The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-06-27

pause ON the threshold Of their proceedings TO
honor the memory OF their first great leader. the
immortal champion of liberty and the rights of
the people-Abraham Lincoln and to cover
also, with wreaths of imperishable remem-
bran"e and gratitude the heroic names
OF our later leaders, who have been
more recently called away from or
councils-Grant, Garfield Arthur Logan, Conk-
ling. May their memories he faithfully cher
ished We also recall with our greetings, and
with prayer for his recovery, the name Of one OF
our living heroes whose memory will be treas
ured in the history both OF Republicans and OF
the republic-the name Of that noble soldier and
fayorite child OF victory Philip H. Sheridan.
In the spirit OF those great leaders, and OF our
own devotion 10 human liberty, and with that
hostility 60 all forms of despotism and oppres-
sion which is the fundamental idea OF the Re-
publican party, we send fraternal congratula-
Sions 70 our fellow Americans of Brazil upon
their great act OF emancipation, which COM
pleted the abolition of slavery throughout the
two American continents. We earnestly hope
That we may soon congratulate our fellow-citi-
gems OF Irish birth upon the peaceful recovery of
homo rule for Ireland.
We reaffrm our answering devotion 10 the
National Constitution and 70 the indis soluble
union of the States 20 the autonomy reserved 10
the States under the Constitution TO the per-
sonal rights ana liberties of citizens III all the
states and Territories in the Union, and
pecially TO the supreme and sovereign right
ofeyery lawful citizen, rich or poor, native or
foreign born, white or black, 10 cast free bal
lot in public elections and 10 have that ballot
duly counted We hold the free and honest
popular ballot and the Just and equal represen-
tation of all the people TO be the foundation Of
our republican government and demand effect
i've legislation TO secure the integrity and purity
OF elections, which are the fountains of all pub
lic authority. We charge that the present nd
ADMINISTRATION and the Democratic majority in
Congress owe their existence 10 the suppression
of the ballot by criminal nullihcation Of the
Constitution and laws OF the United States.
We are uncompromisingly in favor of the
American system OF protection; we protest
against its destruction proposed by the Presi-
dent and his party. They serve the interests OF
Europe; we will support the interests of America.
We accept the issue. and confidently appeal TO
the people for their judgment. The protective
System must be maintained. Its abandonment
has always been followed by general disaster TO
all interests except those OF the usurer and the
sheriff. We denounce the Mff1s bill destruc-
tive TO the general business the labor and the
farming interests OF the country, and we heartily
Endorse the consistent and patriotic action of
the Republican Representatives in Congress in
opposing its passage.
We condemn the proposition OF the Demo
cratic party TO place wool on the free list and
we insist that the duties thereon shall be ad-
iusted and maintained so as TO furnish full and
adequate protection to that industry.
The Republican party would effect all needed
reduction of the national revenue by repeating
the taxes upon tobacco, which an annoyance
and burden TO agriculture, and the tax upon
spirits used in the arts. and for me-
chanical purposes and by such revision Of
imports OF such articles produced by our
people, the production OF which gives employ
ment 10 our labor, and release from import duties
those ARTICLES of foreign production except lux
uries the like OF which cannot be- produced Mt
home. II theres shall still remain a larger rev
enue than is requisite for the wants OF the gov
eminent, we favor the entire repeal Of internal
taxes rather than the surrender Of any part OF
our protective system ut the Joint behest OF the
whisky trusts and the agents Of foreign manu-
facturers.
We declare our hostility TO the introduction
into this country OF foreign contract labor and
Of Chinese labor alien 10 civilization and
our Constitution; and we demand the rigid en-
forcement of the existing laws against H. and
favor such immediate legislation as will exclude
such labor from our shores.
We declare our opposition TO all combinations
OF capital organized in trusts otherwise TO
control arbitrarily the conditions OF trade among
and the State legislatures in their respective
jurisdictions, such legislation wifi prevent the
execution of all schemes 10 Cypress tho people
by undue charges on their supplies or by unjust
rates for the transportation Of their products to
market. We approve the legislation by Congress
60 prevent alike unjust burdens and unfair dis
examinations between the States.
We reaffirm the policy Of appropriating the
public lands of the United States To be home
steads for American citizens and settlers not
aliens which the Republican party established
IN 1862. against tho persistent opposition Of the
Democrats in Congress and which has brought
our great Western domain into such magnificent
deyeopment The restoration OF unearned
land grants TO the public domain for the
use OF actual settlers, which begun under
the administration OF President Arthur should
be continued We deny that the Demo
cratic party has restored one acre 10
The people but declare that by the Joint action
rlillions OF acres OF unearned lands origin
ally granted for the construction OF railroads
havo been restored TO the public domain. in pur
euance OF the conditions inserted by the Repub-
iican party I'm the original grants. We charge
the Democratic administration with failure %
execute the laws securing settlers titles 10 thei
bomesteads, and with using appropriations