The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-09-03
WHOLE NO. 329

settlers; the restoration and preservation of
the public credit, the resumption of specie
payments, and the firm establishment in
the national statutes of the principle of
genuine civil service reform. The progress
of the State and nation for a quarter of
century of Republican rule is a sufficient
answer to all charges against its course in
the past, and is guarantee that its future
achievements will be equally grand and
beneficial TO the people.
They reaffirm their loyal adherence to
the declaration of the principles of the
National Republican party, and adopt on
the basis of their pledges to the people this
statement of Republican, principles and
policies.
First-We favor tariff upon the i'm
ported products oflow-priced foreign labor,
fairly and justly distributed, so as to pro-
tect the interests of American wage work
ers without adding to their burdens, and
we point to the history of Republican leg
islatlon as exhibiting such wise revisions
OF the tariff laws from time to time as
have secured these valuable results for the
country and the people. The party whose
quick sense of its duty to the people is
responsible for those achievements can be
depended upon to make such future re
most advantageous to the real interests of
American industry, and conspicuous among
tie changes we now deem sautary is the
restoration Of the tariff of 1867 on wool.
The record of the Democratic party shows
its utter incapacity to deal with this sub.
ject.
Second-The money of the constitution
is gold and silver com, and the paper rep.
resentative OF money, including gold and
silver certificates, and treasury and ;1ank
notes, should always be convertible into
coin of equal denomination at the will of
the holder. We produce both gold and
silver largely in our own country, and
therefore these metals, so far as is consist
ent with sound principles of finance, should
be utilized as money.
Third-We regard with favor the intel.
ligent organization of labor for such worthy
purposes as mutual education and for the
protection of their interests in ali things re.
lating to their welfare, and to the industrial
welfare of the country, and we favor the
enactment Of State and National laws pro.
viding the settlement of controversies be-
tween employers and employees by methods
OF voluntary arbitration or by the establish.
ment OF courts of concliation to avoid the
waste, loss and ill-feeling resulting from
strikes and lockouts, and the usual burden
and expense of litigation We are opposed
to ihe further importation Of Chinese labor
into this country, or of any other foreign
laborers under the contract system. We
favor any plan for the relief of free labor
from the competition of convict labor
whlch does not impose upon free labor q
greater expense OF supporting convicts in
ldleness or useless labor, and we favor the
adoption OF laws providing for the protec-
ton OF workers in our mines and other
hazardous callings, for the regulation of
the labor of children, and for such other
measures as will sustain and improve the
material and social welfare of our indus.
trial population. We are earnestly opposed
to the doctrine of the so.called anarchists.
and we believe in the utmost projection TO
each and every individual, in the enjoy.
ment OF the fruits of all his personal efforts
to earn an honest livelihood
Fourth-We believe that when anv con-
siderable portion of the State desires TO
express itself by vote upon change in the
organic law, 1t ought to be allowed to do
so Ill constitutional manner, and recog.
nlZlnG the evils OF intemperance, and de-
slrlng TO overcome those evils. we believe
the temperance question is one upon which
that expression should be so permitted.
we further demand the thorough enforce.
ment OF the present tax and police laws rs
they stand on the statute books.
Flfth-We are opposed to the granting of
OF the government domain to nonresident
foreigners to the exclusion OF our own cii
zens TO whose ownership and use for homes
it should be dedicated.
Sixth-We again declare our constant
sympathy with the Just and consistent
Republican policy and practice of granting
out of the nations abundance generous
pensions to the disabled veterans of our
wars, whether for the countrv's defense or
for the preservation of The Union. We
denounce the present National Adminlstra.
tlon for its indefensible vetoes of meritori.
Gus measures TO the relief of veterans AID
the widows and orphans of veterans. and
condemn the coarse and insolent terms in
which those vetoes were expressed. We
protest against the removal from official
places of worthy and disabled Union sol
diers to make way for partisan civilians
and ex confederates
Scyenth-We favor such wise national
legislation in regulation Of commerce be-
tween the states as will prevent extortion
by common carriers and secure for the
producer the transportation of his products
to all markets at a reasonable and proper
cost and without unjust discrimination in
favor of any class, interests or sections.
We also favor the amendment of the pat.
ent laws so rs to exempt the the owners
and users of patent articles purchased in
the ordinary way of trade from any labil-
| iiy to the patentee or his assigns.
Eighth-Repudiating the arrogant claim
of the supremacy of church over state, we
insist that it is the duty Of Congress to
enact such laws as shall promptly and ef-
fectually suppress the system of polygamy,
and that the laws so enacted shall be rigid.
ly enforced by The civil authorities, il pos
siblc, and by the military if necessary.
Ninth-We reaffirm our sympathy with
the oppressed of other lands, and especially
with the Irish nation in their gallant strug-
gle for the sacred right of self government.
Their cause is one which should not appeal
in vain to liberty loving and liberty en-
joying people, and we congratulate them
that under the leadership of Charles Stew