Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-11-03
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

The Republicans OF the United States
assembled by their delegates in Nationa
convention, pause on the theshold Of theil
proceedings to honor the memory Of theii
first great leader, the immortal champion
Of liberty aud the rights of the people
Abraham Lincoln; and to cover also
with wreaths ofimperishable remembrance
and gratitude the heroic names OF latei
leaders, who have more recently been
called away from our councils-Grant,
Garfield, Arthur, Logan and Conklng.
May their memories be faithfully cher
ished.
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
| Republicans and Of the Repubic-the
name of that noble soldier and iavOrite
son of victory, Philip II Sheridan.
In the spirit Of those great leaders, and
Of our own devotion 10 human liberty, and
with that hostility to all forms Of desp0t-
Ism and oppression which IS the funda.
mental idea Of the Republican party, we
send fraternal congratulations to our fell
low Americans of Brazil upon their great
act Of emancipation, which completed the
abolition of slavery throughout the two
American continents. I'VE earnestly hope
that we may soon congratulate our fellow
citizens Of Irish birth upon the peaceful
recovery of hume rule for Ireland.
We affirm our answering devotion to
the National Constitution and to the IN.
dIssoluble Union Of the states to the au.
tonOmy reserved the states under the Con.
sttution to the personal rights and liber.
ties of citizens in all the States and Terri.
tories in the Union, and especially to
tho supreme and sovereign right Of
every lawful citizen, rich or poor,
native or foreign born, white or black, to
cast one free ballot IL public elections,
and to have that ballot duly counted. We
hold the free and honest popular ballot,
and the just and equal representation Of
all the people, to be the foundation Of our
republican government, and demand ef-
fective legislation to secure the integrity
and purity Of elections, which are the
fountains Of all public authority. We
charge that the present administration
and the Democratic majority IN Congress
owe their existence to the suppression OF
the ballot by a criminal notification OF the |
Constitution and laws of the United |
States.
We are uncompromislngly in favor OF
the American system Of protection. We
protest against its destruction proposed
by the president and his party. They
serve the interests OF Europe; we will
support the interests OF America We &C.
sept the issues and confidently appeal to
he people for their judgment. The pro-
,ectlve system must be maintained, It's
abandonment has always been followed
~ general disaster to ali interests, except
hose of the usurer and the sheriff We
enounce the Mills bill as destructive to
he general business, the labor and the
lrmlng interests Of the country, and We
earthly endorse the consistent and
ariotc actions Of the Republican Rep.
IN Congress IN opposing l's
assage.
We condemn the proposition of the
Democratic party tD place wool on the free
st, and we insist that the duties thereon
hall be adjusted and maintained so as tn
lrnish full and adequate projection to
hat industry.
The Republican party would effect a
eeded reduction of the National revenue :
Y repeating the taxes on tobacco. which
re an annoyance and burd, nto agriculture,
nd the tax upon spIrits used in the arts
nd for mechanical purposes; and by such {
vision Of the tariff as will tend to check S
lpoTts of such articles as are produced by t
II people, the production Of which gives l
nployment to our labor, aud release from 81
lport duties those articles Of ioTeign pro. 5
lotion Except luxuries) the like Of which
N not De produced at home. II lnere I
all still remain larger revenue tia, is c
quisite for the wants oi the government q
e favor the entire repeal Of internal {
xes rather than the surrender If I
" part of our protective system Al
% joint behest Of the whisky trusts aud
Q agents of foreign manufacturers. a
We declare our hostility tu the inroduc o.
IN into this country of foreign contract :,
Dor, and of Chinese labor, alien e. uur ,
,iization and our Constitution, aud We I,
mand the rigid endorsements Of the ex g.
ing laws against il, and favor such i'm. T.
adiate legislation as will exclude such &,
Dor from our shores, "a
We declare our opposition 10 all comhu. \
ions Of capital organized in trusts soC "tNrr q
SO, to control arbitrarily uc COudIllur e,
trade among our citizens, ana we com "a
md to Congress and "a the Stntr l,,u,. .
ares, IN their respecu'e iuri>dIc,l"u, rp
,h legislation as Will prevent the cNr.u. g.,
n Of all schemes to opp,ess the pc u,. t'y 4,
due charges on their supp e., at ', am y
It rates for the transportation f ''-ir q,
oducts to market, Wvappravr 49, ,T. O.
alton by Congress TO prevent .utc uu. ,
I burdens and unfair 'l,cslwua nou. e.. .