Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-01

ANU l"uNhs llsi JUSTICE anu NluNli0Vr I
alike demand
We demand the prompt enactment by
congress oi general bankrupt Law, sub Z
stantlallS as passed ny The senate Of the (
United Siatcs during the last congress
We dcmana the immediate and uneon. !
ditiOnai suspension Of The coinage oi The (
over-yaued silver dollar
We urge the vigorous enforcement OF (
The Edmun0s Ian IN Utah, with the pas 1
sane OF such amendments as win give Il in. !
creased efficiency and the encouragement |
of the kauSaslplan OF settling the Nor
mons territory With lawabdiug Amer.
lean citizens.
We give &c TIE ciyll.sorvice act, passed !
10y Republican congress, our hearty
approval and IN accordance with oar last
national platform, We demand the
exercise otthe principles OF that act to
all business offices of the govern.
mcnt and the repeal Of the four years
tenure law,
We favor any reforms, reverslons or
reductions In the customs duties which
shall benefit our laboWrS and other in
dtfstries
But we pledge ourselves again TO the
firm maintenance OF the protective prin,
ciple which prevents the displacement IN
our home markets of American BY foreign
products, with consequent dimiuntlon
OF employment. and which also guards us
from a competition that would result Ia
wages OF American worklngmcn being
regulated BY standard which ,loroign
manufacturers would dictate
Tie Republican party has always been
essentially a national aud uuion party. II
I Is opposed to SeCtlnMaliSm and To- geo
graphical divisions IN any and every par
/ tlculgr It has heartily and deeply re-
ioiced IN the manifestation OF sympathy
and good feeling al the South
called forth by the death OF our
great soldier aud patriot IS Republi-
cans, We Wish lor complete aud perfect
reconciliation between the sections To
have such reconciliation the results OF
the war must he accepted everywhere IN
good faith. One result has not been nc
ccpted The negro, cnfranchiscd 10y The
war. is largely deprived of his privileges
as voter, Ia certain states elections
are mnckcry, returns are fraudulent
and voting Is farce. II we were TO he
silent rs to this CRYING evil We should be
false to al the traditions and principles
OF our party, as We'll as 60 those of
the American government, and American
freedom Against this great wrong, SO
. dangerous and so uuAmorcan, yet
vmdicated and maintained by successive
ncmoC rate majoEtrS ia the house oi
representatives, we propose to agitatC
and TO protest. We appeal again 10 pub.
2 lie opinion, both North and South, ano
We SHAH seek redress 81 AZ atogsed pub
! lie cons cnce and IN proper legislation
\ We shs.A not be eaittent until this on
r wrong Is crushed aud Justice Il done ~
9 one ul the specific measures tending {,
e remedy this evil. We urge upon congress
4 the policy Of making liberal grants Ia III,
. OF primary education IN the recent slay,
p states, rs we protest against the sup
J. preston of the negro vote SO, also, II
0 the same spirit do We protest against th'
NlcctiOn frauds countrnanced and lostogcl
hy the Democratic party IN certain elite
o OF the North, and we dcnouncc the Nctiol
p Of President Cleveland In pardonlng
2 criminal like Lieut.. Milan, because, b.
, so doing he directly encourages and con
dones these dangerous crimes against III
ballot
e 10 the able, honest, and dignlAcd ut
e ministratiou Of GOV. RohinsOs W
;, give our hearty approval an
c we pledge TO him our honest and an
swerying support.
We urge upon our state legislator
the wisdom Of submitting 10 the dcclsio
L Of the people the question OF Dienniu
election
G We commend the action Of the lcgi,
y laturc In behalf Of strictcr and nor
i direct responsibility IN municipal go,
2 ernment
=, We feel keenly the evils OF mtempCa
l. ance and are prepared TO support IA
' most stringcst Legislature for such SUI
preston rs can be made effective, an
We believe the first step toward checkiu
them is III the rigid enforcement of IA
0 existing laws.
d Massachusetts, under Republican rul,
!. has done much for labor No other stat
s approaches our record In this respect
@ We urge active and continued attcutiu
d 10 all questions affecting this great IN
]. forest, and We commend 10 the legisla
ture careful consideration Of the pla
Of state board 81 arbitration, on th
+ principle Of employers Liability also ID
: regulation Of convict labor SO that
n shall not compete with the honest labo
e Of the commonwealth, and Of more ",
qucnt payment of wages by corpor,
tons
In presenting our candidates an
r. our principles 10 me people
" Massachusetts wo ash only fO
fair discussion and candid consideration
We welcome again those who last yea
severed their party connections AN
united with rs for The first, aud we gladl
4 opcn orr doors 10 en- who Join us M su'
taining oureandidatcs aud principles.
e The following nominations were made
n Gov. Robinson was renomlnatcd for 20,
[. enor, Oliver Aines for nontenant-go'
J., crnor and Hon. Henry Is. Pierce for SOC
v rotary Of state by reclamation. Hon. A
d w Beard OF Boston WAS nominated II
. state treasurer aud Was received wit
K general satisfaction Hon Charles
y lAtdd was renominated for auditor an
o Edgar l.. sherman for attorney genera
n an OF whom received d unanimous yot'
d Gen j. u, IiaWley then delivered a
II address, after which the conyeutio
IS adjourned.
G Military mancuYcrs on an e1tensiy
y scale viii be held ar Lahore, India,
4 December TWcnty-slK thOusandsfrOOI