San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-06-12
Republican National Conyention-Blaine
and Logan the Nominees Platform.

Republican NhtiOnhi SOh'ehhoh pi"'"'
and Logan the Nomlnees-The Platform
One Of the Presidential nominating
conventions has come and gone
James q. Blaine received the nomina
ton for President on the 4th ballot,
and John A. Logan was chosen for
the second place on the ticket. The
vote stood, Blaine 54l, Arthor 2O7'
The following is tho
PLATFORM.
The Republicans Of the United
States, in National Convention assem-
bled, renew their allegiance to the
principles upon which they have
triumphed in six successive Presiden-
tial elections, and congratulate the
American people on the attainment
of SO many results in legislation and
administration by which the Republi'
can party has, after saving the Union,
done no much to render its institu-
tons Just, equal and bene6cent the
safeguard of liberty and the embodi-
ment of the best thought and highest
purposes of our citizens
The Republican party has gained
Its strength by quick and faithful
response to the demands OF the people
for the freedom and the equality OF
all men, for united Nation, assuring
the rights Of oil citizens, for the eleva'
ton of labor, for an honest currency,
for purity in Legislation, and for
integrity and accountability in all de,
partments of the Government, and it
accept anew the duty of leading in
in the work of progress and reform.
We lament the death of President
Garfield, whose sound craftsmanship,
long conspicuous in Congress, gave
promise of a strong and successful
administration, q promise fully reali-
zed during the short period OF his
Office as President of the United
States. His distinguished success in
war and peace have endeared him to
the hearts of the American people.
In the administration of President
Arthur we recognize wise, conserva'
tive and patriotic policy,under which
the country has been blessed with
remarkable prosperity, and we believe
his eminent services are entitled to
and will receive the hearty approval
of every citizen.
1t is the first dnty of good
Government to protect the rights and
promote the interests of its own
people. The largest diversity OF
industry is most productive of general
prosperity and the comfort and
independence of the people. We
therefore demand that the imposition
of duties on foreign imports shall be
made not for revenue only" but that
in raising the requisite revenues fol-
the Government, such duties shall be
SO levied as to afford security to our
diversified industries and 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 award and the laboring man his
full share in the national prosperity.
Against the so-called 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 torelieve the people
of the burden of unnecessary 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 rs will relieve the tax payer
without injuring the labor of the
great productive interests of the
country.
We recognize the Importance OF
sheep husbandry in the United States
the serious depression which it 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 readjust
ment of duty upon foreign wool, in
order that such industry shall have
full and 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
nations in the establishment of an
internal standard which shall fix fol-
all the relative value of gold and
silver coinage.
Reform of the Civil Service auspi
ciously begun under a Republican
Administration, should be completed
by the further extension of the re
form 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 Executive appoint
ments, and all laws at variance with
the objects of existing reformed
Legislation should be repealed, to the
end that the dangers to free institu
tons which lurk in the power OF
official patronage may be wisely and
effectively avoided.
The public lands are heritage OF
the people of the United States and
should be reserved, as far as posi-
bic, for small holdings by actual set
tiers. Weare opposed to the acquisi
ton of large tracts of land by corpora
| tinrns or inlirilnnls esnacinllv where