Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-15
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration of Principles and Asser-
ton Of Popular
Right.

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proceedings to honor the memory OF thci
first great leader, the immortal champion
Of liberty aud the rights Of the people
Abraham Lincoln; and to cover als'
with wreaths ofimperishable remembrance
and gratitude the heroic names OF late
leaders, who have more recently beeI
called away from our councils-GIant
Garfield, Arthur, Logan and Conkl,ng
May their memories be faithfully cher
ished.
We also recall with our greetings anC
with prayer for his recovery the name o
one Of our living heroes whose memory
will be treasured in the history both o
Republicans and Of the ReDublic-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 20 human liberty, and
with that hostility to all forms OF despnt'
Ism and oppression which IS the tunda.
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 llher.
ties of citizens in all the States and Terri.
tories in the Union, aud especially to
the supreme and sovereign right Of
every lawful citizen, rich or poor,
native or foreign born, white or black, to
cast one free ballot Ia public elections,
aud 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 et-
fective legislation to secure the integrity
aud 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 criminal notification Ofthe
Constitution and laws of the United
States.
We are uncompromislng in favor OF
the American system of protection. We
protest against its destruction proposed
by the presldent and his party. They
serve the interests Of Europe; we will
support the interests of America. We ac.
cept the issues and confidently appeal to
the people for their judgment. The pro.
tectlve system must he mainta ned, Its
abandonment has always been followed
by general disaster to all interests, except
those of the usurer and the sheriff We
.lenounce the Mills bill az destructive to
the 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 so as to
furnish full and adequate protection to
that industry.
The Republican party would effect all
needed reduction of the National revenue
by repeating the taxes on tobacco, which
ire an annoyance and burden TO agriculture,
md the tax upon splrits used in the arts
md for mechanical purposes; and by such
eyision Of the tariff as will tend to check
imports Of such articles as are produced by
,ur people, the production Of which gives
employment to our labor, and release from
IMPORT duties those articles Of foreign pro-
iuction Except luXures) the like Of which
AN not he produced at home. II there
hail still remain larger revenue that is
equisi5e for the wants OF the government
We favor the entire repeal OF internal
axes rather than the surrender of
my part of our protective system at
he Joint behest OF the whisky trusts and |
he agents of foreign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility to The introduc. |
ion into this country of foreign contract
Sbor, and OF Chinese labor, alien to our
and our Constitution, and we |
lemand the rigid enforcement of the ex.
sting laws against it, and favor such i'm.
Mediate legislation as will exclude such |
ahoT from our shores,
We declare our opposition to all comhin.
tions of capital organized in trusts or other.
wise, to control arbitrarily the condition
II trade among our citizens, and we com.
mend to Congress and TO the State Legis-
lures, IN their respective Jurisdictions,
uoh legislation as will prevent the eNecu.
ion OF all schemes to oppress the people by |
Undue charges on their supplies, or 10y IN.
ust rates lor the transportation Of their
products to market, We approve the leg.
Station by Congress to prevent alike un.
ust burdens and unfair determinations be.
ween the States,
We reSthrm the policy Of appTopriating
he public lands of the United States 70 be
for American citizens and set.
lers, not aliens, which the Republican
arty established in 1862, against the
'ersistent opposition OF the Democrats in
congress, and which has brought our great
Western domain into such magnificent
evelopment The restoration OF unearu.
a land grants 20 the public domain for
he use Of actual settlers, which was begun
nder the administration Of President Az.
lur, should be continued, We deny that
he democratic party has ever restored one
Gro to the people, but declare that by the
,int action Of republicans aud democrats,
bout fifty millions OF acres Of uneaTned
,nds originally granted for the consIruc.
on OF railroads have been restored to the
lblic domain, in pursuance Of the eondi'