The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-06-28
Sherman, Depew, Allison, Alger
and Harrison ALI Slung in by
Their Friends.
FULSCME SPEECHES.
The Last National Republican
Convention That Will Ever be
Held on Earth.

CHICAGO, June 21.-The convention was
promptly called to order at 10:05 a. m,
by Chairman Estee, The invocation was
delivered by Rev. Thos. L. Green, of Chi
cago. At the conclusion of the prayer,
the secretary proceeded to call the roll of
states, in order that delegations might
designate member to represent each
state of the national committee.
Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, chairman of the
resolutions committee, who entered the
hall at 1890, was recognized by the chair,
and he arose to make The report of the
committee. The convention recognizing
one of the dark horses in the presidential
race, eheered Justify, and when Mckinley
advanced to the platform to read
his report the applause re-
doubled and became almost an
ovation. Mckinley read the committees
report in clear, ringing voice which
could be heard distinctly in every portion
of the auditorium, as follows:
THE PLATFORM.
The republicans of the United States,
assembled by their delegates in national
convention, pause on the threshold of
their proceedings to honor the memory
of their first great leader, the immortal
champion of liberty aud the rights of the
people-Abraham Lincoln-and to cover,
also, with wreaths of imperishable re-
membranoe and gratitude, the heroic
names of our late leaders who have more
recently been called away from our coun-
cils-Grant, Garfield, Arthur, Logan and
Contingency their memories be faith
fully cherished. We also recall, with our
greetings and with prayer for his recovery,
the name of our living hero-whose
memory will be treasured in the history,
both of the republican party and of the
republic-the name of that noble soldier
aud favorite child of victory, Phillip H.
Sheridan.
In the spirit of those great leaders and
of our own devotion to human liberty and
with that hostility to all forms of despot-
ism and oppression which is the funda-
mental idea of the republican party, we
send fraternal congratulations to our fell
low Americans of Brazil upon their great
act of emancipation which completed the
abolition of slavery throughout the two
American continents.
We earnestly hope that we may soon
congratulate our fellow citizens of Irish
birth upon the peaceful recovery of home
rule for Ireland.
We reaffirm our answering devotion to
the national con stitution and to the in
dissolube union of states; to the auton-
omy reserved, to the states under the con-
stitution, to the personal rights and lib
critics of citizens in all the states and ter
ritories in the union, and especially to
the supreme and sovereign right of every
lawful citizen, rich or poor, native or for
eign born, white or black, to cast one free
ballot in public elections, and to have
that ballot duly counted. We hold free
and honest popular ballot and Just and
equal representation of all the people to
be the foundation of our republican gov
ernment ard demand effective
legislation to secure the integrity and
purity of the elections, which are the
foundation of all public authority. We
charge that the present administration
and democratic majority in congress owe
their existence to the suppression of the
ballot by criminal notification of the
constitution and laws of the United
States
We are uncompromisingly in favor OF
tbs American system of protection. We
protect against its destruction as pro-
posed by the president and his party.
They serve the interests of Europe; we
will support the interests of America;
we accept the issue and confidently
appeal to the people for their Judgment;
the protective system must be maintained.
Its abandonment has always been followed
by general disaster to all interests except
those of the usurer and the sheriff. We
denounce the Mills bill as destructive to
general business, the labor and farming
interests of the country, and we heartily
endorse the consistent and patriotic action
of the republican representatives IL con-
gress iu opposing its passage. We con-