Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-06-28

THE DEAD AND LIVING HEROES.


The Republicans of the United States, as
| scmbled by their delegates in National Conven-
| ton, pause on the threshold Of their proceed
| ings To honor the memory OF their first great
leader the immortal champion of liberty and
| the rights Of the peoplc-Abraham Lincoln
| and to cover also with wTcaths of impcrishable
| remembrance and gratitude the heroic names
| Of our later leaders who have been more re.
Gently calledaway from our councils-Grant,
Garfield, Arthur, Logan, Conking. May their
| memories be faithfully cherished.
| We also recall with our greetings and PRAYER
| for his recovery the name Of one Of our living
heroes, whose memory will be treasured In the
| history both Of the Republicans md the Re
public, the name Of that noble soldier and
| favorite child of victory, Philip II. Sheridan.
| BRAZIL AND IRELAND.
| In the spirit of those great leaders and Of our
| own devotion 10 human liberty, and with that
| hostility to all forms Of dcspotism and opprcs
| sion which Is the fundamental idea Of the Re.
| publican party, we send fratcrna cOngratula
| lion to our fellow Americans Of Brazil Tor their
| great act OF emancipation which completed the
| abolition Of slavery throughout the two AmCri
can continents
| We earnestly hope VIC may soon congratulate
| our fellow citizens OF Irish birth upon the
| peaceful recovery of home rule for Ireland.
| FOR FREE BALLOT AND FAIR COUNT.
We rcallirm our answering devotion TO the
| national constitution and to the indissolublc
| 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 citizen, rich or poor, foreign or native
| 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 people to
| be the foundation OF our republican Govern
al nv..t fu.. gtnst.
| cure integrity and purity Of elections, which
are the fountains 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
The laws Of the United States.
PROTECTION TO AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.
We are uncompromisingly in favcr Of the
American system of protection; we protest
against this destruction proposed by the Prcsi-
dent 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 judgement. The
protective system must be maintained. Its
abandonment has always been followed by
general disaster TO all interests except those Of
| the Insurer and sheriff
We denounce the Mills bill as destructive to
| the general business, labor and farming inter
| csts Of the country, and we heartily endorse
| the consistent and patriotic action Of the Re
| publican Representatives in Congress in oppos-
| Ing its passage.
We condemn the proposition Of the Demo.
cratic party to place wool on the free list, and
we insist that the duties thereon shall he ad-
| iusted and maintained so as to furnish full and
| adequate protection 10 that industry.
now To REDUCE THE SURPLUS.
The Republican party would effect all needed
reduction Of the National revenue by repeating
| the taxes on tobacco which are an annoyance
and burden to agriculture, and the taxes upon
spirits used In the arts and for mechanical pur-
poses, and by such a revision OF the tariff laws
| AS will tend TO check the imports on such arti-
| ccs as are produced by our people, the produc-
| ton OF which gives employment to our labor
| aud release from import duties those articles OF
| foreign production except luXurics the like Of
| which cannot be produced at home. II there
| shall still remain larger revenue than Is rcqui
| site for the wants Of the Government, we favor
| the entire repeal Of internal taxes rather than
| surrender any part Of our protective system at
! Joint behest Of whisky trusts and agents Of
| foreign manufacturers.
OPPOSED To FOREIGN CONTRACT LABOR.
We declare our hostility to the introduction
| into this country of foreign contract labor
| and OF Chinese labor alien 10 our civilization
| AMI our constitution aud we demand rigid en-
| fOrCcment Of existing law against 1t, aud favor
such immediate legislation as will exclude such
| labor from our shores.
OPPOSITION To TRUSTS AND COMBINATIONS.
We declare our opposition 10 all combina-
tions or capital organizations Of trusts or other
| wise 10 control arbitrarily the condition Of
| trade among our citizens, and we recommend
| 10 Congress and State Legislatures In their re-
| spcctiye Jurisdictions, such legislation Us will
prevent the execution Of all schemes 70 op'