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NATIONAL REPUBLICAN TICKET,
KOIt J'KKSIUKNT,
IJKN.IAMIN, HAKKISON,
of Indiana.
Foil VIC K PKESIIKNT,
LKVI P. MOliTON,
of New York.
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
The. republicans of the United States, assem
bled tiy tln ir debates in national convention,
pause on the tlsren.iold of their proceedings t
honor the memory of their lirst great leader
una immortal ciiampion of liheriy and the
liKhtsof the people, Abraham Lincoln, and to
cover also with wreaths of imperishable re-
iiK iiiiii.tiM t; iiiui graiiiuiie ice Heroic names of
our later leaders who have been more recently
called away from our cmincMs, l Iraut, Oartleld
uini, i.,..iu .iiiii i iiMKini. jiay iiieirmeui
olies be faithfully cherished. We also recall
wiiii our tjreeiiiiKs and prayer for bin recovery
the name of one of our living herot s whose
memory win l;e trcbHiired in the history both
i-miihi! .mo ami oi ine repuiiiic. iiio name
is mat oi me nonie Ho'dier mid favorite child
to vici.ory, innip n. hiieriilan.
In the fpirii of those K' eat leaders and of our
devotion to human liberty, ami uiili th:t Imo.
tility to ail forms of despotism ai d oppression
wineii is me limaamental idea of the republi-
mi i.iiij. m; fi-iiu naiciiai conralulalions
to our fellow Americans of Prazil upon tlieir
mi rui aci in emancipation wnicll completed
i ne aooiuion oi slaver v tliroiihout the two
American conuuenis. we earnestly hope we
1'iay soon congratulate our fellow citizens of
irifii nirui upiui me peaceful recovery of home
1 UlC UII J If 1UIUI.
WK Al Kllt.M OHK IIXSWKH V I Nit KKVOTION
to i no national constitution and to the indis-
mimiur iiiiuiii in si.iivH mi i ue auiooiimy re
served to the states under the constitution, to
i ne personal ri.unis ami lineriies or citizens In
lili tafes anil territories in the union and es
pecially to the supreme ami sovereign riijht of
every elticn, rich or imr, native or foreign
""i n, one or niiicK. to cant one tree bailor in
the public elections audio have that ballot
tuny counted, e Hold a nee ami honest pop
ular ballot and just and equal representation
oi an people lit ne tne foundation of our re
tiiiiiiiciiti government and demand effective
legislation in sccine tlie intej;iilv and purity
of election which a'ethe fountains of all puli-
in: juwhmii. ruaiKi! uiai ine present ad
ministration ?::d tie democratic majority in
congress owe t heir existence to l he suppression
u iue oaiioi uy ine criminal ntilliiicatlfni of the
fonstltution and laws of the United istates.
We are uncroinpromisingly in favor of the
American system of protection. We protest
against t lie destruction proposed bv the prei
dent and his party. 1 bey eei ve tlie interest
of K u roue
WBWII.L SOITOIIT 1NTKKKSTSJ Op AMKRII'A.
Ve accept the issue, and confidently appeal to
the people for their judgment. The piotectivt
system must he maintained. lis abandonment
lias always been followed by general disastei
to all interests except those of the unsuier
and sheriif.
We leuounce the II Ills' bill as destructive to
general business, labor, and the farming inter
ests of the couutry. and we hcartilv endorse
the consistent and patriotic action of the re
publican representatives in congress in oopos
ing its passage. We condemn the proposition
of the democratic pa"ty to nlace v-ool on the
tree list aud insisr. that ihe duties the-eon
rdiail be adjusted and maintained so an to mr
jiisli lull aud adequate protection to that in -tiu-try.
The republican party would effect all needed
reduction of the- national ievence bv repealing
the taxes on looaeeo, vhicli are ail arrogance
and burden to agriculture. ?ud the tax upon
spirits used ,n the ai ls and for mechanical pur
poses, and by M'cli revision of the taritr laws as
will tend to check imports of such ai lieles as
ae proauceu uy our people, the production of
winch given employment to our labor, and re
lease iiom tin pun climes tnese articles of for
eign production, except luxuries, the like of
which cannot ht produced at home,tiierehall
st ill remain a larger revenue 1 haii is rpniii.ii
for the wants of government, of internal taxes
jHiner man surrender anv oart ot our i rolec
tiveylem r t the joint beiiest of the whisky
u0cui.i ui iuiciku mauuiaciureis.
AO A INST J'AL"
the tcriitiirlesas exercised In the past la a
inclLiiice In fn c Instilutliiiis loo dangerous to
be loiiu sullereil. Therefore ve pledge the re
publican party to appropriate legislation.
asertlng the sovereignty of the nation In all
the ten itorle.H where the sme is questioned,
and in furtherance of that end to place
upon the htatule book legislation stringent
enough to divorce political from cccleslaMical
power. Hud thus stamp out the attendant
wickedness of polygamy.
Ihe republican parly Is In favor of the use
of both gold ami 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 t cut per ounce.
In a republic like ours, w here the citizens Is
the sovereign and the oMlclal the servant,
where no power is exercised except by the will
of the people, it is Important that the sover
eign i eople should possess Intelligence. The
free school Is the promoter of that intelligence
which is to nreserve us a fn- nut ion ti,u.
fore, the state or nation, or both conblned.
should support free Institutions of learning
silliclent to atrord to every child growing up
In the land the opportunity of a good comuion-
chool education.
OUB MKitniANT MA HINT.,
We earnestly recommend that prompt action
be taken In congress In the ei aelment of such
legislation as will best secure Ihe rehabilita
tion of our American merchant marine and
we protest against Ihe passage by congress of
a free ship bill as calculated to work Injustice
to labor bv lessening the
gaged in preparing materials as well as those
directly employed in our shipyards. We de
mand appropiiat ions for the enrlv rebuilding
of our navy, for the construction of coast
formications and modern ordinance and other
approved modem mea"s of defense for the
protection of our d efensclesu l,Hw,i. .. a
cities, for the payment of Just pensions to! our
soldiers, for necessary work of national im
portance in the improvement of the harbors
and channels of internal, eoastwlser -and
foreign commerce, for the encouragement, of
the shipping interests of the Atlantic. Julf
and 1'acilic states as well :lh for tin. ... ..,...,
of the maturing public debt. This policy will
give employment to our labor, activity to our
various industries, increased security to our
country, promote trade, open new and direct
markets for our products mi clu-inon Mm
of transportation. We aliirm this to be far
welter lor our country than ttie democratic
policy of loaning the governments money
without interest to "pet banks."
FOKF.ICN HELATIONS.
The condi-ct of foreign affairs hv tln r roc, tit
artinimstialioii has beeu distiiigin'shed by inef
ficiency und cowardice. Having withdrawn
in the senate all pending treaties eilecled
bv republican administration! for the rctiioiul
oi foreign burdens and restrictions upon our
commeice anl for its extension into a better
mjiivei.it has neither aliected nor proposed
any others in their st ;ad. Pm,V iin m. wh
ence to iie Monroe doctrine, it has seen with
i ne eompi; -enc i ne extension of foreign in
fluence in Central America uml of fm-din, tr.,.i
everywhere among our nci:,Iibois. It has re
fused to charter, sanction or encourage any
- can oiKiiuiAyiioii lor consiruci lug the
icaragua canal, a oik nfvtui ii, T,.i t n.,.,.
the u.aint -nance or the Slom "IIP (loi-ll-inA tinA
of our national inlluence in Central and South
Ainerici, and iii-cesnary fo- the development
of trade with our I'aciiic territcry, with South
AllieilC.1. and Willi the further l-n:KtH lif t ha
Tac'iic Ocean.
K18MF.RIKS IVKST10X.
We arraign the oresc it denioeratie uilmini.
Iral'on for its weak and
of the fisheries uesuon, and its iiii.-illaiiiinous
sin render of all Privileges to which our fishery
vessels a -e enti.led in Canadian ports under
i e treaty of l is, the reciprocate marin-
t ne leuislation of 1s:m and COmilV flf ll-ltinnu
it iu niiitu ,iii,iui,ui usiuiig vessels receive in
li ports or the United Stales. We con Jenm
tjie policy of the present administration and
the democratic maioiitv in pimnn, i,,,,-,,-,
our I'mheiies as un.riendlv and coiisnicion-l v
unpatriotic at d as tei din-' to deuti nv u v.i,,.,i.iL
nationa' industi vanda-i indl siieiiMiiilf r-oiii'i
of defense aa ii: foreign euemv.
ine naine of American ap-dies a'ike to all
As a news paper the Omalia World
keeps about forty-eight hours behind the
profusion.
Sum. the Tribune's "extra 100" re
mains unanswered !y either the mug
wump or democratic journals of New
York.
And Sir. IJlaine got there and landed
on both feet; right in the diaphram of
the poor old "robber tax" party; bo that
the collapse was heard all over North
America. Neither Grover nor his cam
paign chaplain, the rightious Burchard,
were present at the reception.
Iiie reform movement in Lancaster
county seems to be as truly marvelous as
that in Douirlas countv. Stenhen 11.
Pound was put aside in the city of Lin
coln for an honest farmer by the name of
E. E. JJrown. And so the reform works
its wonders when the laboring man gets
his work in.
"Groveu Cleveland had too brothers
in the war." Oh yes, he had more than
that, he made greater sacrifices than Ani
mus Ward in that respect, he had old
oeorge IJnnskie his substitute "in the
war," who died in a poor house not long
ago; and it cost Grover $400 in cold
clammy casli at that. You bet Grover
Cleveland had two brothers and a substi
tute who fit for the old flag! Yes, Gro
ver Cleveland has a war record.
The democratic newspapers seem to
have let up on the twoddle about lien
Harrison running on his grandfather's
reputation and are now trying to run
Grover Cleveland on the reputed fact that
ho had two brothers "in the wah." Just
how that helps out a great big able bod
ied, distrustful, peace at any pi ice,
i ir'l I n ,:l 4, rt ... ,1 j , , -,
uuiuai mo iviu, neuiocrai who nireu a
a substitute for $400 to tin 1
..j.....,
wucn tiralted, is a connundrum the
Hick a Li willingly leaves to the old sol
diers of the country.
The absolute falsity of tho freo trade
assertion, that a duty is a tax which the
consumer must pay, is very plainly shown
by the steady decreaie in prices during
the past ten years m many of our highest
protected industries. Take the commo
dity of salt which the tariff reductionists
under the lead of Sir. Mills have attempt
ed to "gradually reduce" by striking all
the duty ofT at one fell swoop. In 1881
salt was sold for 83 cts. per barrel, the
price gradually falling until in 18o7 it
was 58 cts. per barrel; and, if left alone
and the manufactures allowed to improve
the processes of salt making, this reduc
tion of prices was found to continue.
Now the manufactures of salt in New
York, all unite in saying with salt ou the
free list, if the Mills bill becomes a law,
they cannot compete with the Eugllsli
manufacturer and will undoubtedly have
to close down their works, throw-in"
thousands of well-paid workingmcn out
of employment. These men receive in
the New York salt works twice as much
aud in some instances three times as much
wages as the laborer in the
English salt works receives.
This salt industry is yet in its infancy,
and with the American works closed old
prices would doubtless be re-estab
lished. There is a general uprising
among salt manufacturers and their
workingmen in New York, and the
result will be that the republican candi
dates will gain thousands of votes
through the attempt to cripple that in
dustry alone.
THE 1 1 if AN CHESTNUT.
The Cobdem club advocates keep con
tinually comparing English and German
wages and arguing therefrom that pro
tection does not give better wages than
free trade. These ppccilists do not care
to state that protection in Germany giyes
better wages in that country than free
trade did and that wages in that over
populated country are gradually increas
ing simply tn account of the home mar
kets that protection, yet in its infancy in
Germany, in building up; ami riht here,
it may not be out of place to quote the
great Chancellor Uisinark for the benefit
of casting a little light upon tlie question
of protection in Germany; keeping in
mind the fact, that when the empire was
established, German statesman adopted a
tariff fashioned after the English pattern.
This system was tried aud found a fail
ure, when in 1882, Bismark resolved to
abandon free trade having become thor
oughly convinced that Germany, frugal
and industrious as its people were, could
not compete with the great manufactur
ing interests of the British nation and in
a great speech delivered in the Reichstag
May 14, 1882, the chancellor stated his
reasons some of which we here quote on
account of their great force and clearness;
he said:
Call For Republican County Con
vention. The republican elect. n of (.'ass county
are hereby called to meet in their respec
tive wards and precincts on Satur
day, August Is, lsss, fur the pur
pose of electing delegates to met t
in convention at Weeping Water, Nib.,
on August 2d, Issh, ut 1 o'clock p. m.,
for the purpose of elcc ting sixteen dele
gates to the republican state convention,
which meets at Lincoln, August 2:t, IHSM,
and also to elect 1(5 delegates to the con
gressional convention which meets at
Lincoln, Sept. 20, at 8 p. in., 188S. Hio
wards and precincts arc entitled to tho
following number of delegates:
'l'U'lon 7 Civenwood rt
Salt Creek 9 Mow Creek 11
r.linvMiod . , h .S.iulli licnd 0
Weeping Water 20 Center 7
Louisville j A voca 7
i'lattsmouth Prec... 7 liberty m
1st ward 7 Hock Itlutls It
" 1'iid ' !l ML Pleasant l
:srl ' M Kigbt Mile tJrove.... 7
41 li ' 12
Primaries will be held in the various
wards and precincts, on Aug. IS, 1SSS,
at the following places:
Tipton, at Eagle, HMK); Salt Creek, ut
Stove Creek. .
The argument which we have heard
some few individuals make against pro
tective tariff, viz: That to impose a du
ty to keep out raw materials and manu
factured goods and at the same time
The success of the United States in
material development is the most illus
trious of modern times. The American
nation has not only successfully borne
and suppressed the gigantic and expen
sive war of all history, but immediate
ly afterward it disbanded its army, found
employment for all its soldiers and
marines, paid off most of its dent, gave
labor and homes t all the unemployed
of Europe as last as they could arrive
within its territory, and still by a system
of taxation so indirect as not to be per
ceived, much less felt. Because it is un
deliberate judgment that the prosperity
admit foreign labor to comote with our
honest workingmen is an inconsisrancy .f A,inerica is ll"e to its system of protec
ting eannnr f ti;,, .. t tiye laws I urge that Germany has now
ai"UIHCUl I rnon i, 41.t . . : 4. 1
. v.....u i.i.ii juiui v iiciu it is necessary
hie question of representatives for
Cass county in the next legislature, is now
agitating the attention of the politicians
of the county and the remarks of the
Eayle, that fit men should be chosen for
our next legislature, more on account of
their brains and ability to represent the
S'SSIS' ,)CO,)le' t,ian becaU8e they happen to be-
iu ouniu pnriieiar section ot tne
they cannot approve of,
is simply "begging the question" that is
before the American people for settlement.
In the first place, from a democratic
standpoint, it is shear dishonesty. The
party which has played the demagogue on
behalf of the foreigner, has always been
the democratic party. There has not
to imitate the tariff system of the United
States.
This was Mr. Bismarks deliberate
judgment spoken in the interest of an
empire he was almost personally respon
sible for. Following this, hear what Mr.
James II. Smith, Sir. Bayard's consul at
av.c. At tne same liniee- ixeiisMu .i mii
be the pa-(op'y and nafef;i.-ard of him who weais
it, s'mmi Id shield aud nroiect him whpthor uu.i,
( low rich or poor, in all h s civil ri-rlit. it
"iiouni ami must atiord hlni protection at home
and follow and urotee. him ;il
land he may be on a lawful errand.
CIVIL SKKVICE KKl OKM.
The men who abandoned the reinilil ier.n nnr.
f y in ai d continue to adhere to the denio
errtic liaitv have deserted imr n.ilr i.
of iiotiext government, but of sound finance, of
i:iTiiiiiiiaiiu pinny oi ine uanot, but espec
ially have d-serted the i ai'e of reform in i
nil se. ,-iot. We wlii not fMll to k-n ..in-
i. ur., ui cuufc n ey nave u-OKeu tlielrs. or
because the'r c.md'date has broken his. We
heiefore renear our ili'i-l:ir-iii,.n m tx. -.t .
I be reform of civil sei vice ai'soiciously begun
under republ can adncnis.ialion should be
completed by a further extension ol th reform
s' stem ahead" establis ! :n-lan-i,)'i ....
oi the service to wh'eh it Is :n.(.;io,i Tii.i,ir.
II-.. iumue ii leiorm Niiouiii ne oiei ieu in
II executive appointments, and all laws at
varienee . ilh the ohieer. r.r pvui ii.o- i.v. ,.. it...
islation shou'd be repealed, and t.Tat the dan
urns to nee iiistkutions which lurk in the pow
er -i oiociai patronage inny be wisely and ef
fective v avo'ded.
i he gratitude of the uati-m to the defenders
' the union cannot be assured except bv laws.
I e.'cgislat o i of coi -;ress should conform to
i ll AKlt I.ALOK TllfSTS.
We declare hostility to the introduction into
mis country oi foreign contract labor and of
Liunose moor alien to our civiiizat on and our
consuiuiioii, ami we demand Ihe rigid enforce
ment fif existing laws against it ana favor such
immediate le; islation as w ill exclude such la-
oor iroin our snores,
.1 .. . .. . .
c ui--iiit- uur onnosii win 10 a icomiiii.n
tiona of capital organized in trusts or other
wise to control arbitrarily the condition of
iiaue among our citizens and we recommend
i lie pledges made by a loyal people, aud be so
.larged and exteuded as to provde against
le possibility that anv instil uhn
wore the federal uniform shall become an in
mate of an almshouse or dependent on private
lanty. In the prexence oi an overflowing
easury i , would b" a public e cnndal to do less
oi ino.se wnose valorous service ire-erved I he
overnment. W e denounce the hoiOle epirit
iowu by President Clevel and in hi mimi-i-mie
vetoes o' measures for pension relief, and the
action of the democratic house of reprceHta
uves in refusing even consideration of general
pension legislation.
In su-inort of the nrincinlen h prau itli omul- '
ciated. we invite tlie co-operation of patriotic
.... u nn i-.ii tii-.t, especially hi ail working
county, meets our paity endorsement.
Without intending to reflect upon the
late representatives from Cass county, we
shall urge that strong men be selected to
represent us at Lincoln next winter.
The success of the past Counell com
bination in Omaha shows how the whirl -ligig
of politics cuts its queer atics. We
notice several entirely new politicians are
discovered end brought to light by the
naming of the two delegations. We read
of Paul Vandervoorst, Guy C. Barton,
Frank Walters, I. S. Ilaskall, F. P. Han
lan, Walter Dennett, D. II. Mercer, Fred
Nye, and W. P. Gurley, besides several
oiner names which may sound new to
our readers. It is said this batch of
young blood infused into Douglas county
politics was an entire surprise to Mr. Rose-
water, and is considered by that chief
as largely partaking of the Vox Diaboli.
been a republican nominated for the of- Maytnce has to say, reluctantly yet truly
tien flf nrnuUanl f?nn.. Ut( il. .i il 1 I r .... . . J J J
to.nvu., 0,m.c ioou mui me uem- Mr. bmitli in las renort. snv-
r , ....
uuin.ie cry or Know nothing has not been
heard against him. Today Gen. Harrison
is charged in one breath with knownoth
ingism and in the next with beinjr in fa
vor of Chinese cheap labor. The same
chrages were made against Mr. Garfield
and Mr. Blaine was made out to be a
knownothing by the democratic press of
the country. The democratic party has
been in control of the lower house, the
body thai is "always fresh from the peo
ple," for years and more yet, these fault
Germany is apparently profitinc at
present from her protective policy. The
country seems to be in favor of the ex
periment, otherwise it would not have
adherents enough in the Reichstag to
carry it forward . The balance Chairman Republican Central Committee,
oi uauc was largely against lierniany up li. H. Wilkinson, Sec'v
frt iuoo l...t ,.: ii ... . i . -l '
Greenwood village, 7::5();
at Elmwood village, ?.:!(); Elmwood, , fit
Center school house, T:o(); South Bend,
at South Bend, 7:30; Weeping Water, at
Union Hall, , p. m.; Center, at Mauley,
:l p. rn.; Louisville, at Fitzgerald's Hall,
3 p. in.; A voca, at Hueliins' school house,
2 p. m.; Rock Bluffs, at Berger's school
house, :$ p. in.; Mt. Pleasant, at Gilmore's
school house, 4 p. in.; Eight Mile Grove,
at Hyat's school liouse,7.:0 p.m; Liberty,
at Folden's school house, i p. ni. ; Plaits
mouth precinct, at Taylor's school houso,
:$ p. in.; Plattsinouth city. 1st ward, at
county judge's ollice, 1 to 7 p. m.; 2nd
ward, at 2nd ward school house, 1 to 7
p. in.; 3rd ward, at Sullivan's office, 1 to
7 p. m ; 4th ward, at Rock wood Hall, 1
to 7 p. in.
At the republican state convention
held Get. oth, '87, it was directed that
republican voters at tlie republican prim
aries should vote upon the question of
the submission of prohibition as aconsti
tional amendment and the snme having
been directed by the republican statu
central committee, the said electors will
also vote upon said proposition to bo
stil.mitted as follows: "Shall there be a
submission of the constitutional amend
ment in this state prohibiting the salo
and manufacture of intoxicating liquors."
All those who favor this proposition will
vote "yes" ami all those opposed will
vote '-no" on tlieir respective tickets at
such primary elections and make a return
there of to said committee.
M. I). Polk
to 1882. but since then it has inclined to
favor the Empire. In 1872 the imports
of Germany amounted to $824,432,000
and the exports to $:)(J3, Olio, 000 while in
188G this relation was $700,902,000 to
72G,22.1,000, inclusive of precious
metals, showing a decided reversal of the
juit. jji.aink received the royal wel
come on his arrival at New York which
he deserved. It was a fit demonstration
and added to the many similar expres
sions upon the past of the republican
prevent the execution o ail schemes in nnn
the people by undue t barges on their supplies
or by unjust rates for the transportation of
men nutiucis io liiarKCt.
we approve legislation by congress to pre
vent i 1 i L- ii,i in..-1 K.ti.,1.... .....1 .1..-.:
...... v, i.-.i, lmii .urn.-, .inn uniair uiscinn-
juaiiou ociweon Males.
PCI5LIC LANK LEGISLATION.
Wp reaffirm the policy of appropriating the
mililii !-iiulw tt ihu l-l.;.,wl o.. ...... . i. . i
u me nmcu oi.il ii j ne Home
steads for Aineric; n ci.i'ens and settlers not
alieiiH. which t'le republican party established
in m,; ag:nsi me iier.-iste.it opposition of
ine ueiuociais in congress, winch has brou-hl
our great western domain into magnificent de
velopemert. The restoration of unearned land
Kiitius io me puonc uomain lor the use of ac
tual settle, which was begun ender the ad-
ininiMrauoi oi i resiileui Aitnur should be
i-oiiiiuiieu. ne ueny inai tne democratic party
nas ecr restored one acre to the people, but
tleclarc that by the joint action of renublicahs
. , i , 1 .1. '.,i. n . I.. . . I ..... t ' r . . . . , I -
.in., I...... .uiiiiii ii uy minion acres oi un
earned lands, originally granted for the cun-
f iruciiou ei raiiroi-as. have been restored to
ine puonc uomain in pursuance of conditions
Inserted by the republican party in the oiigin
al grants. We charge tne democratic adminis
tration villi failure u execute laws s-curiii" to
pettier title to theii homesteads and with us
ing appropri; tions made fo- that purpose to
liarrass irnocent settlers with spies ami prose
cutions under the fal-e pretense of exoofiii"
frauds and vindicating the law.
ADMISSION Ol TEKKITORIF.il,
The government bv conirress nf iii inmmr.
it- i.i n.iru uniH uececsny only io the end that
they may become states in the union: there-
iore.w ueiiever ine comiiiioiis of jiopulatioii
material resource", pi.-iilie intelligence and
morality are such as to insure stable local gov
ernment therein the people of uch territories
chould be permitted, a light inherent in them'
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governments and be ad i.il ted into the union
rending preparation for statehood all oiiicers
inereoi muoiiiu oe seiecieu irom bona lide
resitienis auu citizens 01 tne territory wherein
mey are 10 serve, soutn Dakota eliouhl of
nHi oe umiii-iiiiiieiy aumiiieu as a state in
the union under the constitution framed and
adopted by her people, and we heartily en
dorse ine action 01 tne republican senate in
twice passing bills for her admission. 1 he re
fusal of the democratic house of representa-
iniri-, -i'i j-ai urtii pin j. par-. , 1 11 01 aoiy con
sider these bills is a willful violation of the
sa'-reil American principle of local self-government,
and merits the condemnation of all just
men. '1 lie pending bills in the senate for acts
to enable the ueople of Washington, North
Jtakota and Moutanna territories to form con
stitutions and establish state governments
should be passed without unnecessary dely.
The republican party pledges inself to do all in
lis power to facilitate thP 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 qualilied
as soon as possible.and others as soon as tliey
may become so.
TIIK MORMON QUESTION.
The political power of the Moimon cnurch In ,
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to congiessmid the state legislatures in their Mt " " '10"e irospenty Is seriously threatened , . . .. . " "
respective jurisdictions su, Ii legislation as will "ee lJaue poney of the present admin- uiaine nas tlie confidence of the peonle
or mis country and that we admire the
sterling qualities of the reat man. His
remarks were ail his friends could desire;
bold, clean, aggressive, and yet devoid
ot bitterness, but entirely respectful
1 ney were tlie words of tlie gentleman
statesman, both in their allusions to the
democratic candidate and their stake
holders, the British Empire
finders never stop to ask why that oartv ,jalance of trade against the empire. It
'jc nisv uuiiiu iu niinu mat prices
have been declining for some years; at
the old rates the figures wou'd be greater.
And yet in the face of these facts and
such testimony democratic swash-buck
lers keep on comparing English and
German wages as an argument for over
turning an industiial system which Mr.
uismark testifies enanbled this free coun
try to perform miracles from an indus
trial point of yiew:
"By a sj'stem of taxation so indirect as
"not to be perceived, much less, felt."
The facts are that since the introduc
tion ef our protective system in Germany,
in 1882, that empire has made wonderful
progress in its material development and
that Germany, today, presents an unan
swerable argument in favor of the Amer
cau system of protection.
The Call (Lincoln) is apparently try
ing to boom its favorites through the
Lancaster pi.'maries aud the rumor reaches
us that the primaries in the capital coun
ty partake very much of the late exceed
ingly warm weather. Keep cool gentle
men there will be primaries and primaries
and primaries after you have all saved
the country.
The democratic anxiety over the re
publican party in Indiana reminds one of
the boy whistling through a graveyard
to keep up his courage. While Mr. Har-
Ison is holding gentle communion with
tlie voters of that state, our democratic
friends are whistling through the grave
yard of blasted democratic hopes in In
diana, hoping thereby to fool themselves
if they cannot fool the man on the fence.
Alex McIntosii, our pugnacious Alex
w.s heard from iu the 4th ward primary
at Omaha the other day. The deep
enesteil sighs and appeals Alex made to
the corked up Connell cant. were still
lie.ird reverberating all over the western
portion of Omaha yesterday afternoon;
yet, it is said the enthusiasm of the Om
aha republicans for the magnet is (?)
Connell rolled on and over the forlorn
hopes of Chancellor Webster led by the
eloquent Mcintosh like the angry waters
through hell gate. There is only one
thing will cool down the entheusiasm of
the Omaha republicans lor Mr. Connell
ane John A. McShane knows what that
is. We are sorry for our Alex but he
wants to learn to spell Boodle with a big
1! "
iiik imiana World promises great
tilings when its editor makes up his mind
finally on the tariff question. When, it
mrimates. '-the hair will fly," and the
matter will be sifted just so ! That is
the insufferable egotism of tho mugwump
and nothing more. The letters the editor
of that paper called forth in his vain de
sire for notoriety are enough to snuff out
the vanity of Judge Cooley himself ! yet
they apparantly have no effect on its
editions. The opinions of these great
men almost all show that The World is
important a factor in the Nebraska news
paper circles that they do not even read
the paper. Those were unkind replies.
rr it
i uis repuoiican, "tree whisky," party
nas won tlie day in Xew Jersey and the
temperance enactment passed by a repub
lican legislature and vetoed by a demo
cratic governor and again passed over
that veto, has been sustained and affimed
by the court of last resert iu that state.
The democratic press should at once
make note of this fact and keep on writ
ing the republican party down as a free
whisky party; it is so honest, and truth
ful, and beautifully democratic, in all its
falshood and silliness. Keep on brcthern
insulting the intelligence of the public
and write yourselves down asses of the
largest eared type.
has not taken some steps to restrict and
regulate immigration in the interest of
the workingmen of the country. These
fault finders never seem to consider that
the democrat! majority in congress is re
sponsible for anything. We concede the
fact that, the American laborer is verv
gravely menanced with the stream of
foreign labor which is flowing to our
shores with a steadily increasing current
which can have but one effect and that is
to cheapen labor. Tlie "tax," as the free
trader calls the "duty," has always inter
posed between the workingman and this
imported semi-pauper labor, and has so
far kept American wages up. There is
no proposition from the democratic party
to stop, curtail or regulate foreign immi
gration; on the contrary, the tendency of
tuat party is in entirely the opposite di
rection and the so-called objection to the
protection system simply amounts to a re
solve to do away with the tariff duties
and submit to the invasion of the foreign
laborer and the foreign manufacturer.
i ne History oi tins country," says the
Xew York Sun the other day. "shows
that with a reduction of tariff duties
wages are universally lower," this state
ment is true. Another fact which effect
ually disposes of the argument we have
spoken of is, that the protective duty is
not a tax upon our consumer. We heard
a (democratic) carpenter use this aro-U-
ment tlie other day, when the saw lie held
in his hands, the jack plane by his side.
the hatchet on his bench, the brass buts
and cocks, the strap hinges and in fact
almost any tool and article iu use in his
trade, can be purchased at retail about
20 per cent in this country than in Great
Britain. While it is a fact that, when
first established, a protective duty may
temporarily increase the cost of manufac
tured goods, experience demonstrates
that in this country, competition between
our manufactures enables the consumer
to buy his goods just as cheap and in
many cases cheaper under a hin-li tariff
man under free trade. We say this is a
fact, yet these objectionists, many of them
never stop to examine it, the glib phrase
robber tax 'catches them, tickles thrr
aud they immediately conclude something
is wrong. The great fact that snnnlv nnS
demand regulates the price of almost any
article to the consumer is forgotten anrl
overlooked. The fact exists, vet it ia
ignored by these economic fatalists, that
all kinds of cotton and the common
grades of woolen goods, are sold as cheap
in America as in England, the industrial
Mecca of the "revenue reformer;" then,
where is the force, with a sober, reason
able man, in the proposition that the
'duty" is a tax on the consumer. 1
Republican State Convention.
The republican electors of the state of
Nebraska are requested to send delegates
from tlieir several counties to meet in
convention at the city of Lincoln Thurs
day, August 2:3, 1SNH, at 2 o'clock p. m.,
for tlie purpose of placing in nomination
candidates for the following state offices.
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary of State.
State Treasurer.
Auditor of Public Accounts.
Attorney General.
Cnmmjs.sioner of pu))lic Lamls anJ
Buildings.
And the transaction of such other busi
ness as may come before the convention.
IHE AI'I'OKTIONMENT.
The several counties are entitled to re
presentation as follows, being based upon
the vote cast for Hon. Samuel Maxwell
judge, in 1NS7, giving one delegate at
large to each county, and for each 150
votes, and major fraction thereof:
COUNTIK8.
VOTKS
The muchly squelched Voorhees, of
Indianna, sounded the "democratic key
note of the campaign" at Terre Haute,
the other day and the speech has simply
stupified the democratic leaders. Dan'l
is away back fellow, he does not fool his
time away on "industral" matters of the
present day. He goes back, at least, to
the point in our history when his own
memory fails him, if other people have
not forgotten. DanT attacks the republi
can party on account of its financial re-
coru in iaoa "during the wah sah." He
can't stand the manner in which the "rob
ber tax" was levied to squelch a solid
south; but, unfortunately for Dan'l, he
has forgotten his own recr.rd. In his
speech he defended the "immortal and
glorious greenback" charging that in 'C2
the republican party discriminated against
its own offspring and now his friends and
enemies alike, are making fun of him
over the fact that he (Voorhees) who then
reprvseuted an Indiana district, voted
against the greenback, himself, and is on
record with many of his own party, a
party to the "legalized robbery to suck
"the blood of every American industry"
as he terms it by discriminating agaiust
the greenback. Dan'l evidently had too
much watermelon when he made that
speech.
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"What's the use nominating a man for
congress (on the republican ticket), out
side of Omaha?" Is the sterreotyped con
nundrum of the day. What's the use
then, in nominating an Omaha man, if,
that is all there is of Douglas county
republicanism? This latter interrogatory
we think fitly answers the tother great
unsolved chestnut
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Douglass
Dundy
Fillmore
Franklin
Frontier
Furnas
Jafre
Cailield
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Hayes
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Howard
Jefferson
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Total GTl
It is recommended that no nrnvioe i
admitted to the convention except such as
are held by persons residing in the rv.nn-
ties from which the proxies are giyen.
To Chairmen County Central f!nm.',.it.
tecs:
WlIEHEAS, At the republican State r-nn-
vention held at Lincoln October r. ib-
the following resolution was adopted: '
liesolted, That the state central
mittee be instructed to embrace in its call
for the next state convention the Bnlm.;a.
siou of the prohibition question to there
publican voters at the republican pri-
Therefore, in accordance with ti.o
above resolution, the several county cen
tral committees are hereby instructed to
include in their cr.ll for their next counts-
convention the submission of the prohi
bition question to the EPrut.iCAN voters
at the republican primaries.
Geo. D. Meiklejohs, Chairman.
Walt. M. Seeltt, Secretary.
