Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-13


I entirely beyond the stage of argument The
| laws relating to this subject would, III i
| should be charged with their enforcement, be
| faithfully executed Such amendments or
| further legislation as may be necessary or
| proper to prevent evaslons of the law and to
| stop further Chinese Immigration would also
meet my approval. The suggestion of the
convention on this subject is in entire har-
mony with my views.
| Our civil compact is a government by ma
| jorties and the law loses its sanctity and the
magistrate our respect when this compact is
| broken. The evil results of election frauds
do not eXpend themselves over the voters
who are robbed of their rightful influence in
| public affairs. The individual, community
| or party that practices or connivcs ut cleo
| ton frauds has secured irreparable injury
| and will sooner or later realize that to ex-
| change system OF majority rule for minority
control Is not only unlawful and unpatriotic
but very unsafe for those who promote II.
The disfranchiscment of single legal elect
or by fraud or intimidation Is too grave sin
10 be neglected.
The right of every qualified eleofor TO cast
one free ballot and 10 have it honestly
counted must not be questioned. Every con-
stitutional power should be used to make
this right secure and to punish frauds upon
the ballot.
Our colored people do not ask special legis-
Iation in their interest, but only TO be made
secure in the common rights of American
citizenship. They will, hcwever, naturally
mistrust the sincerity of those who appeal TO
their race leaders for support only In those
localities where the suffrage is free
and election results doubtful and COM
pass their Acknowledgement where their
votes would be controlling and their choice
cannot be cOerccd. The nation not less than
the states is dependent for prosperity and
security upon the allegiance and intelligence
and morality of the people. This common
interest very carly suggested national aid in
the establishment and endowment of schools
and colleges in the new states. There is,
believe, II present cXgcucy that calls for still
more liberal and direct appropriations in aid
of common school education in the states.
The territorial form of government
is temporary eHpedient' not
Il permanent civil condition. Ito
is adapted to the cXigency that suggested
it, but becomes Inadequate and even opprcs-
sive when applied 10 fixed and populous com
muntics Several territories are well able
to bear the burdens and discharge the duties
of free cOmmOnwcalths in the American I'M
ion. To exclude them is to deny the just
rights of their people, and may well excite
their indignant protest. No question of the
political preference of the people of Il terrific
~ should close against them the hOspitabe
door which has opened to twO-thirds OF the
existing states. But admission should
he rcsoutcly refused TO any ter
rtory "A majority of whose pcO-
people cherish Institutions nimical to our
civilization or inconsistent with n republican
form OF government. The declaration of the
convention against "all combinations of CAPT
tall organized in trusts or otherwise, to con-
troll arbitrarily the condition of trade among
our citizens" is in harmony with the views
entertained and publicly expressed by me
long before the assembling of the cOnven-
ton. Ordinarily capital shares the losses of
idlcncSs with labor, but under the opera
ton of the trust, in some of its forms,
the wage worker alone suffers loss while cap
itIl receives its dividends from trust fund.
Producers who refuse to join the combination
are destroyed, and competition rs AN element
of prices is eliminated. 1t cannot be doubted
that the legislative Authority should and will
find method Of dealing fairly and effectively
! with these and other abuses connected with
this.
1t can hardly be necessary for me to say
that | am heartily in sypathy with
| on the question of pensions to
| our soldiers and sailors. What
| they gave and what they suffered had some
| opportunity to ObCCrvc, and in Il small meas
| IRE to experience They gave ungrudgingly.
| 1t was not trade but an Offering. The
measure was hcaped up, running over. What
| they achieved only distant generation can
! tell. without attempting to discuss partic-
| uar propositions, ! may add that measures
| in behalf of TIL surviving veterans of the war
| and of the families of their dead comrades
| should he conceived aud executed
| in Il spirit of justice and of the
| most grateful libcrality, and that
| in the competition for civil appointments,
| honorable military service should have APP
| rropriatC recognition. The law regulating
| appointments to the classified civil service
received my support in the senate, in the be-
| lief that it opened the way to II much needed
| reform. still think so, and therefore cor
| daily approve the clear and forciblC express
| sion of the convention upon this subject.
| The law should have the aid of n friendly in
depreciation and be faithfully and vigorously
enforced. All appointments under it should
| be entirely free from partisan considerations
| and influence. Some extensions Of the CLASH
fed list arc practicable and desirable, and
| further legislation extending the reform tC
other branches of the service to which it Is
| applicable would receive my APP
proval. In appointments to every
| grade and department fitness and not
| party interests should bc test, and fidelity
and efficiency the only sure tenure of office.
| Only the interests of the public service
should prompt removals from office. l know
| the practical difficulties attending the at
| tempt to apply the spirit of the civil service
| rules TO all appointments and removals. 1t
| will, however be my sincere purpose, if elect
ed, to advance the reform.
/ notice with pleasure that the convention
did not omit to express its sOicitude for the
| promotion of virtue and temperance of our
| people. The republican party has always
| been friendly to everything that tends to
make the home life of our people free, pure
| and prosperous, and will in the future be
true to its history in this respect.
Our relations with foreign powers should
he characterized by fricndliness and respect.
The right of our people and our ships to
| hOSpitablc treatment should be insisted upon
| with dignity and firmness. Our nation is too
great, both in material strength and
| moral power TO indulge in buster
or TO be suspected of timOrousness. Nacilla-
ton and inconsistency are as Incompatible
| with successful diplomacy as they are with
national dignity. We should especially cult
| waite and extend our diplomatic and CONNER
! Cial relations with the Central and South
| American states.
Our fisheries should be fostered and pro-
| tccted. The hardships and risks necessarily
| incident to the business should not be in
! creased by exclusion from near lying ports.
Our neighbors will surely not expect in our
| ports II commercial hospitality they deny TO
| us in theirs.
| cannot extend this letter by special
reference to other subjects to which the con-
| vcntiOn gave an expression.
In respect to them, as well as to those
have noticed am in entire agreement with
the declarations Of the convention The res
olutons relating 10 the coinage, to the re-
building of the navy, TO the coast defcnccs
and to public lands. express conclusions
to all of which | gave my
support in the senate. Inviting
a calm and thoughtful consideration of these
| questions we submit them to the people,
Their intelligent patriotism and the good
| providence that made and has kept us Il ma
ton will lead them TO wise and safe cOnclu'
sons. Very respectfully your obedient ser,
want, BENJAMIN HARRISON.
An ANARCHISTIC MISSILE
Chicago dispatch: A bomb was found
this afternoon by men working at Geo
T. Kimballs glass establishment at the
corner of Wabash avenue and Congress
} street. The men were engaged in NOV
ing some empty packing cases which fol
, | n week have bpen lvino aoainst this