Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-02
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration Of Principles and Asser.
tiOn Of Popular
Right.


The Republicans Of the United State,
assembled by their delegates in Nations
convention, pause on the theshold Of thei
proceedings TO honor the memory Of thei
. lrst great leader, the immortal champion
Of liberty and the rights Of the people
Abraham Lincoln; and to cover ais,
with wreaths Ofimperishable remembranc
and gratitude the heroic names Of late
leaders, who have more recently beer
called away from our councils-GTant
3 Garfield, Arthur, Logan and Conkltng
May their memories be faithfully cher
ished.
We also recall with our greetings and
with prayer for his recovery the name oI
one Of our living heroes whose memory
will be treasured in the history both Of
Republicans and Of the Republic-the
name Of that noble soldier and favorite
son Of victory, Philip II Sheridan.
In the spirit Of those great leaders, and
Of our own devotion to human liberty, and
with that hostility to all forms Of despOt.
ism and oppression which IS the funda.
mental idea Of the Republican party, we
send fraternal congratulations to our fell
low Americans of Brazil upon their great
act of emancipation, which completed the
abolition of slavery throughout the two
American continents. We earnestly hope
that we may soon congratulate our fellow.
citizens Of Irish birth upon the peaceful
recovery OF hume rule for Ireland.
We affirm our answering devotion to
the National Constitution and to the in.
dlssoluble Union Of the states to the au-
tonOmy reserved the states under the Con.
stitution TO the personal rights and liber.
ties OF citizens in all the States and Terri.
tories in the Union, and especially to
the supreme and sovereign right Of
native or foreign born, white or black, to
cast one free ballot Ia public elections,
and to have that ballot duly counted. We
hold the free and honest popular ballot,
and the just and equal representation of
all the people, to be the foundation Of our
republican government and demand ef
feclive legislation to secure the integrity
and purity of elections, which are the
fountains Of all public authority, We
charge that the present administration
and the Democratic majority IN Congress
owe their existence TO the suppression OF
the ballot by a criminal notification ofthe |
Constitution and laws Of the United |
States.
We are uncompromisrngly in favor of
the American system Of protection. We |
protest against its destruction proposed |
10y the president and his party. They |
serve the interests Of Europe; we will
support the interests Of America. We ac'
copt the issues and confidently appeal to
The people for their judgment The pro-
tective system must be maintained, It's
has always been followed |
by general disaster to all interests, except |
hose of the usurer and the sheriff We
leuounce the Mills bill as destructive to !
he general business, the labor and the |
farming interests of the country, and we
heartily endorse the consistent and
patriotic actions of the Republican Rep
in Congress in opposing its
passage.
We condemn the proposition of the
Democratic party TO place wool ON the free
list, and we insist that the duties thereon
shall be adjusted and maintained 80 as to
furnish full aud adequate protection to
that industry.
The Republican party would effect all
needed reduction of the National revenue
by repeating the taxes on tobacco, which
are an annoyance and burden to agriculture,
and the tax upon spirits used in the arts
and for mechanical purposes; and by such
revision OF the tariff as will tend TO check
imports Of such articles as are produced 10y
our people, the production Of which gives
employment to our labor, and release from
import duties those ARTICLES Of foreign pro-
duotion Except luNuries) the like Of (which
can not De produced at home. II there
shall sull remain larger revenue that is
requisite for the wants OF the government
we favor the entire repeal OF internal
taxes rather than the surrender OF
any part of our protective system al
the joint behesl of the whisky trusts and
the agents Of foreign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility to the inIroduc.
ton into this country Of foreign contract
labor, and OF Chinese labor, alien TO our
civilization and our Constitution, and we
demand the rigid enforcement OF the ex.
isting laws against il, and favor such i'm
mediate legislation as will exclude such
labor from our shores.
We declare our opposition to all oomhin'
atoms OF capital organized IN trusts OF Ntnet'
wise, to control arbitrarily the condition
OF trade among our citizens, and We eom'
mend to Congress and 10 tho State Legis'
atures, m their respective jurisdictions,
suoh legislation as will prevent the eNecu'
ton OF all schemes to oppIess the people by
undue charges on their supplies, OF Ivy un'
Just rates ioT the transportation Of their
products to market We approve the leg
islatiou by Congress 10 prevent alike un'
Just burdens and unfair determinations be.
tween the States,
We roatirm the policy Of approPria,ing
the public lands Of the United States % be
homestead tor American citizens and set.
tiers, not aliens, which the Republican
party established in 1909, against the
persistent opposition Of the Democrats in
Congress, and which has brought ouT great
Western domain into such magnificent
development. The restoration OF uneArn,
Cd land grants 10 the public domain for
the use OF actual settlers, which was begun
under the administration OF Presideht AT
Il A.. a haN