The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-06-30

Convention.-som Very Good Doc
trtnes Mixed with "a Great Deal OF
Buncombe.
Following is the platform in full
adopted by the Chicago Convention
ON the 21st
The Republicans of the United
States, assembled by their delegates
in the National Convention, pause on
the threshold of their proceedings TO
honor the memory of their tirst great
leader, the immortal of liberty and
the rights of the people, Abraham
Lincoln: and to cover also with wreaths
of Imperishable remembrance and
gratitude to the heroic names Of our
later leaders, who have been more
recently called away from our coun-
cils-Grant, Garfield, Arthur, Logan,
Conkling. May their memories be
faithfully cherished We also recall
with our greetings and with prayer
for his recovery, the name OF one OF
our living heroes, whose memory will
be treasured in the history, both o.
Republicans aud of the republic, the
UAflt III ttfAi HROlt biftGAfA all lNfAi-
ite child OF victory, Philip IL. Sheri-
dan.
In the spirit of those great leaders
and of our own devotion 10 human
liberty, and with that hostility to all
forms of despotism and oppression,
winch is the fundamental idea of the
Republican party, we send iraternM
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leans OF Brazil upon their great act OF
the abolition of slavery throughout
the two American continents.
HOME RULE FOR IRELAND.
We earnestly hope that we may
soon congratulate our fellow citizens
of Irish birth upon the peaceful recoy-
cry of Home Rule for Ireland.
FREE BALLOT AND FAIR COUNT.
We reafiirm our answering devo-
ton to the National Constitution and
TO the indissolubls union of the States,
and To the autonomy reserved to the
States under the Constitution, to the
personal rights and liberties of citi-
zens in all the States and Territories
in the Union, aud especially To the
supreme aud sovereign right Of every
lawful citizen, rich or poor, native or
foreign born, white or black, 10 cast
one free ballot in public elections, and
to have that ballot duly counted. We
hold the free honest popular ballot
and the just and equal representation
OF all the people to be the foundation
of Republican government, and de-
mand effective Legislation to secure
Integrity and purity of elections,
which are the foundations of all pub
lie authority. We charge that the
present administration and the DEM
ocratic majority in Congress owe their
existence to the suppression of the
ballot by a criminal notification of
the Constitution aud the laws of the
United States.
THE PROTECTION PLANK.
We are uncompromisingly in favor
of the American system OF protection
We protest against its destruction,
proposed by the President and his
party. They serve the Interests of
Europe; we will support the intesests
of America. We accept the issue and
confidently appeal TO the people for
their judgement. The protective sys-
tenn must be maintained; its aband-
onment has always been followed by
general disaster to all Interests, except
those OF the usurer and the sheriff.
We denounce the Mills bill as de-
s'ructive to the general business, the
labor and the farming interests of the
country; and we heartily endorse the
consistent and patriotic action of the