The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-10-27
sSjIss 4ll1s))Ss%s>sl s[.1,
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 81, 1886.

4->@As~
pirations Of the time, and which counts
among its achievements the preservation
Of the Union, the emancipation of the
slave, the rehabilitation of the States the
enfranchisement of the freedmen, the
protection of American labor and indus
tries, the restoration and re-establish
ment of the public credit, and the incor.
poration in the National statutes of the
principles of equality and justice to ALL
Second-The Republican party stands
to-day, as it has ever stood, the unfiinch.
ing champion and firm defender of Amer.
lean labor against the assaults of the
Democratic party and its demands for
free trade, cheap labor and foreign com.
petition with American manufacturers
and workingmen. In pursuance of It's
peolicy of protection we demand that th
abuse of the right of free immigration
shall be speedily remedied so that the in
PRODUCTION by corporations and monopo-
lies, of European paupers, under con
tract, to take the places of American
workingmen, shall be prevented by the
enactment of effective laws and severe
penalties.
Third-The Republican party has al
ways been the friend of the workingman
and has placed on the statute books Of
this State most of the existing laws or
that subject. The interests Of labor and
capital are In the broadcast sense identical
Any policy or act that Injuries the one,
operates necessarily to the prejudice oil
the other. Infexibfy hostile to anarchy,
socialism and communism, we are In favor
of such legislation as will diminish con-
troversies between the employer aud en-
ploye, whether by methods of voluntary
arbitration, the establishment of courts of
Cancellation, or otherwise, and establish
that genuine community of feeling In
which the interests of all will be conserved
without doing violence to the rights of
any. We recognize the rights of all men
to seek by association their mutual good
and protection. We demand that the
laws respecting the inspection Of factories,
workshops and other places where labor
is employed, the regulation of tho hours
of labor of women and children, and re-
quiring compulsory education, shall be
faithfully enforced, and that these laws
shall be amended and improved, as ex-
perience shall show to BIO necessary for
the material and social welfare of the to-
dustrial population, and we protest against
the employment of convict labor in COM
petition with the honest free labor of the
ANbos " y WV" oat PtCtHo VI buRPOtb
to every inst measure by which organized
labor seeks to improve its condition,
shorten its hours of toll and secure its
just share Ia the product of its co-opera-
tion with capital
Fourth--The laws of this State as to
the assessment of real and personal pro-
perty need revision to make them plain
aud consistent, and to conform in letter
al m In s,r
amended constitution, that property shall
be assessed for taxation at uniform rates.
by general laws and according to its true
value.
Fifth--Believing that agriculture is the
foundation of the nations wealth, and
that our prosperity is dependent upon the
success of our agricultural interests, and
believing that our households should DO
protected against authorizations In articles
of food, and that the interests of agricul-
ture especially In view of their present
depressed condition, desergd to be de- |
feuded against destructive competition
with fraudulent substitutes for genuine
farm products, We approve the recent leg
islation, State and National, restricting
the manufacture and sale Of bogus butter.
Sixth-The just and righteous policy
OF granting, out of the nations abund-
9hoe, of generous pensions to the disabled
veterans OF our wars commands our
heartiest sympathy. We condemn the re-
moval from official places of worthy Grip.
pied Union soldiers to make room for
partisan civilians and -Confederates,
and disapprove the action of the Presi-
dent Of the United States, 10 opposing the
penion policy established by tho Republi
can party.
Seveuth--That the great fishery and |
shore interests Of New Jersey, and the |
entire Atlantic seaboard, demand from |
Congress such legislation as shall effectu-
ally protect them from the menhaden
piracy heretofore and now practiced upon
them to the serious detriment of the State |
and its citizens, and that we heartily en-
dorse and approve the efforts Of our re-
representatives. in Congress to that end.
Eighth-We pledge the Republican
party to the principle Of a non partisan
Judiciary and to such judicial reform as
will expedite and lessen the cost of the
administration of justice in this State,
and we arraign the present Democratic
Executive for his persistent violation OF
this essential principle.
Ninth We believe ia honest money,
and demand that every dollar coined aud
stamped by the United States Govern
ment shall be worth a dollar in any
market Of the world, and that tho out
standing trade dollars should be redeemed
at their face value.
Tenth--It was promised by the Demo
cratic party that once entrusted with
power the public service should be ele-
waited aud improved by strict conformity
to the principle of civil service reform.
As a matter Of fact the tone and quality
of the public service has been lowered by
the removal OF honest, competent and ef-
ficient officials for purely partisan rca-
sons, and the appointment Of persons,
also for partisan reasons, who were, In
many cases, incompetent and unit for the
places assigned them. In this State the
disposal of Federal offices has been com
mitted to notorious party bosses, who
have bestowed them upon active and of
fensive partisans as satisfaction for per.
sonal obligations, and these appointees
have openly and shamelessly used the
power of their positions ia furtherance Of
political ends.
Eleventh. esoIUed, That we favor sucl
legislation as will prevent common car
riers from making unjust Discrimination
in the transportation of freight
Twelfth-The Republican party hat
it's foundation in the belief in the virtu,
and intelligence Of the people: il has al
ways held with its great leader, Abraham
Lincoln, that this is government o
the people, by the people, and for TIL
people 2 we therefore declare that tn
Republican party of New Jersey Is II
favor of the submission Of the question 0
the regulation, control or prohibition o
the liquor traffic to the votes of the PEG
pie at elections specially provided for thi
purpose.
Thirteenth - esoloed, That we pledg
to the nominee of this convention on
hearty support from now until the clos
of the polls on the second day OF Novem
Der next, and we call upon all good citi
zens Of New Jersey who wish to sec I
change 10 our executive department =
unite with us in electing our candidate.
>--ses--~>
: - ..n.., al ~,