The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-07-17
Republican Platform.

The following is the platform in full
adopted by the Republican Convention
last week:
The Republicans OF Pennsylvania, in
convention assembled, reaffirm their
unfaltering faith in the cardinal princi.
Piles of the Republican party, and will
adhere to them so long as the contest
between right and wrong continues.
Beaten, but not cast down in the late
Presidential election, and advancing
confidently to another struggle, they
declare:
The Republican party of Pennsylva-
mia proclaims its advocacy of the repeal
of the internal revenue taxes, except
upon spirituous and malt liquors. The
revenues necessary for liberal support
of the government and the payment of
pensions to every disabled soldier, their
widows and orphans, and of the prin-
cipal and interest of the public debt
should be raised by an additional levy
on imports and with view to lift bust
ness from its present and guard it from
future depression.
We insist not only upon full protec-
ton to all home industries, but upon a
prompt revival of our commercial ma
rine and the promotion of foreign CON-
merce by proper discount of duties i'm
posed on goods imported in American
bottoms, and proper bounties to goods
exported to American bottoms. The
live issues of the present campaign are
protection to American industry, not
only through adequate tariff laws, but
such as will effectually stop the impor-
tation of foreign contract labor
The establishment of true system
of civil service, one which will give
competent officers, and yet not bind
either the political thoughts or actions
of American citizens one which will
give fixed tenure of Office and no re-
moval during the term of office except
for adequate public cause.
The necessity for the enforcement of
the right of every voter within our nat
ional boundaries to freely cast his bal
lot and have the same fairly counted
at the elections, and to give to each and
every man in whatever section of the
land he may dwell that equal and ade-
quate protection before the law to which
he is justly entitled.
The preservation of sound finan-
cial system the maintenance of cur.
rency worth 100 cents OH the dollar at
all times redeemable in coin, the pro.
lection of the National Treasury from
unwarranted and especially from dis.
loyal claims the maintenance of the
credit OF our government as established
by Republican administrations a just
regard for our commercial relations
with foreign powers and closer inter
course with these on the American con-
tinent to provide resolutely for the
protection of American national and
industrial independence to maintain
the standard of the social condition,
which in contrast to the circumstances
OF other countries, American labor has
thus far enjoyed to continue the con
test with undiminished courage in be-
half of our development against the
enormous influences of fore ign capital
seeking possession of our market to
establish the truth in the government
OF the country that the highest duty of
the republic, not only to its own peo-
pie, but to all, is to preserve its pros.
porous existence, thus to compel by its
example the modification of harsh sys.
TENS and the political emancipation of
other peodles. To all of these general
issues the Republican party of Penn.
sylvania, and we believe of the nation
in general, accords its most aggressive
support.
The Republican party, recognizing
labor as the basis on which the princi-
pie of our government is founded, be.
lieves the labor masses should receive
the fullest consideration 10 measures
for their education and protection. 1t
has already, through its legislative ma.
jority, enacted laws iurthering the IN.
dustries of the State The interests of
its mining population protecting hon
est labor against the unwarranled com.
petition of convict labor removing
taxes from manufacturing corpora,
tions, thereby giving promise Of re.
muneratlve employment to those suffer.