Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-09-15
SIERRA COUNTY.
kEPuBlle'AN PLATFORM.

Tho republicans Of the United States
ASSEMBLE by tn.I drlegi ite- in national
convention, p.aas4 on the shreshuli oi
t,ieir proceedings 10 honor the memory
1i their first great lender, the immortal
champion OF liberty AMI the rights Of the
ss.ople, Abraham Lincoln, and cover also
with wrelths oil irhrershaDle rcmeln-
lrance ami yr,lttu ie the kerc4e names
of our later lcaiers, who have been more
rcceAtly c.lltd away from our councils,
Grant, Garfield, Arthur, Logan and
Gonkling. May their memories he faith
fully cherished. We also recall with our
greetings and with prayers f's his recoT-
cry the name Of one of our living heroes,
whose memory will be treasured in the
history, both Of republicans and of the
republic, the name OF iAat noble soldier
zni fiyorite child of victory. Philip IL.
Sheridan.
In the spirit OF those great leaders and
Of our own devotion to human liberty
and with that hostility 30 Mi forms Of des-
potism and oppression which is the fun
d mental ide.l OF the republican party,
we send fraternal congratulations to cur
fellow Americans in Brazil upon their
act of the abolition Of slavery throughout
We earnestly hope that We may soon
congratulate our icllew citizens OF Irish
birth upon the peaceful recovery Of ha,a,e
rule for Ireland.
We reaiErIn our answering devotion
to- the nAtioiial consultation and to the
indissolubie union of the states, to the
autonomy reserved to the st,ites under
the consultation, TO the pers 'nsl rights
and liberties Of citizens in all the states
and territories in the union, and especial.
" to the supreme and sovereign right of
tine lawful citizen, rich or poor, native or
foreign born, white nr black, to cast one
free ballot ia pubic esee<iuas and to have
that ballot duly counted.
We holl the frec and honest popular
ballot and the just aud equal representa-
tion of all the peoiie, to be the founda.
demand effective legislation to secure the
integrity and purity of eicctions, which
are the ftandation of all public author
ity:
trition and democratic majority in con-
yress owe their existence to the supprcs-
sson Of the ballot by IL criminal nullfica-
t;c- OF the constitution anu laws of the
ODltsl St<BtSce
We are uncompronisnsly in favor Of
ire American svstem OF protection. We
s<oS.ss against its destruction, proposed
by the president and his party. They
~pc,d secure tie interests OF Europe.
We will si2p,rt the interests ii America.
We .ccept tie ies.s sai e5s.E 'ontly ap-
.sl T. the people for their judgment.
Ths protection sys:4in I.ua he maintains
81. Its sasndonmen, has always been
s,ii ,~ei by general disaster TO all inter
ss.s. exoevt those Of the usurer and tho
sheriff. We ,.enousce the Mills bill az
t;es.ractive to the genera, business. the
,s,ar aad .he farming Interests CT the
a,s.,ry: and Ne heartily endorse the
o,-.-t.nt and pstriotic action Of the re-
rnnlican representative in congress in
opposing it's passage; We condemn the
,,lace wool on the free list. aai we inHist
ih.t the duties thereon shall be adils,e5
snd rnaintainei 50 a. 's;;i7aiah tnl. 217
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