New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-07-21
Republican Platform

The following is the platform adopt
ed at the Republican congressional con-
vention held at Mankato, July 7th:
WHEREAS, 1t has been, and is, the
mission of the Republican party to in
augurate and carry out such needed re-
forms, from time to time. in our social
and political relations as are necessary
and proper to secure, and perpetuate a
government by the people, OF the people
and for the people, with equal rights
and liberty to all, and
WHEREAS, The industrial and social
relations of our country have undergone
radical changes by the inventions of the
last few decades, particularly by the
substitution of machinery and mechani-
cal appliances in the place Of manual
labor, and the introduction of new
agencies for transportation and carri-
age as we'll as for communication, and
WHEREAS, These inventions could be
utilized and the changes brought about
only by the aid of large amounts of or
ganized capital in the form of corpora
tons, many Of which exercise govern
mental functions and franchises, and
WHEREAS, History and our own ex-
perience teach us that capital so aggre
gated and empowered becomes aggres-
sive. grasping and dangerous to public
and individual welfare and ininlical to
the permanency of our institutions, I'M
less properly regulated and restrained
by law, and
WHEREAS, It has been demonstrated
by the strikes occurring within the last
few months, and the grievances that
our people are suffering and is appar-
ent to every rational mind that the
dangers above suggested are eminent
and perilous; and
WHEREAS, Such needed regulation
and restraint can only be effectually se-
cured by congressional legislation, and
as such legislation is in harmony with
the progressive, national and compre-
hensive principles of the Republican
party, now, therefore, be it
Resolvetl, That it is the imperative
duty of the candidate this day nominal
ed and OF every Republican to use his
utmost endeavors to procure the enact
ment Of such laws us will secure to
every individual within our land his
equal right of life, liberty and property,
whether his means consist of the soil, or
capital invested.
And to this end we ask that congress
create q commission or tribunal 10 as
certain and adjust all differences be-
tween employer and employed. who
come within the sphere Of national sup
ervision, with full power in such COM
mission or tribunal to cntorce its de-
creeS.
That congress by proper legislation
compel all common Interstate carriers
to carry freight and passengers at rea-
sonable rates without discrimination
against localities or individuals, and
that such reasonable rates" be deter
mined on the basis of the actual
amount of capital invested in the line
or means Of transportation and not up
Oh any fictitious value through watered
stock or otherwise.
That congress exercise no greater lem
iency toward corporations which have
failed to earn Il bountifnl bonus #
lands, than the law does toward the in
dieent or unfortunate homestead settler,
who has been unable to comply with
the law in the matter of settlement or
cultivation. For such failure his claim
is forfeited. Applying the same rule to
corporations in default, an area equal
to the half of our state would be saved
to the public domain, and we ask that
it be done.
Resolved, That it is the duty of con-
gress by proper legislation to prevent
the manufacture OF any substance for
use as food that is unwholesome, and
otherwise.
Resolved, That our interests demand
a thorough reyision of the tariff, SO that
it may be adjusted to the present wants
of all parts of the country, and that all
items of tariff outgrowth OF necessities
OF the war be eliminated and that all
necessities of the producing classes,
especially those which compete with
none of the productions of this country,
be placed on the free list.
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