The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-06-30

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WHERE THE CONVENTION is HELD.
We are uncompromisingly in favor of the
| American system Of protection; we protest
| against Its destruction US proposed by the
| President and his party. They serve the In
| terests OF Europe; we will support the inter
| ests of America We accept tho issue and
confidently appeal to the people for their judg-
ment. Tho protective system must be main
tanned. Its abandonment has always been fol-
| lowed by general disaster TO all interests, ex-
cept those of the usurer and the sheriff. We
denounce the Mills bill us destructive to the
| general business, the labor and the farming in
| terests OF the country, and we heartily endorse
| the consistent and patriotic action of the Re-
| publican representatives in Congress in OPP
posing 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 be nd.
| justed and maintained SO as to furnish full and
| adequate protection to that industry.
| The Republican party would effect oil needed
reduction Of the National revenue by repeating
| the taxes upon tobacco, which are an annoy
| ance and burden to agriculture, and the tax up
| on spirits used In the arts, and for mechanical
purposes; and by such revision OF the tariff laws
| as will tend to check imports of such articles as
| are produced by our people, the production OF
| which gives employment to our labor, and re-
lease from import duties those articles of for
eign production Except luxures) the like of
| which can not be produced ut home. II there
| shall still remain larger revenue than is re-
| quisite for the wants of the Government we ia
| yOr the entire repeal of internal taxes, rather
| than the surrender OF any part of our protective
! system, at the joint behest of the whisky ring
| and the agents Of foreign manufacturers.
into this country OF foreign contract labor and
| of Chinese labor, alien to our civilization and
our constitution; and we demand the rigid en-
| sorcement Of the existing laws against it, and
| favor such immediate legislation as will exclude
such labor from our shores
| We declare our opposition to all combinations
| of capital organized in trusts or otherwise, to
| contso arbitrarily the condition of trade among
our citizens and we recommend to Congress and
| the State Legislatures in their respective juris-
dictons such legislation us will prevent the ex-
ecution Of all schemes to oppress the people by
| undue charges on their supplies, or by unjust
rates for the transportation of their products to
market. We approve the legislation by Con-
gress to prevent alike unjust burdens and unfair
determinations between the States
We reafirm the policy of appropriatng the
| public lands OF tire United States to be home
steads for American citizens and settlers, not
Aliens which the Republican party estab-
lshed in 1862, against the persistent opposition
OF the Democrats in Congress- and which
has brought our great Western do
main into sush magnificent development.
| The restoration OF uEearned railroad
land grants to the public domains for the
use OF actual settlers, which was begun under
| the Administration OF President Arthur, should
be continued. We deny that the Democratic
party has ever restored one acre to the people,
but declare that by the joint action OF Repubi-
cans and Democrats about % OOO,O 600 acres OF uI-
earned lands, originally granted for the con-
structiOn of railroads. have been restored to the
public domain, in pursuance OF the conditions
inserted by the Republican party in the origin
nj grants. We charge the Democratic Admin
istration with failure to execute the laws secur-
ing to settlers title to their homesteads, and
| with using appropriations made for the purpose
to harass innocent settlers with spies and pros
ecutions under the false pretense Of exposing
frauds and vindicating the law.
The government by Congress OF the Terrific
ries is based upon necessity only, to the end
that they may become States in the Union;
therefore, whenever the conditions of popua
tion, material resources, public intelligence and
morality are such as to insure stable local
government therein the people OF such Terri
tories should be permitted, as right inherent
in them, to form for themselves constitutions
| and State Governments and be admitted into
the Union. Pending the preparation for State
hood all officers thereof should be selected from
the bona tide residents and citizens OF the Ter
ritory wherein thcy are to servo South Da-
lSota should OF right be Immediately admitted as
| o State in the Union. under the constitution
framed and adopted by her people, and We
heartily indorse the action Of the Republican
Senate in twice passing bills for her admission.
The refusal Of the Democratic House of Repre-
sentatives, for partisan purposes, to favorably
consider these bills, is n wiful violation Of the
sacred American principle OF local self govern
ment and merits the condemnation Of all just
men. The pending bills In the Senate for acts
to enable the people OF Washington, North Da-
kota and Montana Territories to form consttu-
tions and establish State governments, should
be passed without unnecessary delay. The Re-
publican party pledges itself to do all in its
power to facilitate the admission Of the Terri
tories of New Mexico, Wyoming. Idaho and Ari-
.ona to the enjoyment OF self-government as
States, such of them as are now qualified as
soon as possible, and the others as soon us they
may become so
The political power Of the Mormon Church in
the Territories rs exercised in the past Is a
menace to free institutions too dangerous longer
to be suffered Therefore we pledge the Re-
publican party to appropriate legislation assert
ing the sovereignty of the Nation In all Terri
tories, where the same is questioned, and in
furtherance OF that end to place upon the stat
ute books, legislation stringent enough to di-
vorce the political ON tho ecclesiastical pow
err, and thus stamp out the attendant wckedness
OF polygamy.
| Vne hepuDHCun purity ID III IuVOr OI tne use OF
both gold and silver rs money, and condemns
the policy OF the Democratic Administration In
its efforts to demonetze silver.
We demand the reduction OF letter postage to
one cent per ounce.
Ina Republic like ours, where the citizen is
the sovereign and the official the servant, where
no power is exercised except by the
will OF tho people. 1t is important that the SOW
ereign-the pcope-shouid possess intelligence.
The free school is the promoter Of that ntelli-
gence which is to preserve us u free nation;
therefore, thu State or Nation or both combin-
ed should support free institutions OF learning
sufficient to afford to every child growing up in
the land the opportunity OF good, common
school education.
We earnestly recommend that prompt action
be taken by Congress In the enactment OF such
legislation as will best secure the rehabilitation
of our American merchant marine, and we pro-
test against the passage by Congress Of free
ship bill, us calculated to work injustice to Ia
Dor by lessening the wages OF those engaged in
preparing materials as well as those directly
employed In our ship yards. We demand ap'
preparations for the carly rebuilding OF our
navy; for the construction OF coast Notifications
and modern ordinance, and other approved mod
ern means OF defense for the protection OF our de-
fenseless harbors and cities; for the payment OF
just pensions to our soldiers; for necessary
works OF National Importance In the improve
J ment OF harbors ana channels of internal, coast
: wise and foreign commerce; for the encourage
ment OF the shipping interests of the Atlantic
: Gulf and Pacific States, as well us for the pay
ment of the maturing public debt. This policy
will givo employment to our labor, activity to
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