Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-07-14
SIERRA COUNTY:
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

The republicans Of the United States
assemble by their delegates in national
convention, pause on the threshold Of
tnsir proceedings to honor the memory
oi their first great leader, the immortal
champion Of liberty and the rights Of the
people, Abraham Lincoln, and cover also
with wreaths OF imperishable remem-
branca and gratitude the heroic names
of our later leaders, who have been more
recently called away from our councils,
Grant, Garfield, Arthur, Logan and
GonAling Nav their memories be faith
fully 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
and iagofite child Of victory, Philip I'll.
Saasid.n.
In the spirit of those great leaders aud
OF our own devotion to human liberty,
and with that hostility to all forms of des-
potism and oppression which 10 the fun
dimental idea Of the republican party,
we send iraternal 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.lfs @soss~ss citizens .af -lssrh
birth npoa the peaceful recovery OF home
: rule for ireland.
ratiirm our answering devotion
|national constitution and to the
Eluble union Of the states, to the
amy reserved to the states under
Ensiitution, to the personal rights
liberties Of citizens in all the states
territories in the union, and especial
10 the supreme and sovereign right OF
kc lawful citizen, rich or poor, native or
oreign born, white or black, TO cast one
-. ballot in public-eleetions 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-
afaon of our republican government. and
demande elfeetiye legislation to secure the
integrity And purity Of elections, which
are the foundation Of all public author
ity.
Wecharge that the present admins
tration aId democratic majority in con-
press owe their existence to the suppress
sion oftie ballot by a criminal nuilifica-
tion OF The constitution and laws Of the
Unitedsiates.
We D. uneompromisingly in favsr Of
the Aarican system OF protection. We
protests gairst its destruction, proposs
by the lpresilsnt and his party. They
wouli peeure the interests OF Europe.
We wiiisipport the interests Of America.
We accep the issue and confidently APP
peal to Ne people for their judgment.
The protection syst m must be maintain
cd. It's abandonment has always been
followed hy general disaster to all inter.
ests, excet those of the usurer and the
sheriff. We denounce the Mills bill as
desiractiveto the general business, the
labor ass ihe farming interests Of the
sountry; III we heartily endorse the
constant and pallfv,ie aetion Of the re-
publican representatives in cong9ss in
opposing its PASSAGE. We condemn ne
proposition Of the democratic party to
place wool on the free list, aud We insist
that the duties thereon shall be adjusted
and maintained 50 as to furnish fun and
adequate protection TO the Industry.