The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-08-25

THE REPUBLICAN, IJtkEI.
The republican state convention in its
action at Detroit last week has placed
before the electors Of Michigan a state
ticket that needs no introduction. With
the exception Of :. v. X. Trowbridee, OF
louia. and Perry Il. Powers, oi Wexford,
who were nominated for attorney general
and member 81 the state board Of ed
ucation respectively, the ticket is com
posed OF men who now are serving the
state in hepositionsfor which they have
been renominatcd The tickets certain
~ strong one as has been demonstrated
M the polls heretofore. IL is in no way
hampered a. il the opposition ticket by
its head Coy. Luce is an out and out
republicans, who is in thorough harmony
in his individual views with the views Of
his party. On the other hand Mr.. Burt
is in individual belief prntectionist aud
is trying TO do the straddle act by rum
ming for governor ON "a ticket that was
nominated to Harmony with Cleve-
lands free trade tendencies and the Mills
bull, which seeks To cripple three OF the
leading industries oi Michigan.
Again Gov. Luce will command every
republican vote in the state, as VII as "A
large share oidemocraticvotcst that have
no sympathy with the Mills bill and its
purposes. Mr.. Burt on the other hand
will find no comfort from republican,
ranks, and will be troubled to hold to-
gethcr the vote OF his own party. Gov.
Luce l. very popular with the farmer
vote, as has been fully shown heretofore,
and the attempt TO destroy the wool in-
dustry az this state by the Mills bill will
certainly serve to makehi all the more
popular, and give him AN increased vote
from atdirection. However, the ticket
throughout H. strong as compared with
the conglomcraton OF protection, free
trade, greenbackism and other isms OF
which the democratic ticket is composed.
The platform adopted by the republican
convention ~ concise aud outspokcn. Ii
declares eniphatically for the protection
OF the productions Of American labor as
well as for American laborers IL abso-
lntcly opposes Chinese immigration and
the importation offoreign contract labor,
and favors laws that will fully protect
American labor against it, lnshort it is
a strong utterance for the American ~
against the foreigner, the numerous and
weaker industries as against the trust
aud monopolies, temperance as against
saloon domination and ignorance, and
wisely calls for the reduction OF the sur
plus by protective methods. With such
ticket and platform the talk about
Michigan being doubtful is silenced.
The beauty OF the republican ticket and
platform lies IN the fact that they need
no explanations or apologies. The can
didates and platform are in harmony
and not gathered from two or three pol
itical faiths for mere availibiIity's sake.
The majority OF the voters In Michigan
believe in just such men and just such
platform NJ the results viii show next
November. The republicans OF Michigan
are to be congratulated upon the result
OF the convention and now, though the
action is certain, yet every member OF
the party should be active and endeayor
To bring about victory that will an
nomce in most emphatic tones the
disapproval Of Michigan OF the attempt
OF the democracy to destroy its in
dustries.-Soo News.