The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-30

Rescued, That in the nomination of the Hon.
James A. Garfield for President and the Hon.
Chester A. Arthur for Vice President. the Re
publican party presents for our suffrage candi-
dates eminently worthy OF our support, which
we hereby unqualifedly pledge them.
RESOLVED, That, while holding American citi-
zenship to be general designation under which
we perform our duties to the nation, we yet be-
heye that, as Irishmen and the sons of Irish
men, 1t is not only proper but our bounden
duty to act specially as Irish-American Repub-
leans, organized in every State and district, and
to that end organize National Executive Com
mlttee to aid in coping with and defeating cur
Democratic opponents.
RESOLVED, That the Democratic party by its
past record, many changes of front, unpatriotic
and partisan legislation in the late and proceed
ing Congresses, and by acquiescing in the use
of fraudulent tissue ballots, rifle and shotgun
clubs, intimidating American citizens in the
enjoyment of their constitutional rights. has
shown Itself foe to good government and TO
the cause of freedom.
ReSOlUed, That the members of the conyen-
ton proceed at once to organize themselves into
national organization to be known as the
lrlsh-American Republican League, and that
the members of this league now present pledge
themselves to proceed, Immediately upon their
return to their respective homes, to organize
ITish-American Republican clubs wherever at
all practicable, and that upon the organization
of any such club its officers be instructed to re-
port the same to the Secretary of the National
Executive Committee, to the end that correct
record may be kept of the progress of our or
ganization.
RcSoloed, That these resolutions and the adj
dress adopted by the convention be prepared
ana placed everywhere possible in the hands of
Irish-American Republican citizens.
What the Republican Party Has Done.
The Republican party has restored the
country and placed it upon the true
principle of national sovereignty, as
found in the constitution. Let us keep
it bound together on this theory, that it
may be perpetuated as the grandest re-
public ever formed by man. Demo-
cratic rule and State sovereignty theo-
ries to 1860 brought ruin upon the
country, most terrible and damaging to
every interest. The opposition, however.
claim that we, the Republicans, have
ruined the country now, but where Is
the proof? How and in what way have
we ruined and brought distress to the
country? The Republican party has re-
stored upon a solid basis the payment of
all our national obligations, and has
given us a currency in all parts of the
country absolutely good and legal. 1t
has lifted the credit of the nation from
the point where our per cent. bonds
sold at Sc cents to where our 4 per cent.
bonds sold at premium.
After twenty years of Democratic rule
loan of $1S,000,000 exhausted the
market for six months.
After Republican rule for twenty years
loan of $4,000, 900 was taken in a
single day.
In twenty years we find an increase of
population of 80 per cent.
An increase of several agricultural ex-
ports of 600 per cent.
An increase in exports of bread and
breadstuffs of $50 per cent.
An increase of internal commerce of
700 per cent.
An increase in railway mileage from
81, 900 to over 50, 900 miles.
Our foreign trade has Increased from
800, 100000 to 81, 150, 100000.
OuE oApOIUS, WHICH, we're SAU,UUU,UUU
less than our imports in 1860, were
1854, 100000 more than our imports in
1869.
The Republican party, since the war
closed, besides paying the expenses of
the Government, including $50, 900, 900
of pensions, have paid 1888, 100000 of
the public debt, and reduced the an
nual interest from $151, 100000 to
$S9,OOO,OOO.
No Government is in better condition
or has a better credit. The people are
prosperous everywhere; labor is reward
ed, our manufactures increasing, our
commerce growing. This people ought
to be happy people, and satisfied with
the present condition of things. The
Democracy kept your pathway strewn
with thorns and thistles. The Repub-
icans have plucked the thorns and
thistles and planted flowers there. Be
careful not to pluck out the flowers and
replace the thistles and thorns.-HOn.
John Il. Logan, at Ma0JlySbOrO, III.