Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-06-23
The Republican Platform ana the
Man CDOn It

|Jaines u. Blaine, Is In hearty sympathy
with every declaration of principle set
forth in the platform. Picture the
meeting upon the lawn under tue state
| ly elms that beautiiy the home of the
Republican candidate at Augusta last
Saturday, and let every American heart
beat with pride on beholding the pic
ture. There, arranged in "a semicircle,
are the representatives of all the States,
Districts and Territories that compose
the United States, to formally inform
Mr.. Blaine OF his nomination by the
Republican party, to be placed at the
head Of this great nation.
| Before them stood the man in all his
Republican simplicity who was to be
honored. II must not be supposed that
Mr. Blaine did not know before this of
the great honor conferred upon him.
The electric lightning had long before
flashed him the news, but this meeting,
though formal, was his official notice
that he had been selected Us the stand
ard bearer Of the great Republican party
of the nation.
Mr.. Blaine had read the platform of
principles and they all suited him.
They contained every vital principle
for which he had 80 nobly contended
all his life. SILL, General Henderson,
who was the spokesman Of the party,
deemed it not ont Of place TO inform
Mr.. Blaine of the promises made by
the party to he people, and that it was
expected the candidate, whoever he
Knight be-, TO make good those promises
The following are the principles set
forth by Mr.. Henderson, and MI
Blaine $ reply reduced to questions and
answers
Mr.. Blaine, the Republican party
has promised sc economy and purity Of
administration, does that suit you"
1t has promised protection Of the
citizen, native and naturlllHed, at
home and abroad, does that suit you
1t has promised the prompt restora-
ton of the navy" does that suit you
1t has promised the wise reduction
of surplus revenues, relieving the tan
payer without injuring the laborer, y
does that suit you?
1t has promised the preservation Of
the public lands for actual settlers,
does that suit you
1t, has promised to levy import du-
ties when necessary at all to be levied,
not for revenue only, but for the double
purpose OF revenue and protection, "
does that suit you"
1t has promised the regulation Of
internal commerce" does that snit you?
1t has promised the settlement Of
international differences by peaceful
arbitration, but coupled with the reser-
walton and maintainance Of the Monroe
doctrine as interpreted by the fathers Of
the Republic" does that suit You?
Ii has promised perseverance i'll the
good work of civil service reform TO til"
end that dangers to free institutions,
which Turk in the power OF oiiiaiai pa-
tronag", mSy be wisely and effectively
avoided does this suit yuu
1t has promised " hpurst currency
based on coin Of intrinsic value, adding
strength to the public credit, and CIV
ing renewed vitality 10 every branch
Of American industry" docs this suit
you?
If these principles ,li' goa, NJ.
Blaine, to You is contidrd the grateful
work as an archtect-iu-chi"t If build
ing Republic tar more sp!"udid than
That originally designed by olrttHerS
Nh Blaine hcStarcs NO. to answer
like positive, honest nan, - hay"
alre',iy mat" y careful study + the
principles announced by the %rlional
Convention, and that in Hholr and in
detail they have my hoAr,r>t sYmpa-
THY and meet my unqualified ap-
plovl.
Do the rcoll" wait anH'ninI m,r"
positive, more plain, more explicit th1n
hi~: Every question nDn'aD, prJu.
'illc W. with meaning, and tit answer
:, rAe'u is As riHphhri" al approval ~
it. Tn" Qur>rluuo need no Interpreter,
aud the answer Il w'NLrIn- man
though Il food may r"ai AID under
stand. Sinr, til" day MT rno Monroe
d0crrlM" has been promulgated t'"re
never has been sucn al Intensely
American platform.
1t means that America 4 Tor AWCr,-
cans, adopted and NATIVE, and that each
hall b" protected Al home and abroad
!; means that the industries and the
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