Huntsville gazette., 1888-06-09

and we favor a liberal protection to
/ all American industries and labor.
! Resolved, That we condemn
Senator Morgan's declaration that
the vast mineral wealth of Alabama
is doubtful blessing" because it
tends to increase the laboring man i
wages, as hostile to labor which is
the great foundation Of human pro.
gress and wealth.
Resolved, That we favor national
aid for the education of the children
of the republic, and therefore en-"
dorse the Blair bill.
Resolved, That we favor civil
service reform, and condemn Presi-
de Cleveland's wholesale removals
from office for party reasons, while
protesting to be in favor of civil
service reform.
Resolved, That we favor the en-
tire abolition of the internal revenue
system.
Resolved, That we oppoe, now
as heretofore, the present convict
system of Alabama, as brutal and
because it brings convict labor in to
competition with honest labor.
Mr.. Lane offered the following
resolutions, which were adopted un-
animously:
Be it further resolved, That we
heartily regret that sectional lines
the outgrowth of rebellion lost to
memory in the south, mark the great
political division Of this, the most
prosperous ma ion on earth, and that
the prejudice arising from the same
is detrimental to the business interest,
growth and prosperity of the south.
Be it further resolved, That with
love for our state, whose inexhaust-
ibl4 resources Of natural wealth,
consisting Of richest mineral, finest
forests of hard woods, most pro-
ductive and beautiful fields Of agri-
cultural lands, the purest of water
and finest of climates upon whic h
the convetous eye Of the world is
resting all are awaiting to perform
their important off 'e in furnishing
most delightful and profitable homes
for the blizzard chilled people Of the
north, and the drought famished
people of the west. To those people
we extend sympathy, wi h the invi~
tation to come to Alabama, where
peace, virtue, law and prosperity
reign.
Be it further resolved, That we do
most earnestly deprecate the fsct
thai few selfish individuls in GER
tain limited localities in our state
and county offices, have to a grave
and serious extent, violated the spir-
it Of our government by depriving
citizens Of fair count Of their bal
lots. as deposited iu the ballot boxes
thereby working a great injury to
the south, by retarding the tide Of
capital and immigration to our state,
and as natural consequence, reduc-
ing that section, the Black belt"
where the evil is perpetrated, (which
was once the richest and most pros
porous region of the entire soutn, Ito
that point, that the land owners are
Gland poor" vast plantations being
idle and going to waste. and the la
borer without remunerative employ
ment.
Be it futher resolved, That SINGER
ly do we regret this local calamity.
which, should impress tn minds of
those people with the Wis lom Of ithe
Holy writ that says The wa, of the
transgressor is hard =
Be it further resolved, That .in
patriotic spirit of Ieace and good
will towards Alabama, we do most
cheerfully acknowledge with pleas
ure and great pride that an over
whelming majority of the represeta-
tive Democrats of Alabama do most
heartily disapprove Of this evil, bal
lot box stutfing, and are lending