Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-04
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration Of Principles and Asser
tiOn Of Popular
Right.

The Republicans Of the United States
assembled by their delegates in Natlona
convention, pause on the theshold OF thei
proceedings 10 honor the memory OF thei
first great leader, the immortal champion
Of liberty and the rights of the people
Abraham Lincoln; and to cover als'
with wreaths Ofimperishable remembranc
and gratitude the heroic names Of late
leaders, who have more recently beef
called away from our councils-CIrant
Garfield, Arthur, Logan and Conkling
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 oI
| 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 home 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
every lawful citizen, rich or poor,
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 ei-
fective 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 majouty IN Congress
owe their existence to the suppression OF
the ballot by a criminal notification the
Constitution and laws Of the United
States.
We are uncompromislngI in favor of
the American system Of protection. We
protest against its destruction proposed
by the president and his party. They
serve the interests Of Europe; we will
support the interests Of America. We &C.
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
10y general disaster to all interests, except
those of the usurer and the sheriff We
denounce the Mills bill as 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
resentatives 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
arc an annoyance and burden to agriculture,
and the tax upon spirits used in the arts
and ior mechanical purposes; and 10y 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.
iuotion Except luXuries) the like of which
,an not DO produced at home. II there
shall still remain larger revenue that is
requisite iOT the wants OF the government
We favor the entire repeal OF internal
axes rather than the surrender of
any part of our protective system at
the joint behest OF the whisky trusts and
he agents of foreign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility to the introduc'
tion into this country of foreign contract
ahor and OF Chinese labor, alien 20 our
,ivilitation and our Constitution, and We !
demand the rigid enforcement OF the ex.
sting laws against il, and favor such i'm. |
mediate legislation as will exclude such |
ahoT from our shores.
We declare our opposition 20 all combin' |
luons OF capital organized in trusts OF other |
wise, to control arbitrarily the condition |
II trade among our citizens, and we com.
mend 70 Congress and to the State Legis. !
,tures, IN their respective jurisdictions, |
,uoh legislation as Will prevent the eNecu. |
ion OF all schemes to oppTess the people by |
Undue charges on their supplies, OF by un- |
ust rates tor the transportation Of their /
products 60 market, We approve the leg. .
station by Congress to prevent alike un.
ust burdens aud unfair determinations be,
ween the States,
We rcaihTm the policy OF appropriating
he public lands OF the United States 20 be
ioT American citizens and set.
lers, not aliens, which the Republican
,arIy established in 1909, against the
,ersis,ent opposition OF the Democrats in
congress, and which has brought ouI great
Western domain into such magnificent
oyelopmenL The restoration Of uneArn,
4 land grants 20 the public domain for
no use OF actual settlers, which was begun
nder the administration OF President Ar.
hur, should he continued. We deny that
he democratic party has eveT restored Que
ere 10 the people, but declare that by the
iint action Of republicans aud democrats,
bout fifty millions OF acres OF unoATned
lnds originally granted for the c0ns,ruc'