Morris tribune., 1888-09-12
the following declaration O

nounces the following declaration OF
principles:
The Republicans of Minnesota do cor
daily ratify the nomination OF that emil
neut statesman and tried soldier, Benja-
min Harrison, for president and OF that
able and philanthropic citizen, Levi 2.
Morton, for vice president of the United
States, and pledge them such a majority
of the electors of this state as shall easily
assure Minnesota the place that she so
gloriously won for herself in the cam
paign Of 1884 as the banner Republican
state of the Northwest.
It points with pride to its record In
adopting in it's platform, and honestly
carrying into execution, the most prac-
ticable and effeetual restraint upon the
liquor traffic which has yet been devised,
to the large reduction OF the number OF
saloons In towns and cities, and their
extinction In country places and the
smaller villages, and pledges itself to tts
continued maintcnanec and enforcement
It is uncomprcnnisiasly In favor Of the
American system Of protection.
II adhcres TO the repeated declaration
of state and national plGtforms In favor
Of the modification, readjustmsnt and re-
duction of the tariff, and reiterates the
views of the Republican presidents, Gar
field and Arthur, upon the same subject,
as well as the recommendation OF the
commission appointed under the last Re-
publican administration.
It delares that all measures OF tarin
adjustment should be framed and con-
ceiyed in a cautious and conservative
spirit, so as not to disturb or impair In
terests which have grown up under ex-
listing revenue laws, and, as far as posi-
BILE, to relieve the people from unneces-
sary taxation upon articles which do not
enter into competition with American
industry.
1t reiterates It's former declarations In
favor Of an honest administration Of OWL
service laws and arraigns the Demo
cratic party for the failure to perform Its
promises in that respect.
1t points with just pride TO the pure
and clean administration Of 90 vernon A.
r. McGill, to the measures for the pro-
lection of the rights Of labor, the re-
straint upon corporate entertainment
upon the rights of the people which have
characterized the Republican administra-
) ton of the governments, both state ana
national.
1t denounees the attempt of the Dem
ocraric party to coerce the senate OF the
United states into the ratification Of the
se-ealled fisheries treaty" by the covert
threat Of injury to the growth and pros
perity of the Northwest, through the de-
struction Of certain competing railways.
It condemns the cowardlT and vacfl-
lsting policy Of that party in failing to
, protect great American industry from
the encrcachment Of q rival power, and
! it's selfish and dishonest course in delay
! ing the admission Of the territory OF Da-
| kota in order to maintain and perpetuate
Democratic control of its government.
The Republican party Of Minnesota,
| mindful of its obligations and response
bilities to the people Of the state, hereby
! declares its hostility to trusts so-called,
and to all monopolistic combin atoms Of
every form which seek to limit the pro-
duction or the price, or in any way con-
troll the commodities of the country.
1t endorses and approves the reform of
the voting system called the Australian
system, and recommends it to the favora-
BILE consideration Of the legislature.
| In view of the recent revelations show
ing the abuses to which our immigration
and naturalization laws have been sub
ject, we demand of the national congress
thorough revision OF those laws.
We heartily sympathize with the Irish
people in their struggle for home rule,
and with those brave leaders whose dis
interested patriotism has brought upon
them suffering in person and estate, and
shall hail the day as the dawn of liberty
| in Ireland, when the scheme Of the grand
old British statesman for governing Ire
land, whose name is household word
| wherever liberty is known, shall become
| part of the law of the British empire.
/ --