Morris tribune., 1888-06-27
Adopted by the Republican No
tiOnaI nyentiOn OF 1SsS
at Chicago.
The Tariff Clauses Were Greeted
with Terrific Applause by
the Audience.
Some Serious Charges Are Made
Against the Present Admin.
istratiOn.
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM OF 1883.


Of their first great leader, the immortal
champion OF liberty and 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, Conkling. May their
memories be faithfully cherished. We
also recall with our greetings and with
prayer for his recovery the name OF one
Of our living heroes whose memory will
be treasured in the history both OF Re-
pnblicans and of the republc-the name
Of that noble soldier and favorite child Of
victory,
Pleilip ID. Sheridan.
In the spirit of those great leaders, and
Of our own devotion to human liberty,
and with that hostility to all forms OF
despotism and oppression which is the
fundamental idea of the Republican
party, we send fraternal congratulations
to our fellow Americans of Brazil, upon
their great act. Of emancipation, which
completed the abolition of slavery
throughout the two American CONT
aents. We earnestly hope that we may
soon congratulate our fellow-citizens
of Irish birth upon the peaceful recov-
cry of home rule for Ireland.
We reaffirm our answering devotion
to the national constitution, and to the
indissoluble union of the states under
the constitution, to the personal rights
and liberties of citizens in all the states
and territories in the Union, and eGpe-
cially to the supreme and sovereign right
Of every lawful citizen, rich or poor, ma
tive or foreign born, white or black, to
cast
One Free Ballot In Public Elections.
and to have that ballot duly counted.
We hold the free and honest popular bal
lot and the just aad equal representation
of all the people to be the foundation of
our Republican government, and de-
mand effective legislation to secure the
integrity and purity of elections, which
are the foundations Of all public author
ity. We charge that the present admin
istration and the Democratic majority in
congress owe their existence to the sup
preston of the ballot by criminal nulli-
hcation Of the constitution and laws of
the United States.
We are uncompromisingly In favor Of
the American system Of protection. We
protest against its destruction as pro-
posed by the president and his party.
They serve the interests of Europe; we
will support the interests of America. We
sscept the issue and confidently appeal
30 the people for their Judgment. The
Protective System Mast Be Maintained.
lts abandonment has always been fol-
lowed by general disaster to all interests
except those of the Insurer and the sheriff.
We denounce the Mills bill % destructive
TO the general business, the labor and the
farming interests Of the country, and We
heartily indorse the consistent and pat
riotic action Of the republican represent
atives In congress In opposing It's passage.
We condemn the proposition Of the
Democratic party b place wool on the
free list, and we insist that the duties
thereon shall be adjusted and maintained
20 as to furnish full and adequate protec-
tion DO that industry.
The Republican party would effect all
needed reduction OF the national revenue
by
Repeating the Taxes on Tobacco,
which are an annoyance and burden to
agriculture, and the tax upon spirits
used in the arts and for mechanical pur-
poses, and by such revision Of the tariff
laws as will tend to check imports of
such articles as are produced by our peo
pie, the production of which gives en-
ployment to our labor, and release from
import duties those articles of foreign
production Except luxuries) the like of
which cannot be produced at home. If
there shall still remain larger revenue
than is requisite for the wants Of the
government, we favor the entire repeal
Of internal taxes rather than the surren-
der Of any part of our protective system
at the joint behests of the whisky trust
and the agents Of foreign manufactur-
ers.
We declare our hostility to the intro
duction into this country Of foreign con-
tract labor, and Of Chinese labor, alien
to our civilization and our constitution,
and we demand the rigid enforcement Of
the existing laws against 1t, and favor
such immediate Legislation as will
Exclude such Labor From Our shores.
We declare our opposition to all COM
binations 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
JuIAbu1VClOub suGn 1Ck1S1hulOn ns WILL pA0-
vent the execution Of all schemes to OPP
press the people by undue charges on
their supplies, or by unjust rates for the
transportation Of their products to mar
ket. We approve the legislation by con-
gress to prevent alike unjust burdens
and unfair discrimination between the
states.
We reaffirm the policy of appropriat-
Ia Ia 80 T~@% "a %a%o
TO be homesteads
For American Citizens and Soldiers,
not aliens, which the Republican party
established in 1852, against the persistent
opposition of the Democrats in congress
and which has brought our great Western
domain into such magnificent develop
ment. The restoration Of unearned rail-
road land grants to the public domain for
the use of actual settlers, which was be-
gun under the administration of Presi-
dent Arthur, should be continued. We
deny that the Democratic party ever re-
stored one acre to the people, but declare
that by the joint action of Republicans
and Democrats about 5000, 900 of acres
az unearned lands originally granted for
the construction Of railroads have been
restored TO the public domain, in pur-
suance Of the conditions inserted by the
party In the original gtants.
We charge the Democrats administea-
lion with failure to execute the laws
sseusing 30 Settlers TITLES TO Their
Homestsads,
and with using appropriations made fer
that purpose 10 harnss innocent settlers
with spies and prosecutions under the
lalse pretense Of exposing frauds and
the law.
The government by congress Of the ter
ritories In based upon necessity only, 30
the end that they may become states In
The Unicn; therefore, whenever the con-
iitions Of population, material resources,
public intelligence and morality are such
% to insure stable local governments
therein the people OF such territories
should be permitted, as right inherent
10 them, to form for themselves
and state governments and
be admitted into the Union. Pending
the preparation for statehood all officers
thereof should be selected from the bona
fide residents and citizens Of the terri
tory wherein they are to serve. South
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