Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-20
AUDUBON AUDUBON
TUE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

TUE REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM.
| We reatnrm our uuswerying devotion 10 the
national constitution aud to the ndlssoluhle union
\ OF the states; 10 the autonomy reserved 20 the
rights sud liberties OF citizens In all the states and
territories In the union, aud especially to the SUI
preme aud sovereign right OF every lawful citizen,
! itch poor native or foreign born white OF black
| 10 one free ballot In public elections and 10
have that ballot duly counted.
We are uncompromsiugly IN favor % the Amer
| destruction proposed by tho president and HIS
party. They serve the Interests OF Europe; we
VIII SUPPORT the interests OF America We accept
the Issue and confidently appeal TO the people for
| their Judgment The protective system must ba
maintained Its abandonment has always been
Followed by general disaster TO all Interests except
| those OF the insurer and the sheriff. We donounce
| the NILS bill as destructive TO the general hus
| ness, the labor aud tho farming Interests Of tina
and patriotic action OF the republican representa-
| tlycs IN congress IN opposing It's passage,
We condemn the, proposition q the democratic
party TO place wool on the free list, aud We insist
that the duties thereon shall be adjusted aud main
iaacd 20 IS 70 furnish fun and adequate protection
| to that industry
| ductiop of tie nstt' nal revenue by repeating the
| taxes upon tonaceo, which ara an annoy aneo aud
| burden 70 agriculture, and the tax upon splrts
used in the arts, and for mechanical purposes and
by such revision OF the tariff laws as will tend 10
check imports Of such articles us are produced by
our people, the production OF which gives employ
ment 10 our labor aud release from Import dutles
those articles OF foreign production except luxur
hnn,, Wy Wy ,nar ~ III tiiI I ~ piuuu.eu Nv
Than ia raonIse fnr M ,yants ~, IA v
we favor the entire repeal OF internal taxes rather
"a, s az ~. ii, y, guy pat " W, pioteetNs
,4 ~ } o,,t ~, wv "a'sA' ri's ""u
We declare our hostility to the introduction Into
nese labnr Ala, y, ~ cIi,;"a,,nn "rh an, can
sti,ntinnn ana ~ a,ah ~ MI, "nW ~, ~,
OF the existing laws against II, and favor such
from, onr shoEn,s "' "'i 'A'''Ho '"N" 'aoo'
Ne declare onr opposition IN ALI combinations
Of capital GRANTED In trusts or otherwise 10 con.
ritIzsns' ma W. om,nand ~ ranrsass MA ,n
state lenslatures IN their r,,snc,yn n,sJlc'ions
surh l,sIsIauon a. win nrn,en, ,S' xm,ia, ~
nil srhsnss ~ on"rsss ,he nennl M
charges an th,p s,,nnics or IN nptnst ,,tna Snr
Inc transportation ~ theIr p,odnris Ia market
I'VE annrnye Tho lcgIsiatinn Inv CONGRESS Ia nrrani
aik" uniusi bprdns ana unfoir
hei,y,.n INA s,atss ' ~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Ne rcsnirm thr no,Iry ~ an,ro,r,.tin, IN.
nnhiIc ianas ~ tha upIied states H. III hnn,gisad.
fnr AmrrIram citiS,ns anJ seiiIars No. ali,ns
, ,y h,Sp'a SasnS ana ss,ersi np' sirns'
AGAINST IN. nnrsis,ent opnnsItion ~ ~" d.m,r,ats
il, rnn,ras ma ,vhili, has hr,nght anr ',,s,
,astrr, Jn,,atn M, snch ,na',niNrnn,' "a aa,h,n
mcnf '''' '''' ''N' '"s''N'"' "'''''P
The government nv congress- Of IN, territori,,
Ia b,scd nnpE npr.a.Itv onlv ia tho and tbat thcy
may herone ,tat,s II, ibe nnion, ihcraforr ,yhsn,
ever Tho ronIitiona Of nomination ms,,,tu rs
sourres, bubble intellIssnar md morality are sunh
rs 10 insure stable local government therein, the
people OF such territories should be permitted M
right Inherited In them TO form for themselves
constitutions and state governments aud be
admitted into the union PENDING the preparation
Tor statehood all ocers thereof should be selected
from the bona hde residents aud citizens of the
territory wherein they are To serve south Dnko'
kola should OF right be Immediately admitted as
state IN tue union, under The constitution framed
and adopted by her people, aud we heartily indorse
the action OF the republican senate In twice pass
ing bulls Tor her admission.
, me political power OF inc mormon church In
tue territories, as exercised IN The past, IL a men
ace To Tree institutions too dangerous To be long
suhcied, Therefore we pledge The republican
party TO appropriate Legislation asserting tho
sovereignty OF Tho nation IN al territories where
the same IL questioned, hhd IN furthoranec OF hat
ehu 10 place upon Tue statute books Legislation
stringent enough 10 divorce the political from the
ecclesiastical power hnd mus stamp out the at
tendant WlCkedness OF polygamy.
Ihe republican, party Is IN favor OF tho use or
both gold and silver IA money, aud denounces the
policy OF the democratic administration In Its
Efforts TO demohetiSe silver
We demand the reduction OF letter postage 10
cent per ounce,
In republic IKE ours, where the citizen Is tho
power i exercised except by The viii "fth " people
Il Is important that the soyereign--the people
s h possssS mssEenGe nns ire school