The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-06-26

party, to serve the interests of Fnronn We iii
sssp,o 5ne interests Of America. We accept the
issue ana confidently appeal to the people for their
judgment The protective system must be main.
talneu, lis abandonment has always been followed
py general disaster TO all interests excent thosa If
<be uslrer and sheriff. ~ "a
Ne denounce the Mills bill destructive TO the
general business, labor and farming interests OF The
country ana we heartily indorse the consistent and
patriotic action of the republican REPRESENTATIVES. in
congress in opposing its passage 49,
We condemn the proposition of the democratic
HarN 10 place wool on the free list and we insist
eha uuties thereon shall be adjusted and maintain
gu 50 as 10 furnish full and adequate protection to
that industry. w
). The republican party would effect all needed re-
uuctlon OF the national revenue by repeating the
Saxes upon tobacco, which are an annoyance md
burden to agriculture and the tax on spirits used in
arts and for mechanical purposes and by siIch re-
vision of the tariff laws will tend to check the
imports OF such articles as produced by our peo.
our labor and release from imTort duties those arti
cles OF foreign production except luxures (tte like
o. which cannot be produced at honey Ifthere shall
sun remain larger revenue than is requisite for
'She wants of government, we favor the entire re-
peal OF internal revenue rather than the surrender
St any part OF our protective system at the iolnt
oehest OF whisky trusts and agents of foreign manu-
2acturers. e- -1''iA'
We declare our hostility to introduction into this
country of foreign contract labor and Chinese labor
elen to our civilization and our constitution. aud
against it and favor such immediate legislation as
Will eXclude such labor from our shores.
we declare our opposition TO all combinations of
the arbitrary condition OF trade among our citizens
and we ecommend to congress and State legisla-
cures IN their respective Jurisdictions such eSisa
lion as will prevent the execution of all schemes to
Cypress, the people by undue charges on their sup
their products to market.
We approve of legislation by congress to prevent
allKe unjust burdens and unfair determinations be-
We reatlirm the policy ofappropriatng public
lands of the United States to be homesteads for
American citizens and settlers not aliens which the
republican party established in 1SGeagainst the per-
slstent opposition of the democrats in congress ana
which has brought our great western domain into
such magnificent Development. The restoration Of
9nearned railroad land grants the public domain
administration of President Arthur should be CON
Slnued. We deny that the democratic party has
eyer restored one acre to the people, but declare
that by the Joint action Of the republicans and dem
Scrats about fifty millions of acres of unearned
lands, originally granted for the construction of
railroads have been restored to the public domain
an pursuance to the conditions inserted by the re-
publican party in the original grant
We charge the democratic administration with a
aaiure TO execute laws securing to settlers titles to
their homesteads ank with using appropriations
made for that purpose to harrass innocent settlers
with spies and prosecutions under the false pretcnse
OF exposing frauds and vindicating the
law: The ,,,o government by a, CON
gress OF the territories is based upon
necessity only to the end that they may become
states in the union. Therefore, whenever the cond-
Slons OF population, material resources public in
eelligence and morality such as to insure sta
ole local government therein, the people of such
territories should be permitted, as right inherent
an them TO form for themselves constitutions and
state governments and be admitted into the union.
1e0Ilng preparation tOr statehood all officers there
OF should be selected from bona tde residents and
citizens in the territory wherein they are to serve
South Dakota should Of right be Immediately adj
mltted as state INTO the union, under the constitu
tion framed and adopted by her people, and we
heartily indorse the action of republican sem
ators III twice passing bills for her admission
The refusal of the democratic house of representa-
tlyes for partisan purposes to favorably consider
these bills is wilful violation of the sacred Amer
lean principle of selfgovernmeut, and merits the
condemnation fall just men, The pending bills
in the senate for acts to enable the pe0nle of wash
n and no form p,,eti
tutions, establishing state governments, should be
passed without unnecessary delay. The republican
party pledges itself to DO ali in its power to facilitate
the admission Of the territories of New Mexico
Wyoming, Idaho and Arizona to the enjoyment of
enforcement as states. Such of them as are
now quallhed as soon as possible, and others
as they may become So
The political power ofthe Mormon church in the
territories, as exercised in the past is menace 10
free institutions danger no longer to be suffered
therefore we pledge the republican party to appro-
pirate legislation asserting the sovereignty Of the
nation in all the territories where the same is Ques
toned and in frtherance of that TO place upon the
statute BOOKS legislation stringent enough to di
vorce peaceful from ecclesiastical power and thus
stamp out the attendant wickedness of polygamy.
The republican party is in favor of the use OF both
gold and silver as money and condemns the policy
OF the demoeratic administration in its efforts to
demouetiZe silver.
We demand reduction ofletter postage to one CEN
per ounce. In republic like ours where citizen
is sovereign and official servant; where no power
is exercised except by the will of the people, it is
impol tant that the sovereign people should possess
intelligence. The free school is the promoter Of
Therefore the state or nation, or both combined
should support free institutions of learning sul-
cient to afford every child growing up in the land
the opportunity of a good school education.
We recommend that prompt action be taken by
congress on the enactment of such legislation as
will best secure the rehabilitation of our American
merchant marine, and we protest against the pas
work injustice to labor by lessening the wages of
those engaged on preparing materials, as well as
those directly employed in our ship yards.
We demand appropriations for the early rebuild
ing OF our navy, for the construction of coast orti
cation and modern ordnance and other approved
modern means of defense; Tor the protection of our
detenseess harbors and cities; for the payment of
Just pensions to our soldiers for necessary works
of national importance in the Improvement of
the harbcrs and channels and of internal of coast
wise and foreign commerce for the announcement
of the shipping interest OF the Atlantic, Gulf and
Pacific states, well as for Che payment of the ma
turing public debt. This policy will give employ
ment 10 our labor activity to our various industries
increase the security Of our country, promote trade
open new and direct markets for our produce and
cheaper the cost of transportation We affirm this
to be fer better for our country than the democratic
Inter 9st TO ''ret banks"
The conduct of foreign affairs by the present ad-
millistration has been distinguished by its inecien
cy and its coWardice, having withdrawn from the
senate al pending treaties effected by the republic
can administration for the removal of foreign bur
dens and restrictions upon our commerce and for
ats extension into better markets. 1t has neither
effected nor proposed any other in their stead.
Protesting adherence to - ne Monroe doctriue it
has seen with con AGENCY the extension Of foreign
Snduence in Central Amer ca and OF foreign
trade everywhere, omogg our neigh6oIs.
It has refused to charter sanction
or encourage any American organization
for constructing the Nicarugau canal a wnr; Of
vital importance 10 the maintaiuence the Monroe
doctrine and of our national influence in Central
and South America anu necessary for the develop
ment Of trade with our E'aai territory with South
America and with the islands and further coasts Of
the Pacific ocean.
Ne araign the present democratic administration
for its weak and unpatrOtic treatment OF the Ash
cries question and its pusillanimou3 surrender of
the essential privileges 20 which our fishing vessels
are entitled IN Canadian ports under the treaty of