Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-28
NATIONAL COMMITTEE.

Ala.-Wm. YoungbloodIN. &c A. Hobart.
Arkansas -. N. Y.
Calm H. DeYoung. N. CIV. P. Canady
Cow A. Hamill Ohio-A. L. Conger.
COINS Fessenden oregon-J. Bourne, Jr.
Del-D. A. Leighton. IPenn.-M. S. Quay.
Fla.-Maj. ]. A. RrsselllR. 1T w. Chase.
Georgia-F. F. Putney.i is. &c. NJ. Brayton.
nl.-George R. Davis. Tenn.----.
lndana-John G. New. tTexas-N. w. Quincy.
Iowa.. A. GARRISON. VIC. W. Hooker.
Ky.-w. c. Goodioe. W. Van. B. Scott.
Lap. BIS. Pinchback Wis.-H C. Payne
Maine-J. M. Haynes. lArlzona-Geo, Price.
Midas. j. Gary. IDak.-A. A. Mellack.
Mass.-Henry S. Hyde. Idaho-Geo. L. Shoup.
Mich. P. Sanborn. Mon.-Chas. S. Warren
Minn.-R. c. Evans. IN NV L. Ryerson
MisS.-James Hill. UTAH.. S. Mcbride.
Missouri-C l. Filley. w. TT H. Cavanagh
Neb.-W Nj. Robertson. Wyo.-J. NJ. Carey.
New. EVAN Williams. d. C.-Perry Carson.
N. He'd H Rollins.i
Mr.. Mckinley. from the committee on reso-
lutions. reported the platform, which was
unanimously adopted
The Republicans of the United States, as.
sembled by their delegates in National conven-
ton, pause on the threshold of their proceed
ings to honor the memory of their first great
leader, the in mortal champion of liberty and
OF the rights OF the people, Abraham Lincoln !;
and to cover also with wreathS Of imperishable
remembrance and gratitude the heroic names
of our later leaders who have more recently
been called away from our councils-Grant,
Garfield Arthur, Logan and Conklng. May
their memories be faithfully cherished.
We also recall with greetings, and with prayer
for his recovery. the name of one of our living
heroes, whose name will be cherished in the
history, both Of Republicans and of the Repub-
lie, the name Of that noble soldier and favorite
child Of victory, Philip H. Sheridan. In the
spirit of those great leaders and of our own de-
voton to human liberty and political hostility
to all forms of despotism, we send
fraternal congratulations to our fellow
Americans of Brazil upon the accomplishment
of the abolition of slavery throu ghout 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 reaffirm answering devotion to the
National Constitution and to the indissoluble
Union of the States; to the autonomy reserved
to the States under the Constitution; to the
personal rights and liberties OF citizens in all
the States and Territories 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 free bal
lot in public elections, and to have that ballot
duly counted We hold that free and honest
popular ballot, and the just and equal represen
tation Of all the people, is the foundation Of our
republican government, and demand execu-
tive legislation to secure the integrity and
purity OF elections, which are the foundations
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 of the Constitution
and laws of the United States.
We are uncompromisingly in favor OF
the American system OF protection.
proposed by the President and his
party They serve the interests of Europe;
we will support the interests of Amer.
ica We accept the issue and confidently
appeal to the people for their Judgment. The
protective system must be maintained. Its
abandonment has always been followed by
general disaster to all interests except those of
the usurer and the sheriff. We denounce the
Mills bill destructive to the general bust
ness, the labor and the farming interests of the
country, and We heartily indorse the consistent
and patriotic action of the Republican
representatives in Congress in oppos-
ing it's passage. We condemn the propo-
sition of the Democratic party to
place wool on the free list and we ~ sist that
the duties thereon shall be adjusted and main
tanned so as to furnish full and adequate PRO-
lection to that industry.
The Republican party would effect all needed
reduction Of the National revenue by repeating
the taxes upon tobacco, which are an annoy
ance and burden to agric ulture, and the tax
upon spirits used in the arts, and for
mechanical purposes; and by such re-
vision of the tariff laws as will tend to
are produced by our people, the production OF
which give employment TO our labor, and re-
lease from import duties those articles of for
eign production Except luxuries) the like OF
which can not be produced at home. If there
still shall remain a larger revenue than is req
uisite for the wants of the Gov
eminent, we favor the entire re-
peal Of internal taxes, rather than the
surrender of any part of our protective system
at the joint behest Of the Whisky Trust and the
agents of foreign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility to the introduction
into this country of foreign contract labor and
of Chinese labor alien to our civilization and to
our Constitution; and we demand the rigid en-
forcement of existing laws against it, and favor
such immediate legislation as will exclude such
labor from our shores.
We declare our opposition to all combinations
of capital organized in trusts or otherwise to
control arbitrarily the condition of trade among
our citizens; and we recommend to Congress
and the State Legislatures, in their respective
to enact such legislation as will
prevent the execution OF all schemes to Cypress
the people by undue charges on their supplies
or by unjust rates for the transportation OF
their products to market.
We approve the legislation by Congress to
prevent alike unjust burdens and unfair ais
between the States.
We reaffirm the policy of appropriating the
public lands of the United States to be home
steads for American citizens and settlers, not
aliens. which the Republican party established
in 1862 against the persistent opposition of the
Democratic party in Congress. and which has
brought our great Western domain into such
magnificent development. The restoration OF
unearned railroad land grants to the public do
main for the use of actual settlers, which was
begun under the administration OF President
Arthur, should be continued.
We deny that the Democratic party has ever
restored one acre to the people, but declare
that by the joint action OF Republicans and
Democrats in Congress about fifty millions OF
granted for the construction OF
have been restored to
the public domain in pursuance OF conditions
inserted by the Republican party in the orig
inal grant.
We charge the Democratic Administration
with failure to execute the laws securing to
settlers title to their homesteads, and with
using appropriations made for that purpose to
harass innocent settlers with spies and prose-
cut:ons under the false pretence OF exposing
frauds and vindicating the law.
The Government by Congress Of the Territories
Is based upon necessity only to the end that they
may become States in the Union; therefore,
whenever the conditions Of population. mate
rial resources, public intelligence and morality
are such as to insure stable local government
therein, the people of such Territories should
be permitted, as right inherent In them, to
form for themselves constitutions and State
Governments and be admitted into the
Union. Pending the preparation for
statehood all officers thereof should
be selected from the bona fde residents
and citizens OF the Territory wherein they are
TO serve. South Dakota should Of right be Inn
medtately admitted as State into the Union,
under the Constitution framed and adopted by
her people, and we heartily fndorse the action
of the Republican Senate in twice passing
bills for her admission. the re-
fusal Of the Democratic House OF
REPRESENTATIVES, for partisan purposes, 10
favorablv consider these bills, il q willful vio-