The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-20

: an uuDrOken record Oh services PeiAV II
ed for freedom, union and National pro
perity. 1t is pre-eminently the party
, protection. 1t was born OF the irrepresi
ible desire to protect the slave from tn
lash OF the master, and TO save our civil
! zation from the blighting Crrse. OF ii
, crime against humanity. 1t pertorme
the sacred mission OF protecting the he
public from secession and disunion; an'
, in the latter time it succeeded in pro
tecting the credit and currency oi
Nation from Reputation and imitation.
REPUBLICAN, PRINCIPLES.
Its platform epitomized stands for tn
protection OF popular government on thu
: American continent; stands for the pro
lection oil all governmental and interna
tional rights from restriction or inya
sion; stands for the protection OF TIT
life, liberty and property OF the indlyid
ual; stands for the protection OF all tht
immunities and privileges OF American
citizenship; stands for the protection
OF the ballot box from the crimes OF IN
timidation, robbery and substitution
stands for the protection OF American
commerce, American manufacture and
American agriculture from destructive
foreign competition; stands for the pro.
lection of home invention, home skill
and home labor against the free trade
heresies which would pauperize and de-
grade them all stands for the protec.
ton OF the people from the unjust and
oppressive eXaction and combination oi
aggregated capital and corporate power
stands also for the protection of both
capital and corporation from Coniisca-
ton and mob violence, and, above all,
stands for the sanctity and happiness OF
the American home.
" welcomes to our shores the down
trodden and oppressed OF every land,
but insists that the inestimable bless.
ing OF citizenship, purchased with the
priceless blood Of our heroes and mar.
tyrs, shall be extended TO those only
who are in full sympathy and accord
with the fundamental principles OF our
Government, and who will loyalty sup
port the sacred provisions OF the Con-
stitutiOn Of the United States. And it
holds that Congress has the power to
save American civilization and morality
from the leprosy OF Asiatic paganism,
degradation and coptagion.
II maintains that the Nation should
extend the benefits Of free government
to all true lovers of freedom, but it de-
mands that the law OF the land shall be
n shield to those only who obey it, and
that for the Anarchist, the Communist
and the criminal, American JUSTICE has
nothing to offer bHt tReRword.
nEMoCRATlc BALsE FRETENsI0Ns.
The reconstructed Democracy has now
been in power nearly four years. Its ad-
ministration has been most satisfactory
to those who hold office underit. It's
loyalty has received the approval OF
every enemy OF the government. The
courage OF its foreign policy y'has amused
the Treat Powers, and pleased every
coward. Its civil service has been so
thoroughly reformed us to delight Mr..
Higgins. Its justice to the disabled
soldiers has won golden opinions from
those wh9 gaze them their Wounds. Its
financial management has been safe be-
cause OF its inability to destroy the re-
sulting prosperity OF Republican legisla-
ton, and its unpardOnable straddle OF
the tariff question has been u source Of
wGnderment to i.g6as and men," 1t is
strong In the imbecility OF "innocuous
desuctude," and deserves to live us Il
reminisCence OF promises forgotten aud
pledges unredeemed,
Thnro are those in this land who seem
to believe that tho mission 0f the Re
publican party Is at an end. That the
Emancipation Proclamation, Appomat-
tox and an.. "a .he Constitutional amendments
are alone the monuments OF It's glory
and the grAHestoncs OF Its demise. But
the work OF the Republican party will
never be done until every American cit
izen enters into his unquestiOned inher-
itance Of liberty, equal rightR and Justice;
until representation in Congress Is based
upon votes freely cast and fairly count
ed; until adequate provision has been
made for the helpless and old age OF the
disabled veterans and the widows aud
orphans of their dead Comfades; until
those policies OF government which in
sure national and individual prosperity
are firmly established, and until patriot
ism and loyalty are the only guglifCA-
tions, except fitness, for official position
IN the service Of the Republic.
NO SECTIONAL LINES.
There are those in the land who in
sist that the Republican party keeps
alive the old time sectional feeling, and
that il refuses to let "the dead past bury
Its dead.n The Republican party longs
and prays for the coming OF the millen-
mum OF its hope when in spirit and in
truth Magon aud Dixon's line will be
blotted out forever; when fraternal ties
and common interests unite us all;
when the whole people are found re-
joicing together that the ipbGEitod insti-
tuition ot human slavery Was destroyed
by the Justice OF God; glad together
that the holy bonds OF union could not
be severed; hopeful together for mag
nificent national destiny; loyal together
to common country Gnd its Incon-
auered flag but, when that glad time
comes, black and white must march side
by side in the broad sunshine of safety,
and lie down to peaceful slumber in the
untroubled shadowsof protected homes.
The Republican party turns to the
new South with wide open arms. 1t
offers loyal assistance in the development
OF its agriculture, the opening OF its
mines, the building up OF its manuiacto-
ries. 1t proposes to break down the
barriers OF unpleasant memorieG with
the hope OF new prosperity,
The great distinctive Issue OF the pres.
ent campaign is the issue OF the tariff.
To the support ofa protective tariff there
will rise up an overwhelming army OF
intelligent, thoughtful and practical
men, and the East aud the West, the
North and the South will Join hands to.
gethcr to forever exterminate in this
Republic the pernicious doctrine Of free
trade.
"a DOUGLAS FOR OUR BRUCE"
As We gather here We remember thai
other great convention held in this city
in 1860. We remember how it was in
spired with the wisdom and courage t.
select that great man OF the people; tina
Moses, who led us through the partet
, waters OF the sea, past the wilderness o
) battle, over the Jordan OF safety into til,
Ilrnmisnl Innd. In 1891 we were drtv