The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-06-23

LklON, SALO
with prayer for his recovery the name OF one OF
our living heroes, whose memory will be treasured
in the history both OF Republicans and OF the
republic the ntue Of that noble soldier and favor
lite child oi victory, Philip H. Sheridan.
In the spirit OF those great leaders, and oi our
own devotion to human liberty. aud with that
hostility to all forms OF despotism and oppression
which is the fundamental idea o! the Republican
party. send fraternal cong IRA tulatOns to our
fellow Americans OF Brazil upon their great act
of emancipation. which competed the abolition
| of slavery throuI hout the two American CONT
nents. We earnestly hope that we may soon con-
graduate our fellow-c OF Irish birth upon
| the peaceful recovery OF home rule for Ireland.
FOR AN HONEST BALLOT.
We reattrm our answering devotion to the
nario nal constitution and to the indissouble union
OF the states, to the autonomy reserved to the
states under the constitution 10 the personal rights
and liberties OF citizens in all the states and terri
tories in the Union, and especially to the supreme
and sovereign right OF every lawful citizen. rich
| or poor native foreign born, white black, to
free ballot in public elections and to have
that ballot duly counted We hold the free and
honest popular ballot and the Just and equal
representation Of all the people to be the iOuEda
ton OF our republican government and demand
effective legislation 10 secure the integrity and
purity OF elections, which are the fountains OF all
| pu lie authority. We charge that the present
| administration and the Democratic majority in
Congress owe their existence to the suppression of
| the ballot by criminal notification oI the CON
| sttutlon and laws OF the United States.
PROTECTION.
| Weare uncOmpromiSin .ly in IvUroi the Amer
can system OF protection: protest against Its
| destruction as proposed by the President and his
party. They the interests of Europe;
| will support the Interests OF America. We accept
the issue and confidently appeal to the people for
their Judgment. The protective system must be
maintained. Its abando nment has always been
followed by general disaster 10 all interests except
| those oil the usurerand the sheriff. Wedenounce
the Mills bill destructive to the general business
the labor and The farming Interests OF the county,
| and heartily endorse the consistent and patri
otto action Of the Republican Representatives OF
Congress in opposing its passage.
We condemn the proposition of the Democratic
party TO place wool on the free list and We insist
! that the duties thereon shall be adjusted and
main aimed to furnish full and adequate
protection to that industry.
TO gErEAL THE KEvENUETAX.
The Republican party would effect all needed
| reduction OF the national revenue, by repeating
the taxes upon tobacco, which are an annoyance
and burden to agriculture. and the tax upon spirits
used in the arts and for mechanical Purposes, and
| ~ such revision of the tariff laws will tend to
| check imports OF such articles produced 10y
our people, the production OF which gives EN- ploy-
mcut to our labor and release from import duties
| those articles OF foreign production Except .uXu-
res). the like of which cannot lie produced at
home. II there shall still remain larger revenue
than is requisite Tor the wants OF the government
favor the entire repeal o internal taxes, rather
than the surrender OF any part OF our protection
system, ut the joint behest OF the whisky ring and
the agents OF foreign manufacturers.
AGAINST CONTRACT LABOR AND TRUSTS.
We declare hostility to the introduction into
| this country OF foreign contract labor, and OF
Chinese labor, alien TO our civilization and our
constitution. and we demand the rigid enforcement
of the existing laws aaalnst it, and favor such
| immediate legislation as will exclude such labor
from our shores.
| We declare our opposition to all combinations
! of capital, organized in trusts or otherwise. To
control arbitrarily the condition OF trade among
our citizens and we recommend to Congress and
the state legislatures i'll their respective lursdic
tons such legislation will prevent the execution
of ali schemes to Cypress the people by undue
charges their supplies, by unjust rates for
the transportation of their products to market
We approve the legislation by Congress toprevent
alike unjust burdens and unfair determinations
| between the states.
THE LAND PLANK.
We reatirm the policy OF appropriatng the
public lands of the United States to be homesteads
| for American citizens and settlers, not aliens
which the Republican party established in 1867
against the persistent opposition o the Democrats
| in Congress and which has brought our great
| Western domain into such magnificent develop
ment. The restoration of unearned railroad land
grants to the public domain for the OF actual
settlers, which was begun under the admnistra-
| ton of President Arthur, should be continued.
We deny that the Democratic party has ever
restored one acre to the people but declare that
by the joint action OF Republica as and Democrats
about q, OOOO 900 acres of unearned lands originally
| granted Tor the construction Of railroads have
been restored to the public domain in pursuance
of the conditions inserted by the Republican party
in the original grants. We charge the Democratic
administration with failure to execute the laws
securing settlers title To their homesteads, and
| with u-ing appropriations made for that purpose
to haraSs innocent settlers with spies and prosecu-
tions under the false pretense OF exposing frauds
| and indicating tie law.
TERRITORIAL MATTERS.
The government by Congress of the territories
is based upon necessity only, to the end that they
may become states in the Union, therefore, when
ever the conditions of population. material re-
| sources public intelligence and morality are such
AS to insure a stable local government therein,
the people of such territories should be permitted,
as n right inherent in them, the right TO form for
| themselves constitutions and state governments
and be admitted into the Union. Pending the
| preparation for statehood, all officers thereof
should be selected from the bona fde residents and
citizens of the territory wherein they are to serve
South Dakota should of right be Immediately
admitted as II state in the Union, under the con-
| stitution framed and adopted by her people, and
| we heartily endorse the action OF the Republican
Senate in twice passing bills for her admission
The refusal ot the Democratic House OF Represen-
| tatves iOr partisan purposes, to iavorably con
slider these bills is wliul violation of the sacred
American principle of local seligovernment and
merits the condemn ition OF all just men. The
pending bills in the Senate for acts to enable the
| people of Washington, North Dakota and Mon
tana Territories to form constitutions and estab-
| lish state governments should be passed without
delay. The Republican parry pledges itself to do
all in its power 10 facilitate the admission of the
Territories OF New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and
| Arizona to the enjoyment of seli-government as
| states, such of them are now qualified as soon
| as possible, and the others they may
| become SO.
| ANTI-POLYGAMY.
| The political power OF the Mormon Church in
the territories exercised in the past is menace
to free Institutions, danger no longer to be SUI
| iered Therefore pledge the Republican
| party to appropriate legislation asserting the
| sovereignty OF the nation i'll all territories where
the same is questioned and in furtherance OF that
end to place upon the statute books legislation
stringent enough to divorce the political from
| the ecclesiastical power and thus stamp out the
| attendant wickedness OF pslygamy.
| FINANCIAL PLANK.
| The Republican party is i'll favor Of the use of
| both gold and silver money, and condemns
the policy OF the Democratic administration in its
| efforts to demonetiZe silver.
| We demand the reduction If letter postage to
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