Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-08
The Republican Platform.

rhst. lHdJ Ine hepuDllctln party
approves the policy of protection in all
economic legislation, and it favors its
application without discrimination, to
American industries, thereby securing
employment at remunerative wages TO
American labor.
The republican tariff for protection
does now discriminate, and always has
favored discrimination" thereby ia
voring some industries and expressing
Others, disturbing labor, making EN-
ployment insecure and wages unremun-
erative.
Only one year ago the Republican
party i'm Congress enacted tariff bill
that Disseminated against wool, and
this is known of all men. Their plat
form in the first resolution is lie.
Second-That it is in favor of collect
ing an adequate revenue to defray the
proper and economical expenses of the
government from duties upon foreign
imports and proper internal taxation;
and that it condemns the Democratic
doctrine of tariff for revenue only as de-
structive to the business interests of the
country.
The Republican party is in favor of
collecting more than ian adequate reve-
nue." and at this very time is opposing
the Morrison bill, the only object of
which is to collect an adequate revenue
and no more. The second resolution is
lie No. 2.
Third-that the doctrine of the Demo-
cratic party favoring putting what is
improperly called raw material, such as
ore, pig iron, wool, etc., on the free list,
is dangerous and if carried out, will be
destructive to the best interests of the
nation.
The Republican party's free list is i'm
port 'pauper labOr' freely from Europe
in order that these may take the place
of American workingmen. Recent oc-
currence at Alliance, Lent and other
places prove this.
Fourth-That the reduction of duties
on imported woods, made by the act of
1888, has seriously injured the prosperi-
ty of an important agricultural pursuit,
in which more than million of citizens
are engaged, and unless the legislation
be amended, the business of wool grow
ing will be paralyzed, if it be not trans
ferred to foreign nations. Therefore,
we demand the restoration of the wool
tariff of 1867, which gave the first and
only substantial protection ever offered
tosheep husbandry in the United States.
Their sympathy for the wool growers
is late. 1t was Republican legislation
one year ago that Disseminated" and
seriously injured the prosperity of
an important agricultural pursuit." If
wool growing is "paralyzed," it is
through Republican legislation. Re-
publicans changed the wool tariff of
1867.
Fifth-That the Republican party
having aided labor, liberating it when
oppressed, giving to it homesteads 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 American labor, its claim upon the
care of the government and it's right to-
an equal consideration with capital.
The enemy of labor is the Republican
party. That party is the party of mo-
nopoly; the party that legislates in the
interest If favored capital, to the injury
of labor and honest business. The pro-
tected industries and in worse shape
than the unprotected, and, as a rule,
pay less wages to labor. So much for
their twaddle about the Fright of labor
to an equal consideration with capital"
The Republican party demonstrated all
this year ago when changing the tariff
ON wool.
Sixth-That the position of the Re-
publican party touching the civil SER
vice, as repeatedly expressed through its
conventions and eXemplified by its leg
islations, faithfully administered, is
heartily indorsed.
The Republican party leaders are ut
they would not refer to their civil SER
vice. We need only name Star route,
and the black mail exactions upon Off
cials, to show their actual position in
practice touching the civil SERVICE"
The Republican is the party of false
pretences, their professions being ex-
cellent, but their practices quite other
wise,
Seventh-.That the Republican party
is in favor of maintaining the rights Of
all classes of citizens under guarantees
of law and the Constitution in all parts
of the United States. and it also de-
mands that the elective franchise shall
be respected to the end that every voter
shall have free ballot, which shah be
honestly counted.
AS to maintaining the rights of all
classes of citizens" it would sound bet
ter in Republican platform if they
would extend to 'every voter'' in the
State of Rhode Island "a free ballotn
with an honest count. Disfranchise-
ment in Rode Island is a Republican
affair.
Eight-That we heartily approve and
indorse the administration of President
Arthur, both in his foreign and domes-
tic policy.
Their endorsement of Arthur's ad-
ministratiOn was as usual. -Four years
ago they endorsed the fraud administra-
ton of Hayes, Star Route and all. But,
thus wags the g. o. p. Right and JUS
tice are no part of their political creed;
and consistency they never even con-
sidered!
The platform as first proposed and
adopted contained the following:
That we denounce polygamous Mormons and de-
mand of Congress the exercise of all constitutional
power for its speedy suppression.
ton known as the Scott law, and condemns the
want of sincerity of the Democratic party in respect
| thereto
After the adoption it was reconsided
and recommitted to the Committee on
resolutions. TWAS tinkered and polyg-
amy and Scott law left out entirely!
Thus wiggles and wabbles "the grand
old" humbug in Ohio!-,StarE Co.
Democrat.
An umbrella carried over woman,