The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-06-12
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

from the start, and each party tried "
out hurrah the other party in the interest
of its candidate. The struggle began
over the temporary chairmanship, the
Blaine men running Powell Clayton, of
Arkansas, aud the Arthur men John r.
Lynch, colored, of Mississippi. Lynch
was elected by considerable majority,
and many thought it victory for the
Arthur men. 1t proved, however, to
have been only plum thrown to the
colored brother. The next step in the
fight was the election of permanent
chairman. The Blaine men here pre-.
sented the name of Hon. Galusha A.
Grow, of Pennsylvania, and Hon. ]. G.
Henderson, of Missouri, was named by
the opposition. There again the Blaine
men were defeated, Mr.. Henderson get
ting twenty States to Mr.. Grows seven
teeE. The Convention, after much
wrangling over other questions, unaui-
mously adopted the following
PLATFORM.
The Republicans of the United States,
in Convention assembled, renew their
allegiance to the principles upon which
they have triumphed in six successive
Presidential elections, and congratulate
the American people upon the attain
ment of 80 many results in legislation
and administration by which the Repub-
lican party has, after saving the Union,
done so much to render its institutions
the just, equal and benefcient safeguard
of liberty and the embodiment 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 equality of all men, for
the union of the nation, assuring the
rights of all citizens, for the elevation of
labor, for an honest currency, for purity
in legislation and for integrity and ac-
countability in all departments of the
Government, 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,
long conspicuous in Congress, gave prom.
Use of strong and successful administra.
ton, promise fully realized during the
short period of his Office as President of
the United States. His distinguished
success in war and il peace have endear-
ed him to the hearts of the American
people.
In the administration of President
Arthur we recognize wise, conservative
aud patriotic policy, under which the
country has been blessed with remarka-
Bile prosperity, and we believe his emi.
nent services are entitled t1 and will
receive the hearty approval of every cit
izen.
It is the first duty of good govern.
ment to protect the rights and promote
the interests of its own people. The
largest diversity of industry is the most
productive of general prosperity and of
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 revenue for
Government, such duties shall be so
levied as to afford security to our diyersi-
fed industries and protection to the
rights and wages of labor, to the end
that active and Intelligent labor, as we'll
as capital, may have its just reward, and
the laboring man his full share in the
national prosperity. Against the so.
called economical system of the Demo
cratic 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 tax
alton by wise reductions 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 as will
relieve the taxpayer without ipjuring
labor or the great protective interests of
the country. We recognize the impor-
lance of sheep husbandry in the United
States, the serious depression which it is
now experiencing and the danger threat
ening its future prosperity, and we,
therefore, respect the demands of the
representatives of this important agricul-
tural interest for readjustment of the
duty upon foreign wool in order that
such industry shall have full and ade-
quate protection.
We have always recommended the
best money known to the civilized world,
and we urge that an effort be made to
invite all commercial nations in the es-
tablishment of an international standard
which shall fix for all the relative status
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 distinctly announces
its purpose to support such legislation as
will fully and efficiently carry out the
constitutional power of Congress over
Interstate commerce.
The principle of public regulation Of
railway corporations is wise and salu-
tary one for the protection of all classes
of people, and we favor legislation that
shall prevent unjust determinations and
excessive charges for transportation and
that shall provide for tho people and the
railways alike the fair and equal protec-
ton OF the laws.
We favor the establishment of Ma.
tional Bureau of labor, the. enforcement
of the eight hour law, and wise and
judicous system Of general education by
adequate appropriation from the national
revenues wherever the same is needed.
We believe that everywhere the pro.
lection due to the citizen of American
birth must be secured to citizens by
American adoption, and we favor the
settlement of international differences by
international arbitration.
The Republican party having its birth
in hatred of slave labor and in the desire
that all men may be free and equal, is
unalterably opposed to placing our work.
ing men in competition with any form of
servile labor, whether at home or abroad.
In this spirit we denounce the importa.