Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-09-08
SIERRA COUNTY:
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

The rcpublicans OF the United States
q iSainblA by their delegates in nation'l
.conye ltion pause on the threshold Of
i1eir proceedings to hun0r the memory
ot their first treat .leadar, tie Immortal
chtmpioa OF liberty Ili the rigtlis 6i the
roll., Abraham Lincoln, and cover also
With wreatns Of in.peflsha nc r2nem-
france AMI graf tuie the heroic names
of our later leaders, who have been more
3acentlv calla,l away from our councils,
Grant, Garfield, Arthur, Logan and
Sonkling. May their memories be faitll-
FULLY cherished. We also recall with our
greetings AMI with prayers for his recoy-
urv the name OF one Of our 1iTing heroes,
whose memory will be treasured in the
history, both OF republicans and OF the
republic, the name OF that noble soldier
and flvorite child of victory, Philip ii.
Sheridan.
In the spirit OF those great leaders and
OF our own devotion to human liberty,
and with thai hostility to all forms OF des-
potism and oppression which is the fun-
dimontal idea ui the republican party,
we send fratcrnal congratulations to cur
fellow Americans in Brazil upon their
.act of the abolition of slavery throughout
the South american continent.
We earne .tly hope that we may soon
congratulate our fciitW cliHens OF irish
birth upon the peaceful recovery Of home
rule for Ireland
Ne reatlirm our answering devotion
to the national constitution and to the
indissoubla union OF the states, 10 the
autonomy reserved to the states under
the constitution, to the pers rights
and liberties of citizens in all the states
and territories in the union, and especial
" to the supreme ana sovereign right Of
the lawful citizen, rich or poor, native or
foreign born, white or black, TO cast one
free ballot in public elections and to have
that ballot duly counted.
We hold the free and honest popular
ballot and tine just and equal representa-
sJion Of all the people, to be the founda-
tl~u OF our republican government, and
deinand effective Legislation to secure the
integ; iy and purity OF elections, which
are determination OF all public author
ity. =.
We Ghars5S that the present admins
tration aud dGhaocratie majority in con-
cress owe their t-Yistence 10 the suppress
sion Of the ballot nE criminal nullifica-
tion of the constitutlan and laws of the
United States.
Me are uncomprem;singly in favor OF
the American system Of protection. We
protest against its destruction, proposed
by the president aud his party. They
would secure the interests OF Europe.
We will support the interests of America.
We accept the issue and confidently ap-
neal to the people iog the.r Judgment.
The protection syst must be maintain
ed. It's abandonment has always been
followed by general disaster TO al inter
ests, excopt those Of the usursr and the
sheriff. We denounce the Mills bin as
destructive to the general business, the
labor aud the farming interests Of the
rountrt; aud We heartily endorse the
constant and patriotic action Of the re-
publican Representatives in congress ia
nnDosin1 its passage. We condemn the
nrarositisn Of the democratic party to
nlafe wool on the free ist, and we insist
shat the duties thereon shall be adjusted
ona maintained SO rs to furnish full and
s,la3uate proty, ii,.i to the industry.