Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-10-03

Charles UlEiehs for attorney general. Ed-
=. Van R8nalsar.
The loltoEglng platform was then sdoptad:
THE FLAEFoR
The republican party OF Rev York. ia eonven.
Ion 1Elembled, deelafs=
EIFst-rhat the proViSIons Of tFs erisflna .sfv71
lsrgloe laws az the state and nation should be
1EsngtAensd and eEesnded % all grades 81 the
cubic service 20 which they may e applicable,
% tnas ths selection OF administrative 6ieers ia
De clV1 service ehaLl SO lar Is possible re- acV-
Lned solely BY capectty and fitness We insist
ll4cefs nos only On the letter. bat also in the
E-ELE- aoLloEaoly discharged soldiers and sGiGEF.
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Elyen the preference "a cerlfncati0n ana In aE,-
po1atment
sscond-That laws affecting the government OF
stslsa should be Eimpiifed. so as 70 enable ths
leople % NIX the responsible with ease and GER
ThiFd-That we demand Of congrsa the pas
Ee OF an 9c5 putting an end % the enlargement
y t9S sock OF money formed OF silver OF based
n silver ThemainoenEnee Of the gold standard
81 purity with gold and eli kinds OF money in
Sc q GENITAL % the prosperity Of the country
the restoration OF silver 20 Its former position
3 good money through equa lily with gold before
ne law, In the msioFlEy Of commercial nations,
must remain. until qcco1lnl frhed he rFief 9fni
Fourth, That We emphasize the demand Of the
2st national republican convention that ne Inn
position Of duties on foreign imports shall De
made not for reven only, but that In raising re-
han be levied to afford security TO ouF diVersi-
led industries ead protection 70 The Interests of
eapitsl may have its Jest reward; aud the labor
Ing man have his fuil share In the national pros
peT1Iy. The persistent threaFs OF democratic
leaders TO overthrow this policy adds TO the
present troubles Of trade ana paEalyses industry
larry esll1lessdl aslLl-leN Ior radical change
In the tariff law 10 a. Efatfntous assault on the
vases Of labor, On all branches Of production, and
~ interests OF tra1cs We are opposed % the IN
UOQuct2on OF any system OF nee tra1ss the In
svitable eiIset of which Wou be TO destroy our
mills aud factories, and carry dsWn American
wages to the standard OF the old world
Eiflh-That while Wa certainly endorse the
o. S. Grant, in favor Of harmony and good feel,
ing between north and SOUTH we insist on the
enforcement Of the guarantees OF equal civil and
political rights promised BY the constitution to
every free man. The right of suffrage must be
maintained, free and unnammeled, and If that
right is unlaW1ullV "a ed to any part Of the
people Of any state, its representation Ia congress
ana the electoral college shout be reduced,
6iZth-That the legislature having in purs1-
anee 70 the will OF the people, expressed &C the
polls, abolished the system Of contract laDOr IN
The prisons OF the state, we urge the enactment OF
laws tending to distribute as widely and eqult-
able as possible the burden Of competition with
lres labor,
Seventh-That In letting the contracts for state
work no contract should b. awarded 10 any cor
poration discriminating against any class or
We believe that the duty Of the republican
majority of the senate is to oppose the eonhrna-
lion of any person appointed In violation Of the
letter Of the civil service law.
We deuOuncs the national administration for
its obvious willingness to abandon the opinions
mise with those leaders of heir party who are
avOWedly in favor Of the continued debasement
The commerce Of the country eYinced
by its refusal TO carry out the system adopted by
congress for the encouragement Of American
shipping for lis arbitrary action in repudiatiug
the contracting regularly entered into by duly
verinC ia ia attempt TO deprive Aunerican me
chantes Of tue means Of livelihood until aroused
public opinion compelled It TO abandon its at
tempti ana tOr It's hOsElty further eVlnced Dy the
arbitrary enforcement of customs laws by prOVis-
ion and tricks INTENDED to deprive merchants OF
any fair opportunity for asserting their rights.
We denounce the democratic e1ecut We Of the
state for his action In reference to the census, re-
sultIng IN an extra ses ion OF tn glslsture 1t
large and useless exp ense while he vetoed neces-
sary appropriations Tor the state board Of health
Ia the face of decided epIdemics.
We denOunce his cOnOuct In VetOiDg the Brock
tvn reform bills in order to commend himself 70
The 10 1aI democratic leaders, while he approved
bills lega izing claims dating from the days Of
Tweed, barre by the statute Of lmitttiC ms and
BY judicial decisions and thereby imp lsed addi-
b nal burdens upon an oVerburdeneu city.
Eighth-That We recommend legislation guar
auteeUing the benefits Of public schools 70 all
children OF the state ana such control Of factory
hzIdren employed therein with the necessary
safeguards for their physical mental ana moral
Ninth-That stringent laws should be passed
Tor the improvement Of the sanitary condition Of
The homes Of the WCFklngmeu In cities.
Teuth-Ihat We demand the strict enforcement
by the nat Onal government OF g law prohibiting
she importing Of contract labor.
EleVenth-Ehat we recommend Legislators to
foster the agricultural and dairy Interests Of the
stale ana such as viii prevent me adulteFatlon Of
articles Of food.
Twelfth hat we favor the continuance Of the
railroad commission upon 3 non partisan b. sis.
ThiEJt enth-That In the interest of cheap
transportation for the country and reduced taxa
ton for the people Ofthis state, we declare in
favor Of asking the national government TO assist
In the improvement Of locks and The deepening II
the channel Of the Erie canal under state control
l4tn-rh ire improvement OF tue levy -.t tax
IS, commend by the re- enG rep ncan lfgtg e
ton unde- nj rye sum have been u te Q
ON sOurc 8 Wh1 b previously ha esgG ed tax
ton houl be pc fecbs ana extended so Gs tn
bur en- nay fail equally on all classes Of proper
Fif5ee th-We oondeun the hypocrisy Of the
Democrat paF-y in pledgiBg Itself before ele tiOn
O Gil erVt re OFm, aid after the ele ton de-
y uuciug through 1t8 N 81 q eadeT1 he civil
ke vice act % INC institutional, while the nation
> a mlntss alton IA YES uied an faith ul
pubic servants, ana Teplac g tn m with persOut
whose My &c =" N ndatiou Is active and in
some instances dtsrrputable political " TX.
S1Eteen4h-We ueuOuuc6 the hypocr1tlcal pre-
fences under which faithful republican officers
aTe removed on the plea Of Offensive partisan
ThrOop, Chase, Pillsbury. Aquilla and others,
some Of whose nam appear upon the prison
records of the country and whose recommends
ton IS political paEtisanFhip, are appointed Ia
ground of offensive partiBarship, republicans who
z dit newspapers while the national admiuiBtra-
ton continues In high judicial Office In the city Of
n W York q prominent democratic app intee,
who publicly announces himself as having as
sug ed. since his a pOintment the control Of an
lVOWedly partiian journal