Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-09-08

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Tho contest was between white democrats
The kolb party say they were refused the rep
t,scnta,ion guaranteed by law upon the cleo
ton boards, and that when the courts by man
damus attempted TO right this wrong, an APP
peal that could not be he heard until after the
election made the writs Intellectual Ballot
boxes were thrown out for alleged irregular
tiles or destroyed and II is asserted on behalf
Of one half, Mt least, Of the white voters OF
Alabama that the officers TO whom certificates
have been given were not honestly elected
There II no security for personal political
rights The power Of tho states over the ques
ton OF the qualification OF electors Is ample TO
protect thcm against the dangers Of an ignorant
or depravcd suffrage and the demand that every
man found TO be qualified under the law
shall be made secure In the right TO
east free ballot AMI to have that ballot
honestly counted, cannot be abatcd. Our
old republican battle cry, "a free ballot
and free count" comes bNck to US not only from
Alabama hut from other states and from men
who, dircrn9wilh us widely in opinions have
oouic to sec where parties and political debate
IL ended the Judgment Of honest mnioriucs Ia
TO be reversed nv ballot box frauds and tally
sheet manipulation in the interest OF the party
or party faction In power
These new political movements In tho states
and the recent decisions Of some Of the state
courts against unfair apportionmcnt laws. en-.
courage tho hope that the arbitrary partisan
election laws and practices which have pre-.
vailed may be corrected by the states, the laws
made equal and nonpartisan and the election
free and honest The republican party would re.
ioicc at such solution-as healthy and pa
triotic local sentiment IL the best assurance Of
free and honest elections. l shall again urge
upon congress that provision be made for the
appointment Of a nuu1 artisan commission TO
consider the subject of appointments and
elections, In their relation to the choice Of fcdc-
ral onlcors
Cancellation.
The president pays tribute to the
public school system, agriculture and
the Nicaragua ship canal. Discrimina-
ton Is needed in immigration. The
foreign policy Of the government has
been remarkably successful and MIR.
Egan has had his entire confidence.
The concluding paragraphs of the pres
idents letter OF acceptance are rs fol-
lows;
The general condition OF our country Ii one
Of great prosperity The blessing Of God hns
rested upon our fields and upon our people
| The annual value OF our foreign commerce has
| increased more than ttO1uO,OJO over
the average for the preceding ten years
and more than ,Gi 10000 over 1870,
tho last year unaffected by the new
| nrin Our exports IN lnpa exceeded those NJ
| 1890 by more than ,iigOOO,OO and the annual
| average for ten years by .dN,OOLOOl Our cN.
| ports Of brcadstuns increased over those Of 1871
more than eiHOOOOOI. Of provisions over a..
| OOOO and OF manufactures over o. OOuD The
merchandise balance Of trade IN our favor in
1 1872 was fD 81 No other nation can
match the commercial progress which these
| figures disclose.
Our compassion may well 20 out TO those
whose party necessities and habits still compel
them TO declare that our people are oppressed
and QUE trade restricted by protective tarin. II
IN not possible for me To refer even In the brief
est way to many Of the topics presented In IN,
resolutions adopted by the convention. Upot
/ all that have not been discussed I have he
fore publicly expressed my views A chang,
! In the personnel Of u national admins traitor
Is OF comparatively little moment, II those cx
/ erciSing public functions are able, honest
diligcnt and faithful others possessing AT
these qualification may bn found TO TAXI
their places, hut changes In the law an,
In administrative policies are of grca
moment When public affairs have been giycl
n direction and business has adjusted Itself 4
those lines, any sudden change Involves stoI
page and new business adjustments u tn
cha nge Of direction II 50 radical AS TO bring tn
commercial turntabo into use the cuisines
changes involved arc not rcadIus tmrnts bu
reconstructiOns
Tho democratic party offers II programme q
demolition, The protective polcy-to whic
all business even that Of the Importer, In no,
adiusted-the reciprocity policy the new mel
chant marine, are all 10 he demolished ne
gradually, not taken down. but blown up 4
this programme Of destruction II HIS added on
/ constructive feature - the re-cstnblishmcnt
state banks Of issue
The policy Of the republican party IL, on N
other hand, distinctivcly q policy Of safe pr,
gressiDn and deyelopment-of new factorci
new markets and new ships. II viii subic,
business to no pcrllous changes, but offers
Ia NaW
familiar lines. Very respectfully yours,
BENJAMIN HAHnIsoN.