Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-11
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration Of Principles and Asser-
tiOn Of Popular
Right.

| assembled by their delegates IN NatiOns
convention, pause on the theshold Of thei
proceedings to honor the memory Of thoi
flrst 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 bee
called away from our councils-GTant
Garfield, Arthur, Logan and COnkllug
May their memories be faithfully cher
ished.
We also recall with our greetings an,
with prayer for his recovery the name o
one Of our living heroes whose memor!
will be treasured in the history both o
Republicans and of the Republic-th,
name Of that noble soldier and favoritt
son Of victory, Philip II Sheridan.
In the spirit of those great leaders, anC
of our own devotion 10 human liberty, anc
with that hostility to all forms Of despnt
ism and oppression which Is the funda
mental idea Of the Republican party, We
send fraternal congratulations to our fel.
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.
dissoube Union of the states to the au.
tonOmy reserved the states under the Com
stitulion 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 IL 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 et-
iecDive legislation to secure the integrity
aud purity If elections, which are the
fountains Of all public authority, We
charge that the present administration
and the Democratic majority m Congress
owe their existence TO the suppression Of
the ballot by criminal notification ofthe
and laws of the United
States
We are uncompromisngly in favor OF
he American system Of protection. We
protest against its destruction proposed
by the pTusIdgut and his party. They
serve the interests Of Europe; we will
support the interests OF America We &C.
sept the issues and confidently appeal to
he people tor their judgment The pro-
.cctvo system must be mainta ned, It's
has always been followed
" general disaster to all interests, except
hose OF the usurer and the sheriff. We
lenounce the Mills bill an destructive TO
he general business, the labor and the
UrmIng interests of the country, and we
heartily endorse the consistent and
actions OF the Republican Rep.
esentatiyes IN Congress in opposing its
passage.
We condemn the proposition Of the
Democratic party 10 place wool on the free
lsi, and we insist that the duties thereon
hall be adjusted and maintained so as TO
urnish full and adequate protection TO
hat industry.
The Republican party would effect all
eeded reduction OF the National revenue
" repeating the taxes on tobacco, winch !
re an annoyance and burdent to agriculture, |
nd the tax upon spiris used in the arts |
nd for mechanical purposes; and by such |
eyisiOn OF the tariff as will tend to check |
npcrts Of such articles as are produced 10y |
VI people, the production Of which gives |
mployment to our labor, aud release from |
uport duties those articles OF foreign pro.
uction Except luNuries) the like ofwhich
an not be produced at home, II there
hall sull remain larger revenue that is
,quisite for the wants OF the government
e favor the entire repeal OF internal
,Xes rather than the surrender Of
ny part of our protective system at
le joint behesl OF the whisky trusts and
,e agents OF foreign manufacturers,
We declare our hostility to the iutruduc.
on into this country of foreign contract |
hot, and OF Chinese labor, alien TO our
Vhf,ion aud our Constitution, and we
smand the rigid enforcement of the CA.
ting laws against it, and favor such im.
cdlate legislation as will exclude such
bot from oar shores
We declare our opposition TO all comhin.
ions oi capital urgau,iodn Ia lrus,suTutNer
Use, 20 control arbitrarily the condition
trade among our citizens, and We com.
end 20 Congres, and 20 tho state Legis.
lures, no their respecuve Jurisdictions,
ch legislation as Will prevent the eNecu.
'n ot all schemes tooppress the po2plt by
1luc charges ON their supplies, OF by un.
sJ Jatos log the transportation Of their
oducts Go market Wcappwve lhe leg,
auou 10y Congress Co prevent alike mo-.
Sc hurleasauJ unfair determinations be.
cen the States.
We roathrm the policy ot appropriaUng
e public land, ut tho United States o. ly| f.
'mcs,eads tor American cll'tcus and sot,
,r,, not aliens, which tho Republican !
rN established lu 1909, against che =
p,sguJ opposition 90, Jhe Democrat, in .
'ngr,ss. and which has brought ogr grr1, !,
estelu domain into such magnificent "
Nho restoration oi uuearn. y
aua grants 60 thc puddle domain ior '
o. use 1i actual settlers, which WAS begun
Dor the administration ot rtrIjgLt AZ. a
lr, should bc continued We jeuy that 10
. aymolNtie party has eycJ restored one o.
.y ,a the people. but declare lhh, by the q
no action oi republicans and democrats, o
'al Nty million, 81 acres ol uDeAJnyd a.
is yug,nal.y granted tor the coOstuc, o.