Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-28


in its power to facilitate the admission OF the
Territories Of New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho
and Arizona to the enjoyment of self-goyern
ment as States, such of them as are now quail
fed, as soon as possible, and the others as soor
as they may become so.
The political power of the Mormon Church in
the Territories as exercised in the past. is q
menace to free institutions, too dangerous
longer to be suffered. Therefore, we pledge the
Republican party to appropriate legislation as
sorting the sovereignty OF the Nation in all Ter
ritories where the same is questioned. and in
furtherance of that end, to place upon the
statute books legislation stringent enough te
divorce the political from the ecclesiastica
power, and thus stamp out the attendant wick
edness of polygamy.
The Republican PARTY Is in favor of the use OF
both gold and silver as money, and condemns
the policy of the Democratic Administration in
its efforts to demonetize silver
We demand the reduction OF letter postage to
one cent per ounce.
In republic like ours where the
citizen is the sovereign and the
official the servant. where no power is
exercised save the will of the people, it is
important that the soyereign-the people
should possess intelligence. The free school ID
the promoter of that intelligence which is to
preserve us free Nation; therefore, the State
and Nation, both combined, should support
free institutions of learning sufficient to afford
portunity OF good common school education.
We earnestly Recommend that prompt action
be taken by Congress in the enactment of such
legislation as will best assure the rshabilita-
ton of our American merchant marine, and we
protest against the passage by Congress of a
free-ship bill, as calculated to work injustice to
labor by lessenIng the wages OF those engaged
in preparing materials as well as those directly
employed N our ship yards. We demand appro-
priatfons for the early rebuilding of
our navy; for the construction OF
coast Notifications, and modern ordnance
and other approved modern means of defense:
for the protection of our defenseless harbors
and coasts; for the payment of just pensions
to our soldiers; for necessary works of Ma
tional importance in the improvement of har-
bors and the channels Of internal, coastwise and
foreign commerce; for the encouragement of
the shipping interest of the Atlantic, Gulf and
Pacific States, as we'll as for the payment of
the maturing public debt. This policy will give
employment to our labor, activity to our vari-
Gus industries, increase the security of
our country, promote trade. open new and di-
rect markets for our produce, and cheaper the
cost Of transportation. We affirm this to be
far better for our country than the Democratic
policy-of loaning the Governments money
without interest to 'banks."
The conduct of foreign affairs by the present
Administration has been distinguished by its
ineflciency and cowardice Having within ~-~u
from the Senate all pending treatl.-
affected by Republican administrations
for the removal of foreign burdens
and restrictions upon our commerce,
and for its extension into better markets, it has
neither effected proposed any others in
their stead Processing an adherence to the
Monroe doctrine it has seen with Idle COM
placency the extension of foreign influence in
Central America and of foreign trade every
where among our :. eighpors. 1t has refused to
charter, sanction, or encourage any American
organization for constructing the Nicaraguan
canal, work of vital Importance to the
maintenance of the Monroe doctrine and of our
National influence in Central and South Amer
lea, and necessary for the development of trade
with our Pacific territory with South America
and with the islands and further coasts of the
Pacific ocean.
We arraign the present Democratic Admins
tration for Its weak and unpatriotic treatment
of the Fisheries question and its pusillanimous
surrender of the essential privileges
which our fishing vessels en-
titled to in Canadian waters under the
treaty of 1918. the reciprocal maritime leglsla-
ton of 1880, and the comfy of nations, and
which Canadian fishing vessels receive in the
ports OF the United States. We condemn the
policy of the present Administration and the
Democratic majority in Congress toward our
fisheries as unfrlendly and conspicuously un-
patriotic, and as tending to destroy valuable
National industry and an indispensable re-
source of defense against foreign enemy.
The name of American applies alike to all
citizens of the Republic and imposes upon all
alike the same obligation Of obedience to the
laws. At the same time that citizenship is,
and must be, the safeguard of him who wears
it, and protect him. whether high or low, rich
or poor, in all his civil rights. 1t should and
must afford him protection at home and follow
and protect him abroad in whatever land he
may be on lawful errand.
The men who abandoned the Republican par
ty in 1884 and continue to adhere to the Demo-
cratic party have deserted not only the cause OF
honest government, of sound finance, OF free
dom and purity of the ballot, but especially
have deserted the cause Of reform in the civil
service. We will not fail to keep our pledges
because they have broken theirs, or because
their candidate has broken his We, therefore,
repeat our declaration of 1884, to-wit: 1.-The re-
form Of the civil service auspiciously begun
under the Republican Administration,
should be completed by the further
extension of the reform system already
established by law, to all the grades of the
service to (which it is applicable. The spirit
and purpose of the reform should be observed
in all executive appointments, and all laws in
variance with the existing reform legislation
should be repealed to the end that the dangers
to free institutions which Turk in the power OF
official patronage may be wisely and effectively
avoided"
The gratitude OF the Nation to the defenders
of the Union can not be measured by laws.
The legislation of Congress should conform to
the pledges made by loyal people and be so
enlarged and extended as to provide against
the possibility that any man who honorably
wore the Federal uniform shall become an in
mate OF an alms-house or dependent upon pri-
vate charity. In the presence OF an overflow
ing treasury it would be a public scandal
to do less for those whose valor-
Gus service preserved the Government. We
denounce the hostile spirits shown by Presi-
dent Cleveland in his numerous votes of meas
ures for pension relief, and the action of the
Democratic House of Representatives in re-
fusing even consideration of general pension
legislation. In support of the principles here
with enunciated we invite the cooperation of
patriotic men of all parties and especially of
all workingmen whose prosperity is seriously
present Administration.
The nomination Of candidates being next in
order, the call of the roll of States was pro-
ceeded with.
California was the first to respond, and asked
to be passed for the present.
Connecticut nominated General Hawley by
simply announcing his name, and when ILL.,
nois was reached Leonard SWEET, Of Chicago,
rose to present the name of Walter Q.
Gresham, which he did in a lengthy and elo-
Quent speech outlining the career Of his candi-
date and tie reasons why he might consistently
claim the consideration Oh the convention.
The nomination was seconded by Messrs.
Davis, of Minnesota; Lynch. Of Mississippi;
Samuel A.McCall of Massachusetts,, and John
r. Rector, of Texas.
When Indiana was reached the venerable
Richard w. Thompson introduced Ex-Governor
Porter, who placed General Harrison in nomi-
nation, speaking at length of the Importance OF
Indiana as a pivotal State and high Qualifca-
tions tor the presidential Office possessed by
Mr.. Harrison.
At the conclusion of Governor Porters'
speech a recess was taken until p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
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