Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-03-06

JUDGE SWIFT sentenced the murderer
Wilson to hard labor for life, in prison.
A light sentence for such criminal,
but all the law allows.
The Arthur boom and the Logan boom
don't take. Republicans don't catch on
to "A boom this year, the people must
name the next President, not politicians,
papers, rings, or caucuses.
In a California court two young girls
fixed an outrage upon man by tssti-
mOny infinitely describing scars and
tatOOsd figures on the man. When strip
ped in court these marks could not be
found and the man was released. The
father of the girls originated the in
famous conspiracy.
The sentiment that prevailed at the
banquet of the Brooklyn Young Mems
Republican Club was Independence of
any party that dare work a machine.
admit boss, or set up candidates. There
are many thousands in the Republican
party who hold such sentiment and can
only be held by the best men, the best
platform, and the best action. An I'M
warrantable act of the Republican party
would start third party but il the par
ty deserves success it will win.
FREE TRADERS who run the Morrison
bill and claim to run their party are Ii
able to create bolt, because Of the loose
ness Of party ties. and because many
Democrats will refuse to fight or oppose
protection, or become passive supporters
of free trade, policy that they well
know is destructive of every thing worth
saving. Democratic papers and leaders
have already declared that there will be
Democrats in Congress 90 working with
Republicans to suppress the Morrison
bill.
COLD-BLOoED political murders have
never been done in the name Of the Re
publican party, neither has the party by
resolution or otherwise ever endorsed
murder, and all manner of outrage prac-
ticed upon individuals because of their
political opinions. This has been done
by Democrats in the name of the Demo
cratic party, not only once but often.
The testimony Of Democrats and Repub-
licans concerning the political crimes of
Copiah County Miss. shows that Mat
thews Republican was murdered by
Wheeler Democrat, simply because
Matthews was Republican leader, this
with buIldOzing, whipping, shooting.
driving from homes and all manner of
outrage was endorsed by Democratic
community to further the interests of
the Democratic party, party that is too
cOwardly to offer one word of rebuks to
such terrorism.
The Democratic party is old and ex-
perien eed. They are now advertising
for . platform equal to the occasion.
We dent know what it will be, but in
1864 at Chicago they adopted one against
protecting America, that might help in
suggesting free trade smashsr:
Resolved, That this convention does
explicitly declare, 81 the sense Of the
American people, that after four years of
failure to restore the Union BY the expert
msnt Of Wdr, during which, under the
pretsnse Of military necessity, or war
power higher thaR the Constitution, the
Constitution itself has been disregarded
in every part, and public liberty and
private right alike trOdden down, and
the material prosperity of tho country
essentially impaired. justice. humanity.
liberty, and the pnblic welfare demand
that immediate efforts be made for ces-
sation of hostilities. with view to ulti-
mate convention Of the states or other
peaceable means, to the end that at the
earliest practical moment peace may be
restored on the basis Of tho Federal
UOiOn Of the states.