WISCONSIN. 



771 



in--, and for the payment of the. 

 necessarily increased current c\pcii-es. The 

 total number of patient- admitted iltirii 

 year was 1 1 . and the KUIIO number \va 



charged, of wliom 40 were entirely recovered. 

 'i here arc nt l''>s than 7'nisiich unfm-t 

 in ttu- State, for the care and treatment of wliom 

 no provi-imi ha- been made, so that ft ncv, 

 linn, or an addition to the present one, is im- 

 perative. 



The Institution for the IJlind is near the city 

 icsvillc. The entire niunher of pupils 

 during the year was fifty-four. The original 

 building of the institute being unsato, has been 

 removed, and in its stead awing mn-t lie erect- 

 ed for the accommodation of pupils. The 

 total expenditures for the year were $19,781. 

 !M. The Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb has 

 been considerably enlarged. Eighty-five pupils 

 have attended the institution during the year. 

 The Soldiers' Orphans' Homo has been filled to 

 its utmost capacity, containing an average of 

 280 children. Frequent applications for ad- 

 mission are made, which are denied on account 

 of want of room. The State Reform School, 

 an institution which enlists the hearty sympa- 

 thy of all good men, is well accomplishing the 

 ends for which it was established. The whole 

 number in the school during the past year was 

 217. Largest number at any one time, 162. 

 The new buildings have been completed, the 

 grounds and farm have been improved, and 

 evidences of thrift and comfort meet the eye 

 on every hand sure indications of the fidelity 

 aad efficiency of those in whose hands the 

 management has been placed. The total ex- 

 penses for the year were $24,247.50. The in- 

 mates are instructed in the rudiments of educa- 

 tion and taught to work. 



The State-prison building is one of the finest 

 and most substantial in the country, and the 

 management is very good. The number of 

 convicts received during the year was 125, 

 making the total number confined 294. The 

 convicts are worked on account of the State 

 with the most satisfactory results. The prison 

 is nearly self-sustaining, the expenditures ex- 

 ceeding the receipts by only $409.98. The 

 prison-school established by law has proved a 

 success, and the zeal manifested by the convicts 

 in mental culture is very gratifying. 



The Republican State Convention met at 

 Madison September 4th. Lucius Fairehild was 

 rcnominated for Governor and W. Spooner for 

 Lieutenant-Governor. The following were the 

 most important resolutions adopted : 



Resolved, That this convention, representing the 

 Union Republican party in Wisconsin, in the sumo 

 spirit which has made that party the uncompromis- 

 ing foe of injustice and oppression, and the steadfast 

 supporter und defender <>t' liberty and union, renews 

 the pledges it has heretofore given ; and reaffirms as 

 cardinal tenets of its political faith the following: 



1. The Inalienable right of all men to life, li 

 and the pursuit of happiness. 



2. No discriminations at the ballot-box founded on 

 property, birthplace, creed, or color. 



8. Liberty of speech and of the press a* the beat 

 guarantees for the security of republican Institu- 

 tion-.. 



rue schools and the diffusion of education 

 among all clauses of the people. 



. ion <if State and local author- 

 ities and interests in the authorities and interest* of 

 ion. 



6. Prompt acquiescence in the decisions of the peo- 



thr Lull.. I 



7. The maintenance inviolate of the national faith 

 as pledged to its creditors. 



8. Such mi adjustment of the burdens of taxation, 

 by revisions and modifications from time to time or 

 the tariff un<l other revenue laws, as will cause them 

 to full equitably upon all classes of the people. 



9. Retrenchment and economy in the administra- 

 tion of both State and national governm 



Resolved, That we heartily indorse the general sys- 

 tem of measures adopted by Congress for the recon- 

 struction of the States lately in rebellion ; that our 

 confidence in the ability, integrity, and patriotism of 

 our Republican Senator and Representatives is un- 

 abated, and, in behalf of the loyal people of the 

 State, we renew to them the assurance of the same 

 unwavering support which we lately gave to our 

 brothers in the Held. 



Resolved, That the thanks of the nation are due to 

 Hon. E. M. Stanton for the preeminent ability and 

 patriotism he has displayed in the discharge of his 

 official duties as Secretary of War, in organizing and 

 supporting our armies through the late struggle for 

 the maintenance of our nationality, as well as for the 

 consistent fidelity he has shown "in adhering to the 

 principles which were vindicated by the overthrow 

 of the rebellion ; also to General Philip II. Sheridan, 

 who has won a new title to the affections of the peo- 

 ple, by the proofs ho has given, in his administration 

 as commander in the Fifth Military District, that he 

 is not alone a brave and dashing soldier, but a stanch 

 friend and fearless supporter of justice and equal 

 rights. 



The Democratic Convention met September 

 llth. J. J. Tallmadge received the nomination 

 for Governor, and G. L. Park for Lieutenant- 

 Governor. The Committee on Resolutions re- 

 ported the following, which were adopted : 



"Resolved, That the Democracy of Wisconsin, by 

 their delegates assembled in State convention, hereby 

 solemnly declare that the objects of their organization 

 are: 



1. To preserve civil and religious liberty to the 

 people. 



2. To enforce the Federal Constitution as the su- 

 preme law of the Union. 



3. To defend the sacred and inalienable right of 

 the States to their own local governments. 



4. To repeal existing tariff laws, enacted for the 

 protection of the few } at the cost of the many. 



5. To protect the right of labor to adequate reward. 



6. To guard capital from public disorder or partisan 

 misrule. 



7. To resist the attempts of the dominant party to 

 abridge the right of representation and the elective 

 franchise. 



8. To promote the equality of the States and the 

 people. 



9. To abrogate the present reckless and profligate 

 system of public expenditure and unequal taxation. 



10. To oppose the aggressive efforts of the legisla- 

 tive power to govern the conscience and dictate the 

 business pursuits of the individual, through arbitrary 

 mid unconstitutional enactments, on the subjects of 

 temperance and religion, and to repeal all laws con- 



' with the spirit of this resolution. 

 Resolved, That the Democracy of Wisconsin, by 

 their delegates in convention assembled, do further 

 declare that the present Republican party by ita pal- 



