Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-09-28
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PROTECTION, THE PLANK ON
WHICH WE STAND.
sQUARELY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY-
REPEAL OF THE TOBACCO TAN
CLEVELAND'S ADMINISTRATION
CONDEMNED.

CLEVELAND's ADMINISTRATION
CONDEMNED.
CHICAGO, June 2l.-The following is the
platform as reported TO the convention
and adopted by unanimous vote
The Republicans OF the United States
assembled by their delegates in the Ma
tional Convention,pause on the threshold
of their proceedings TO honor the memory
of their first great leader. immortal cham
piOn of liberty and the rights of the POO
pie, Abraham Lincoln, and cover also
/ with wreaths of imporishabe remembran-
CO and gratitude, the heroic names Of the
| later leaders who have more recently been
called away from our councils Grant,
| Garfield, Arther, Logan, Conkling May
/ their memories De faithfully cherished.
We also recall with our greetings and
prayer for his recovery the name Of one
of our living heroes whose memory will
/ be treasured in history, both of Republi-
cans and Of the Republic, the name of that
noble soldier and iavorite child of victory,
/ Philip H. sheridan. I'm the spirit of those
great leaders and of our own devotion 10
/ human liberty and with that hostility TO
all the forms of despotism and oppression
which is the fundamental idea of the Re
publican party, We send lraternal cOngrat-
ulations to our fellow Americans OF Bra
iii upon their great act OF 'he emanclpa-
ton which completes 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 home rule for Ireland We re affirm
our answering devotion to the National
Constitution and the indissoluble Union
of States. to autonomy reserved 10 the
States under the constitution; to the per-
sonal rights aud liberties of the citizens
in all States and Territories in the Union,
and especially TO the supreme and sover-
eign right of every lawful citizen, rich or
poor, native or foreign born, white or
black, 10 cast one Tree ballot in the public
elections and TO have their ballot duly
counted. We hold that free trade and
honest and popular ballot and just and
equal representation OF all people 70 be
the foundation Of our Republican govern
ment and demand effective legislation TO
secure the integrity and surety of the
elections which are the fountains of all
public authority.
We charge that the present admmistra-
ton and the Democratic majority III Con-
grees owe their existence to the suppress
sion Of the ballot by the criminal nulliii-
cation of the constitution and the laws OF
the United States.
We are uncompromisingl in favor Of
the American system Of protection. We
protest against It's destruction as proposed
by the President and his party. They
serve the interests of America. We ac-
cept the issue and confidently appeal 10
the people for their Judgment The pro
tectIye system must be maintained. its
abandonment has always beeu followed
nv general disaster 10 all interests except
those of the Insurer and sheriff
We denounce the Mills bill as destruc-
tive to the general business. labor and
farming interests OF the country and we
/ heartily endorse the consistent and patri-
otto action Of the Republican representa-
I tiges IN Congress in opposing its passage
we condemn the proposition of the Demo
cratic party to place wool on the FREQ list,
and we insist that the du les thereon
shall be adjusted and maintained so as TO
furnish full and adequate protection 20
that industry
The Republican party would eject all
needed reduction OF the national revenue
by repeating the taxes upon tobacco, /
which are an annoyance and burden TO
agriculture, and tax on spirits used in the /
arts and for mechanical purposes and by |
such revision of the tariff laws as will /
tend TO check the imports of such articles /
as are produced by our people, the pfodnc- /
ton Of which gives employment to our /
labor and reduce from import duties those /
articles OF foreign production Except lux
uries} the like Of which cannot be produc-
ed at home. IL there shall still rcmain a /
larger revenue than is required Tor the (
government, we favor the entire repeal of
the internal revenue taxes rather than
the surrender Of any part of our protective
5etcm at the joint behcst OF whisky trusts
and agents of foreign manufacturers. We
declare our hostility 10 the introduction
into this country Of foreign contract a.
Dor ana Of Chinese labor, alien 20 our CIV
ilizatiOn and our constitution, and we de
mand a rigid enforcement Of existing laws
against il and favor such immediate leg
islation a. will exclude such labor from
our shores
We declare our opposition 10 all combin-
atoms of capital organized in trusts or
otherwise to control arbitrarily the con-
dtion of trade among our citizens, and We
recommend To Congress and the state
Legislatures, in their respective jurisdic-
tions, such legislation as Will prevent the
execution of all schemes 10 Cypress the
people by undue charges on their supplies
or by uniast rates for transportation of
their products to market. We approve
the legislation by Congress to prevent
alike burdens and unfair Determinations
between the States.
We re-afdrm the policy Of appr0priating
the public lands Of tho United States to
be homesteads for American citizens and
settlers, not aliens which the Republican
PARTY established in 1862, against the per
sistent opposition Of the Democrats in
Congress. and which has brought our
Western domain into such magnificent
dsvelopement the restoration Of unearn-
ed railroad land grants TO The public do
main for the use of settlers, which was
begun under the administration Of Prcsi-
dent Arther, shonld be continued. We
deny that that the Democratic party las
ever restored one acre TO the people /; but
declare that by joint action Of the Repub-
leans and Democrats about fifty millions
of acres of unoarned 4 nds, originally
granted for the construction Of railroads,
have been restored TO the public domain
in pursuance OF the conditions inserted
by the Republican party IN the orlginai
grants. We charge the Democratic ad-
mnistration with failure to execute the
laws securing to the settlers TIER nome
steads and with using the APPROPRIATION .',lls
made LOT that purpose 10 na'iaS9 'n""',"'
settlers with spies ana prosecutions ",'
der the false ieiense OF reporting iiaNu7
and vindicatins law. The Gottrnmenl
by Congress Of The Territories. IS based
upon necessity onlg 10 the end that they
may become states IN CniJu thereiore'
whenever the condition OF population