Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-06-11

! taxpayer without injuring the laborer. or the
| great productive interests of the country. We
| recognize the Importance of sheep husbandry
| in the United States the serious depression
which it is now experiencing and the danger
| threatening its future prosperity and we there
| fore respect the demands of the representatives
| of this important agricultural interest for re-
adjustment of the duty upon foreign wool in
| order that such industry shall have full and
| adequate protection.
| We have always recommended the best money
known to the civilized world, and we urge that
| efforts should be made to unite all commercial
nations in the establishment OF an international
! standard which shall fix for all the relative
value of gold and silver coinage.
| The regulation of commerce with foreign
nations and between the states is one of the
most important prerogatives of the general
| government, and the Republican party dis
| tinctly announces its purpose to support such
legislation as will fully and efficiently carry out
! the constitutional power of Congress over
| Interstate commerce. The principle of public
| regulation of railway corporations is a wise and
salutary one for the protection of all classes of
the people, and we favor legislation that shall
prevent unjust discrimination and excessive
charges for transportation, and that shall
! secure to the people and the railways alike the
fair and equal protection of the law.
We favor the establishment of national
bureau of labor, the enforcement of the eight
| nun law. dLQ d WlS6 hlU luulClOuS SySUCh Va
general education by adequate appropriation
from the national revenues whenever the same
| is needed.
We believe that everywhere the protection to
! a citizen of American birth must be secured to
! citizens of American adoption, and we favor
| the settlement of national differences by inter
| national arbitration.
The Republican party having its birth in a
| hatred of slave labor, and desire that all men
may be truly free and equal, is undeniaby op-
| posed to placing our workingmen in competi-
| ton with any form Of servile labor, whether at
home or abroad. In this spirit we denounce the
Importation of contract labor, whether
| from Europe or Asia as an Ofense
against the spirit of American institutions; and
we pledge ourselves to sustain the present law
restricting Chinese immigration and to provide
such further legislation as Is necessary to carry
out its purposes.
The reform Of the civil service, auspiciously
| begun under Republican administration,
should be completed by the further extension
| of the reformed system already established by
law, to all the grades of the service to which it
| is applicable. The spirit and purpose Of the
reform should be observed in all executive
| appointments, and all laws at variance with the
| objects of existing reformed legislation should
be repeated to the end that the dangers to free
| institutions which Turk in the power of official
patronage may be wisely and effectively avoid
| ed.
The public lands are the heritage of the peo-
| pie of the United States, and should be re-
served as far as possible for small holdings by
actual settlers. We are opposed to the acquisi-
ton to large tracts Of ;a; these lands I'd
pecially where such holdings are in the
hands of non-resdients. aliens, and we
will endeavor to obtain such legislation as will
tend to correct this evil. We demand of Con
gress the speedy forfeiture of all land grants
which have lapged by reason of Noncompliance
fhoo
there has been no attemot in good faith to per-
| form the condition of such grants.
The grateful thanks of the American people
are due to the Union soldiers and sailors of the
late war and the Republican party stands
pledged to secure suitable pensions for all who
| phans of those who died in the war.
The Republican party also pledges itself
| to the repeal of the limitation contained in the
areas act of 1879, SO that all invalid soldiers
shall share alike and their pensions begin with
the date of disability or discharge, and not
with the date of the application.
The Republican party favors a policy which
shall keep us from entangling alliances with
| foreign nations, and which gives us the right
to expect that foreign nations shall refrain from
meddling in American affairs. The policy
| which seeks peace can trade with all powers,
but especially with those OF the Western Henri
sphere.
We demand the restoration of our navy to
its old-time strength and efficiency, that it may
in any sea protect the rights OF American citl-
Zens and the interests of American commerce,
and we call upon Congress to remove the bur-
dens under which American shipping has been
depressed, so that it may again be true that we
have a commerce which leaves no sea unex-
plored and navy which takes no law from a
superior force.
ResOlUed. That the appointments by the
president to offices IN the territories should be
made from bona fde citizens and residents OF
the territories wherein they are TO serve.
RESOLVED, That it is the duty of Congress to
enact such laws as shall promptly and effect
ually suppress the system of polygamy within
our territory and divorce the political from
the ecclesiastical power Of the so-calIed Nor
mon church, and that the law so enacted
should be rigidly enforced by the civil authori-
ties if possible, and the military if need be.
The people of the United States IN their Or
gained capacity constitute nation and not a
mere confederacy of states. The national gov
eminent is supreme within the sphere of its
national duty, but the states have reserved
rights which should be faithfully maintained.
Each should be guarded with jealous care, so
| that the harmony of our system of government
may be preserved and the Union kept inviolate.
The perpetuity of our institutions rests on
the maintenance of free ballot, and honest
count and correct returns. We denounce the
| fraud and violence practiced by the Democracy
III the Southern states by which the will OF
the voter Is defeated, as dangerous to
the preservation of free institutions;
and we solemnly arraign the Demo
cratic party as being the guilty recipient
of the fruits of such fraud and violence. We
extend to the Republicans of the South, re-
CARELESS of their former party affilia-
uons, our cordial sympathy, and pledge to
them our most earnest efforts to promote the
passage of such legislation as will secure to
every citizen, of whatever race and color, the
full and complete recognition, possession and
exercise of all civil and political rights.
NOMINATIONS.
A recess was taken until 7:30 P. NJ,
when nominations were pronounced in
order.
When the name of Connecticut was
reached Mr.. Brandigee arose and in an
eloquent speech nominated Senate,
Joseph r. Hawiey.
JOIN A. LOGAN.