Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-09-27

sell. 20: Bliss. 4O1b. and Arkell. |. CharS,
r. SaXton was nominated Tor ieutenau
governor on the first ballot. Votes Vera
changed and the nomination was mais
by reclamation. Judge Haight was uon
mated for Judge of the court of appeals
on the second ballot. The nomination on
motion was made unanimous. The dat
form:
The Democratic President of the United
States and the Democratic chairman Of the
ways and means committee of the House Of
Representatives have announced that the
war against the protected industries Of the
country has but just begun. and that it is
to be prosecuted to the bitter end. On De-
half Of the wage Garner. the agrculturi>t
the business man and of every sacred inter,
est in the Empire state of the Union the
Republican party Of the state of New York
in convention assembled. accepts this cm
lenge and pledges itself to defend ag0ns.
all assault the rights of the workngman
and his employer both Wantouly invaded by
reckless demagogues.
Then follows an arraignment of the
Democratic administration, declaring:
Its most important achievement thus far
has been fifty characterized by the chief
executive as one OF pertldy and diShOn0r
1t has rewarded the largest contributors to
it's campaign fund by the bestowal Of for
eign missions; denouncing trusts it per
mtted one of them to formulate its tariff
bill; promising IA continuance of the Wig
lamented james G.. Blaine. it substituted
policy of infamy when Hawaii was freely
offered up; denouncing the Sherman act as
cowardly makeshift. 1t was enabled to
act only by the help of Republican sena.
tors: arraigning protection as a fraud upon
labor, 1T passed a mongrel protective meas
ure. so tainted with scandal that it barely
escaped the veto of Il Democratic PreSl-
dent; advocating free raw materials and an
extension Of our foreign trade, it destroyed
all the profitable reciprocal agreements
made by President Harrison: pledging it.
self to the payment of just and liberal pen
sions. it treats the Union soldiers as if the
Grand Army badge were the badge Of beg,
gary and brigandage; pledging retrench,
ment, it exceeded at the last session Of
Congress the expenditures of the CORE
spending session of the last Republican Con
gress by $27 100000 in the face of de-
creased revenues, and after it had added
500. 900. 900 to the public debt, while pre-
tending to be in favor of individual free
dom. it fastened to enact an odiouS income
tax force bill empowering deputy collectors
to enter the homes Of citizens and compel
them by threats of official summons and
heavy penalties to disclose their private al.
fairs.
We denounce Northern Democratic Com
gressmen for permitting Southern members
to protect the chief products of their see
ton, while removing or largely reducing
protective duties on the products Of the
North, thus permitting the South, by legal
enaclmentS Ill time OF peace, TO destroy gu.
prosperity and accomplish what it failed
to do by illegal enactment in time Of war.
We denounce the federal administration
for surrendering an annual revenue OF S..
600. 900 on wool and imposing burden near
ly ten times greater by levying tax Oh
sugar. the commonest household necessity.
We favor an honest dollar and oppose
any effort for the removal Of the tax on
state bank issues or the free coinage of Si
yer. to lower our currency standard and
we favor an international agreement which
shall result in the use of both silver and
gold as circulating medium.
The administration of Gov. Flower is
denounced, especial reference being made
to his veto Of the bill to provide funds
for the police investigation in New York
city.