The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-03-13
THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
Close of the National Convention at Nash
yiIIe-Resolutions Adopted-To Meet as
Cincinnati Next Year.

National Republican League closed its
session yesterday. The following plat
form was adopted:
The Republican League Of the United
States, in convention assembled, heartily
congratulates the country upon the success
and marvellous prosperity that has attended
the first year of Republican resumption oil
power in the Federal Government 1t con-
graduates President Harrison upon his en-
inently wise, loyal ana courageous admlnls-
tration, declares its absolute confidence In
his integrity, ability and patriotism and
pledges him its cordial support In the dis
charge of the duties devOlving upon him as
the chief mag gistrate of the Nation.
We re oice In the restoration of dignity
and statesmanship to the conduct of our
foreign affairs, as Illustrated by the Samoan
treaty and the Pan American Congress; in
the prudent management CT the treasury
Department, by which the National debt is
being extingushed with signal financial
ability and the money market protected
against speculative comb nations; in the
great improvements that have been made In
the postal service in the opening up OF new
territory to our people; in the progressive
policy of the Secretary Of the Navy and In
the faithfulness and practicsl wisdom that
have characterized the present management
of the other departments of the Government.
We demand the maintenance of tho Amer
lean So stem of protection to American in
dustry and labor-the policy that has been
identified with every period of our National
prosperity. But we pledgs our support to
the thorough ami equitable revision of the
tariff so as to adapt the protection 1t affords
to changed business conditions. ana we
arraign the Democratic party for the man
ner In which, for years, 1t has prevented the
accomplishment of this purpose.
We denounce the practice of the Demo
cratic party in its systematic, persistent and
outrageous efforts to deprive Republicans
of the South of the right Of franchise.
Any theory of States rights which shall
be held to prevent the Government
from protecting all of its citizens in ths
| enjoy ment of all their civil, religious
and political rights and privileges Is con-
| demned by tn convention. The Govern
ment Of the United States having the un :
! questioned right to demand of every one of
| her cit zens the best services in her defense
| in time CT peril whether from within or
without, Is bound theI efOre by every princi-
| pie Of honor, consistency and good faith to
| protect its citizens in the full and free en- :
| joyment of each and every right conferred
| upon them by the Constitution, and this con-
vention protests against the seating in the
American Congress of any applicant, no
| matter eff which party who presents bimselt
! for admission unless his election is untaint-
ed, either by fraud, violence or assasslna-
| ton, and we indorse the present action or
We are heartily in favor of the general
| provisions of the Inter- >tate Commerce act
and we demand the regulation of all railway
and transportation lines in such a manner
as to insure fair and re asonable rates to the
producers and consumers Of the country
We favor such legislation as will prevent
| all Illegal combinations and unjust taxaticns
| by aggregated capital and corporate power
| we insist upon the suppression # ali trusts,
| combines and schemes designed 10 artificial
| ly increase the price of the necessities OF
| life. At the same time we favor the protec-
| tion of all American business interests from
destructive and unfair attacks.
We emphasize our approval of LIBERAL and
| equitable pension laws. No so, dier, whether
disabled in service or elsewhere, should be
permitte to end his days in the poor house,
nor should his family be allowed to suffer
ant That discriminating preferences OF
Union veterans in appointments to public
office, which is one of the features of this
Admin istrations just, liberal policy toward
the soldiers and sailors who defended the
Government, meets our warnest approval.
We recognize the dignity OF labor and the
necessity of proper legislation to protect
it's interests. We shall unswcrvingly oppose
every attempt to lessen the fruits Of toll, or
to place honest workmen in competition
with paupers and convictS, domestic or for
eign. The rigid enforcement by this Admin
istrati on of the Alien Labor Contract law
comm ands our appreciation. The request
of laborers for reasonable hours of labor
should receive legislative consideration.
We approve the action of the various Re-
publican Legislatures in adopting a system
of ballot reform whereby fraud at the polls
is prevented and every elcctOr is enabled to
vote Independently and Intelligent y. We
believe the education Of the masses to be
the best preventive of bad government
and we therefore favor Federal assistance
when needed in the work Of eliminating
illiteracy from among our population.
The Republican party has always been dis
tingushed for its courage and always has
been prompt in recognizing any display of
this quality by its leaders. In line of this
policy this convention expresses its appro-
baton of Speaker Reeds action in standing
boldly for the principle of majority rule
again st a Democratic power in and out OF
Congress.
The amendment that created the only
breeze during the two days session was
offered by Isaac Revell of Washington,
and is as follows: "And we demand that
our representatives in Congress redeem
every pledge made to the people of Chi
cago in 1888 by repeating the internal
revenue laws, by revising the tariff, by
passing the Blair bill and completely re-
storing silver to the currency of the
country and the liberal pensioning OF
every Federal soldier"
After disposing of the platform the
committee on league submitted a decla-
ration emphasizing the expressed di-
vorcement of the organization from all
efforts to influence the action of any
convention or to indicate preference
for individual candidates; that it was
not in the province of the league to die
tate the policies or principles of the
party; calling the attention of the State
leagues to the necessity of organizing in
every promising Congressional district;
the necessity of immediate organization
in the South, and calling attention of the
National Congressional committee and
the National and State executive COM
mittees to the necessity for immediate
| preparation and distribution of cam
paign literature. The report was adopted
| as presented.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President Hon. John NJ. Thurs
ton, of Nebraska; secretary, A. b. Hum
phrey, of New York; treasurer, Hon
Phineas Lounsberry, of Connecticut
with vice-president and member of the
executive council from each State.
Cincinnati was chosen as the mex
place of meeting.
Canine Conclusion.
PHILADELPHIA, March 6.-Magistrate
EisenbroWn has discharged from custody