Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-07-05
NJ 6ehest OF the WHISKY trusts and

| mana the rigid enforcement OF the existing
laws against il, and favor such immediate
legislation as will exclude such labor from
our shores.
We declare our opposition TO all combina-
| TONS OF capital, organized in trusts or other
wise, to control arbitrarily the condition Of
trade among our citizens, and we recon-
mend TO congress and the state legislatures
in their respective Jurisdictions such legis-
!atiol as will prevent the execution Of all
.clemes 70 Cypress the people by undue
charges on their supplies or by unjust rates
| .Jr the transportation of their products 10
MARKET. We approve the legislation by
| CONGRESS- 10 prevent alike unjust burdens
AMI unfair determinations between the
| states.
We reafirm the policy of appropriatins
| the public lands Of the United States to be
uornestcads for American citizens and set
| tiers not aliens, which the republican party
| established in 1862, against the persistent
| opposition Of the democrats in congress,
| and which has brought our great western
! domain into such magnificent development.
| The restoration of unearned railroad land
grants TO the public domain 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 10 the
people, but declare that by the joint action
| OF republicans and democrats in congress
about 10000, 900 of acres Of unearncd lands
railroads have been restored to tho public
domain, in pursuance of the conditions in
serted by the republican party in the origi-
nal grants. We charge the democratic ad-
ministration with failure TO execute the
laws securing TO settlers title TO their home
steads, and with using appropriations made
for that purpose to harass innocent settlers
with spies and prosecutions, under the
| false pretense Of exposing frauds and vim
dicating the law. The government by
congress OF the territories is based upon
| necessity only, TO the end that they may
become states in the union therefore,
whenever the conditions Of population,
material resources, public intelligence and
| morality are such as to insure stable local
J government therein the people Of such ter
ritories should be permitted, as right in
herent in them, 10 form for themselves
constitutions and state governments, and
he admitted into the union.
The political power OF the mormon church
! III the territories as exercised in the past is
a menace 10 free institutions, too dangerous
longer to be suffered. Therefore we pledge
| the republican party TO appropriate legisla
ton, asserting the sovereignty of the nation
! i'm all territories where the same is ques-
| toned, and in furtherance OF that end TO
! place upon the statute books legislation
stringent enough to force the political from
eccleiastical power and thus stamp out the
| attendant wickcdness Of polNgamy.
The republican party is in favor Of the
use of both gold and silver money, and con
| dennis the policy of the democratic admin
| istration in its efforts TO demonctl2e silver.
| We demand the reduction Of letter postage
10 one cent per ounce
In republic like ours, where the citizen
is the sovereign and the official the servant,
where no power IS exercised except by the
| will Of the people, IL is important that the
! sovereign-the peOple-should possess in
! telligence. The free school is the promoter
| of that intelligence which is TO preserve us
| "a free nation therefore, the state or nation,
or both combined, should support free in
! stltutiOns of learning, sufficient TO afford to
| every child growing up in the land the OPP
! portunity of good common school educa-
| ton.
! We earnestly recommend that prompt
action be taken by congress in the enact
ment Of such legislation as will best secure
| the rehabilitation of our American merchant
| marine, and we protest against the passage
| by congress of free ship bill, as calculated
| 10 work injustice TO labor by lessening the
wages of those engaged in preparing mater
ials as well as those directly employed in
our ship-yards.
We demand appropriations for the c;rly
| rebuilding of our navy; for the cOnstruC-
ton of coast Notifications and modern ord
| nance and other approved modern means of
| defense; for the protection Of our defence
| less harbors and cities; for the payment OF
| just pensions TO our soldiers; for necessary
works of national importance in the i'm
prOvement Of harbors and the channels Of
| internal, coastwisc and foreign commerce;
| Tor the encouragement Of the shipping in
! tcrcsts Of the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific
| states as well as for the payment of the
maturing public debt This policy will give
employment to our labor, activity 10 our
various industries, increase the security of
| our country, promote trade, open new and
direct markets for our produce, and cheap
| g fufiC Va on
this to be far better for our country than
the democratic policy Of loaning the govern
mcnts money without interest 10 pet
! banks
The platform concludes by berating the
! administration for its inefficcncy and cow
ardice in regard 10 foreign treaties, and its
refusal TO encourage any American organ
! ZatiOn for counteracting the Nicaragua
! canal; calls for the protection by the United
States government OF naturaliZed citizens
abroad condemns the mugwumps for de-
| sorting the republican party and true civil
service reform; expresses gratitude to the
defenders of the union and calls for zen
! larged pledges;n denounces the hostile
! spirit shown by President Cleveland in his
pension vetoes, and finally unites in sup
| port of the principles above enumerated,
! 1.-The cooperation of all patriotic men of all
parties, and especially of all worl1ingmen
whose prosperity is seriously threatened by
the free trade policy OF the present admin
| istration.n
The platform was unanimously adopted
The call for the previous question cut off
all debate
After the platform had been adopted NOM
| nations were in order. California was the
first to respond TO under the call of states,
and the chairman said: california, whose
position is well known, asks to be passed
! for the present"
Connecticut placed in nomination Gen
Joseph r. Hawley.
When Illinois was reached Leonard SWEET
of Chicago nominated Walter q. Gresham,
giving an account Of his brilliant military
career and recounting his work in the politi-
cal field. The nomination was seconded by
Davis of Minnesota and Lynch of Mississip-
| pi.
EE-Gov. Porter Of INDIANA then nominal
ed William Henry Harrison. Gov. Porter
referred to the glory of Gen. Harrison's
ancestors-to his namesake, Ben. Harrison,
signer of the declaration ofindependence
to William Henry Harrison, first secretary
of the northwest territory, and afterwards
president of the United States for a single
month. Indiana well remembered his ser
vices in the country's cause, which had not
died with him, but which will ever remain
fresh and imperishable. Mr.. Terrell Of
Texas and Mr.. Galliner Of New Hampshire
!. 4 A. 90