Middletown transcript., 1896-05-23

| our citizens everywhere made To Zee
that the national flag is their sure pro-
lection.
We record our approval of the great
and cardinal principles of the Repub'
lican party, protection to American
industry as maintained in the tariff
act known as the mckinley bill.'i
| Under its benign influence we have
greatly p ospered as ma ior.
We are in favor of just and liberal
pensions for the soldiers and sailor:
who fought for the preservation Of this
nation.
We again denounae the conspiracy
which, under the name of the Demo
cratic party, continues to misgovern
the State; which confines to odious
| officials the power TO deny our citizens
the equal opportunity to qualify to
vote, and has, by an act of unparal-
leled Capitalization, given to the Gov.
ernor the power to ap point everywhere
his partisans as registrars.
We call the attention of the people
of the State to the fact this prolonged
and hitherto successful undertaking tO
control our State government by the
disfranchisement of its citizens has
brought its legitimate fruit in a crop
of defalcations of officials, and to an
extent, hitherto happily without pre-
cedent in our history; and that the
only remedy is to let all public officials
know that they hold their offices under
responsibility to tn e people, untram-
melled and free by their votes to pass
judgment upon lheii lublic servants.
We are in favor of otr delegates wlo
may be elected this day tn represent
this s ate in the rational convention
to lie held in s.. Louis 10 vute for
such person rs IA i.Gmilte for President
as they may deem for The best inteles
of this nation.
We sympathize with the del lorable
condition of the reorle of Cula, who
are struggling for Independence.
This expresses cur earnest sympathy
for The patriot insurgents of Cuba, now
SO desperately and valiently striving
for independence, and that we respect
fully, yet urgently request tie author
tiles at Washington 10 take some
prompt and effective action looking to
the permanent relief cf that fair island
frcm the cruel op!lession from which
it is now suffering.
In conclusion We bring to the notice
OF all good people, without distinction
of larty, the mentious character
of the struggle on which We are abeut
entering, TO secure to them good gov
ernment in the management of our
State and local affairs, and appeal at
once to their lf.intelest aid sense of
patriotic duty to help commit the man.
agemtnt of our beloved State to the
hands of the Republican party.
Beniah Watson,
R. C. Fraim,
J. B. Simmons,
A. J. Fleetwood, M. d.
c. E. Davis,
Thomas Curry,
John Moore,
James D. Price, Jr.,
J. Edward Addicks.
Lewis B. Morrow, of Wilmington,
offered a minority report which was
read ard laid on the table. 1t was
Resolred, That while this conven-
tion deems it inexpedient TO give defin-
mite Instructions to its delegates to
the Republican National Convention
to meet in st. Louis on June 10th,
rather leaving them free to take ad-
vantage of any exigercies that may
arise in the deliberations of that body,
and while the vote of Delaware would
readily be given to any one Of the dis
tinguished gentlemen whose names
have been mentioned in connection
with the Presidential nomination. yet
this convention is not insepsible to the
apparent preference Of the great ma
jority of the Republicans of the United
States for that gallant soldier, able
statesman, sterling patriot and signal
champion of protection to American
labor, the Hon. William Mckinley. ex-
Governor of Ohio.
Res0lred, That we. do heartily and
sincerely condemn the bold and open
use Of money as was carried on by GER
tain so-called Republicans during the
last campaign.
Resotred, That We deprecate and
condemn the Lnwarrented and illegal
use Of voting power as exercised by |
Governor Watson on the occasion of |
the election of United Senator last
year.
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