Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-08-25
SIERRA COUNTY.
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

The repibliclns Of the Unitel States
assaInl,ls by their delegates in nation3il
convention, pause on the threshold oi
tncir proceedings to honor the memory
Gt ileif first great leader, the immortal
champion 81 liberty and the rights of the
p,oplc, Abraham Lincoln, and cover also
with wre;,tls OF iinperishahle relnein-
brince and gratitude the heroic names
oiour later leiders, who have been more
recently call .d away from our councils,
Grant, Garfield, Arthur, Logan and
tQnkiins. May their memories be faith
ii:lly cherished. We also recall with our
greetings and with prayers for his recov-
cry the name OF one OF our living heroes,
whose memory will be treasured in the
history, both OF republicans and of the
republic, the name Of that noble soldier
AMI favorte child OF victory, Philip II.
Sheridan.
In the spirit of those great leaders and
oi our own devotion to human liberty
and with that hostility to all forms Of les.
potism and oppression which is the fun
dlment.ll idea OF the republican party,
we send fraternal congratulations to our
fellow Americans in Brazil upon their
act of the abolition of slavery throughout
the South American continent.
We earnestly hope that we may soon
congratul ,te our follew citizens OF Irish
birth upon the peaceful recovery OF home
ruic for Ireland.
N1 relirin our answering devotion
20 flc national constitution and to the
in3issolpblc union of the states, to the
F, autonomy reserved to the states under
the constitution, to the personal rights
An liberties OF citizens il all the states
and territories III the union, and especial
ly to the supreme aui sovereign right of
the lawful citizen, rich or poor, native or
foreign born, white or black, to cast one
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 representa-
tion Of all the people, to be the founda-
ton OF our republican government, and
demand effective legislation to secure the
integrity and purity of elections, which.
are the foundation of all public authors
ity.
We charge that the present admins
tration and democratic majority in con-
gress owe their existence e the suppress
sion OF the ballot by criminals n ulIiiica-
ton OF the constitution and laws III the
United States.
Ne are uncompromisingly in favor of
the American system Of protection. We
protest against its destruction, proposed
by the president and his party. They
would secure the interests of Europe.
We will support the interests OF America.
We accept the issue and confidently APP
peal TO the people for their judgment.
The protection systsm must be maintain
ed. It's abandonment has always been
followed by general disaster to all inter-
ests, except those OF the usurer AMI the
sheriff. We denounce the Mills bill as
destructive 10 the general business, the
labor and the farming interests OF the
country; and we heartily endorse the
constant and patriotic action OF the re-
publican representatives in 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 maintained so as to furnish full and
adequate protection to the industry.