Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-10-13
SIERRA COUNTY;
RErCELi.AN Vl.TEORM.

Tnc republicans OF the United States
ss-.'in ols'. by thsir delegate. in na;i,nal
.,a Ie,lt.on, pause Oh the thresh0l OF
t.,uir proce.,licss IA aosor the memory
ol t..oir first great leader. the Immortal
champion of liberty AMI the rights of the
lr.npl. Abraham Lincoln, and cov.r also
VIII, wrraths OF ipnFtrish;ihlr renicin-
! rauc. and gratitude the heroic names
ei our later lea icrs, who haze been more
y.cently called away iron, our councils,
Grant, Larticli, Arthur, Logan aGd
Gonklins. May their memories be faith
fully cherishAd. We also recall with our
greetings anl With prayers for his recov-
ery the name Of one OF oar liYin5 heroes,
vaose incmnry will he treasured il the
liAtory, both of rrpuhlicans AM Of the
republic, the name of that noble soliier
al iavorite child OF victory. Philip IL.
Sheridan.
In the spirit OF those great leaders ard
OF our own devotion to human liberty,
anl with that hostility to all forms Of des-
potiSm nd oppression which if - fun
Il, u,,uentai- idea. of the rcpr' - rarty.
We seni fraternal con Iru -, !ons ~ our
fellow Alnericlus in Brazil upon their
act Of tha abolition OF slavery tbroug hout
tae Sonth American continent.
We earnestly hope that We may soon
congratulate our tsllew eiiizens OF Irish
birth upon tn, peaceful recovery Ut home
rule Tor Ireland.
Ne reatiirm our unswersiny devotion
% the ~pltional constitution AMI to the
!nii ssolublc union of the stated. TO the
autonomy reserved to the states under
the constitution, to the pcrs NAL rights
and liberties OF citizens in all tha states
rud territories in the union, and especial
" 10 the sups.nlc AMI sovereign right OF
the lawful citizen, rich or poor, native or
foreign born, white or blac-, 10 cast one
free ballot ia public elections ami 10 haI,
that ballot duly counted.
We hold the free and honest popular
ballot and the just and equal representa-
ton II all the people, to be the founda-
tion VI oar republican government, ami
demand effective legislation to secure the
integrity and purity Of elections, which
arr tbs foundation u all plblie author
ny.
We charge that the present admins
tration and democratic maj prity ia con-
gress owe their existence 10 the suppress
sion OF t,.s ballot by a criminal nullilica-
ton of the constitution and laws OF the
United STATES.
We are uneompromis;ngly in favor OF
the American system Of protection. We
urot,st against ;ts destruction, proposed
bv thu president AMI his party. They
worll serur. the interests oi Euroie.
We will support the interests OF America.
". accept the iasue and consi .sntly APP
p.a to The people ios their judgment.
Tho protection syst ~ must be maintain.
"a IT. abandonment has always been
tollove,i nv general disaster To ~ inter
ads excep; those OF tae usarers and the
,hgrif. We denouuvc tie Mills bill as
A., .tr,ietive TO the general business, the
,.hsr AID the farming interests OF the
country; and We heartily endorse the
instant ami patriotic action OF the re-
mblican representative in conssvss in
opposing its passage; We condemn the
yrrit,nosifion Of the democratic party u
d.. w1.ol on the free Hist, and We Insist
that the duties thereon shall no al l'stea
ars ,naiu,tinal :, as to furi,isn f1ll and
ai..,,..a v-osesaoa - tae industry