Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-08-16
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLATFORM

The Republicans OF the United States, in
National Convention assembled, renew their
allegiance to the principles upon which they
have triumphed In six successive Presidential
elections, and con graduate the American peo-
pie on the attainment of so many results In
legislation aud administration, by which the
Republican party has, after saving the Union,
done so much To render its institutions just
equal and bencfcent, the safeguard of liberty
and the embodiment of the best thought and
highest purposes of our citizens The Re
publican party has gained its strength by q
quick and faithful response to the demands
of the people Tor the freedom and equality OF
all men, for a united nation, assuring the
rights of all citizens, for the elevation or
labor, for an honest currency, for purity In
legislation. and for integrity and accounts
bility in all the departments Of the Govern
ment, and 1t accepts anew the duty OF leading
in the work OF progress and reform.
We lament the death Of President Garfield,
whose sound statesmanship. ,ong conspicuous
In Congress, gave promise OF strong and
successful administration, a promise fully
as President Of the United States. His dis
tinguirhed success in war and peace has
endcared him TO the hearts Of the American
people.
In the administration OF President Arthur
We recognize a wise, conservative and patri-
otto policy, under which the country has been
blessed with remarkable prosperity. We be-
lieve his eminent services are entitled to aud
viii receive the nearly approval OF every cit-
zen.
1t is the first duty Of good government to
protect the rights and promote the interests
Of its own peopl,.
The largest diversity OF industry is most
productive Of general prosperity and of the
comfort aud independence Of the people, the
taxpayers, without injnring the laborer or the
great productive interests of the country.
We recognize the Importance Of sheep hus-
bandry in the United States, the serious de-
preston which IL Is now experiencing, and
the danger threatening its future prosperity,
and wa therefore respect the demands of the
representatives of this important agricultural
interest for a resdiustment of duty npon
foreign wool. in order that such industry
shall have full and Adequate protection.
We therefore demand that the imposition
OF daties on foreign imports shall he made
not for revenue only. but that In raising the
requisite reqepae for the Government such
TO our diversified industries, and protection
to the rights and wages OF the laborer, to the
| end that active asd Intelligent labor, as well
as cspitsi. may have its just award. and the
laboripg man his full share in the national
prosperity,
Against the so-ealled economic system Of
the Democratic 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 unnecessary taxation BIZ a
wise reduction of surplus. The Republican
party pledges itself TO correct the IRREGULAR
tiles OF the tariff and 70 reduce the surplus.
not by the vicious and indiscriminatc process
of horizontal reduction, but BY such methods
As viii relieve the saIpsysr without injgring