Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-06-30

The Republicans Of the United States. Assem-.
bled by their DELEGATES in Nationul Convention,
pause on the threshold Of their proceedings "a
honor the memory Of their first great leader.
the immortal champion Of liberty and the rights
Of the people, Abraham Lincoln. and to cover
also with wreaths Of imperishable renem.
hrance and gratitude the heroic names Of our
late leaders who have more recently been called
away from our cO~uncils-Grant, Garfield. Arthur.
Logan, Conkling. May their memories be faith.
fully cherished We also recall with our greet.
ings and with prayer Tor his recovery the name
Of one Of our living heroes whose memory will
be treasured in the history both OF the Repub.
hcans and Of the Kepublic-the name Of that
noble soldier and fayorite child o, victory, Phil.
Up II. Sheridan.
In the spirit Of those great leaders, and Of our
own devotion to human libeE+y, and with that
hostility to all forms Of despotism and oppres.
sion which is The fundamental ideal of the Re.
publican party. We send fraternal concratula-
Hon to our fcllow-Amer!cans Of Brazil upon
their great act Of emancipation, which com.
pieted the abolition Of slavery throughout, the
two American continents. We earnestly hone
tina. VIC may soon congratulate our fellow.citt.
zens Of Irish birth upon the peaceful recovery
of home rule for ireland.
We reanlrm our answering devotion 10 the
National Constitution and 10 the indissoluble
Union Of the States, 10 the autonomy reserved
10 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 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 bold the free and honest
popular ballot and tho just and equal represen- |
tatlon Of all the people TO he the foundation OF
our Republican Government and demand
legislation to secure the integrity and I
purity OF elections, which are the fountains Of !
oil public authority. We charge that the pres.
ent administration and the Democrats ma.
loE;ty IN Congress eve their existence to the
suppression q the ballot by a criminal nullif.
cation q the Constitution and laws Of the
States.
We are uncompromisinalv in favor o, the
system Of protection: we rrotes,
lrainN' lis destruction as proposed hy the
Pres dent and his par y. They serve the in.
.erests Oh Europe; we will support the inter.
SIS OF America. We accept the issue and
'anhdently appeal TO the people for their judr.
nent The protective system must be main.
aimed Its abandonment has always been fol.
owed ny general disaster to all interests, OK.
those Of the usursr and the sheriff. We
'enolncc the Mills bill as destructive 10 the
'cneral business, the labor and the farming in.
eres's Of the country, anl We heartily endorse
consistent and patriotic action Of the Re.
'nhliean representatives in Congress in Oh.
losing Us passage.
We condemn the Proposition OF the Demo.
ratio party 70 place wool on the free list, and
re insist that the duties thereon shall be ad.
lstel and maintained so as % furnish fun and
protection to that industry.