Huntsville gazette., 1888-06-30
THE pLArFoRM IN FULL AS UNANI-
MoUsLY ADOPTED.

rnittee," said Nr. Mckinley, II am IN
structed by the committee on resolutions t
report the following declaration Of princi
pies:
.4The Republicans Of the United States as
semhled oy their delegates IL National con
yention pause on the threshold of their pro
ceeilnCs to honor the memory Of their frs
great leader, the immortal champion 0
liberty and OF right Of the people, Abraham
Lincoln. and 70 cover also with wreaths 0
imperlshalIe rememoranc and gratitude tn
heroic names Of our later leaders who hav
uore recently been called away from oul
own councils-Grant, Garfield, Arthur Lo
gan and CQnkling. May their memories bf
faithfully cherished
1--WE also recall with great greetings an,
with prayer for bis recovery the name o
one OF our living heroes, whose name win b.
cherished in the history, both of Republican
and OF the republtc-the name of that noble
soldier and favorite child Of victory. Phil,
H. Sheridan.
'sIn the spirit Of those great leaders and
of our own devotion Co human liberty ant
Political hosttiittcs to all forms Of despotisIn
we send fraternai congratulations to our fel
low Americans of Brazil, upon the accom-
,1lshment Of the abolition OF slavery
Throughout two American continents. w
earnestly hope that we may soon congratu
late our fellow citizens Of irish birth upon
the peaceful recovery Of Home Rule for Ire
land.
the National constitution and TO the indis
soluble union Of the ssates: 10 the autonomy
reserved TO the states; 10 the states undel
the constitution: to the personal rights anc
liberties of citizens IL all the states and terri
tories in the uhion aud especially TO the
supreme and sovereign right OF every Lawful
citizen, rich or poor, native or foreign born
white or black, to cast free ballot III public
elections ani to have that ballot duly
counted
1--WE hold that free and honest popular bal
lot and the Just and equal representation for
all of the people is the foundation OF our re
publican government and demand effective
legislation to secure the integrity and purity
of elections which are the fountains OF al
public authority
1--WE charge that the present admlnistra
tion and the Democratic majority III con
gress owe their existence 10 the suppression
of the ballot by criminal nulllficatlon o.
the constitution and laws OF the United
States
ave are uneompronlisingly in favor 0!
the American system of protection; we pro
test against It's destruction as proposed Dy
the president and his party. They serve the
interests Of Europe, we viii support the in
tests Of America
We accept the issue and confidently ap
peal to the people for their judgment. The
protective system must be maintained IT.
abandonment has always been followed by
general disaster TO all interests, except those
OF the usurer and sheriff.
"We denounce tine Mills bill as destructive
to the general business, the labor and tht
farming interests of the country, and we
heartily endorse the consistent and patriotic
action Of the Republican representatives ol
congress in opposing its passage.
''We condemn tue proposition of the Dem
ocratic party to place wool on the free list
and we insist that the duties thereon shall
lie ad iusted and maintained, So as to furnish
full and adequate protection TO that In
dustry
''The Republican party would effect al
needed reduction of the National Surplu bys
reducing the taxes upon tobacco, which
are an annoyance and burden tC
agriculture. and the tax upon spirits
used in the arts and for mechanical
purposes: and by such revision OF the tariff
avs as will tend to check imports of such
articles as are produced by our people, the
production of which give employment to oul
labor, and release from import duties those
articles Of foreign production, except luxur
les, the ike of which cannot be produced al
home
"If there shall still remain a larger rev
enue than is requisite fOr the wants OF the
government, we favor the entire repeal o1
Internal taxes rather than the surrender o
any part of onr protective system, 9t th'
toint behest of the whisky trusts, and the
agents Of foreign manufacturers.
1--WE declare our hostility to the introiuo-
ton into this country 81 foreign contract
laber, and of Chinese labor, alien to our CIV
iiizatien and our constitution, and we de-
a ,pox-s ~ tfvzfy
laws against it and favor such immediate
legislation as will exclude such labor from
our shores.
We declare our opposition TO all con1bi-
nations of capital organized III trusts or
otherwise, to control arbitrarily the condi-
tion Of trade among our citizens; and we
recommend 60 congress and the state iegis-
latures Ill their respective jurisdiction such
legislation as will prevent the execution OF
ell scheues to oppress the people by undue
charges on their supplies or by unjust rates
for the transportation OF their products to
market
eve approve the legislation by congress
to prevent a.iiEa unjust burdens and unfair
DETERMINATIONS between bne states. we re-
affirm the policy of appropristins the public
lands of the United States 20 be homesteads
for American citizens and settlers, not aliens,
which the Republican party established III
1867, against the persistent opposition of the
Democrats il congress. and which has
brought our great western domain into such
magnificent develegment The restoration
of unearned railroad land grants TO the pub
lie domain for the use Of actual settlers
which was begun under the administration
Of President Arthur should be continued
I'VE deny that the Democratic party has
ever restored one acre to the people, but de-
clare that by the joint action ST Republicans
and Democrats IN congress about Rfty
millions Of acres OF unearned lands origin
ally granted for the construction of rail
roads have been restored TO the public do
main, in pursuance Of the Conditions in
serted by the Republican party in the orig
we charge the Democratic adm inistra-
ton with failure 80 execute the laws secur-
ing to settlers title to their homesteads, and
with using appropriations made fer that
purpose 70 harass innocent settlers with
spies and prosecutions under the false pre-
tense 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, material resources, public in
telligence and morality, are such as to insure
a stable, local government the.fn, the people
of such territories should be permitted. as a
right inherent in them, to form for them
selves constitutions and state governments
and be admitted into the Union. Pending
the preparations for statehood all officers