Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-09
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration of Principles and Asser'
tiOn Of Popular
Right.

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The Republicans OF the United States
assembled by their delegates in Nationa
convention, pause on the theshold Of thei
proceedings to honor the memory Of thoi
: first great leader, the immortal champion
of liberty and the rights of the people
Abraham Lincoln; and to cover alsC
with wreaths ofimperishabe remembrance
and gratitude the heroic names Of late
leaders, who have more recently beer
called away from our councils-Grant
Garfield, Arthur, Logan and Conkllng
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 70 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.
dIssoluble Union of the states to the au.
tOnOmy reserved the states under the Con.
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 III 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- !
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 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 uncompromislngly 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 ac.
oept the issues and confidently appeal to
he people for their judgment. The pro-
,echve system must be maintained, Its
has always been followed
)y general disaster to all interests, except
hose of the usurer and the sheriff. We
lenOunce the Mills bill as destructive to
he general business, the labor and the
armIng interests of the country, and we
heartily endorse the consistent and
patriotic actions Of the Republican Rep
'esentatives IN Congress in opposing its
passage
We condemn the proposition of the
Democratic party to place wool ON the free
ist, and we insist that the duties thereon
hall be adjusted and maintained 80 as to
urnish full aud adequate protection to
hat industry.
The Republican party would effect all
eoded reduction of the National revenue
" repeating the taxes on tobacco, which
re an annoyance and burden to agriculture,
nd the tax upon spirits used in the arts
nd for mechanical purposes; and by such
evisiOn of the tariff as will tend to check
npcTts OF such articles as are produced by
ur people, the production Of which gives
mployment to our labor, aud release from
npoTt duties those articles of foreign pro.
uction Except luxuries) the like of which /
an not be produced at home. II there q
hall still remain a larger revenue that is a
'quisite for the wants OF the government /
e favor the entire repeal OF internal q
'Xes rather than the surrender of Il
ny part Of our protective system at =
le JOINT behest of the whisky trusts and Il
le agents of foreign manufacturers. h
We declare our hostility to the introduo. $
on into this country of foreign contract 4
bor, and of Chinese labor, alien to our u
and our Constitution, and we c
smand the rigid enforcement of the ex. IL
ting laws against it, and favor such i'm. \
odate legislation as will exclude such a
Dor from our shores. a
We declare our opposition to all oombin. {
ions Of capital organized in trusts or other. 5,
Use, to control arbitrarily the condition OF
trade among our citizens, and we com. al
end to Congress- aud to the State Legis. Il
ures, IN their respective Jurisdictions,
oh legislation as will prevent the execu. ~,
IN Of all schemes to oppTess the people by :,
ldue charges on their supplies, or by un. i,
st rates for the transportation of their ~
oducts to market, We approve the leg. n,
alton by Congress to prevent alike un. r.
Vt burdens and unfair determinations be. l.
een the States. ~,
We roSfhrm the policy Of AppTopriating :.
c public lands Of the United States to be :,
meSIeads for American citizens and set. ~
rs, not aliens, which the Republican -
rty established in 1909, against the y, "''
rsistent opposition OF the Democrats in ~
ngress, and which has brought our great Nv ~.
estern domain into such magnificent 80
The restoration OF unearn. - -,
land grants 10 the public domain for Va
J use Of actual settlers, which was begun -,
Ter the administration OF President Ar. all
II, should be continued We deny that up
democratic party has ever restored one 90