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you president,
BENJAMIN HARRISON,
of Indiana.
FOK VICE 1'RESIDENT,
LEVI P. MORTON,
of New York.
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
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.
