The advocate., 1891-04-29

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prot0Ot tho people from any eKaCtiOns Of
Tho uguror, from expressions OF mOnOp0lios,
or from eEtOrtionats demands OF public car
n0rs. Recent ovonta have made moro ap-
parent than ever before the necessity for
exercising tho sovereign right inherent In
CUR nation as In an others, 10 pso discrim-
instion In the admission OF foreigners as
residents Of this country. We therefore
recommend such change in our laws as will
ehe0tually prohibit tho immigration OF pau
pors and criminals and Of people 30 alien
from us In ideas and habits OF thought that
they cannot DO assimilated in this body Do-
Hto We reaGirm our belief In and devo-
tiOn 10 the supreme and sovereign right Of
every lawful citizen, rich or poor, native or
foreign born, white or black, TO cast ono
free ballot in public elections and TO have
that ballot duly counted and certified as
counted. Denial OF such right should result
In decrease Of representation in Congress
and In the electoral college. We recognize
tho Republican press Of the country as a
great and indispensable force In the advo-
Caoy and promotion of Republican princi-
Piles, and commend TO every believer ia Re-
publiCanism the duty Of lending his inhu-
enoe and efforts TO the extension Of the ben
eAts Of this potent agency.
BY reason Of vehement objections
urged bya Wisconsin Republican Of for
elgn birth, the following words, follow
Ing "crlminals," we're stricken out, to-
wit: "and OF people 80 alien from us In
Ideas and habits ofthOught that they can
not be assimilated in this body polite"
In the committee meeting a resolution
was offered Condemnatory Of the exac-
tlons Of usurers, and which invoked the
enactment Of more stringent laws for the
protection Of excessively burdened
debtors. The western members OF the
committee declared that something must
be done, and that very speedily, to win
back the confidence Of the farmers, who
have left the Republican party--whose
name is leglOn-and that, at least, stay
somewhat the exodus from the great Re-
publican party that is now moving on.
Hon. ]. s. ClarksOn, the new president
Of the League, one Of the political trium-
vlrate--Clarkson, Dudley, Quay-who
virtually bought and paid for the triumph |
Of Harrison and Morton in 1883, has
said:
The next Republican candidate for Presi-
dent must be a man who can maintain the
solidity Of the party in the great agricultural
region west Of Che Mississippi. The candi-
date must not only be near TO the people,
but must not be far from the farm. All DO
htiCal parties will 60 more closely 20 the
farm hereafter than they have in the past
ffty years. The farmers are going TO assert
themselves in public affairs and for Che
good Of the race. With the purpose TO pro-
vide good money and enough Of IL, the Re-
publican party will hold the west as solid
for the party as in 1888, while the Mckinley
act will carry with il New York and the
doubtful states for the protection party.
Mr.. Clarkson attempts to exalt the
power Of the Republican press, as per
the language Of the platform Of the
League, and thus he makes an admission:
To win in 1892 we must bring up the Re-
publican newspaper circulation. Must cir
Culate tens Of millions of arguments di-
rOOtly TO the people.
The farmers have gone out Of the Re-
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