The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-05-01
Tnn RrpunLIoAS PLATFORM.

First That the Republican party Rp.
proves ihe policy OF protection Ia oil
economic legislation, and II iaY0rs ils
application without discrimination, 10
American Industries, thereby securing
employment At Femunoratiye wages TO
American labor,
The Republican tariff tor protection
does now discriminate, aud always has
favored DISCRIMINATION" thereby favor
ing some industries and depressing 9th
era, disturbing labor, making employ
ulent insecure and wages nDremunera'
tive.
Only one year ago the Republican
party IN Congress enacted tarllf bill
that diacrimlnatel against wool, aud
thls is known of all men, Wheir plat
form In the very arst tTesolutiOn is A LlE'
secOnd-That II is In favor Of collect
ing an adequate revenue 10 delrAy the
proper aud economical expenses OF the
government from duties upon foreign
imports and proper internal taxalioni
and that " condemns the DemOcrallc
doctrine Of tariff for revenue only as de-
strDcllyo 70 the business interests VI the
country,
The Republican party ls In favor OF
collecting more than "an adequate reyo'
nue." aud al this very time Ia opposing
tho Morrison bill, the only object Of
which Is TO collect an adequate revenue
aud no more. The second resolution Is
LlR No. 2.
rhird-That the doctrine of the Demo
cratic party fayOrlng putting what Is
improperly called raw material, such as
orc, pig iron, wool, etc, on the free list,
ia dangerous and II carried out, VIII be
destructive TO the best Interests OF the
nation.
The Republican party's free list 10 10
import "pauper labor" freely from Eu'
rope In order that these may take the
place Of American workingmen, Recent
occurrences at Alliance, Kent and other
places prove this.
lrOurth-That the reduction Of duties
on imported w00lg, made by the act OF
1883, has seriously Injured the prosperity
OF an important agricultural pursuit, IN
which more than million Of citizons
are engaged, and unless the Legislation
be amended, the business OF w0Ol-gr0w.
Ing will be paraly2sd, IL II be not trans
ferred to foreign nations. Therefore,
we demand the restoration OF the wool
tariff OF 1867, which gave the first and
only sub 'tantlal protection over offered
10 sheep husbandry In the United States,
Their sympathy for the wool grow
ora Ia late, II was Republican logisla'
tlOn one year ago that Disseminated"
and seriously injured the prosperity
"Of IN important agricultural pursuit"
II wool growing is "paraly2ed,' II Is
through Republican legislation. Re.
publcan9 changed the wool tariff OF
1867
Fifth That the Republican party
having aided labor, liOerating II when
oppressed, giving 10 II h0mesteads In the
public domain, and supporting schools
at the public expense for the children Of
all classes, recognizes now more fully
than ever the great Interests OF Ameri'
can labor its claim upon the care Of the
Government and its right 10 an equal
consideration with capital.
The enemy Of labor Is the Republican
party, That party Is the party Of mo.
nOpoly; the party that leglslatos In the
interest OF favored capital, to the injury
Of labor and honest business, The pro-
tected industries are In worse shape
than the unprotected, aud, as rule,
pay less wages 20 labor. So much for
their twaddle about the fright Of labor
to an equal consideration with capital"
The Republican party demonstrated all
this a year ago when changing the tariff
on wool
slxth--That the position OF the Re.
publican party touching the civil SER
Wee, ~ repeatedly expressed through ils
aud exompliiled by ita leg
faithfully administered, Is
heartily indorsed.
The Republican party leaders are ut
terly insenslble TO shame, otherwise they
would not refer TO their civil service,
We need only name Star route, and the
black mall exactionS upon officials, TO
show their actual "positiou" In prac
ilco touching the civil seryice.' The |
Is the party OF false preten-
'os, their professions being excellent,
but their practices quite otherwise
seyenth.-That the Republican party |
& In favor OF maintaining the rights Of |
vi classes Of citlzans under guarantees
If law and the Constitution IN all parts |
VI the United States, aud II also demands |
hat the elective franchise shall be 70, |
lpected to tho end that every voter shall |
ave free ballot, which shall he hon
'stly couuted,
Az TO maintaining the rights OF all |
,lasses Of citizens II would sound bet |
er In a Republican platform II they |
would extend TO "eyery voter" in the
state Of Rhode Island "a free ballot
with an honest count. Dlsfranchise.
nent In Rhode Island 10 q Republican |
Affair.
Elghth.-That we heartily approve
md ind0rse the administration OF Proai' |
lent Arthur, both IN his foreign and do
nestle policy.
Their endorsement OF Arthur's ad
was as uaual. -Four years
lgo they endorsed the fraud administra.
lion Of Hayes. Star Route aud, all, But,
thus wags the &. o. p, Right and justice
are no part OF their political creed; and
they never even considered
The platform as arst proposed and
adopted contained The following:
rhat we dcnounoo polygamoua Mornons aud dcmand
n Uougtcs tho cSofdao " all constitutional power FOR
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