Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-06-30

publicans and of tho republic name
Of that noble soldier, and favorite child
Of victory, Philip II. Sheridan.
In the spirit of those great leaders and
Of our own devotion to human liberty,
and with that hostility to all forms OF
fundamental idea of the Republican
party, we send fraternal conRratulation
to our fellow-Americans Of Brazil upon
their great act Of emancipation, which
completed the abolition of slavery
throughout the two American conti-
nents. We earnestly hope that we may
congratulate our fellow-citizens OF Irish
birth upon the peaceful recovery Of
home rule for ireland.
We reaffirm our unswerving devotion
to the national constitution and to the
undissoluble union Of the states; to the
autonomy reserved to tho states under
the constitutions; to the personal rights
and liberties of citizens In all the states
and territories in the union, and !es-
pecially to the supreme and sovereign
right OF every lawful citizen rich or poor,
native or foreign b orn, whito or black,
to cast ono free ballot in public elections
and to haye that ballot duly counted.
We held the free and honest popular
ballot and the just and equal representa-
ton Of all the people to be the foun-
and demand effective legislation to Sc
cure the integrity aud purity of elections,
which are tho fountains Of all public
authority. We charge that the present
administration and the Democratic ma
jority in congress owe their existence to
the suppression Of the ballot by a
criminal nullifcation of the constitution
and laws of the United States.
We are uncompromisingly In favor oi
the American system Of protection; we
protest against Its destruction proposed
by the president and his party. They
serve the interests Of Europe; we will
accept the issue and confidently ap-
peal to the people for their judgment.
The protective system must be main
tanned. Its abandonment has always
been followed by general disaster to all
interests except to the usurer aud the
sheriff. We denounce the Mills bill as
destructive to the general business, the
labor, and the farming interests of the
country, and we heartily indorsa the
conslstent 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 I'D djusted and maintained
30 AZ to furnish full and adequate pro-
lection to that industry.
The Republican party would effect all
needed reduction Of tho national reve-
nue. by repeating tho taxes on tobacco,
which are an annoyance and burden to
agriculture, and tho tax upon spirits
used in the arts and for mechanical pur-
poses, and by such revision Of the tariff
laws a. will tend to check imports OF
kf<1n hVp
people. the production Of which gives
employment to our labor, and release
from import duties those articles Of for.
eign production (except luxuries) the
like OF which cannot be produced al
home. If there shall still remain = lar
ger revenue than Is requisite for the
wants of tho government, we favor the
entire repeal OF internal taxes rathol
than surrender of any part of our pro.
tsctive system at the joint behest of the
whisky trusts and the agents Of foreign
manufacturers.
We declare our hostility to the intro
duotion into this country OF foreign con-
tract labor and of Chinese labor alien ia
our civilization and to our constitution,
and we demand the rigid enforcement ol
the existing laws against 1t, and favor
such immediate legislation as will ex-
clude such labor from our shores.
We declare our opposition to all COM
binations of capital organized In trusts
or otherwise to control arbitrarily the
conditions Of trade among our citizens;
and we recomend to congress, and the
state legislatures in their respective
prevent the execution of all schemes to
oppress the people by undue charges on
their supplies or by unjust rates for the
transportation of their products TO mar.
ket. We approve the legislatian by
congress to prevent alike unjust bur
dens and unfair DETERMINATIONS between
the states.
We rcafflrm the policy Of appropriat.
ing tho public lands Of the United
States to be homssteads for American
citizens and settlers, not aliens, which
the Republican party established in 1852
against the persistent opposition OF thu
brought our great western domain int
such magnificent development. Tht
restoration OF unearned land grants u
public domain for the uso of the actua
settlers, which was begun under the ad
ministration of President Arthur, sh oult
be continued. We deny that the Democrat
ic party has ever restored one acre to tn
people. but declare that blythe joint actor
OF Republicans and Democrats abou
fifty millions of acres ofunearned land
Originally granted for the construction
OF railroads haye been restored to tn
pu bile domain, in pursuance OF the con
ditions inserted by the Republican part.
in the original grants. We charge tn
De mocratic administration with failur
To execute the law securing to settler
title to their hom est0ads, and with usinl
appropriations made for that purpose t
harass innocent settlers with spies ant
prosecutions, under the false pretense Q
exposing frauds and vindicating th
law.
The government by congress Of th
to the end that they may become state
in the union; therefore, whenever tn
conditions OF population, material re
sources. public intelligence. and moral
ity are such as to insure q stable lOca
Igovsrnment therein. the people Of sue
territories should be permitted as
right inherent in them to form for them
selves constitutions and state govern
ments and be admitted into the union
Pending the preparation for statehoo
all officers thereof should be selecte
from the bona fide residents and citizen
Of the territory wherein they are t
serve. South Dakota should Of right b
admitted - q state In th
union, under the constitution frame
and adopted by her people. and W
heartily indorse the action Of the Re
publican senate in twice passing bill
for her admission. The refusal Of th
Democratic house of representatives. fG
!, partisan purposes. to favorably cor
slider these bills is wilful violation {
the sacred American principle OF loc'
sslf-government, and merits the COZ
dsmnation Of all just men. The psndin
bills in the senate for acts to enable tt
people of Washington, North Dakot
, and Montana territories to form const
!, tutlons and establish state government
should be passed without unnecessar
delay. The Republican party pledg,
itself to do all in its power TO facilita
the admission Of the territories Of Ne
Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho, and Arizor
: to the enjoyment Of self-g0vernment
states, such Of them as are now qualifia
a - soon - possible and the others I
they may become SO.
The political power Of tho lnormo
. chuch In the territories - exercised
the past. II q menace to free institution