Huntsville gazette., 1890-06-07

gress Is an usurpat'on of power IN
warranted by the Constitution"
| We ho'd the true constitutional
principle to be as follows, to wit:
That the Congress may at any
time. by law, make or alter such reg
ulations, except as to the place OF
choosing Senator's as the States may
prescribe in the National elections.
/ We favor an increased coinage of
silver, and demand tie repeal Of the
State Railroad Commission, as the
same is delusion and not beneficial
to the people.
We favor the enactment Of su b
laws as will suppress that species OF
gamb ing as is known as dealings in
futures. Thus protecting the undis
turbed operation Of the natural law
of supply and demand.
| We favor an e.Lcie.t and mo e
liberal system of common schools,
an we view with alarm the Demo>
cratic proposition now being agita-
ted to ,lisfranchise white and black
votes alike, by reason of illiteracy
and poverty.
Resolved, That it Is he sense Of
this convention of Republicans, com
posed largely of men enga. ed in ag-
ricultural pursuits. and more espec-
tally the raising Of cotton, and who
are dependent on the result of their
own labor for the support of them>
I selves and their families; that the
American Congress legis;ating tor
the people of the whole country,
sh-uld pass no bill which has ten
dency to lower the p ice 10 the pro
ducer of cotton seed, or in any way
depress the cotton seed oil industry
Of the Southern States We there
fore earnestly protest against the pen
ding bill proL osing tax on wha' is
known as compound lard" Of which
cotton seed oil is a component part
We are unalterably opposed to the
convict system which brings convict
labor into competition with the free
labor Of our State.
Resolved, That the Republican
party is the true friend Of the work
; ing man everywhere. And the Re
publican party of Alabama, compos
ed mainly Of farmers and skilled me.
chanics and working men. expresses
its profound sympathy with thsss
grss+ 9 assss ofweslth producers, and
pledges itself to aid them in every
way, to better their condition, to en-.
courage the tillers of the soil to own
the land they cultivate. to promote
home. getting freed from the burden
Of debts to help emancipate the toll
ing masses from the imputation that
honest toll is degrading to do all that
in US lies, to give honor and dignity
to labor, and to the laboring man his
rightful shape in shaping the laws
under which he tolls and lives, and
finally. to secure for the most huns
BILE as we'll as for the most favored
citizens, equality of citizenship
throughout our vast Republic.
, We favor that just and patriotic
governmental policy which gives
protection alike to American indus.
try of all kinds and American labor
Of all classes, and affords to our far
, mers a renumerative home market
for all their products:
Resolved, That it is our firm con.
viction that two well organized p,li-
teal parties are essential to good
government in Republics like ours
and are as necessary at the South
as at the North, and therefore, we
condemn in the strongest terms, the
; political methods and frauds by which
the Democratic party of Alabama
suppresses the voice of opposition
strifles all criticism Of its unlawful
acts, and deprives large time of let
gally qualified citizens Of their right
to vote and have their votes honestly
j.. counted
We favor the passage by Congress
Of such laws as may be within it con-
stitutional power, as will give relief
to the great agricultural interests of
the country. and afford them a pro-
t port onate protection with all other
classes Of our people.
We congratulate the country upon
the wise, patriotic and able admins
tration Of Benjamin Harrison, Presi-
| dent Of the United States, and upon
che splendid record made by Con-
gress. both Houses of which are now
! Republican, and upon the general
prosperity of the country since the
Republican party came into power
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