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The Republican Platform.

CHICAGO, June 5.-The Committee on
Resolutions presented the following
platform; II is the first duty Of good
governments TO protect the rights and
the interests Of its own people. The
largest diversity OF industry is the most
productive of general prosperity aud Of
the comfort aud independence of the
people and the taxpayer, without injur.
ing the luborer or the great productive
interests Of the country. We recognize
the importance of sheep husbnndry in
the United States, the serious depres-
sion which it Is now experiencing and
the danger threatening its future pros.
rerity. and we therefore respect the de.
inands of the representatives Of this i'm
portant agricultural interest for read.
justment of the duty upon foreign wool,
in order that such industry shall have
full and adequate protection. We
therefore demand that the impo
sitiou of duties on foreign impoi t..
shall be made, not for revenue only, bat
that in raising the requisite revenue for
the government such duties shall be so
levied as TO afford security to our divers.
ihed industries aud protection to the
rights and wages Of the laborer. to the
end that active and intelligent labor, as
we'll as capital, may have its just reward
aud the laboring man his full share in
the national prosperity. Against
the so.called economic system of the
Democratic party, which would degra 10
our labor to the foreign standard, we
enter our earnest protest. The Dsmo-
cratic party had failed completely to re-
lieye the people of the burden of unnec-
essary taxation by WISE production of
surplus. The Republican party pledges
itself to correct the irregularities of the
tariff and To reduce the surplus, not by
the vicious and indiscrminate process OF
horizontal reduction, but by such
methods as will relieve the taxpayer
without injuring the laborer or the
great productive interests OF the coun
try.
The platform then proceeds to favor
policy which will keep us from entang.
ling foreign alliances and that will pre-
vent foreign nations medding in Ameri.
can affairs; demands the restoration of
the navy to its old-time strength, and
calls on Congress to remove the burdens
under which American shipping labors,
and that polygamy be promptly and
eiieetually suppressed. Recommends
that the appointments by the President
to offices in tho Territories be made from
bona fde citizens; that efforts be made
to interest all commercial nations
in establishing an international
standard which shall fix for all the rela-
tive values Of gold and silver coinage.
The regulation OF commerce with foreign
nations and between the States is one Of
the most important prerogatives OF the
general government and the Republican
party will strongly support such legis'a-
ton us will most etiectually carry ont
the constitutional powers of Congress
and favor the interests of commerce.
Favors lesi Station that shall prevent uu-
lust discrimination and excessive charges
| in railroad transportation; the enforce
ment of the eight hour law; opposes the
placing of American workmen in compe-
tition with any form of servile labor;
denounces the importation of contract Ia
| Dor, whether from Europe or Asia, as an
offense against the spirit of American
institutions. The party pledges itself to
sustain the present law restricting
Chinese immigration and to provide such
further legislation as is necessary to
carry out its provisions, and the reform
of the Civil Service so auspiciously be-
gun under Republican administration;
that the public lands are the heritage of
the people OF the United States. and
should be reserved, as far as possible,
for small holdings by actual settlers.
The party is opposed to the acquisition
of large tracts of land by corporations
or individuals, especially so by aliens,
| and demands of Congress the immediate
forfeiture of all land grants which have
lapsed by reason of non compliance with
the act of incorporation; that the crate.
full thanks of the American people are
due the Union soldiers and sailors of the
late war, and the party stands pledged
to suitable pensions to all who Were dis.
abled, and TO the widows q d orphans
of those who died in the war; the party
pledges itself to the repeal of the limita.
ton contained in the arrears bill of 1879,
so that all individual sol iers who shall
so elect may have their pensions to be
| gin with the date of disability or dis
charge aud not with the date of applica
tion.
In conclusion the platform states that
the perpetuity of our institutions rests
upon the maintaining of free ballot and
honest and correct return; deuounces
the fraud and violence practiced in the
Southern States, by which the will of
the voter is defeated, as dangerous to
the preservation of our institutions and
solemnly arraigns the Democratic party
as being the guilty recipients of the
\ fruits OF such frauds and violence; ex.
tends to tue representatives of the
South, regardless of former rarty
affiliations, its cordial sympathy
and pledges itself to promote the pas.
sage Of such legislation as will secure to
every citizen, of whatever race and col
or the full and compile recognition, pos
session and exercise of civil and political
rights.
The reading of the resolutions was
frequently interrupted with applause,
especially at the points that duties on
imports should he made not for revenue
only, and securing protection for ship.
ping and husbandry; also the recon-
mendatioD to Congress to regulate rail
ways, the disapproval of the importa
tion OF contract labor, the Civil Service
law, and the condemnation of the acqui
sition of large tracts of land. The
platform was unanimously adopted,