NEW JERSEY. 



Rtmlvtd, That we believe the welfare of the coun- 

 try demands the firm establishment of the principle* 

 with which the history of the Republican party in 

 identified ; u firm maintenance of the national faith 

 us embodied in the amendments to the Constitution, 

 which sum up and secure the results of the war; the 



hearty and unqualified support of the doctrine of na- 

 tional unity and equal rights for all classes and con- 



!-iy 30th a legal holiday ; acts appropriating 

 $I<|,000 for a geological survey, $55,m>n t'nrllu- 

 Reform-School buildings, and $800,000 for the 

 new Lunatic Asylum at Morristown ; one pro- 

 hibiting the sale of liquors on election-day ; 

 our prohibiting the running of excursion-trains 



on Sunday ; one providing for a commission to d - tion8 of - men tfie fuir t of the obliK8tions 



frame a general law concerning cities; one imposed upon the country by a long and destructive 

 providing for a commission to establish the war, forced upon us by the insane and wicked policy 

 boundary between New York and New Jer- of the leaders of the Democratic party, North and 

 sey ; and one levying a State tax of one and a South ; a speedy return to specie payments ; a free, 



non-sectarian, non-partisan system ot public schools, 

 as the safeguard and glory of our free institutions ; 

 a financial and economical policy looking to the pro- 

 motion and protection of avery form of American 

 industry. 



Resolved, That the delegates to-day elected are 

 herebv instructed to advocate such measures and 



half mill, etc. Among the acts defeated were : 

 one providing for a " local option " liquor law ; 

 one establishing specie payments on State 

 obligations ; repealing the usury laws ; appro- 

 priating $7,000 for a new dome to the State- 

 House; providing for an insurance commis- 

 sioner; providing for a fish-warden; to pre- 

 vent the sale of liquors on Sunday ; to repeal 

 the Jersey City Commissions ; to prevent gam- 

 bling-pools ; and many more. Several bills were 

 vetoed by the Governor, including one provid- 

 ing for a Deaf and Dumb Asylum at New Bruns- 

 wick, and one for an Institution for the Feeble- 



SIIOOTINO THE ROPE TO A WRECKED VESSEL. 



minded at Bordentown. These were disap- 

 proved on economical grounds, and others on 

 account of conflict with the constitution. A 

 bill taking from the keeper of the State-prison 

 the appointment of his deputies and subor- 

 dinates, and giving him power merely to nomi- 

 nate, subject to confirmation by the super- 

 visors, was vetoed by the Governor, but was 

 passed over the veto. 



A convention of Republicans was held at 

 Trenton on the 17th of May, for the purpose of 

 choosing delegates to the National Convention 

 of the party. After a preamble renewing al- 

 legiance to the principles of the Republican 

 party, and arraigning the Democracy as " false 

 to the trusts reposed in it by a confiding peo- 

 ple," the following resolutions were adopted : 

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support such candidates before the National Con- 

 vention as will be to the country a pledge and 

 guarantee of an honest and able Administration, a 

 reformed and elevated public service, and a high 

 and honorable devotion to the welfare of the country 

 and the perpetuity of its priceless heritage of free 

 popular government. 



A resolution offered as an amendment de- 

 claring that " notwith- 

 standing the grand and 

 imposing history of our 

 party, we are aware that 

 we cannot live in the fu- 

 ture solely upon the rec- 

 ord of the past ; that we 

 cannot shut our eyes to 

 the fact that unworthy, 

 incompetent, and corrupt 

 men have succeeded in ob- 

 taining place and power in 

 the State and nation ; that 

 being fully alive to the ne- 

 cessity of having our offices 

 filled by men of stern in- 

 tegrity, unblemished char- 

 acter, and thoroughly com- 

 petent to discharge the du- 

 ties of office, the Repub- 

 lican party of New Jersey, 

 in State Convention, here- 

 by pledges itself to the 

 people of this State and 

 to the Republicans in the 

 State to nominate none to office, however high 

 or honorable, unless he is honest, trustworthy, 

 and competent ; that to achieve success we 

 ought first to deserve success, and we can only 

 deserve it by putting up the best men as candi- 

 dates," was defeated by a decisive vote. 



The Democrats held a convention at Trenton, 

 on the 23d of May, and chose their delegates 

 to the national nominating body at St. Louis. 

 The platform adopted was as follows : 



Resolved. That the principles set forth in the plat- 

 form of the last Democratic State Convention in 

 New Jersey are hereby affirmed, viz. : 



Restriction of both the national and State Governments 

 vithln thoir respective constitutional spheres. 

 Equal political rights to all. 

 Subordination of the military to the dvll power. 

 Restoration of cold and silver as the basis of currency, u 

 soon as practicable. 



