The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-06-23
A Synopsis of the Platform.

| The republicans of the United States assembled
| by their delegates to the national convention,
pause on the threshold of their proceedings Ia
| honor the memory of their first great leader the
| immortal champion OF liberty and the rights of
/ the people. Abraham Lincoln, and to cover with
a wreath of imperishable remembrance the hero
| &c names of our later leaders who have more rec
entity been call d away from our councIs-Grant,
| Garfield, Arthur, Logan Conkling. May their
| memories be faithfully cherished. We also recall
| with our greetings and prayer for his recovery,
| the name of one of our living heroes, whose name
| Will be treasured III the minds ofboth Republic
ans and Republic, the name of that noble soldier
| and fi.volite child OF fame, Philip III. Sheridan.
In the spirit of these great leaders, and of our
I own devotion To human liberty, and with that
| which isthe fundamental idea of the Republic III
| party, we send haternal congratulations to o,n
| fellow Americans in Brazil upUn the great eman-
| cipation which completed the abolition of slavery
| throughout the two American continents. We
| earnestly hope that we soon may be able to con
gratuaIe our fellow citizens of Irish birth upon
| peaceful recovery of home rule for Ireland. We
| reaiiirm our devotion TO the national constitution
and indisSoluble constitution Of the states, to the
| autonomy reserved TO the states under
the constitution, to personal rights and liberties
of citizens i'll all states and territories in the I'm
ion and especially To the supreme and sovereign
right of every lawful citizen, white black, to
cast one Tree ballot public elections and to have
that ballot duly counted. We hold ii free and
popular ballot and just and equal representations
OF all people to the foundation of our Republican
| government, ana demand effective legislation To
secure the integrity and purity reflections which
are the foundation of public authority.
| We charge that the present administration and
democratic majority in congress their
existence to suppression of the ballot to criminal
| notification OF the constitution and laws of the
| the United States
| We are uncompromisinglyi in favor of the Ameri-
| can protection. We protest against its destruc-
ton as proposed by the president and his party.
They serve the interests of Europe; we will SUP
| port the interest of America We accept the is
sue and confidently appeal TO the people for their
Judgement The protection system must be main
! tanned It's abandonment has always been follow
ed by disaster TO all interests, except To those of
the usuTper and the sheriff. We denounce the
Mills bill az destructive to general business lab
| oring and farming interests of the country, and
we heartily endorse the consistent and pa triotc
| action of the Republican representatives in con
| gress in opposing its passage. We condemn the
proposition OF the democratic party to place wool
on the tree list and we insist that the duties tire
| on shall be adjusted and maintained as to- fur
| nish full AMI adequate protection to that indus
| try.
The Republican party would effect all needed
| reduction of the national revenue by repeating
| the taxes on tobacco, which burden and an
| annoyance to agriculture, and the tax upon spir-
Its used i'll the arts and for mercantile purposes
and by such revision ofthe tariff laws viii tend
to check the import Of such articles be pro-
| duced by our people, the production which gives
| employment 10 our labor, and release from duty
| those articles of foreign production Except lux
| urleS) the like Of which cannot be produced at
| home If there shall still remain larger revenue
than Is necessary for the wants OF the government
we favor the entire appeal of Internal taxes rath-
| or than surrender any of protection system at
the request of whiskey lust and the agents of tor
| eIgn manufacturers.
We declare our hostility to the introduction in
to this country of foreign contract labor, and OF
| Chinese labor, alien to our civilization and our
/ constitution, and we demand rigid enforcement
/ of the existing laws against, and favor such i'm
! nled ate legislation as viii exclude such labor