The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-06-30

national constitution and 10 the indlssoare un.vu
II the states. 10 the autonomy reserved 70 Tue
states under the constitutions; 70 the personal
rights and liberties Of citizens In oil the ttatcs ana
asd so ses Hight o. every lawful citizen
rich or poor. native foreign born white OF black
10 cast one free ballot In public elections and TO
have that ballot duly counted.
We are uncompromlsingy In favor Of the Amer
lean system OF protection; we protest against ~
destruction proposed by the piesiaens , anu MS
Will support The interests Of America: We accept
The issue and confidently appeal 10 the people Tor
their judgment. The protective system must DC
maintained. It's abandonment has always been
followed by general disaster 10 all Interests except
those Of the nsurer and the sheriff. We denonnee
the Mills bill as destructive 20 the general uusf
ness the labor, and the farming Interests 81 the
country. and we heartily mdorse the consistent
aud patriotic action OF the rePnonean represents
Eve condemn the proposition OF the demoerslc
party 10 place wool ON the free list, and we insist
That the duties thereon shall be adjusted and main
tanned A. TO furnish full and adequate protection
The republican psrty would effect al needed 70
inction % the matte nal revenue by repeating the
taxes upon tobacco, which an annoyance anu
burden TO agriculture. and the tax upon spirits
7sed In the arts and for mechanical purposes, ana
~ such revision OF the tariff laws will tend 10
check imports OF such articles as are produced hy
our people, the production OF which gives employ
ment 10 our labor. and release from import duties
those articles OF foreign production except luxnr.
iesl. the like OF which cannot DC produced ~
home III there shall stil remain larger revenue
than Ia requisite for the wants OF the government
favor the entire repeal OF internal taxes rather
than the surrender Of any part OF our protective
system NJ the Joint behest of the whisky ring and
the agents Of foreign manufacturers. -
We declare our hostility 90 the Introduction INTO
this country OF foreign contract labor ana OF Nni
nese labor. alien 20 our civilization and our con
stitutlon; and We demand the rigid enforcement
OF the existing laws against H. aud favor such
Immediate legislation as VIII exclude snch iaoof
We declare our opposition to all combinations
Of capital organized la trusts or otherwise TO con-
| citizens; aud we recommend 70 congress, ana the
state legislatures In their respective Jurisdictions,
such Legislation as Will prevent the execution OF
all schcmcs 10 Cypress the people by undue
| charges on thelr supplies by unjust rates FOR
| the Transportation OF their products 10 market.
We approve the legislation by congress TO prevent
| alike uuupsi burdens and unfair determinations
| between the states.
| We rcaiiifm the policy OF appropriating the
i Tor American citizens and settlers. not aliens,
| which the republican party established IN 1862,
/ against the persistent opposition OF the democrats
| IN congress- and which has brought our great
| western domain into such magnificent develop
| ment
IL based upon necessity only, 10 the end That they
may become states In the union, therefore, when
| ever the conditions OF population material re
as TO insure a stable local government therein, the
| people OF such territories should be permitted as
right inherited In them TO form Tor themselves
constitutions aud state governments and be
admitted Into the union. Pending the preparation
statehood all officers thereof should DC rcecteu
from the bona nde residents and citizens OF the
| territory wherein they are TO serve. south Dako-
kota should OF right be Immediately admitted as
n state I'm the union under the constitution Trained
! and adopted by her people and we heartily ndorse
| the action OF the republican senate In twice pass
| ing bills for her admission.
| The political power of the mormon church In
the territories, as exercised IN the past, Is men
ace TO free institutions too dangerous TO be long
TseoSTs we 'ns Inserting the
| sovereignty or the nation In all territories where
the same IA questioned, and In furtherance OF that
end to place upon the statute books legislation
stringent enough 20 divorce the political from the
ecclesiastical power. and TINS stamp out the at.
tendant wlckeduess OF polygamy.
The republican party j. In favor OF the use or
both gold and silver as money, aud denounces the
policy OF the democratic administration In Its
efforts to demonetlze silver
We demand the reduction OF letter postage TO
/ cent per ounce.
In republic like ours, whore the citizen Is the
sovereign and the official the servant where no
power IA exercised except bY the will OF the people.
Il a important that the sovereign-the people
should possess intelligence The free school Il
the promoter OF That intelligence which Is to pre-
serve ms free nation; therefore the state or
nation, or both combined, should support free
institutions OF learning sufficient 10 afford 10 every
child growing up In the land the opportunity OF a
good common.schoo education
The conduct Of foreign affairs by the present
administration has been distinguished by Its In
efficiency and its cowardice. Having Withdrawn
from the senate all pending treaties effected by
| republican administration for the removal OF for
elm burdens and restrictions upon our commerce
and for it's extension Into better markets, II has
neither effected nor proposed any Others IN their
stend. Protesting adherence 10 the Monroe doc
trine II has seen with idle complncency the exten
sion OF foreign trede everywhere among our neigh
bors II has Iefused 70 charter, sanction Or en-
the Nicaragua canal a work OF vital Importance 10
the maintenance OF the Monroe doctrine an OF our
national influence IN Central and South America,
| and necessary for the Development Of trade with
our Pacific territory, with south America, and with
the islands and farther coast OF the Pacific ocean.
IA he. IL nd M
ton for It's weak and unpatrotc treatment OF the
fisheries question and its pusillanlmons surrender
OF the essential privileges 20 which our fishing YES
sells are entitled In Canadian ports under the treaty
OF 1918 the reciprocal maritime legislation Of 1880
and the comfy OF nations. aud which Canadian
fishing vessels receive In the ports OF the United
The men who abandoned the republican party in
1884 and continue 10 adhere 10 the democratic par
~ have deserted not only the cause Of honcss gov
ernment OF sound finance, Of freedom, and
purity Of the ballot but especially have deserted
the cause OF reform In the civil service. We vii
not fail TO keep our pledges because they have
broken theirs, or because their candidate ma.
broken h. We Therefore rspss, ~, our dseiassio.
nuspleiopsly begun under the republican
administration, shonid be completed BY
svs,em 'uf'p already esisblI.hcd by law e
at the grades OF the service 10 which u IL appca
BILE. The spirit and purpose OF the reform shoule
be observed Ia all executive appointments, and al
laws M variance with the object OF existing reform
legislation should be repealed 20 the end that thu
danger to frer institutions when Turk IN power q
oficIal patronage may be wisely and effectively
avoided"
The gratitude OF the nation 10 the defenders o
the union cannot be measured by laws. The leg
islaton OF congress should conform 70 the pledge
made by loyal people and be 80 enlarged and ex
tended ~ To provide against the possibility tina
| any man who honorably the federal uniform
shall become an inmate 81 nm almshouse de
pendent upon private charity. In the presence O
an overlooking treasury u would DC publc scan
dial 60 do less for those whose FAlor and rcryic
preserved the government We denonnce the hos
tile spirit shown BY President Cleveland In hi
uurnernua vefoca of measures for nenslon rrfe