The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-06-29

TIHII9 WGIUIoe LIICIIUT
ana TO cover also with wreaths OF imperishable
remembrance and gratitude the heroic names
Of our later leaders who have more recently
been called away from cur councils-Grant
Garfield, Arthur, Logan and Conkling- May
their memories be faithfully cherished
We also recall with greetings, and with prayer
for his recovery, the name Of one OF our living
heroes, whose name will be cherished in the
history, both OF Republicans and Of the Repub-
lie, the name Of that noble soldier and favOrite
child Of victory Philip H. Sheridan. In the
spirit of those great leaders and of our own de-
yotion to human liberty and political hostility
to all forms Of despotism, we send
fraternal concentrations to our fellow
Americans Of Brazil upon the accomplishment
OF 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 reahirm our answering devotion to the
National Constitution and to the indissoluble
Union OF the States; to the autonomy reserved
TO the States under the Constitution; TO the
personal rights and liberties OF citizens in all
the States and Territories in the Union, and
especially to the supreme and sovereign right
of every lawful citizen, rich poor, native or
foreign born, white or black, to cast free bal
lot IN public elections, and to have that ballot
duly counted. We hold that free and honest
popular ballot, and the Just and equal represen-
taton OF all the people, Is the foundation OF our
republican government and demand cXecu-
tive legislation to secure the integrity and
purity OF elections, which are the foundations
of all public authority. We cha rye
that the present Administration and
the Democratic majority in Congress owe
by a criminal nullihcatIon OF the Constitution
and laws Of the United States.
We are uncompromisingly in favor of
the American system of protection.
We protest against. its destruction as
proposed by the President and his
ba Of e
we will support the interests of Amer
lea. 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 oenounce the
Mills bill as destructive to the general bust
ness, the labor and the farming interests Of the
country, and we heartily indOrse the consistent
and patriotic action of the Republican
representatives in Congress in opPos-
ing its passage. We condemn the propo-
sition OF the Democratic party to
place wool on the free list and we insist that
the duties thereon shall be adjusted and main
tanned so as TO furnish full and adequate pro
lection to that industry.
The Republican party would effect all needed
reduction of the National revenue by repeating
the taxes upon tobacco, which are annoy
| Ance and burden to agriculture, and the tax
| upon spirits used in the arts, and for
/ mechanical purposes; and by such re-
vision of the tariff laws as will tend to
eheck imports OF such articles as
| are produced by our people, the production oil
| which give employment to our labor, and re
| lease from import duties those articles Of for
| egu production Except luxuries) the like OF
/ which can not be produced at home. If there
| still shall remain d larger revenue than is req
| uisite for the wants OF the Gov
! eminent we favor the entire re-
| peal of internal taxes, rather than the
| surrender of any part OF our protective system
at the joint behest Of the Whisky Trust and the
! agents OF foreign manufacturers.
| We declare our hostility to the Introduction
| into this country Of foreign contract labor anC
of Chinese labor alien to our civilization ana Il
our Constitution; and we demand the rigid en-
| forcement of existing laws against it, and favo
| such immediate legislation as will exclude such
labor from our shores.
WS declare our opposition to all com bination
| of capital organized in trusts or otherwise 1
| control arbitrarily the condition of trade anon
| our citizens; and we recommend to Congress
and the State Legislatures, in their respectiy
! Jurisdictions to enact such legislation as will
| prevent the execution Of all schemes to oppres
the people by undue charges on their supple
or by unjust rates for the transportation o
9heir products to market.
We approve the legislation by Congress
| prevent alike unjust burdens and unfair dis
ordinations between the States.
| We reafirm the policy Of appropriating tn
public lands OF the United States TO be home
steads for American citizens and settlers, no
aliens, which the Republican party establishes
In 1862 against the persistent opposition OF tn
| Democratic party in Congress, and which ha
| brought our great Western domain into sucl
! magnificent development. The restoration c
unearned railroad land grants to the public dc
main for the use Of actual settlers, which wa
| begun under the administration of Presiden
| Arthur, should be continued.
| We deny that the Democratic party has eve
restored one acre to the people, but decla1
that by the joint action OF Republicans an
Democrats in Congress about fifty millions
| acres of Unoarned lands, original
granted for the construction
railroads, have been restored
the public domain in pursuance of condition
inserted by the Republican party in the Or
inal grant.
We charge the Democratic Administrative
with failure to execute the laws securing
settlers title TO their homesteads, and wit
using appropriations made for that purpose
harass innocent settlers with spies and pros
cut ons under the false pretence Of exposiI
frauds and indicating the law.
The Government by Congress Of the Territori
/ is based upon necessity only to the end that the
may become States in the Union: therefor
, ! whenever the conditions Of population, mat
rial resources, public intelligence and moralt
| are such as to insure a stable local governme
! therein, the people Of such Territories shOu
. | be permitted, a right inherent in them,
| form for themselves constitutions and Sta
1 governments, and be admitted into q
' Union. Pending the preparation
statehood all ofhcers thereof sheu
+ be selected from the bona fde residen
: and citizens of the Territory wherein they a
70 serve. South Dakota should Of right be IL
r | mediately admitted a State into the Unto
y under the Constitution framed and adopted
r. her people, and we heartily indorse the acti'
9 OF the Republican Senate in twice passii
70 bills for her admission The 7
fusal OF the Democratic House
| Representatives, for partisan purposes,
favorably consider these bills, is a willful vi
o lation of the sacred American principle of loo
: ! self-government, and merits the CondemnRti
" of all Just men. The pending bills in the Sc
= ate to enable the people of Washington, Nor
Dakota and Montana Territories to form CO
situations and establish State government
should be passed without unnecessary delay.
!. The Republican party pledges itself to do a
q in its power to facilitate the admission of Il
Territories of New Mexico Wyoming, Ida
and Arizona to the enjoyment of selfgovel
ment as States, such OF them as are now qua
! fed, as soon as possible, and the others as so
as they may become so.
The political power Of the Mormon Church
: the Territories as exercised in the past, is
menace to free institutions, too dangero
4, longer to be suffered. Therefore, we pledge {
- | Republican party to appropriate legislation
- sorting the sovereignty Of the Nation in all T
- rttories where the same is questioned, and
y | furtherance of that end, to place upon I
y statute books legislation stringent enough
= divorce the political from the ecclesiastit
= power. and thus stamp cut the attendant wiC
70 edaess Of polyRamy.
d The Republican party Is in favor OF the use
both gold and silver as money, and condem
o the policy OF the Democratic Administration
q. its efforts to demonetize ailver
We demand the reduction Ofletter postage
10 one cent per ounce.
Is In republic like ours where I
p citizen is the sovereign and t
ohicial the servant, where no power
d. exercised save the will OF the people, IL
u important that the sovereiRn-the people
should possess intelligence. The free school
the promoter Of that intelligence which is
is preserve US a free Nation; therefore the Sta
a. and Nation, both combined, should suppt
free institutions OF learning suf1cient to aIo
u every child growing up in the land the
q pOrtunity OF q good common school education
q o We earnestly recommend that prompt act