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REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
The republicans of the United States, assem
bled by their deligates in national convent on.
! nu '111 thi threshold of their proceedings t
honor the memory of their tirst great leader
and immortal champion of liberty and the
l i-'htsof the people, Abraham Lincoln, mid to
cover also with wreaths of imperishable re
membrance and gratitude the heroic names ot
our later leaders w no have beeu more recently
called awav from onreoune Is, Grant. Garfield,
Arthur, I-ogan and Conkling. May their mem -
ries be faithfully cherished. We also recall
with our greeting and prayer for his recovery
the name of one of our tivins hero-s whose
ineinorv will be treasured in the history both
of republicans and of the republic, 'the name
is that of the noble solMer and favorite child
of victory, 1'hilio II. Sheridan.
In the spirit 01 those great leaders and o. our
devotiou to human liberty, and with that hos
tility to ad forms of despotism anl oppression
which is the fundamental idea of the republi
can party, we rend frate'iial congratulations
to our fellow Americans of lirail upon their
great act of emancipation which completed
the aboiition of slavery throuhout the two
American continents. We earnestly hope we
may soon congratulate our fellow citizens of
Irish birth upon the peaceful recovery of home
rule for Ireland.
WK AFFIRM OHR rjfSWEBVI SO DEVOTION
to the national constitution and to t lie indis
soluble union of states to the autoonmy re
scued to the states under the constitution, to
the personal rights and liberties of citizen in
all state and territories in the union and es
pecially to the sup erne and sovereign right of
every citizen. rica or poor, native or foreign
born, white or black, to cast oue free bal.o: 111
the public elections and to luvye. that ballot
duly counted. We hold a free and honest pop
ular hallot ant just and enial representation
of all people to be the foundation of our re
publican government and demand effective
legislation to secure the integrity a1 'unity
of elections which are the fountains of ah pub
lic authority. We ckarge that the present ad
ministration ar.d the democratic majority in
congress owe their existence to the suppression
of the ballot by the criminal nullillcat on of the
constitution and laws of the United States,
We are iincrompromisiugly in favor of the
American system of protection. We protest
liwf the destruction nronosed by the pre.l
dent and his party. They serve the interest.
of Euroce
WK WILL SUPPORT IJrTEKEST Or AMERICA.
AVe accept the issue, and confidently aipeal to
the people for their judgment. The protective
system must be maintained. Its abandonment
lias alwavs been followed by general dis.ster
to all interests except those of the unsiuer
and sheriff. . t
We denounce the Mills bill j-s destructive to
general business, labor, and ihe farming inter
ests of the country, and we heartily endorse
the consistent ana patriotic aclin of tiie re
iiublican representatives In congress in opnos
in" its passage. We condemn the proposition
of "the democratic party to place wool on the
free list and insis. that the duties thereon
sha-l be adjusted and maintained so a to fur
nish full and adequate protection to that ln-
0Theyrepublican party would effect all needed
reduction of the national revenue by repealing
If",,', on tobacco, which are an arrogance
Vndfeen to agriculture, and the tax upon
ana ,l" .,rts ani for mechai ical pur-
an by sued, revisu.n of the tariff I .ws as
tiga production, except luxuries, me u.-
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which cannot be iroduced at home, there hall
still remain a lamer revenue than is requisite.
for the wants of government, of internal taxes
rnthxr than surrender anv nart of our 1 rotcc-
tive system at the joint beiust of the w hisky
ring and agents of foreign manu'aeturers.
AGAINST PAUfEli AK LAliOIt TKfSTS.
V derlare hostility to the introduction into
this country of foreign contract labor and of
Chinese labor alien to our civilization and our
constitution, and we demand the ngi I enforce
ment of existing laws against it and tavor sucn
immediate legislation as will exclude such la-
hnr frain our shores.
We declare our opposition to all combina
tions of c.iiiiIhI organized in trusts or other
wise to contiel arbitrarily the condition of
tr:irtfi among our citizens and we recommend
to congress and the state legislatures iu their
respective jurisdictions such legislation as v. ill
nrevent the execution of all schemes to oppress
the people by undue charges on their supplies
or by unjust rates for the transportation of
their products to market.
we anprvrllegislation by congress to pre
vent, alike unjust burdens and unfair d.scriin-
ination betweon states.
PUBLIC HXU LEGISLATION-.
We reafflrni the policy of appropti itinjj the
nublic lands of the United Mates t be Home
steads for American citizens and settlers not
aliens, which the reouhlicau party established
in is;-2 aira'nst the nersiste.it opposition of
the democrats in congress, which has brought
our great western domain into magnilicet de
velopement. 'the restoration of unearned Und
grants t o the public domain for the use of ac
tual settlors. which was begun under the ad
ministration of l'res dent Arthur should be
eontinued. We denv tust the democratic party
has ever restored one acre to the people, bin
declare that by the joint action of republicans
and democrats about nrty minion acres 01 un
earned lands, originaliy granted for the o n
struction of railroads, have been restored to
the public domain in pursuance of conditions
inserted by the republican party in the oitgim
al grants. We charge tne democratie admiuis
tration with failure to execute laws securing to
settlers title to theii homesteads and with us
intr annronriaiions made for that purpose to
harrass i-nocent seulers with spies and prose
cutious under the fale pretense of exposing
frauds ami vindicating the law.
ADMISSION1 OK TEliKITOKIES,
The rrovernineiit by congress of the territor
ies is based upon necessity only te the end that
thev mav become states in the union : there
fore, whenever the conditions of population
material resource, public intelligence and
morality are such as to insure stable local gov
eminent therein the people of such territories
should be permitted, a right inherent in thein
to form for themselves constitutions and state
governments aud be ad nitted into the union
'ending preparation for statehood all officers
thereof sho'ihl be selected from bona fide
residents and citizens of the territory w herein
they are to serve. South Dakota should
right be mime iiately admitted as a state in
the union under the constitution framed and
adopted by her people, and we heartily en
dorse the action of the republican senate in
twice passing bills for her admission. 1 he re
fusal of the democratic house of representa
tives. ior nartisan nurueses. to favorably con
sider these bills is a willful violation of the
sacred American principle of local self-govern
meut, and merits the condemnation of all ju&t
men. The pending bills in the senate for acts
to enable toe people of Wishington, North
Dakota and Montanua territories to form con
stitutions aud establish state governments
shouUl be massed w ithout unnecessary delay.
The republican narty pledges inself to do all in
its power to facilitate the admission of the ter
ritories of New .Mexico. Wyoming. Idaho and
Arizona to the enjoyment of self-government
as states. Such of them as are now uuulified
as soon as possioie.Hiiu 01 tiers as soon as tney
may become so.
THE M0RM05 QUEST'ON'.
The political power of the Mormon church iu
the territories as exereUed In the past 1 a
menance to free institutions too dangerous to
n ton suffered. Tnere'ore we p edge the re
oublicaii :artv to appropriate legislation
inserting the sovereignty of the nat ion iu all
the territories whe'e the same is questioned
n,l in furtherance ef that end to pi
upon the statute book legislation stringent
euuush to divorce political from ecclesiastical
power, mid thu stamp out the atteadaut
wickedness of polygamy.
I he republican party is in favor of the use
of both geld and silver -as money, and con
demns the policy of the democratic adminis
tration in its efforts to demonetize silver.
We demand the reduction of letter postage
to 1 -nt er ounoe.
In a republic l'ke ours, where the citizens Is
the dovereigu and the ofncil the seryant,
where no pewr is exercised except by the wi 1
of the people, It is important thai tne sover-
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fri7
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l'LATTMOCTll WEEivbl lfliw
elgn rcoplo Should possess intelligence. The
f,. ...)...! I llm iirnl.inlrr of I'll.lt ItllelligeilCO
which is to preserve us a free nation. 'I here
fore, the state or nation, or both conbined.
should support free lusiiiuiioin 01 imi
siilbcient to nord to every child growing up
in the land the opportunity 01 a good coniiuoii-
bcLo'.'I education.
OUlt MHifllAST M AKIN E,
We earnestly recommend that prompt action
be taken In Ci-Dgress In the ei actment 01 sucn
legislation as will Pest secure uie reoauiuia-
tionofour Ainericmi iiierchaiit marine, and
we protest against the passage by congress of
a free, ship bill as calculated to work injustice
to labor by lesceniiig ine wages 01 ur en
gaged in preparing material as well as those
directly einpioveu in 0111 - sinpjaru-t. -
maud attiroii i'at ions for the enrly rebuildiug
of our navy, for the con miction 01 c-uist
tertiflrations and modern omittance ami ouier
approved moeern mea-'S 01 ueiense 101 iu
protection of our defenceless harbors and
cities, for the payment of jnst nei sionsto our
soldiers, for necessary works 01 national im
portance 111 the improvement 01 tne naioors
u,.' .li'inmiii of intiriiul. 'coastwiser -and
feielfii commerce, for tho encoui ageinent of
the shipping interests of the Atlantic, t.uif
and I'aciflc stales as well a for the payment
of the maturiiit public debt. this policy will
give eionlovment to onr istior. activuy 10 our
vuriimi itidiKti-ies increased security to our
Mimi i i.mniult trude. onen r ew auu uueet
markeli for our products and cheapen tke cost
of t ansportation. We afiirin this to bo far
hotter :or eur coiintrv than the democratic
policy of loaning the government's money
without interest to "pel banks."
FOHEKJN RELATIONS.
The conduct of foreljn affairs by the ptesent
admiMistralion ha been distinguished by inef
ficiency and cowardice. Having withdrawn
from the s -iiate all pending treaties cltected
bv republican adiniuistratiors for the reineval
of foreign burdens and restrictions upon our
comineice and for Its extension into a better
market, It has neither affected nor proposed
any ethers in their stead. Professing adher
..i.cp tn hip Mnri Joi-lrire. it has seen vUli
i.iiu iiiri:nnev t lie extension of foreign In
llueuce In Central America and of foreign trade
tverv where among our eelghbors. lthasre-
rn,i in :. jiti-i- Kaoi'ttoB or encourace any
American organb yt ion for constructing the
Nicaragua canal, a work of vtal importance to
the maintenance of the Monroo doctrine and
i.t nor national intlaence iii Central and South
Aiiiericu., ?nd necsssarv fo the development
tr-j4 uitii nor I'acitlc terriiorv. with South
Atnric!i.'ud ilu ii'0 further coasts of the
l'ueitic Ocean.
F'SHERI ES f'UF.fl'lOji .
Hi present democratic adminis
tration for its weak and unpatriotic treatment
of the fisheries question, and ils pusillanimous
vnri'Arwl Al' f I full nriviletrtK to which our fishery
vessels ai entitled in Canadian pert under
the treaty of 1S1K. the reciprocate marin-
tine legislation of 18:10 and comUy of nations.
,.a u.itinh Cnaaiiian tish ing vessels receive in
the pons of ti;e t lilted Mates, mi nm jcnin
1 1... m.llcv at tim in't.iuiit adininistralien ami
the democratic majorliv in congress towanls
our Fisheries as unfriendly and consjpiciously
unpatriotic and as lending to dest roy a valuable
national industry and nm indispeusible resource
.f dffciKio jii'Miiist f'.reirn enemy.
T''e name 01 American aupurs umko 10
.iii.Vo.i of the reTi:ibIi. and imposes upon meu
alike theVama obligation of obedience to the
. a t 1 t.o mini L "ie ! i.eiisuio is tmu nnim
be the panoply and aiegunrn 01 nim woo
it, should shield ana iuuo-it nmi innr ..11.
i. rinh or i.r,r. in a 111s cim iikiu. h
Klir.Mhl'.iinl mustiafford him protection at home
laud he may be on a lawful errand.
nnil follow and proteci n 11:1 auroau 111 uaici-i
CIVIL SEKVICE REFORM.
Th i.in wtm 4.btidoned the republ ican par
iv in ika and r.'iutinun in adhere to the denio-
..i .iiin n.ii tv hi ilAtfii'trrl inn ::lr the cause
r..,in,n i.t i.uiitv of the ballot, but cspec
al v have deserted tne cauo 01 icioi 111 10 iuc
r-ivn i'ivl,-o v will EOI Ian l uero oui
..u.h.o. hoi.juca t fv iiua hroi'iMl iiieiis. or
1 lioipf.oo .oiiuti' our declarat loll 01 lbM. low 11
1 he relorin or civil servicn aii.-uiemuMj ir-H,,
..Muniutaii !-- ;i further extension or th" reform
nn1pr rrnh ean adliiin lsi rat ion snuuiu of
system already established by law to all grades
of the service 10 vchicli it is applied, ihespir-
ir -jrifi oiiroiikie of reform uhouicl be observed
:in . ecu li vt iliiiuililiiicii i. .iw n ...
1. . .. . 1 4ll 1 ,' Q t
t-.i riHiilA iLli the obieet of existing refoi 'il le
uiut.ioe should be rene. 'ed. and that the dan
geis to ti-na institutions whicli lurk in the tow-
A.ttvj.lv iiviiiiieH.
The gratitude of tne nation io in ueiemicis
.f the nm.iii cannot be assured except by laws.
Tiiv legislation of consrese should conforin to
the pledges made by a loyal people, anu oe so
enlarged and exteudod as to prevde againsi
the possibility tliai any man wuo iiuuiirinnj
wnre, the federal uniform shall bwoonie an lu-
lll tti llf Mil almshouse or deuend -Ut on i rivatc
chaiitv. In the presence of an oveiflowing
treasury it would b- a public scandal to do less
for those whose valorous service preserved the
government. We denounea t tie hostile spirit
shown by President Cleve.and in his numerous
vetoes of luea'.ures for pens'on renei, ana t ne
action of the democratic house 01 repieaeiua
1 i Vl4 i II refusing even consideration of general
pension legislation.
in mmnort of the principles herewith enun
ciated, w e lr.vita ! he co-operation of pat riot i
mn nf a nill' IPS. fS'ieclil V OI ill WUI'MHS
men whose prosperity is seriously threatened
by the free trade policy of the present admin
istration.
Republican State Convention.
The republican electors of the state of
Nebraska arc requested to send delegates
from their several counties to meet in
convention at the city of Lincoln Thurs
day, August 23, 1888, at 2 o'clock p. m.,
for the purpose ot placing in nomination
candidates for the following state orhecs.
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary of State.
State Treasurer.
Auditor of Public Accounts.
Attorney General.
Commissioner of Public Lands and
Huildmrs.
And the transaction of such other busi
ness as mav come before the convention.
THE APPORTIONMENT,
The several counties are entitled to re
presentation as follows, being based upon
the vote cast for lion. Samuel Maxwell,
rivinrr one delegate at
J 3. n ct
larorn to each countv. and for each lot)
votes, and major fraction thereof:
COUNTIK.
VOtF.9
COUNTIES.
VOTES.
Adams
Antelope -
Arthur
Iilaine
boone
I'.ox Butte
I'.rown
liufTalo ...
!utler
Burt
Cass
Cedar
Chase
Cherry
Cheyence
Clav
Co' fax
fuming
Custer
Dakota
lawes
Dawson
Dixon
Dodge
Douglass
Dundy
Fillmore
Franklin
Frontier
Furnas
tiagc
Carlield
tiosper
(irant
Crt-eley
Hall
Hamilton
1 1 a 1Ia.11
Hayes
Hitchcock
Holt
Howard
JelTerso'i
..It
. . '.'
.. 1
.lohnsou
Kearney
Key ha I'aha..
Keith .
Knox
Lancaster
Lincoln
I,o gnu.
Loup
Madison
Mel'lierson ...
MerricK .
Nance
Nemaha
Nuckolls... .
Oi oe
t'awnee
...b
a
..11
..11
.li'
s
5
7; Perkins
17 Pierce
5 Polk
7'1'latte
4
.10
- 7
Hll'lielps
, . ;:Kicliardsoii. . .
..l' l:ed Willow
27,Sili-e
. . 4! Sarpy
. .to;Saunder3
. 7 Seward .
.12
1:
.In
, .10 Sheridan
. . -herinau t . .
..l!lioux
.. :t -tanton
.. 5 Thayer
. . ll'l'homas
.. 4 'alley
. 11 ; Washington
. . lo Wavne
. . k; Webster
. . 4 Wheeler
. . 6' York
..14 Unorganized Ter...
7
7
2
4
c
s
f
9
3
.11
1
! Total
...671
It is recommended that no proxies be
admitted to the convention except such as
are held by persons residing in the coun
ties from which the proxies arc giyen.
To Chairmen County Central Commit
tees:
WheiTeas. At the republican state con
vention held at Lincoln October o, 183
- us -rxlOusDA Y JUKE 2S, 183
the following resolution was adopted:
T!fsfjrr(l. That tlic state central com
mittee be instructed to cm'nicc in its cull
for the next Mate convention the submis
sion of the prohibition rjuerdion to the re
publican voters ut the republican pri
nitinca,
Therefore, in accordance with the
above resolution, the several count cen
tral committees are hereby instructed to
include in their call for their next county
convention the submission of the prohi
bition question to the i:kpi"i;i,k an voters
at the republican primaries.
CJko. D. MKIKI.K.1011N, Chairman.
Walt. M. Skki.kv, Secretary.
The republican platform opposes con-
yict labor.
IIaukison and Jlorton, is tho ticket
and there is no "kangaroo" about it.
Tiik rejmblicnn latform favors
n rc-
duction of letter postage to one cent.
Tiiis is not an "old log c ibin" campaign
but it -will be as enthusiastic aswhenTip
eennoe vas elected president of the Unit
ed State?.
Tiik republicans have constructed an
American platform aud put two staunch
typical aud patriotic Americans upon it
who will lead us to victory next Novem
ber.
Tiik democrats and mugwumps do not
seem to be satisfied with the republican
platform. This shows that the republi
cans have made no mistake and that we
have a good platform.
(iHHKSWO'm has unotlicr paper, tins
time it is J he Greenwood Journal, pub
lished and edited by "W. A. Thompson
It is a seven column folio and gives lots
of news for the first issue which was last
Thursday June 21. Tin: IIiiitAi.p wishes
it success.
The settlers of the west are not thieves
and vagabonds, as the democratic party
would have the people of the country be
lieve, and the republican party vigorous
ly denies the insinuation and slur cast up
on the honesty c.f the western pioneer.
Lincoln Journal.
Fred Douc.las said, "Let it wave and
do not be friirhtencd bv the cry of
' bloody shirt.1 " That is good advice to
republicans. The party has a duty to
perform and should not be turned aside
a w-
The south is suppressing the right of suf
frage, and raising false issues to divert
attention. If opposing tins is waving
the bloody shirt, republicans can't be
better business. Let the garment wave.
What may be the little cloud no larg
er than a man's hand on the labor hori
zon. is the strike of a few ot the em
ployes of the Reading iron Works in con
seauence of a ten per cent reduction of
wages. The bulk of the men have tern
porarilv accepted the reduction under
protest, awaiting the action of the Conn
cil of the Knights. This is clearly a good
time for the iron-workers to ask what
would happen if the adminstration of the
coun'rv should be turned completely over
to the tender mercies of the free traders,
X. Y. Tribune.
A Rpzrrr.i.iOAN paper savs that the re
publican bandana is the stars and stripes
The democrats have a pretty large share
in that bandana, too. In fact the Amtr-
an people have intrustid them with it
custody. Who is it that raises t he na
tional emblem on our national buildings:
Democrat.
The democrats between twenty-five and
thirty years airo renounced their share in
the stars and stripes. The American peo
pie have not intrusted it to the demo
cratic keeping at all, but have simply
and cautiously permitted the democrats
to pive some evidence of the sincerity ot
their repentence by protecting them with
the flag while tho spirit is working
them. There being, however, no indica
tions manifested in the four years of pro
hation tolerated to the democrats that
there is any sincerity in their protesta
tions of repentance, the American pcopl
through the republican party, have taken
charge of the flag again. The Thompson
episode, the return of the rebel flags epi
sode, and the adoration of the British
Mag through the synonym of the "red"
bandana, is conclusive proof that the
democrats are false to their trust. It may
also be incidentally observed that the jan
itors usually raise the flag over public
buildings. No orthodox democrat could
conscientiously peforrn such an act.
Express.
MET TIIE LIE.
The republican platform refutes the
lying claim of the St. Louis declaration
1.
that the democratic party restored to the
market 100.000.000 of unearned railroad
lands. The total amount so restored
30,000,000 acres, and this by the joint ac
tion of both houses of congress, under
bills introduced by republicans and in
nursuance of conditions inserted by the
1
republican patty in the original grants.
Not one acre of such unearned lands has
been restored to the people by the demo
cratic party. The claim to the contrary
was a bold attempt of the democracy to
appropraite credit due the republican
party. It required a remarkable display
of gall but that the democratic party has,
if nothin" else. Republican.
Tim TllUTll AllOUT TIIE WAX.
It is quite true, as declared by Col.
Uradley, of Kentucky, that the republican
mrty hasjno wish "to lift the veil that
tho sorrows an 1 conceals the
caused by the rebellion. IJut it is
qually true, as he further asserts, that
we dcv.ire to teach the rising generation
that it was the damnable heresies of the
democratic party which led to us all this
great desolation." Forgiveness is 0110
thing; forgetfulness is another. We may
ay and do say that those who fought to
lestroy the Union shall enjoy all Up
rights and privileges of citizens; but it
docs not follow that we are bound to
ignore the fact that they were in the
wrong, and that the sentiments for which
they contended were false and pernicious.
The fact that they fought bravely does
not imply that they fought for what was
true and good, and that we should ac
cordingly place their cause on the same
footing with the one which they opposed.
We cannot afford to concede that the re
bellion was justifiable in any sense or to
any extent. It is our duty to insist that
the war was something more than a mere
contest between states over accidental
ana teciinicai issues. incMiuggii; lum-
too much to be treated in that indifferent
way; the sacrifices were too great to be
trivialized in such a careless manner.
The republican party is pledged to
maintain the position that the south took
up arms against the government without
just cause or provocation, and fought
desperately for four years to pcrpettite
one of the most hideous infamies in till
history, There were two sides to the con
flict, and one was wholly right, while the
other was wholly wrong. The best that
history can ever say of the attempt to de
stroy the Union is that it was prosecuted
with signal courage and fortitude. In all
other respects it was an undertaking that
invited only reproach and execration.
There is no question of relative right and
wrong in the case. The democratic,
party is doing its utmost to change the
record and make it appear that secession
was justifiable at least to the extent that
nobody should be blamed for it, and that
fidelity to the Union was at best only a
matter of sectional choice and prejudice
It is thus that the two parties are dis
tinctly and irreconcilably divided. To be
a recpublican a man must hold that the
men who died for the Union perished in
a thoroughly riteous performance of
duty; to be a democrat he must contend
that the men who died on the other side
were equally patriotic and deserving of
praise of honor. That is the simple
truth, and it is useless to discuss the sub
ject from any other point of view. The
democratic party encouraged and pro
moted the conspiracy of Jeff Davis and
his associates, and sympathized with
them from Sumpter to Appomattox; and
it is practically the same party today
that it was when it thus commended it
self to the scorn and reproach of all loyal
people. Globe Democrat.
RED,
WHITE AND
RED ?
BLUE, OR
When Freedom from her mountain beijj
;ht.
L n furled her banner to the air.
She tor the azure robe of night
And set the stars of glory there.
She mingled with its gorgeous aye
The milky baldrie of t lie skies,
nd striped its pure, celestial white
With streakiiigs of the morning light.
Joseph Rodman Dkake.
The account above given by Mr. Drake
of the origin of "The Star Spangled Han
ner"' is undoubtedly correct. Generation
after generation of young Americans
have declaimed his immortal lines to ad
miring audiences, and no one has been
found between the two oceans sacrilegious
enough to insinuate that Drake was mis
taken that freedom's flag failed to cor
respond with his beautiful description.
So it was at least until the d- mocracy
went to St. Louis to organize for the
great fight of this year. Then some of
the reckless leaders of that party attempt
ed to introduce a new "emblem of sweet
Liberty." They remarked to each other
between drinks, with voices a good
deal suffused with plug tobacco "(, say,
can we see by the dawn's early light what
so proudly we hail f" And the answer in
variably was: "Yes, yc-s. wecan distinct
ly see it. What so proudly we hail is a
red bandana accentuated with yellow
snufT." What the leaders adopted, the
rank and file said amen to. The conse
quence is that today all orthodox demo
crats are waving, not the Star Spangled
Banner, but one of old Al. Thurman's
snuff receivers.
Nay, more. It is understood that Pre
sident Cleveland in his letter accepting a
renomination will argue that there is a
cipher in possession of the Democratic
National Committee which resolves Mr.
Drake's lines into something of this sort:
When Free-trade, from her topmost crag.
Unfurled her standard to the air.
She thrust aside the ole--time flag
And set a big bandana there.
She sprinkled o'er its crimson dves
The dust that In the snuff-box lies,
She striped its fold", red as a rose.
With su tiff that tickles Tliurman's nose.
We believe that the American people
will reject this revised version by a large
majority. They have no criticism to pass
upon the bandana, provided it keeps its
place. When it comes to emblems de
signed to appeal to the patriotic feeling
well, it may be a matter of taste, but
the Star Spangled Banner is good enough
for republicans. N. Y. Tribune.
The stars and stripes will "knock out"
the old bandana, even if the latter gets a
star and bar annex.
AMUHlNa DEMOCRATIC EA'
UllERAM'E.
A newcomer in the country might be
led to believe, on taking a glance at tho
headliuess of some of the leading demo
cratic journals, that the election hail
either just been held mid thr. republican
party been beaten overwhelmingly, or
that organization is so weak, despondent
and demoralized that no lligcnt member
belonging to it. has the faintest hope of
party victory this year. Or if the mi mo
newcomer should read the democratic,
papers more carefully and converse with
democratic politicians he might acquire
the notion that the great value of Cleve
land's public sci vices, coupltd with
Thurman's patriotism and statesmanship,
would assure the ticket the support of all
the thoughtful, public-spirited citizens
of the country. Indeed, this particular
individual, after reading and listening
to these utterances, would, in all proba
bility, take Ihe view that the presumption
of the republicans in desiring to choose a
ticket for themselves at all was a sort of
political sacrilege which the sensible, de
cent and self-respecting people of tho
country would effectively and fittingly
recent at the polls.
This, as we have intimated, would be
the view which the strangtr would tnko
of the situation. The "old inhabitant, "
however, would not fall into any null
error. lie would remember that in lSfO
the democruts were eyen more confident
of winning than they are this year
When Maine tit that time, two months
before the presidential election, chose a
fusion governor, the democratic newspa
pers began to frame cabinets for "Presi
dent" Hancock, and the democratic
politicians started, figuratively speaking,
out on their task of turning the republi
can "rascals" out of the 100,000 federal
olliees, and putting 100,000 demcratic
"reformers" into their places. The re
cord shows, though, that in that canvass
Gen. Hancock failed of elec tion. The
ease and grace with which the democrats,
in their newspapers, were electing Greeley
throughout the canvass of lb72 is well
remembered. In that campaign the
Gieeley hat was as common and conspic
uous as the Thurman bandana is likely
to be this year, and, as is the case with
the latter emblem, the hat was relied oil
to touch the sensibilities and inflame the
zeal of the populaca and to win support.
Somehow, when the electoral votes were
counted, it was found, that Grant had 2st'J
out of oO'i cast. There is no possibility
that the democrats will be beaten this
year as overwhelmingly as they were i.i
1872. There is a possibility, indeed, al
though not a probability, that they may
win, but it is an exceedingly hazardous
thing to begin figuring with much confi
dence on the result bfon; midnight of
November 0 next.- Globe Democrat.
DEMOCRATS ARE INCUNSilX
TENT. Four years ago they pranced up and
down the country prophesying that a
continuation of those horrible" w ar taxes"
would impoverish the people and trans
form mereliantile industries into asylums
for the poor. Let us manage the affairs
of government, said these deciples of
free trade, and civil service reform for
democrats only, and at one fell stroke we
will wipe from the face of the stattitc
books every vestige of a high protective
tariff which they pictured as more dam
aging than pestilence, famine or war. A
sufficient number of people who were too
old to remember distinctly the past re
cord of this party, or too young to know
from observation that it never made
promises with a view of keeping them,
placed them in power.
They h ive now b'-en four years at the
head of the government and for a much
onger time have they been in the major
ity in the lower house and during all
this time tariff laws continued in force
and mills and factories continued to run.
But now on the eve of a presidential
election the democrats come up smiling
with a ".Mills Bill" which they offer to
the American people ns a test f their
sincerity in abolishing those abominable
tariff laws.
Now what does this Mills bill propose
to do. Will it reduce the. tariff on im
ports regardless of tho section of the
country that may be affected thereby?
Oh yes. for whatever else may be said of
democrats tliL-ir patriotism an 1 their love
of the country is of that pure and unde
filed sort w hich know no North, no South,
but one united people.
Now that sounds well enough but its
all in jour mind; there's precious little
of it in the bill.
Asa matter of fact this measure knocks
the tariff off of wool but leaves rice un
disturbed. Wool is clipped in republi
can states. Pice is grown in South Car
olin. South Carolina is a democratic
state jou k now.
According to this bill the i armor who '
wishes hoop iron for his w agon bed, must
pay a duty of 11 cents per pound but the
southern planter who desires some of the
same kind of iron to tie cotton bales can
go to the custom house and secure all tho
iron he wishes for this purpose fret? of
duty. Democrats are inconsistent. That
is to say they are very anxious to
redeem their pledges by taking the tariff
off of articles pioduced in northern states
but when it comes to rice, sugar, cotton
tie iron etc., then that is a hor.e of a
different color.
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