Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-09-03
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 congratulate ;he American peo-
| pie on the attainment OF so many results In
| legislation and administration, by which the
| Republican party has, after saving the Union,
| done so much 10 render its institutions just,
| equal and beneicent, the safeguard OF liberty
and the embodiment of the best though and
highest purposes of our citizens. The he
publican party has gained its strength by Il
| quick and faithful response to the demands
of the people ior the freedom and equality Of
all men, for a united nation assuring the
rights of all citizens, for the elevation of
Labor. for an honest currency, for purity In
| legislation, and for integrity and accounta-
hility in nil the departments of The Govern
ment, and it accepts anew the duty OF leading
in the work OF progress and reform.
We lament the death of President Garfield,
whose sound craftsmanship. ong conspicuous
| In Congress, gave promise OF a strong and
successful administration a. promise fully
realized during the short period of his Office
as President of the United States. His dis
| tingui>hed success IN war and peace has
endeared him to the hearts OF the American
! people.
we recognize q 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 AID
4 "iii iNsSNe 'Hc hcaity HpPloNdi Vi every VII
| zen.
| 1t is the first duty of good government 10
protect the rights aud promote the interests
of its own pcopl.
The largest diversity OF industry is most
productive of general prosperity and of the
| comfort and independence of the people, the
taxpayers. without injurinC the laborer or the
/ great productive interests Of the country.
We recognize the importance of sheep hns-
| bandry in the United States, the serious de-
| preston which 1t is now experiencing, and
| the danger threatening its future prosperity,
| and we therefore respect the demands of the
| representatives of this important agricultural
| interest for a read justment of duty upon
| foreign wool. in order that such industry
shall have fu and adequate protection.
We therefore demand that the imposition
OF dates on foreign imports shall be made
not for revenue only. but that in raising the
! requisite revenue for the Government such
| to our diversified industries, 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-cslled economic system OF
the Democratic party, which would degrade
our labor 10 the foreign standard, VIC enter
our earnest protest. The Democratic party
has failed completely to relieve the people
| OF the burden of unnecessary taxation by a
wise reduction of surplus The Republican
party pledges itself to correct the irregulari-
| tiles OF The tariff and TO reduce the surplus,
not by the vicious and indiscriminate process
Of horizontal reduction, but by euch methods
As will relieve the taxpayer without iniuring