The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-06-12
KepubIican Platror,n. =.
The following is the platform adopt
efl Inv tha Rapuhlican National Con.

The Republicans of the United States
in national convention assembled re-
new their allegiance to the principles
upon which they have triumphed in
six Successive Presidential elections,
and congratulate the American people
on the attainment of so many results
in legislation and administration by
which the Republican party has, after
saving the Union, done 50 much to
render its institutions alike just,
equal and beneticeut, the safeguard of
liberty and the embodimento of the best
thought and highest purposes OF our
citizens.
The Republican party has gained its
strength by quick and faithful re-
sponse to the demands of the people
for the freedom and the equality of all
men, for united nation, assuring the
rights of all citizens, for the elevation
of labor, for All honest currency, for
purity in Legislation and for integrity
and accountability in all departments
of the government; and it accepts
anew the duty of leading in the work
of progress and reform. We lament
the death of President Garfield whose
sound statesmanshiI',lo !, long conspicuous
In Congress, gave promise of strong
and successful administration, Il prom
ise fully realized during the short Pc
riOd of his office as President of the
United States. His distinguished sue
cess in war and peace have endeared
him to the hearts of the American
people.
In the administration of President
Arthur, we recognize wise. cOnserv-
ative and patriotic policy under which
the country has been blessed with re-
markable prosperity, and we believe
his eminent services are entitled to
and will receive the hearty approval
of every citizen.
1t is the first duty of good govern
ment to protect the rights and promote
the interests of it's own people. The
largest diversity of industry is most
productive of general prosperity and
of the comfort and independence of
the people. We therefore demand that
the imposition of duties on foreign
imports shall be made not E" for reve-
nue. Only,n but that in raising the re-
quisite revenues for the government,
| such duties shall be SO levied as to af-
ford security to our diversified indus
tries and protection to the rights and
wages of the labOrer to the end That
| active and intelligent labor as well as
capital, may have its just award and
the laboring man his full share in the
national prosperity. Against the So
called economic system of the Demo-
cratic party which would degrade our
labor to the foreign standard, we enter
our earnest protest. The Democratic
party has failed completely to relieve
the people of the burden of unneces-
sary taxation by wise reduction of
the surplus. The Republican party
pledges itself TO correct the inequalities
of the tariff and to reduce the surplus.
not by the vicious and indiscriminate
process of horizontal reduction, but by
such methods as will relieve the tax
payer without injuring the labor or
the great productive interests of the
country.
We recognize the importance of
sheep husbandry in the United States,
experiencing and the danger threat
ening its future prosperity, and we
Therefore repeat the demands of the
representatives of this important agri
cultural interest, for read just menL of
duty upon foreign wool, in order that
such industry shall have a full aud
adequate protection.
We have always recommended the
best money known to the civilized
world, and we urge that efforts should
be made to unite all commercial na-
tiOns in the establishment of All inter
national standard which shall fix for
the relative value of gold and silver
coinage.
The regulation of commerce with
foreign nations and between the States
is one of the most important prerOga.
tiVes of the general government, and
the Republican party distinctly an
nOunces its purpose to support such
legislation as will fully and efficiently
carry out the constitutional power of
Congress over Interstate commerce.
The principle of the public regulation
of railway corporations is a W ise and
salutary one for the protection of all
classes of the people, and we favor leg.
islatiou that shall prevent unjust dis
elimination and excessive charges for
transportation, and that shall secure
to the people and the railways alike
the fair and equal protection of the
laws.
We favor the establishment of a
National Bureau Of Labor, the enforce
ment of the eight hour law. and wise
and judicious system of general edu
cation by adequate appropriation from
same is needed. We believe that ev-
erywhere the protection to citizen of
American birth must be secured to
citizens by American adoption. and we
favor the settlement of national differ
ences by international arbitration.
The Republican party, having its
birth in Il hatred of slave labor, aud
desire that all men may he truly tree
a mi 10 al l,l lky
placing our workingmen in competi-
ton with any form of servile labor,
whether at home or abroad. In this
spirit, we denounce the importation oI
contract labor, whether from Europe
or Asia, as an o1fense against the spir-
it of American institutions, and we
pledge ourselves to sustain the present
law restricting Chinese immigration,
and to provide such further legislation
AS is necessary to carry out its purposes.
The reform of the civil service, aus
piciously begun under Republican ad-
ministration, should be completed 10y
the further extension of the reformed
system already established by law to
all the grades OF the service to which
it is applicable. The spirit and purpose
of the reform should be observed in
all the Executive appointments, and
all laws at variance with the objects
of the existing reformed legislation
should be repealed to the end that
the dangers to free institutions which
lurk in the power of official patronage
may be wisely and effectively avoided.
The public lands are a heritage of
the people of the United States, and
should be reserved as far as possible
for small holdings by actual settlers.
We are opposed to the acquisition of
large tracts of these lands by corpora
tions or individuals, especially where
such holdings are in the hands of non.
resident aliens, and we will endeavor
to obtain such legislation as will tend
to correct this evil. We demand of
Congress the speedy forfeiture of all
land grants which have lapsed by rea-
son of non. compliance with the acts
Incorporation, in all cases where there
has been no attempt i'm good faith to
perform the condition of said grant.
The grateful thanks of the American
people are due to the Union soldiers
and sailors of the late war, and the
Republican party stands pledged to
provide suitable pensions for all who
were disabled, for the widow and Or
phans of those who died in the war,
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