The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-06-23

needed REDUCTION VI tie hh'loiIdl Gil
ne by repeating the taxes upon tobacco,
| and the tax npon spirits used IN the
arts and Tor mechanical purposes; and
by such revision OF the tariff laws ~
will tend to check imports Ii there
still remain II larger revenue titan IL
requisite iur the wants of The govern.
menl, we favor the repeal al intcrna
taxes rather than the surrender OF aus
part of our protective system.
We condemn the proposition oi thu
democratic party to place . on The
| free list and we insist thai The duties
thereon shall be adjusted and maintain
ed SO a. to furnish full and adcqi ai,
protection To that industry.
We declare our hostility To the intro
duciion in,o this country oi iprCIgi
contract labor and 81 Chinese labor.
We declare oar opposition to all com
binations OF capital organized in tru>t'
or otherwise to cumtrol arbitrarily tho
condition Ol trade among our citizens
We approve the legislation by con,
Vress TO prevent alike unjust burdens
and unfair die examinations between TIT
States. We 10 affirm the policy OF ap
propriatIug the public lands of thu
United States TO be homc-Ieads fol
American citizens aud settlers.
The government by congress OF the
territories is based upon Necessity only
to the end that They may become stale!
i'll the Union.
Political power ot the M rinoi
church in the territories as exercised
in the past is Il memance o tree lnstiIu
tons too dangerous longer Ia b.: sui
fered.
The republican party is i'll favor u
the use of both gold and silver II
money. and condemns the policy OF The
democratic administration IN its effort!
IL demOnetiZe silver.
We demand the reduction of letteI
postage To | cent per ounce.
The free school is the promoter %
that intelligence which is 10 preserve
us n free nation.
We earnestly recommend tina
prompt action be taken by congress il
the enactment OF such legislation n
will best secure the rehabilitation o
our American merchant marine, anC
we protest against the passage by con
gress of a free-ship bill.
We demand appropriations for thu
early rebuilding OF our navy; for TIT
construction of coast Notifications and
modern ordnance and other approved
modern means of defense for the pro
lection of our defenseless harbOrs an(
cities; tor the payment of just pension
to our soldiers; tor necessary works o
national Importance in the improve
ment of harbors and the channels o
internal, coastwIse and foreign CON
merce; for the encouragement of thu
shipping interests of the Atlantic, Gul
and Pacific states, as well as for TIT
payment OF the maturing public debt
We arraign the present Democrat,
administration tor its weak and I'M
patriotic treatment of the fisherie
question.
The men who abandoned the repub'
licsn party in 1854 aud continue L
adhere to the democratic party, hav,
deserted not only the cause of homes
government, sound finance and free
dom or purity OF the ballot, bnt espec'
tally have deserted the cause of reform
in the civil service.
The gratitude of the nation to tn,
defenders OF the union cannot b,
measured by law. The legislation o
congress should be so extended as Il
provide against the possibility that All!
man who wore the federal uniform
shall become all inmate of an alms
house or dependent upon private
charity. We denounce the hostil,
spirit shown by President Cleveland
in his numerous vetoes OF measures TO
pension relief, and the action of til,
democratic house of representatives il
refusing even u consideration of gene
raj pension legislation.
Everything points to the nomination
of Blaine, after several ballots and un,
successful efforts to nominate any o
the other names placed before the con
vention, with Harrison as the secon'
name upon the ticket.