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The republicans of the United States, assem bled by their delinates in national convention, limine on the threshold of their iiroceeditiLfS t iionor the memory of their first Kreat leader mill Immortal champion of liberty and the rights of the people, Abraham Lincoln, and to cover also with wreaths of Imperishable re membrance and gratitude the heroic names of our later leaders who have been more recently called awav from ourcoiincil, Irani, Carticld, Arthur, bonan and t'onkliiitf. May theiriiiem ories be faithfully cherished. We also recall witli our Ki'eetiuns and prayer for bin recovery the name of one of our living heroi s whose meinorv w ill be treasured in the history both of republicans and of the republic. 'I ho name is that of the noble soldier and favorite child of victory. 1'hilin II. Sheridan. In the spirit of those j: re sit leaders and (.four devotion ti tinman iineny, aim wiiu mai Hos tility to ad forms of despotism ai.d oppression which is the fundamental idea of the republi can party, we rend fraternal congratulations to our fellow Americana of ltrny.il upon their j;reat act of emancipation which completed the abolition of slavery thioiihout the two American continents. We earnestly hope wo inav e.M.n coiiL'ratulate our fellow citizens of lrih birth iiihui llio peaceful recovery of home rule for 1 reland. WK A1HIJM OVK UNSWEH VINO DKVOTION to the national constitution and to the indi soluble union of states to the autoonmy re served to the states under the constitution, the personal rights anil liberties of cilicns till states uiid territories In tlie union ami es neciallv to the suircine and sovereign light o of every citizen, rich or poor, native or foreign born, white or black, to cat oue free ballot in the public elections and to have that ballot dttlv counted. We hold a free and honest pop ular ballot and Just, and eipial representation of all people tw be the touiulation of our re Diililicaii iroverninent and demand effective legislation to secure the integrity and purity of elections which are the lountains of all pub lie authority. We charge that the present ao ministration and the democratic majority ii congress owe t heir existence to the suppression of the ballot by the criminal iiulliticaticu of the constitution and laws of the United States, We are uucTOiniromisin":ly in favor of the American system of protection. We protest against the destruction proposed by the pren dent and Uis party, ineyi-erve m inieie.-t of Euroue WKWILL SUITOltT INTKltKSTS OF iMRHICA We accept the issue, and confidently appeal ic the neonle for their iudirment. Hie ntotectivt nvstcin must be maintained. Its abandonment lias always been followed, by ueneral dis;;fte to all interests except those of the uiuurc and sheriff. We denounce the Mills' bill as destructive to general business, labor, and the farming inter sts of the country, and we heartily endorse the consistent anu patriotic action of the re nublican representatives in congress in oppos ing its passage. We condemn the propusitiot of the democratic party to place wool on tin free list ami insisr. that the dutie3 thereoi nha!l be adjusted and maintained so as to fur ii is li full and adequate protection to that in flii-trv. Tne republican party would etfect all needed reduction of the national revenue by repealing the taxes on tobacco, wiiten are an arroganei and burden to agriculture, and the tax upoi soints used in the arts and for mechanical pur poses, and by such revision of the tariff laws as will teuu to cnecK imports oi sucn ariieies as ft:e produced by our people, the production o: which gives employment to our labor, and re lease from import duties ttiese articles of for elan production, except luxuries, the like oi which cannot be produced at home, there i-hal! still remain a larger revenue than is reuuii-iU for the wants of government, of internal taxes rather than surrender any part of our i rotec tive system at the Joint behest of the whisky ring and agents of foreign manufacturers. AGAINST TAUPKlt A.VB LA1IOR TRUSTS, W declare hostility to the introduction int this country of foreign contract labor and ol Chinese labor alien to our civilization and on constitution, and we demand the rigi l enforce merit of existing laws against it find favor suci iinir.euiate legislation as will exclude such la bor from our shores. We declare our opposition to allcombin tions of capital organized in trusts or other wise to control arbitrarily the condition trade among our citizens and we reeon menu to congress and the state legislatures in theii respective jurisdiction such legislation as will prevent the execution of all schemes to oppress the people by undue charges on their supplies or by unjust rates for the transportation ol their products to market. we approve legislation by congress to pre vent alike unjust? burdens and unfair discrim ination betweon states. ITIILIC LAND LEGISLATION". AVe reafiirm the policy of appropnating the public lands of the L'hited States to be home steads for American citizens and settlers not aliens, which the republican party established in ls;2 against the persiste.it opposition of the democrats m congress, which has brought our great western domain into magnificent de velopenient. 'Ihe restoration of unearned land grants to rhe public domain for the use of ac tual settlers, which was begun under the ad ministration of 1'resident Arthur should be continued. We deny that the democratic party lias ever restored one acre to the people, but declare that by the joint action of republicahs nil democrats about fifty million acres of un earned kinds, originally granted for the con struction of railroads, have been restored to the public domain in pursuance of conditions inserted by the leoublicau party in the oiigiu al grants. We charge f--t: democratic adminis tration with iailure to execute laws SLeuring to settlers title to t licit homesteads and with us ing appropriations made for that purpose to harrass innocent settlers with ui'ies and prose cutions under the false pretense of exposing frauds and vindicating the law. ADMISSION OF TERRITORIES, The government by cougress of the territor ies is based upoh necessity only to the end that they may become states in the uniou : there fore, whenever the conditions of population, material resource", public intelligence and morality are such as to insure stable local gov ernment therein the ieop!e of such territories should be permitted, a light inherent in them, to form for themselves constitutions and state irovernments and be ad.intted into the union. .Tending preparation for statehood all ofliccrs thereof should be selected trom bona tide residents and citizens of the territory wherein they are to serve. South Dakota should of right be immediately admitted as a state in the union under the constitution framed aud adopted by her people, aud we heartily en dorse the action of the republican senate in twice passing bills for her admission. The re fusal of the democratic house of representa tive" tor partisan purpeses. to favorably con sider these bills is a willful violation of the sacred American principle of local self-government and merits the condemnation of all just men ' The pending bills in the senate for acts to enable the neople of Wishingtoii, North Dakota and Montanna territories to form con stitutions and establish state governments sitouiu oe pa3cu """". .:,T r , "Zi fhA ud mission of the ter- t f ..ii ri. rornl.I.'Mn nartv Pledges liiseii tu u" w iu ritoriea of New Mexico. Wyoming. Idaho and Arizona to the enjoyment of seTf-governmeiit as states. Such of them as are cow qualified lis soon as possible.and others as soon us they may become so. THE MORMON QUESTION. Tho political power of the Moimon cnurch in the tenitoriesas exercised in the past is a inenauce to free institutions too dangerous to be long suffered. Therefore we pledge the re- publican party to appropriate legislation. inserting the sovereignty oi inu naviou in nu tin; territories where the smiie Is iiuestlolied. and in furtherance ol tliat -nd to place upon the Htatute book b-guiation utrlugeut nough to uivorce political irum cccieiiiu-,n power. 8id thUM stamp out me aueuuani. ickediicss oi polygamy. Tlie republican party Is In favor of the use of both eold and silver as money, and con demns the policy oi me nemocraiic adminis tration in lis e torts to demonetize silver. We demand the reduction oi lener pontage to l out ner ounce. In a republic like ours, w nere tno citizens is (Tut uiivervicii inn! the otlicial the servant. w here no power is exercised except by the w ill of the neonle. it is im-.iortaiit mat. mi- sovrr- elL'n reoiilu snou u Dosses intelligence. xue free scliooi is me promoter oi mat intelligence which into preserve us a nee nation. i uern- fore. the state or nation, or both conblned. should support free Institutions of learning sufficient to afford to every child growing up In the laud the opportunity ol good couiiuon- tcl.ool education. OUB MERCHANT MARINE, We earnestly recommend that prompt action be taken in cortress in the ei actment of such legislation as will best secure the rehabilita tion of our American merchant marine, and we protest against the passage by congress ot a free ehip bill as calculated to work injustice in Lihr.r hv lessen iiiir the wages of thoe en gaged in preparing materials as well as those directly employed In our shipyards. We de mand appropriations lor tne eiriy lenuiiuiug of our navv. lor the construction oi coast fortifications and modern ordinance and other approved modern inea"s of defense tor tne protection of our defenseless harbors and cities, for the payment of lust pensions to our soldiers, for neeensary works of national im portance in the improvement of the harbors anil? channels of internal, tcoastwiscr and fore'gn commerce. lor tne encouragement m the shipping interests of the Atlantic, Gulf anu t acinc stales as w an iiii mc mhjuicim of the maturing public debt. This policy will give employment to our labor, activity to our various industries, increased security to our i-oiintrv. promote trade, open new and direct markets for our products and cheapen the cost of transportation. We aliirm this to be far better lor our country than tne democratic policy of loaning the government's money without interest to "pet banks." FOKKKSN RELATIONS. The conduct of foreign affairs by the present administration has been distinguished ny tnei flciencv and cowardice. Having withdrawn from the senate all pending treaties effected by republican adniiiustraliors tor me removal of foreign burdens and restrictions upon our commeice and for. Its extension into a better market, it has neither affected nor proposed at. v ot hers in their stead. Professing adher ence to the Monroe doctrine, it has seen with idle complacency the extension of foreign in fluence in Central America ami of foreign trade everywhere amonu our neighbors. It lias re fused to charter, sanction or encourage any American omahizvt ion for constructing tin N icnramia canal, a work of vtal importance to the maintenance of the Monroe doctrine and of our national influence in Central and South America, and necessary fo- the development of trade with our Pacihc territory, with South America, and with the further coasts of the Pacific Ocean. FISHERIES QUESTION. We arrab'ii the present democratic adtni'iis- I rat ion for its weak and unpatriotic treatment of the fisheries question, and its pusillanimous mit t enilerof all privileges to which our fishery vessels are entitled in Canadian ports under ihe treaty of 11. the reciprocate matin tine legislation of ls: and comity of nations. iliiiI which Canadian lisliinir vessels receive in tin; ports of the United States. We condemn the t-olicv of the present administration and the democratic majority in congress towards our fisheries as unfriendly and conspieiotisly unpatriotic and as tending to destroy a valuable national industry and an indispenslble resource of defense against foreign enemy. The name of American applies alike to all citizens of the repablie. and imposes upon men alike the same obligation of obedience to the laws. At thesame time citizenship is and must be the panoply and safeguard of him who wears it, should shield and protect him w hether high or low. rich or poor, in all his civil rights. It should and must afford him protection at home and follow and protect him abroad in whatever land he may be on a lawful errand. CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. The men who abandoned t be republican par ty in issi and continue to aoheie to the demo cratic nartv have deserted not only the cause of honest government, but of sound finance, of freedom land purity of the ballot, but espec ially have deserted the cause of refortn in the civil service. We will not fail to keep our pledges because tl ev have broken theirs, or because their candidate has broken his. We therefore repeat our declaration of tssf, towit : 1 he reform or civil service auspicousiy begun tinder republican administration should be completed bv a further extension of th reform system already established by law to all grades . i. . ;.. n..i;...i 'rt. .. . ,.1 Ol I II SCI V Itc U n 1111:11 u i.- ex if. lieu. 1 nr r jiii - it and purpose of reform should be observed in all executive appointments, and all laws at varience with the object of exist ing reform leg islation should be repealed, and that the dan gers to free institutions which lurk in the pow er 01 oftciai patronage may be wisely ana ei fectivelv avoided. The gratitude of the nation to the defenders of the union cannot be assured except by laws. The legislation of congress should conform to f lie pledges made by a loval people, and be so enlarged and extended as to prov'de against the possibility that any man who honorably wore the federal uniform shall become an in mate of an almshouse or dependent on private charity. In the presence of an overflowing treasury it would b a public pcandal to do less lor those wnose valorous service preserveu tne government. We denounce the hostile spirit shown by 1'resident Cleveland in his numerous vetoes of measures for pension relief, and the action 01 the democratic bouse ot representa tives in refusing even consideration of general pension legislation. In support of the principles herewith enuip elated, we invite the co-operation of patriotic men oi an parties, especially t an wonting men whose prosperity is seriously threatened by the free trade policy of the present admin istration. With Harrison we'll make and that's what's the matter. them run Judge Thcrman is 74, Mr. Morton 64, General Harrison 53 and Mr. Cleveland 51. The popular vote for president in 1 SSi was 10,0J7,G10. It will be about 12.000, 000 this year. "To read Mr. Cleveland's big "I" to the notifying committee one would think all the present administration needed is a "Golden Harp." It already has a "Garland." It is a very grave question whether there is any democratic party left in Indiana. If there is, it won't be worth sweariug out a search warrant to find November next. Mr. IlfOGiNS of Baltimore will be a necessity to Grover these long tiresome dog-days. Some one of good habits and character will be needed to look up the mugwnmps and keep them on the pay roll. "Free whisky and dear clothing!" yelled the thousand throats of that party, which went out of power leaving whisky at 30 cents a gallon, 3 cents a drink, and cotton prints at 33 cents per yard, as soon as the Chicago convention had framed a platform for that other party whose moral influence had diminished the vice of in temperance and whose financial policy had reduced cotton prints to 5 cents a yard, and almost all needful manufac tures in like degree. Pawnee Republican. i'LATTSMOUTH WEEki rtZGHjt Republican State Convention. The republican electors of the state of Nebraska are requested to bcip! 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 nurpone of placing in nomination candidates for the following state offices. Governor. Lieutenant Governor. .Secretary of State. Htate Treasurer. Auditor of Public Accounts. Attorney General. Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings. And the transaction of such other busi ness as may come before the convention. THE APPORTIONMENT. The several counties are entitled to re presentation as follows, being based upon the vote enst for Hon. Samuel Maxwell, judge, in 187, giving one delegate at large to each county, and for each 100 votes, and major fraction thereof: COUNT1KH. VOl KH.p'Ol'NTIKS. VOTES. Adams Ant elope ...II . . !' .... 1 Johnson Kearney ICevha I'aha Keith Knox Lancaster Lincoln Logan Loup Madison .. Mcl'hersou Merrick Nance Nemaha Nuckolls Otoe . 8 8 . !i . 4 . 7 .25 . 8 . 1 . : . 8 . 1 . 7 . 5 . !) . C .12 . 8 . 5 . 4 . fj .10 . 7 .12 11 . 5 .12 .10 Arthur I'.laine I'.ooii hi .... 4! Box Kutte.. l'.rown lluffalo ... ISutler lurt . .. !' Cass Cedar Chse ....! Cherry Cheyenne. . Clay Coifax 7il'awnee ('timing.... .. .. Tirerklns ... 17 l'ierie . ... .Vl'olk .... 711'latte . . . . s Phelps liiKichardson ....L!l;ed Willow TjSalise 4:Sarpy .. . .KMSaundeis . . . . 7i.Se.wanl - 10SheriJan . . . . Hi-Sherman Custer Dakota.. .. Hawes Dawson Dixon Dodge Douglass... Dundy . .. Fillmore... Franklin... Frontier Kurna.... tiage (Jai field... tlosper Crant (itueley .... Mall Hamilton .. Harlan Hayes Hitchcock . Holt Howard Jefferson .. .siotix . 2 . 4 . 7 2 . G Ntantoh Thayer iThouias , Valley aslnngtou I Wayne Webster . ! , fi . 9 . 3 . I; Wheeler. . iYork . 11 ! Unorganized Ter. .11 . 1 it! Total .. .071 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 are giyen. To Chairmen County Central Commit tees: "Whereas, At the republican state con vention held at Lincoln October 5, 1887, the following resolution was adopted: llesolced, That the state central com mittee be instructed to embrace in its call for the next state convention the submis sion of the prohibition question to there publican voters at the republican pn manes, Therefore, in accordance with the above resolution, the several county 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 republican voters at the republican primaries. Geo. D. Meikle.iohn, Chairman. "Walt. M. Seeley, Secretary. Two strong reasons for the adoption of the bandana of Thurman as the flag of the democracy in the coming cam paign, were first, on account of its re semblance to the English Royal Jack, and its consequent appropriateness for a free trade party. Second, because it is warranted to stand three months of service without showing its soiled con dition, and this last recommendation appealed to the hearts of the unwashed democracy. Ex. Grover. Daniel! Don't you think the atmosphere hereabouts is rather rare, since I made that speech to the "Messen ger" committee? Daniel. "Well, yes; rather light Gro ver. Grover Don't you think we had bet ter send for Higgins and Fellows and have a report on the state of the party. Daniel Yes, Grover; and at once, for this Harrison boom is filling the air in New York and Connecticut with a vol canic dust which urows in its luster. Patrick Eagan is called a profession al Irishman by the hydrophobic democrat ic press. Yes, Mr. Eagan is a educated Ir ishman who has professed Republicanism, and this is the head and front of his of fending. An Irishman that refuses to be dragged behind the couquoring car of Englisn free trade and English democ racy in this country, is a scallawag in the estimation of the northern democracy. Gentlemen, the woods are full of Irish men of Mr. Patrick Eagan's honesty and independence. This wild, wooley, west, does'nt want any free trade, not much gentlemen; we yvant manufactures; and now, just as the manufacturer is putting his foot west of the Missouri river to build up manufac tories and give us a home market, .out west, for our produce and then, in a mcausure, relieve us from the burden of long hauls to the lakes and seaport mar ket The vexed transportation problem we don't want any free trade for the west. Give us protection, give us manu facturies give us a home market, the best market in the world an American market is what we want. Alreadt our democratic enemies are sneering a the republican emblem, the American Flag. Very well, gentlemen ! "We will rally 'round the flag" and you can rally 'round the rag. JULY 12, 16S3. CLEVELAND AND PROTECTION President Cleveland in his message of Dec. fith, says we have too much rev enue. The country must have expressed a smile upon beholding a democratic ad ministration condemning our federal system of revenue, because of its produc tiveness; yet, we are all willing to con cede the fact that, a large surplus should not be permitted to accumulate in the national treasury and the question is, how should we go about the matter to safely remedy this unnecessary flow of money in the national treasury ? Mr. Cleveland says strike down the American system of protection. The republican party says do no such thing; that will not remedy the matter; but, pay this money out to the old soldiers in all deserving cases; apply it on our interest drawing bonds where the law directs; aud cut off the direct internal revenue tax wherever it can be done. By paying off the old veterans, as they deserve, very much of this money will go right back into circu lation among the poorer classes, by pay ing off the interest bearing bonds the in debtedness of the nation which ha.t to be taken up, in time, saving accrueiug inter est and by repealing the tax on tobacco and distilled spirits used in arts and manufactures a direct relief will be af forded the enterprise of the country. Mr. Cleveland in his wisdom says the iu ternal revenue tax is not a burden on the people but that the tariff is. He reitter ates the state and insipid argument that the tariff raises the price to theconsumer, of all imported articles, by adding the price paid for duties; hence, he argues that the principle of a protective tariff is wrong and a burden to the consumer, and being so is unwise as a jjovei -mental practice. Now then there is no dispute that the republican proposition to do away with the internal revenue tax, the moment it is no longer needed, is correct; and, if that will reduce this "surplus," we hear so much about, and there is no better or wiser way suggested, by which it can be done, the democratic party would be supposed to favor it but Mr. Cleveland claims that the tariff is an evil within itself and by its repeal the problem is solved and the surplus nuisance abated. Mr. Clevelaud is wrong in his promises; the protective tariff does not enhance the price of imported goods . as he claims. Today the free list contains every, or almost every, article that we do not produce in this country. The clothing of our people is cheaper, style and quality considered, than in any other country our wages are better, our labor ing classes can purchase as much with their money as any people in the world they live better, have more comforts in their homes; more freedom in every way. than any other people; hence, the repub lican party contend that Mr. Cleveland and his party are wrong and if permitted to have their way would, in the end, de grade the labor of America, destroy our manufactures and drive us to submit t a foreign market and English prices for labor and products. If we are correct in our two propositions, first that Ameri can labor is better paid, and, second that the American laborer's money will pur chas as much as the English laborers will We have cstablsshed a proposition that in itself completely destroys Mr. Cleve land's platform, and it becomes unneces sary to go further to show that the presi dent misconceives and misunderstands the policy of protection under which this nation has grown so rapidly and devel oped such wonderful resources. To iiear the democratic editors harp ing on the whisky question is more than amusing. The Chicago platform worries these gentlemen. The republican party is square out on the revenue question, in favor of "all needed reduction of nation al revenue, lnr repealing the taxes on "tobacco, which are an annoyance and "burden to agriculture and the tax on "spirits used in and for mechanical pur poses." Where is the dem ocratic party on this portion of our plat form? Then the Chicago platform goes further and says: "If there shall still "remain larger revenue than is requisite "for the wants of the government, we "favor the entire repeal of the internal "taxes, rather than surrender any part "of our Drotectice system at the joint "beliest of t?te whisky ring and the "agents of foreign manufacturers.''' This portion of the platform democracy does not relish, why ? Because it is for protection to our labor; protection to our productions, both raw and manufac tured; and, principally opposition to the foreign manufacturer and his agents the democratic party. This platform is un usually bold and explicit; there is no suffering no " Mill's bill" in Jone breath and "Platform of '84" in the next; no double header by which free trade can be knocked at the South and protection to the North. Of course our democratic opponents dont like the Chicago plat form. The strike among the furnace men of Pennsylvania is charged up to the tariff with all the cheek the millionair Scott, who has taken charge of Mr. Cleveland's cause, possesses. The idle furnaces and fall ing scale of wages in the iron region is di rectly traceable to just such men as Messrs. Scott, Cleveland and Co. miKSI) RECORD IS ITt Mr. Hitchcock's democratic mouth piece Mr. Morrisey and the Omaha IDr aid are very much worried over Ben Hrrison's Chinese record! Yes, Mr. Har rison has a record on the Chinese ques tion. Now then what has Grover got? Has he any record on the Chineso ques tion? Where was Grover when Mr, Harrison yvas making that record. Mr. Hurnson aslo, has a war record, u good one; what is Grover's, is it goods Does it recommend itself to the youth of this country? What sort of a record is it for a young able bodied man, with neither family or business to tie him down, to oppose the war for the union, to oppose the draft for able bodied men to fill, the quota of the empire state to hire a sub stitute (?) to go to the front? How docs that record compare with Ben Harrison's? Let the old soldiers who vote the demo cratic ticket answer that question; but further, Ben Harrison has a record as a lawyer; Grover Cleveland chose the same profession, what is his record? What do you think of a member of the learned profession in Buffalo, in the pride of his young manhood, abandoning his profes sion and running for sheriff? How does that look anyway? What would you tnink of Judge Wakcby, Judge Doan, John M. Thurston, John L. Webster or GenT Cowin, leaving their lucrative and honorable practice to run for sheriff of Douglas county ? But further, Mr. Har rison has the record of an irreproachable private character, without the taint of the saloon, without the taint of the liber tine. What is Grover Cleveland's record i You are in the business now, wanting voters to consider the record of Mr. Har rison, let us have the corresponding life of the man whose election to the greatest oilice within the gift of the American people, will always be a reproach and stagma upon the moral intelligence of this great liberty professing nation. On with the record business! Geo. William Curtis, standing where Lincoln stood, on the famous heights at Gettysburg, delivered an oration the other day in thcjprescncc of thesuryivors of the eventful conflict which occured between the Union and Confederate forces July, 18G3; and the most significant portion ol that oration was a plea for untrammelled suffrage in this country. Here are some of his words: Akin to this is the problem of the suff rage. Subject to the constitutional guar antee of a republican form of govern ment, aud of no discrimination against race or color, the regulation of the suff rage is wisely left to tlm states. But the action of everv state upon subjects of a common interest necessarily alt'ects the Union. The suffrage is the mainspring, the heart of our common life, and what ever affects it injuriously, touches the na tional seusorium and the whole country thrills. No community politically found ed upon the legal equality of the suffrage can habitually disregard the equality without moral deterioration, growing in difference to the authority of law, and destruction of the democratic-republican principle. If ignorance and semi-barbarous dominace be fatal to civiliz:d com munities, not less so is constant and de liberate defiance of law. In a national union of states where fair elections are assumed, systematic fraud or violence or suppression of votes, in the event of a closely contested poll, would ine vitably destroy the conviction that the apparent result represented the actual will of the legal voters, and that result would be challenged amid violent dis order. It is not enough that a national election be fair, it must be the national conviction that is fair. Now the question: Why did Mr. Curtis think it proper on that occasion, to dwell upon and urge an observance and rever erancc, for the "constitutional guarantee" "of a republican form of government' which professes to confer the inestimable privilige of suffrage without "discrimi aatoin against race or color f" The,great mugwump who is supporting Mr. Cleve land spoke fit words for any American assembly, especially any congregation composed largely of representative men from the south; the answer is because Mr. Curtis acknowledges the fact, that at the south for political purposes, Un democratic party does openly and con tinually disregard that constitutional guarantee which, Mr. Curtis recognizes as the principal corner stone of our free in stitutions. And, yet, knowing this, Mr. Curtis trains with and supports a party which is in power today, and, if it re mains in power a single day alter March 1880, must retain that power by an exer cise of that sinful revolutionary practice which he condemns: Another curious feature of Mr. Curtis' address, in this con nection, was the practical illustration he used to emphasize the wholesome doctrine he would inculcate; he uses New York and "the large class of ignorant un-American voters who barely speak our lan guage" etc., as the horrible example. Now if Mr. Curtis had been delivering an address before Tammany or "the coun ty democracy" we might be able to in telligently comprehend this illustration. Yet there was none of Tammany at Get tysburg; that class of fellows neyer fol around a battle field, either in times of peace or war. The subject, the occasion, the Confederate presence, all, were calcu lated to call for the truthful after past il lustrations furnished from each and every "solid south" state, where the intelli-' gent, the hi ;h born, flic ruling ibis:i, have practiced the baleful doctrino Mr. Curtis deprecates cyr ninee tin prosecu tions of the Kit IChix during tlm recon struction period. Evidently Mr. CmtM went as fur in his application as his pre sent political nllilliution would permit. If there be a national question, a ques tion, which vitally interests every Aim ri can citizen from tin: Penobscot to tin Rio Grande, a quest ion vhieh, whilo Americans are Americans, will not bo set aside, but must be honorably enter tained ami patriotically adjusted, it is the question of free legal ballot. Favs Mr. Curtis in closing this portion of his address. This is in full accord with the republican national plat form ; it is true, it is one of the great issues today between the two great parties mid Mr. Curtis is with the party that is against "a free legal ballot." Surely, "politics do make strange bed fellows." Speaking for the class of "ignorant un-American voters" in New York state Mr. Curl is i-ays: It is large enough to control the state, and as the eleetoiial yotcs of New York is very important, it might easily decide a national election. Exactly, and every man, woman and child in New Yotk knows that this very "ignorant un-American vote" is a dead sure democratic vote; for Cleveland in 'M, for Cleveland in '8S; for the demo cratic ticket and the "Gin Mill" always. How an honest man could deliberately utter these truthful truths and suppoit an administration which lias gained all it possesses by a deliberate practice of de priving "legal voters" of the right to vote is more than honest men can under stand. What strong r argument can be made in support of the Chicago platform and ticket '. Here is a passage from an editorial in that conservative and thoughtful journal, the London (lode, which the self-respect. American citizens would do well to con sider caref ully before he casts his vol'J next fall. "As a rule the presidential contest has very little interest iu the Old World. On the present occasion, hovcyer, an issue is involved which very closely concerns Eu rope, more particularly Gnat Britain. Mr. Cleycland h:.s taken his stand on f'ice trade, and, although his party manager: have considerably planed down his plat form, he is universally recognized in the states, as pledged to initiate a new de parture in fisical policy. Nor can there be any doubt that he would act up to this understanding were he elected. The cen tral issue of the contest lies between the maintenance of the present fiscal system intact and its modification in the direction of free trade. And on that broad ques tion Mr. Cleveland's candidature natural ly and necessarily carries English sympa thy." Thanks are due to the (lluhf for such a frank and explicit showing of hand-". England's only interest in American poli tics lies in the direction of breaking down the American protective system, in order that English greed may be gorged tit tins expense of American industry. Let the wotkingmen of America keep the Glohe's words well in mind, ami determine who "naturally and necessarily carries English sympathy." Talk about that walk si way will you! Have you noticed a high protectionist. Mule Barnmm, restored to favor and placed at the head of the democratic national committee? Have you read Grover's letter to Tumany in which ho denies he or the democratic party are for free trade? It beats the "battle Hag" re treat all hollow If the great walk away party is not thoroughly scared we have missed our guess. After months of free trade bluster, Cleveland's message, the Mill's bill, the Saint Louis conven tion, the assatsination of Sam Randall and all such free trade feats, to see the wholB party, Grover and all, on the back track within two weeks of the republican nomination is too utterly utter The walk away seems to be a walk back wards. The Daily Call, of Lincoln, under the management of Messrs. Bushmll, Fair brother and Cox, is a venture the Lincoln people should stand solidly by. This new evening adventure has everything m its make-up to warrant success. In busi ness qualifications for management, in brains and solid accomplishments for editorial work, we do not know of a newspaper in Nebraska that presents as strong a combine, and we predict for the Call a profitable and useful future. Go in, boys, and may the Capital rinos rec ognize that there is a Call for publicity in all their devious nic-anderings. The question in the coming campaign for the presidency i.s rapidly settling down into this: Are we to have cheap blankets or cheap whisky '. The more the republicans make this issue clear the easier will be the canvass. New; York Herald. If the democrats desire to have this "cheap blanket" and "cheap whisky" is sue discussed they will find the republi cans ready for them. Protection devel oped blanket as-well as other sorts of manufacturing in this countrj-, and made that article as cheap here as it is in other country of the world, quality considered. High license is keeping whisky, compara tively speaking, dear anil scarce. The cheap blanket and dear whisky men are the republicans. The Herald knows enough of current politics to know that this is true. Globe Democrat.