ ed cheering. At its close there were repeated cries of "Douglas," and the venerable ex-slave came forward and bowed his thanks. After Governor McKinley's speeoh. Mr. Bingham of Pennsylvania submit­ ted the report of the Rules Committee making the rules of the Fifty-first (the Reedi Congress the rules of the conven­ tion, with necessary modification. The report was adopted. The Committee on Resolutions were also given further time in which to report. The roll of There was considerable delay in seat- States for nominations for National lng the thousands who possessed tickets j Committeemen was then called, of admission, but Sergeant-at-arms j The chairman then announced that the Meek and his army of assistants were ! next business was the naming of candi- fully up to the great responsibility of j dates for the Presidential nomination, their task, mid did the work intrusted to j There was an excited buzz, and Senator them with promptness and great cour- j Cullom jumped to his feet and asked tesy. that the list of States he read to name When the va§t hall had been filled it honorary Vice Presidents. nted a most impressive scene. Mr. Ingalls gitf up and asked that galleries contained many ladies, rule 3 be read. CTerk Johnson read this on Credentials that a minority report would be submitted caused consider­ able excitement and there was painful suspense, while the two reports were being orally submitted, M to what would follow. The majority report recommended that twelve Harrison delegates in 'Ala­ bama, Mississippi and Louisiana be seated in place of the same number of Blaine men given places on the tem* porary roll, and the minority recom­ mended that the twelve Blaine men on the temporary roll be placed on the per­ manent roll. The report of the commit­ tee also covered contests in Texas, Kentucky, Maryland, South Carolina and North Carolina and District of Columbia, but there was no political significance in these contests and the report was unanimous on these cases. The majority report sustained the National .Committee as to S3 votes and w/h, WALLACE,. one lieutenants Harrison's reversed the National Committee as to 17 votes. When Chairman Cogswell moved»that the majority report be adopted he was loudly cheered by the Harrison dele- ates, and when Chauncey I. Filley, of issouri, moved to substitute the minority report therefor, the applause which followed from the Blaine dele­ gates told the galleries that the long- expected fight between the Blaine and Harrison forces was on. K8 M S 1 THE COSVKVTION I> SESSION. aZI attractive in bright colots. The great gathering, canopied and wreathed, bo to speak in a gorgeous trimming of flags, portraits, mottoes, flowers, and bunting, constitutes the moet magnifi­ cent auditorium speetacle ever witnessed in an American city. It surpasses by far the impressive picture of the interior of the Chicago Auditorium when the National Republican Convention of 1888 was in session at its most brilliant gathering. It is a congregation of the great leaders of a mighty political or­ ganization. and with its thousands of brave, serious, intelligent, careworn, yet hopeful faces turned toward one the impressions received were entirely out of the ordinary course of life's experi­ ences. But there is no time for these interest­ ing contemplations, for listen to Clark- son, Iowa's favorite Republican political manager, who is beginning to address the vast audience. He speaks in a clear, pleasant voice of considerable volume and force, and may be plainly heard as (he sweep of the humming sound of 10,000 voices is hushed. The call for the convention has been read by M. H. De Young of California, and the machinery that is to give the people a candidate for the greatest office within their «ift has been put in motion, and the spirited Iowan is reminding the delegates of their solemn duties. The blessing of Almighty God has been in­ voked by Bev. Dr. Brush, Chancellor of the University of South Dakota at Mitchell, and now all Is solemn and silent, with only the voice of the National Committee Chairman ring­ ing out upon the ears of the anxious multitude. Clarkson speaks well and convinces all that he is a man full of courage and energy. There is a practi­ cal business tone tohis address. He reminds his hearers of victories won in the past and of an impending contest, and he has already convinced every heart in the great hall that the welfare of the nation is indissolubly interwoven with the success of the Republican par­ ty. The Iowa man has performed his rule, which provided that the reports of the Comntittees on Credentials and Rules must be acted upon before any nominations were made for President and Vice President. Chairman Mc­ Kinley gracefully accepted the correc­ tion and withdrew his announcement. On motion of Mr. De Young, of Cali­ fornia, the convention adjourned until Thursday morning at 11 o'clock. There CHAIRMAN M'KI.VI.EV. task well. He concludes amid an out­ burst of applause that would awaken pride in a heart of stone. Now he presents J. Bloat Fassett of - New York for temporary Chairman, and j opposition, once more the multitude breaks Into a roar of cheering that marks the advance Of the New-Yorker wfth approval. A formal motion and Fassett is confirmed as the temporary Chairman by nearly a thousand "ayes." Mr. Fassett looked perfectly self-pos- •essed as he gazed about the vast hall. Jn his hand was a type-written manu­ script to which he referred occasionally as he spoke. .* M the close of Mr. Fassett'B ttddress CHACScr DBPKW, commander of Harrison's forces. were cries of "No* as the motion to adjourn was made, and the vote in its favor was small; but the Chairman put it quickly and quickly declared it car­ ried. Thundajr's Mention. The convention was called to order at 11:2*2 o'clock Thursday morning, but as the Committee on Credentials was not yet ready to report the convention ad­ journed, after a session of a quarter of an hour, until 8 o'clock in the evening. Pennsylvania and Ohio were notably in favor of adjournment, while Wiscon­ sin, Missouri and several of the strongly j Harrison States were opposed. An IIU- ! nois delegate introduced a resolution j providing that all Grand Army men shall be admitted to standing room in the house and permitted to occupy all seats remaining vacant thirty minutes after the beginning of#each session. This resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules and Order of Business. The convention was callcd to order in the evening shortly after 8 o'clock, and continued in session until 1:30 o'clock Friday morning. Almost all the time was occupied in a heated debate over tne majority and minority reports of the Credentials Committee. A test vote taken at midnight indicated a majority of the delegates to be in favor of Harri­ son. The vote was on the adoption of the report of the Committee on Cre­ dentials, but was generally lookod upon as a fair test of the strength of the The result of the ballot was enough to start the President's shouters afresh. They had previously held a caucus and claimed to have the pledges of enough votes to secure Mr. Harrison's nomination. Every available space In the great and splendid convention hall seemed to have been filled up at the preceding session, but it was for the night session to test the capacity of this great hall, and it was packed almost to suffocation. The announcement of the Committee The roll call on the adoption of the minority report of the committee 'on credentials proceeded. When Texas had been reached in the call of the roll the electric lights in the vast hall began to wane for a few seconds. Had it not been for the faint glimmer of a few scattering gas lights encircling the room the convention would have been in total darkness. This caused an immediate cessation of the proceedings, and the band in the gallery played "We won't go home until morning," while a messen­ ger was hurriedly dispatched to the plant of the electric company to call for lights. After waiting several minutes for lights Mr. Miller of New York addressed the convention trying to secure an adjourn­ ment, but without success. At this point the electric current was again turned on, and after Ihe applause caused by the additional light had subsided, the oonvention proceeded with business. -- At the conclusion of the toll call. Chairman McKinley said: "On this vote for the substitute of the majority report in Alabama, the nays are 423J and the yeas are 463, and the motion is lost." Motion to adjourn failed to carry, and the rail was called on the adoptlon.of the majority report on delegates-at-large frorn Alabama, Pennsylvania having de­ manded it, and New York and Colorado ; seconded the dematid. The vote re­ sulted 476 yeas and 365J nays. A mighty yell greeted the announce­ ment of the Harrison victory. Canes, hats, handkerchiefs, anything that could be grabbed, were swung wildly in triumph,* while the dome seemed to tremble with the terrific roars of ap­ plause. An attempt to adjourn the convention at this interesting juncture failed. Hie hour proposed was 10 o'clock in the morning, but it was decided by a sub­ stantial majority to proceed with the business of the convention without de­ lay. Mr. Depew, the leader of the Har- WON BY hepublican NATION IB HIS. ONE BALLOT DID IT. THE NEWS SENT TO WHITE HOUSE. THE NififcD BY THOMPSON. WOLCOTT PRESENTS NAME. BLAINB'8 Loyalty ai|d Good Oener»l»hlp of Hit PiMldant'i Followers Won ia ih« JKnd--Immense Kiitlinst«»m .. Fr*v»U«il In the Indiana Headquarters. Friday'* Work. Minneapolis dispatch: A sharp tap of the gavel at 11:35 on Friday morning chooked the hum of tec thousand voices in the great, con­ vection hall, and a moment later Chair- map McKinley ordered the aisles cleared and some sort of order estab­ lished. "The regular order," resumed the Chairman, "is the presentation of can­ didates for President of the United States." Cheers followed this announce­ ment. It wag decided that the roll of States should be called and when Colorado was reached Senator Wolcott, of the Silver State, arose. Instantly the Blaine men burst into wild and enthusiastic cheers, and all doubt as to the presen­ tation or the namo of Jainea G. Blaine was now®removed. Wolcott made a rattling speech and was applauded from start to finish. rf DBNJAMIN HARRISON. "Woleott said he was proud to cast hie vote for a man who always sought ev­ erything for his country and nothing for himself. Blaine, he declared, had never been President of our country, but he will be." Wolcott spoke for only ten minutes, and as he loft the platform he was fol­ lowed by a storm of applause, which continued for at least ten minutes,while many delogatos sprang to their feet and shouted "Blaino, Blaine." When Indiana was reached Col. "Dick" Thompson arose to nominate Harrison. The name of Harrison pro­ voked enthusiasm that was a revela­ tion. It looked as If every delegate arose to his feet and waved a fan or a handkerchief, and tho noise continued for a full ten minutes and was taken up every time it gave evidence of giving out. The speeches having been concluded, Mr. Sew ell, of New Jersey, moved that t^e convention proctel to the real busi­ ness of the session. His motion for be­ ginning the ballot was carried without serious opposition. A call of the States was ordered amid great excitement. The Vote. On the roll of States being called the vote was found to stand as follows: W W I f 93 16 18 M 8 « 8 96 6 48 80 Altbme Arkansas California Connecticut Colorado Delaware Florida Georgia Jdaho lllnois Indian* Iowa 36 90 Kpntaoky 36 Lonieiftna.... -- 16 Maine.. 19 Maryland 16 Massachusetts 30 Michigan 38 Minnesota .' 18 Mississippi, .a 18 Missouri Montana Nebraska. Nevada New Hampshire. New Jersey New York. 84 6 16 0 8 90 73 North Carolina 33 North Dakota 6 Ohio 46 Oregon...;". 8 Pennsylvania 64 Rhode Island 8 , South Carolina 18 South Dakota 8 Tennessee 34 Texas . 30 The Result. Harri MeKii m CLARKSON. is 7 15 . • • . 1 8 9 1 A . • • • 8 • • • 8 . . . 4 1 1 8 . . . . . . 96 . . . . . . . 8 1 . . . 34 14 . . . 30 . . . ... 30 5 1 11 . . . 9 39 •9 1 8 8 13 . . . ii . . . 9 18 1 11 7 3 19 8 . 9 1 13H» 4)6 28 4 "3 5 1 15 » • • "i 6 4 "i 18 3 27 35 *'io 18* 3H 1 3 4 1 • . • "45 1 7 19 *8 43 5 1 1 18 8 a 8 17 4 " '3 33 3 . . . . .178 . . . . . . • . 4 son nley.. Blaine Reed. Lincoln The news was immediately telegraph­ ed to Washington and to Boston, where Mr. Blaine is stopping. REPUBLICAN PLATFORM. •All th* Usual Features Disposed Of Much In Frevloun Tears. The following is the platform as adopt­ ed by the Republican National Conven­ tion at Minneapolis: The representatives ot the Republicans of the United State* assembled in general oon­ vention on ths shore* of the Mississippi River, the everlasting bond of an indestruotlble re- Subllc, whose most glorious ohapter of history i the record of the Bepuhlioan party, con­ gratulate their oountrymeu on the majestic march of tire nation under the banners in­ scribed with the prinoijries of our platform of Djr viotory At . workshops and make ths following declaration of prta- 1888, vindicated prosperity la our Mr viotory At tine polls and fields, workshops an<| mines, U« HI ioilowini ciples: Hsafflrta Protection Doctrines. We reaffirm the "Amerioan doctrine of pro­ tection. We call attention to its growth abroad. We maintain that the prosperous oon- L.AV; , JSA .. 1&. .jLa» . I rison forces, was asked If he was satis- fled with the test. "Yes," he replied smiling, "and wo will be twenty-five votes strong on the main question." Gov. Foraker asked tfce unanimous consent of the convention to the reading of the platform as prepared by the oom- mlttee on resolutions. The platform was read and adopted, notwithstanding a plea from Hiscock to give the advo­ cates of Irrigation of arid landti In the West a chance to. be heard. The con­ vention then adjourned until/ ll^o'oLotk Friday morning. I | He Gulled the Minister. A tramp painter struck Brookfleld, Mo., went to the Baptist Church, pro­ fessed conversion, and induced the min­ ister to go his security for a pair of trousers in which to be baptized. The next day he aro3e and departed for some far country. Of Interest to love-Sick Couples. In distance the moon is 340,000 miles away from our earth, around which she gravitates liko a satellite. Her diame­ ter is about 2,153 miles; she has a solid surface of 14,BOO,000 miles, aad a solid content of about 10,000 cublo miles.' Veroolou* Dogs. A prisoner fleeing from the Jail in Ozark, Mo., had two supposedly fero­ cious bulldogs set on his trail. One dog was too fat to climb over a fence and lost time and the race in hunting a hole, and the other dog ran alongside the prisoner and went to playing with him. dltlon of oar country Is largely doe to the wise revenue legislation of the Republican Con­ gress. We believe that all artioles which can­ not be produced In the United States, exoept luxuries, should be admitted f*ee of duty, and that on all Imports coming into competition •with the products of Amerioan (labor there should be levied duties equal to the differ­ ence between wages abroad and at horns Wo assert that the prices of manufactured articles of general consumption have been reduced un­ der the operations of the tariff act mt im>o. We denounce the efforts of the Democratic majority of the House of Representatives to destroy our tariff laws by piecemeal, as is man­ ifested by their attacks upon, wool, lead and lead ores, the chief products ol s number of States, and we ask the people for ik&ir Judg­ ment thereon. Success of Reciprocity. We point to the suoeess of the Republican policy of roolprooity, under which our export, trade has vastly increased! and new and en­ larged markets ft are been opened tor the prod­ ucts of our farms and workshops. We remind the people of the bitter opposition of the Dem­ ocratic party to this practical business meas­ ure, and claim that, executed by a liepuHoan administration, our proseut laws will event­ ually give ns control of the trade of the world. On tlic Money Question. The Amerioan pcoDle from tradition and in­ terest favor bimetalism. »nd the Republican party rtesiiniiR the use of both gold and nllver as standard monoy, with such restrictions and under such provisions to be determined by ffhe legislature as will secure the maintenance of the parity of values of the two metals, so that the purchasing and debt-paying power of the dollar, whether of silver, gold or paper, shall be at all times equal. The interests of the pro­ ducers of the country, its farmers and its workingmen, demand that every dollar, paper or coin, issued by the Government shall be as good as any other. We commend the wise and patriotic steps already taken by our Government to secure an international conference to adopt such meas­ ures as will Insure a parity of value between gold and silver for use as money throughout the world. Fj*» Ballot and Fair Count. We demand that every citizen of the United State.-; aSwll he to sac r.;;d KSI- restricted ballot in all public elections, and that such ballot shall be counted and returned as cast; that such laws shall be enacted and enforced as will secure to every citizen, be he rich or poor, native or foreign "born, white or black, this sovereign right, guaranteed by the constitution. The free and honest popular ballot, the just and equal representation of all the people, as well a a their just and equal pro­ tection under the laws, are the foundation of our republican Institutions, and the party will never relent Its efforts until the integrity of the ballot and the purity of elections shall be fully guaranteed and protected in every State. Southern Outrages. "We denounce the continued Inhuman out­ rages perpetrated npon American citizens for political reasons in certain Southern States of the Union. Foreign Relations. "We favor the extension of our foreign com­ merce, the restoration of our mercantile marine by home-built ships and the creation of a navy for the protection of our national Inter­ ests and the honor of our flag; the maintenance of the most friendly relations with all foreign powers; entangling alliance with none, and the protection of the fights of our fishermen. We reaffirm our approval of the Monroe doctrine and believe in the achievement of the manifest destiny of the republic In its broadest sense. We favor the enactment of more stringent laws and relations for the restriction of crim­ inal, pauper and contract immigration. "We favor efficient legislation by Congress to protect the iiic and limb of employes of transportation companies engaged in carrying on interstate commerce, and recommend legis­ lation toy the respective States that will pro­ tect employes engaged in State commerce, in mining and. manufacturing. Home Hulo for Ireland. "The Republican party ha* always been the champion of the oppressed and recognizes the dignity of manhood, irrespective of faith, dolor or nationality; it sympathizes with the cause of home rule in Ireland and protests against the persecution of the Jews in Russia. Popular Education. The ultimate reliance of free popular gov­ ernment is the intelligence of the people and the maintenance of freedom among men. We therefore declare anew ouf devotion to liberty of thought, and conscience, of speeoh and press, and approve all agencies and instru­ mentalities which contribute to the education of the children of the land; but while insist­ ing upon the fullest measure of religious liberty, we are opposed to any nnion of church and state. Opposition to Trusts. Ve reaffirm our opposition, declared In the Republican platform of 1888, to all combina­ tions! of capital, organized in trusts or other­ wise, to control arbitrarily the oondition of trade among our citizens. We heartily indorse the action already taken upon this subjeot and ask for such further legislation as may be re­ quired to remedy any defects in existing laws and to render their enforcement more complete and effective. Reduction of Postage. We approve the policy of extending to towriW, villages, and rural communities the ad­ vantages of the free-delivery service now en- Joyed by the larger oities of the country, and reaffirm the deolaratlon contained in the Re- plcallWiii of 2Ht>« nledglng the reduc­ tion of letter postage to one oent at the earli­ est possible moment oonslstent with the main­ tenance of the Postoffice Department and the highest class of postal service. Civil Service. We commend the spirit and evidence of re­ form in the civil service and the wise and con­ sistent enforcement by the Repnblican party of the laws regulating the same. Mnsragua Canal. The construction of the Nicaragua canal Is of the highest importance to the American peo­ ple, both ad a measure of national defense and to build up and maintain Amerkcaq commerce, and it should bo controlled by the United States Go««rani6Xit. Territories. "We favoa the admission of the remaining territories at tne earliest practicable date, having due regard to the interests of tin* peo­ ple of the territories and of th© United States. All the Federal officer* appointed for the terri­ tories should be selected from bona-lido resi­ dents thereof, and the right of self-government should be accorded as far as practicable. Arid Lanils. "Wc ;r:!"'** subiect to th© homestead laws, of the arid public lands to tho States Territories in which they He, under such Con­ gressional restriction* as to disposition, rec­ lamation and occupancy by settlers will se­ cure the maximum benefits to the people." The Columbian Kxpoattion. The World's Columbian Exposition is a great national undertaking and Cositrresa should promptly enact such reasonable legis­ lation in aid thereof as will insure a discharg ­ ing of the expense and obligations incident thereto and the attainment of results commen­ surate with the dignity and progress of the nation. Intemperance. "We sympathize with all wise and legitimate efforts to lessen and prevent the evils of intem­ perance and promate morality. Pensions. "Ever mindful of the services and sacrifice* of the men who saved the life of the nation, we pledge anew to the veteran soldiers of the republic a watchful care and recognition of their just claims upon a grateful people. Harrison's Administration. We commend the able, patriotic and thor­ oughly American administration of President Harrison, Under It the oonntry has enjoyed remarkable prosperity, and the dignity and honor of the nation, at home and abroad, have been faithfully maintained, and we offer the record of plexlges kept as a guaranty of faith­ ful performance in the future. Electric Cotton 61ns, Electricity has been applied for the first time to the ginning of cotton, at Auburn, Ga. It is said that tho electrio motor has a large field for^Work of this CHAIRMAN PASSBTT'S SPEECH. He Denounces Ballot Outrages and Scores Democracy Oenerally. The Hon. J. Bloat Fassett, on being presented as temporary Chairman of the Minneapolis convention, spoke as fol­ lows: MB. CHAJBMAN AND FELLOW REPUBLICANS: For the distinguished honor which you havff very i treme diffidence, and'am Sustained only by a y< conferred upoa me I am very grateful prosch the duties of preaf " ~ I ap- oflBcer with ex- rellauoe upon your generous forbearance and co-operation. It Is eminently fitting that a lie pnbUoaa/xmventlon ihonld be held In a tem­ ple UMWI for the display of the products protection to American ind , beatftiful city of Minneapolis, also display of the products of ' lustries, and in this -- polls, also, the joy and the pride of the -great West. This city, which Just about equals In age the Republican party, with Its prosperous nulls and factories and workshops ana Its generous and hap­ py homes, abounds in object lessons teach­ ing more olearly than in any words the sonnd wisdom of Republican doctrines when epit­ omised In facts. We are met to exercise one of the highest privileges of our citizenship. As trustees of seven millions of voting RepuDlicans, gath­ ered from ©very State and Territory in the Union, It becomes our duty to formulate for the Inspection of the people the beliefs and purposes of our party relative to all the living polltioal Question* of national importance, and to choose that man. for leader under whose guidance we feel we shall be most sure of es­ tablishing thssc beliefs la tin; form or laws. We are here not as warring factions, stsug- SlinrA ut to id mostoomplete i great men that type of statesman which shall be regarded as the soundest and embodiment of the cardinal doctrines party. There is not a Republican in this convention whose heart does not burn with wdor for triumph In the Impending oampaign. We are itU UITGOI Ior success; we are here to IBEKC tno necessary preliminary arrangements and we all propose to make them in the right spirit. If there is ever a time when it is proper for Re­ publicans to differ li is precioely on auch oc­ casions as this, when they are met to­ gether for the express purpose of reach­ ing ultimate unity through the clash and contest of present differences. In the wide- reaching and delicate business of agreeing upon the standard bearers for a great party tnoro is Abundant opportunity for honest men to hold and express honest differences of opin­ ion, aud the more earnest the men and the more honest the opinions, the more deter­ mined will be the contests and collision® and the more complete the final unanimity, The air is always the sweeter and purer after a storm. It is our right now to oppose eaoh other; it will be our duty to unite to­ morrow. Our differences should end at the convention door6, and will end there. When this conven­ tion shall have concluded its labors we shall have but one choice, and that the nominees of this oonvention; but one purpose--their elec­ tion. The nomination does not end the cam- it begins it. The campaign which is t© made will not be the oampaign of the can­ didates, by the candidates, and for the candi- defcea. bat of all the party, by all the partv, TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN FA?SETT and for all the party. In the Interests of the whole people. The eyes of all the Republicans at home and the eyes of all our adversaries everywhere are intently fixed upon this convention. A nation is watching us--our enemies to criticise, our friends to ratify. The responsibility is enor­ mous, but you will meet it wisely. The Re- Cubllcan party has never yet made a mistake l its choice of candidates; it will not make any mistake here. All over this broad land the l>onftre6 are set to be lighted, the flajjs ready to be unfurled, and the Republicans at home are waiting to show approval of your choice. The history of our party since 1886 is the history of our country. There is not a single page but shines brighter for some act or some word of some great Republican. Count over our chosen heroes whom we are teaching our children to love, emulate, and revere, and you shall name Republicans. Lincoln, Seward, Grant, Sherman, Garfield, Logan, Harrison, and Blaine--these are a few of our jewels, and we may proudly turn to our Democratic friends with the defiant challenge; "Match them." Those men became great and remained great through their belief in and advocacy of the ennobling and inspiring doctrines of the Re­ publican faith. Name me over the great masterpieces of constructive and progressive legislation, enacted since the civil war, and, one by one, their authors and finishers will be found Republicans. I have not the time even to calculate the long list of good works undertaken and performed. You are all familiar with the story--the irre­ pressible conflict undertaken and concluded, slavery abolished, public credit re-established, the Constitution and the Union restored and reconstructed, the old flag washed clean of every sfeaiB and new stars added to its glory, the wide West thrown open to easy access and settlement, the policy of protection to Ameri­ can labor and American industries established, developed and vindicated; the markets of the world opened by the persuasive logic of reci­ procity t© the products of the Amerioan work­ shop and the American farm, until to-day the uatione of the world are paving tribute to our sagacity in million* and million* of increased purchases, and Lord Salisbury has been driven to the significant confession that even in Kn- gland free trade has proved disappointing. Rivers and harbors have been opened to com­ merce; the white hulls of our new navy are eace has abroad, ploughing the waters of every sea; peace has been maintained and respect secured i and so th ed while htl p yoi tici 1st might be extended and expand- ur patience might endure to listen. A Broad Kebnke, One day, it is related, a noble count of the old French Parliament was trying to make a speech, and a very prosy speech it was, while all the other members were either chat­ ting or resting. Presently the presi­ dent of the body rapped siightly with his baton. "If those gentlemen who are talking to each other," said be, "would kindly make no more noise than those gentlemen who are snor­ ing, it would be much appreciated by those gentlemen who are trying to listen!" m--. •:1 A WOMAN down South who sued for diTorce on the ground that the marriage ceremony was performed on a railway train aftd was therefore il- kind, especially"as It ofTers immunity! legal failed to secure a decree.' 1^6 from fire--an Important consideration in car-coublintr held. ' * ' •the manipulation of cotton.. po ... our course and to confess that we have been right and they have been wrong. They have just about exhausted in the Fifty- first Congress one year of Congressional lire in vain assaults upon three items in a tariff bill made up of 300 items. At this rate of progress they would have to be trusted for about 800 years in power before we could see a tariff reform upon lines agreed upon by our conflicting Democratic friends. But we cannot hope to win merely upon the recital of the achievements of OBI* pest, brilliant SA they have been, any more than our adversaries can hope to succeed upon platforms of glittering promises. The past is chiefly useful to us in so far as it demonstrates the vitality of the party to redeem its pledges and Its ability to govern in. a broad ant! enlightened way a free and progressive people. Our pledges have been kept all save one, and I greatly mis­ take tho temper of the Republican party if it Will ever be oontented until that pledge is made good. Our manhood and honor is pledged to oont.inue the ooutesl for.a free and honest baUot until this vital question Is settled in the right. That a free people should oast a free vote and have it honestly recorded and re­ turned Is the dream and determination of the Republican party and the despair and night­ mare of Democracy. It is the pride of the Republican party that it never yet has committed an assanK upon the freedom of the ballot. The entire vocabulary of po­ litical crimes has grown out, attempts to describe assaults of Demoeraoy upon the freedom of the ballot and fair play in the ex­ ercise of th© elective franchise. And the indi­ vidual words have been made intelligible by Democratic practices. No question has ever been permanently settled and never will be finally determined until it is settled in the right; and until every citizen, white or blaqg. East or West, North or South, oan approach the ballot-box with absolute security and have his vote counted with absolute honesty, none of us can rest assured that our liberties are ^Unless the votes of all men are safe the vote of no man Is safe. It Is not the negro alone who la disfranchised. It Is everv Americaii. The contest before UB assumes all its difficul­ ties from the fact that we enter the Wesiden- Hai j>an« jyuadlospped by the.certainty th&t in an electoral college of 444 members votes are now already absolutely secured In advance tothe Democratic nominees and these 156 vot€£ oom6 from tho South, wliich is sept per* manentlT solid through a ponietuftl breach ot the guarantees of the Constitution of the ^Simietlmes we are told that the mission of iha Reoublican party is ended; we have met wtdSaiid fulfilled It. But the destiny of a progressive party is never fulfilled in an advancing and expanding national life. So long as there remains a wrong to be redressed, so long as there remains a right to be enforced, Union, lust so long will there be a mission for the Republican party. So lonp " great work before us and each exclaim: . "I live to greet that season, By gifted men foretold, When men shall live by reason 1 not alono by gold, hen man to man's united will there be a publican may And i Wh And every wrong thing's righted This whole world shall be lighted As Eden was of old. I live for every cause that lacks assistance, For every wrong that needs resistance, For the future in the distanoe, And the good that I can do." Ha.r-Making In fh« Alpa. "It is a strange and savage refer­ ence which the peasants feel for the mountains," says Mr. Boyd Win­ chester in his "Swiss Republic." "With no people is the love of home and the native soil so strongly de­ veloped." Elsewhere he speaks of their "industry, thrift, helpfulness and simple contentment," qualities some of which, at least, are well brought out in his description of their agricultural labors. Every little scrap of ground, he says, is turned to the best account. If a few square yards can anywhere be made or re­ claimed, the requisite labor is not grudged. Many of these sturdy people compel an incredibly Mttle spot of ground to yield them enough, and some to spare. This surprising product from a <*oll, much of it very poor, is due to the perfection of spade-work. Each field, or rather patch, has the perfection of shape given to it to facilitate culti­ vation and drainage. The peasants say, "If the plow has a plowshare of iron, the spade has a point of gold." In the mountainous district* especially the man makes the very soil. He builds terraces along steep inclines, lines them with blocks ol stone, and then packs the earth to them. Thus he transforms the mountain and the rock into a little " patch where he plants a vine or raises a little oats or maize. Up the heights of rocks which even goats cannot climb, on the verj brow of the abyss, the peasant goes in search of grass, clinging to the pre* cipice with iron clampers on his feet. He hangs on the sides of the rocks which imprison the valley, and mows down a few tufts of grass from craggy shelves. The peasant mountain-mower is ac­ customed to all the' perils of the mountain, and the day before the mowing seasons begins--a day fixed by communal decree--he bids fare­ well, perhaps for the last time, to hie wife and children. His scythe on his shoulder, armed with his iron-shod stick, provided with his clamp-irons, a cloth or net rolled up in his bag, he sets out at midnight, in order that the dawn may find him at his work. During the two months of hay- harvest he goes down to the village only three or four times to renew his supply of food or linen. By this hard and perilous occupation an Alpine mower makes from three to live francs a day, his food not Included; and many times under some project­ ing rock he mu6t seek a bed and pass the night. Once dried, this wild hay is care­ fully gathered into a cloth of net and carried down to the first little plain, where it can be made into a stack, which is loaded with large stones to prevent its being blown away. In winter, when everything is cov­ ered with snow, the mower climbs again the perpendicular side, of the mountain, carrying his little wooden sledge on his shoulders. He loads it with hay, seats himself in front, and shoots down with the swiftness of an arrow. At times the snow, softened by the warm wind which blows upon the heights, is detached in an avalanche behind him, and swallows him up be­ fore he reaches the valley. Indeed, in these steep solitudes where the grass is found, the life of man is so exposed and accidents are so frequent that the law forbids that there should be more than one mower in a family. To be Read Twice. A false report does not last long, and the life one leads is always , the best apology for that which one haa led. It is not in our open or exposed deeds that we need the still voice of the silent monitor, but in the small secret every-dav acts of life. The man who will not execute his resolutions when thev are fresh upon him can have no hope of them after­ ward; they will be dissipated, lost, stifled in the bustle of the world, or swamped in the slough of indolence. The best way to live is to cast away trouble and contentions, which can­ not be cured by fretting. In justice to requirements of the present, you should not look back and make your­ self wretched over things that can­ not be undone. There is nothing purer than honesty, nothing sweeter than char­ ity, nothing warmer than love, noth­ ing richer than wisdom, nothing brighter than virtue, and nothing more steadfast than faith. Much of the foolish expenditure of money comes from the person having been too suddenly intrusted with the responsibility. There- should be a gradual training in this as in other duties--many rehearsals under some watchful eye before the time when mistakes may prove irretrievable.-- Drake's Magazine. Bald M«ftda Polished. "Do you want your skull polished?" askfcd the barber of the bald-headed man. "Skull? the latter. . ••I have here," said the barber, "a French preparation which has just come on the market and which puts a beautiful shine on bald heads. The polish lasts three or four days and is not removed by water. It wears off or corrodes eventually by the action of the atmosphere, and then another application can be made. "Some men object to the shine on bald heads, and in Germany they take it off with a dilute acid. But in France the crowning glory of a well- dressed bald head is an immaculate polish which reflects the light like a dazzling .diamond." -- New York Herald, j ' ~Ier Fpvlllug Is a Little Lame. A foreign correspondent finds in the fac-simile of Queen Victoria's letter to the nation on the death of the Duke of Clarence evidence that she is not superior to, the little womanly weakness of doubtful spell­ ing. In writing the word "insepara­ ble" the Queen plainly hesitated 'twixt an "e" and an"a" after the letter "p" and there is a delightfully womanly touch about the innocent little ruse by which a convenient thickness in the quiil made the peri­ lous letter just a little indistinct. H6\ much?" demanded SOME men are liks some card play­ ers; they never have any luck until they come to the saw-off. ,11