The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-06-28


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WHERE THE CONVENTION IA HELD,
We are uncompromisinplv in favor of the
American systern of protection; we protest
apainst its destruction as proposed by the
President and his party They serve the IN
terests OF Europe; we will support the inter-
ests Of America. We accept the issue and
confidently nppeal TO the people for their iudg-
ment Tho protective system must be main
toined Its abandonment hos always been fol-
lowed by general disaster to oil interests, ex-
cent those Of the usurer and the sheriff. We
denounce tho Mills bill as destructive to tho
general business, tho labor and the farming in
terests OF the country, and we heartily endorse
the consistent and patriotic action OF the Re-
publican representatives in Congress In OPP
posing 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 nd
iusted and maintained SO as to furnish full and
adeauate protection to that industry.
The Republican party would effect all needed
reduction of the National revenue by repeating
the taxes upon tobacco which nre an annoy
ancc and burden to agriculture md the tax up
on spirits used in tho arts, and for mechanical
purposes; and by such revision Of the tariff laws
as will tend to check imports OF such articles as
are produced by our people, the production Of
which gives employment 70 our labor, and re-
eign production Except luxuries) the like OF
which can not be produced at home. II there
shall still remain o larger revenue than is re-
quisite for the wants OF the Government we fa-
vor the entire repeal OF internal taxes rather
than the surrender OF any part OF our protective
system, at the Joint behest OF the whisky ring
and tho agents OF foreign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility to the introduction
into this country OF foreign contract labor and
OF Chinese labor, alien TO our civilization and
our constitution; and we demand the rigid en-
forcement OF the existing laws against It, 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 or otherwise, to
control arbitrarily the condition Of trade among
our citizens; and we recommend to Congress and
the State Legislatures in their respective juris-
dictions such legislation us will prevent the ex-
ecution Of all schemes to oppress the people by
undue charges on their supplies, or by unjust
rates for the transportation OF their products to
market We approve the legislation by Con-
gress to prevent alike unjust burdens and unfair
determinations between the States.
We reaffirm the policy Of appropriating the
public lands OF the United States to be home
steads ',r American citizens and settlers, not
aliens, which the Republican party estab-
lished in 1869, against the persistent opposition
OF the Democrats in Congress, and which
has brought our great Western do
The restoration Of unearned railroad
land grants to the public domains for the
use OF actual settlers, which WIS begun under
the Administration OF President Arthur, should
be continued. We deny that the Democratic
party has ever restored one acre to the people,
but declare that by the joint action OF Repubi-
cans and Democrats about 2SOOO,OOO acres OF un-
earned lands, originally granted for the con.
struction OF railroads, have been restored to tho
public domain, in pursuance OF the conditions
inserted by the Republican party in the origin
al grants. We charge the Democratic Admin
istration with failure to execute the laws secur-
ing to settlers title to their homesteads, and
with using appropriations made for the purpose
to harass innocent settlers with spies and pros
ccutons under the false pretensc OF exposing
frauds and vindicating the law.
The government by Congress OF the Terrific
ries is based upon necessity only to the end
that they may become states In the Union;
therefore, whenever the conditions OF popula-
tioh, material resources public Intelligence and
morality are such as to insure stable local
government therein, the people OF such Terri
tories should be permitted, as right inherent
In them, to form for themselves constitutions
and state Governments ana be admitted into
the Union. Pending the preparation for State
hood all officers thereof should be selected from
the bona fide residents and citizens OF the Ter
ritory wherein they are 10 servo. South Do
kota should OF right be Immediately admitted Us
oIoto ia Iho Ohions uhucT tuo Cohstitutioh
framed and adopted by her people, and We
heartily indorse the action OF the Republican
Senate IN twice passing bills Tor her admission.
The refusal OF the Democratic House OF Repre-
sentatives, for partisan purposes, TO favora6y
consider these bills, Is willful violation OF the
sacred American principle OF local self govern
ment ana merits the condemnation OF all Just
men. The pending bills In the senate for acts
10 enable the people OF washington North Da-
kota and Montana territories TO form constitu-
lions ana estapiish state governments, should
DO passed without unnecessary delay. The re-
publican party pledges itself to do all In Its
power 70 laciiltate the ADMISSION OF Inc Terrl-
| tories OF New Mexico Wyoming, Idaho and Art
iona 10 the enjoyment OF selgoVernment as
States' sucn OF them ~ are now quahhed as
soon as possible, ana the others as soon as they
| may become SO.
| The poiticai power OF the Mormon Church In
the Territories as exercised In the past Is
menace 10 iree institutions TOO dangerous longer
| 10 be sunered. therefore we pledge the Re-
publican party TO appropriate legislation ASSERT
| Ing the sovereignty OF the Nation In oil Terri
tories, where the same Is questioned, and In
furtherance OF that END TO place upon the stat
ute books, legislation stringent enough to d.
| vorce the political ON the ecclesiastical pow
er, and thus stamp out the attendant wickedness
ofpolygamy.
The Republican party Is In favor OF the use OF
both gold and silver as money, and condemns
the policy OF the Democratic Administration IN
It's ehorts 10 demonetize siiVer.
we demand the reduction OF letter postage 10
| one cent per ounce.
Ina Republic like ours. where the citizen Is
the sovereign ana the ohcial the servant, where
no power Is exercised except by the
Will OF the people, 1t Is important that the SOW