Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-10-04
TUE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

We tcaillrm our answering devotion 10 tue
national constitution and 10 the tndissolnblc union
Of the states; To the autonomy reserved 10 the
states under the constitution; To the personal
rights and liberties OF citizens IN all the states aud
ter tories In the union, and especially to the su.
preme and sovereign right OF every lawful citizen,
lSh or poor, native or foreign horn white or black,
TO cast one free ballot In public elections and to
have that ballot duly counted
We arr uucompromsngly IN favor OF the Amer
lean ystcm OF protection; w protest agrinst its
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 JudgmcnL The protective system must be
maintained lts abandonment has always been
followed by general disaster TO all interests except
those ~ the Insurer aud the sheriff We denounce
the Mills bill NJ destructive TO the general bust
ness, the labor, and the farming interests OF the
c0untry, aud We heartily indorse the consistent
and patriotic action Of the republican representa-
ttvcs IN congress In opposing It's passage,
eve condemn the proposition OF tue democratic
party to place wool on the free list, aud We insist
that the duties thereon shall he adjusted and main
tailed soss TO furnish full and adequate protection
to that industry,
The republican pt rty would effect all needed 70
duction Of tie national revenue by repeating the
taxes upon TOBACCO, which arc an annoyan aud
burden to agriculture, and the tax upon spirits
used In the arts, and for mechanical purposes, aud
10y such revision Of the tariff laws Ms will tend to
check imports OF such articles as are produced by
our people, the production OF which gives employ
ment TO our labor and release from import dutea
those articles OF foreign production except lusur
iesl, the like OF which cannot be produced AZ
nome u lhe,r snaii sun ioinale Iaflef revenue
We favor the entire repeal OF Internal taxes rather
lnah lno su,tenuct ~ aly ,pat, VI uur piotevlNe
yslein Nv Tue loht u'ncs' " lne WHISKY ring anu
We declare our hostility to the introduction Into
a,'o Iouniy ~ 'ulegn 'unta't ,aoot anu w W,
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OF the existing laws against II, aud favor such
immediate legislation as Will exclude such labor
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III .pnsfrss hn" witch nus pIuuEnt GUY s,ea'
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@ ~ pu"as sai a,a a,u IN
people OF such territories should be permitted as
right Inherited Ia them to form for themselves
Institutions and state governments aud ho
admitted into tho union, Pending The preparation
for statehood all officers thereof should be selcCIed
from the bona ndc residents aud citizens ~ the
territory wherein they are to serve. south Dnko
kota should OF right be Immediately admitted as
n state In the union under the constitution framed
and adopted by her people, aud we heartily indorse
the action OF the republican senate In twice pass
inr hills for her admission
Tho polItical bower of the mormon church In
the territories as exercised Ia the past, IL men,
ace to free institutions too dangerous to he long
suffered Therefore we pledge the republican
parIy 10 appropriate legislation asserting tho
sovereignty OF tho nation IN all territories where
the same Ii questioned, aud In furtherancc OF that
end To place upon the statute books legislation
stringent enough 10 divorce the political from the
ecclcsiastical power, aud Thus stamp out the ut
tendant wickedness OF poIygnmy.
both gold and silver us money, and denounces the
policy OF the democratic administration In It's
efforts 10 dGmoneti.e silver
We demand the reduction OF letter postage to
| cent per ounce
In republic like ours, where tho citizen IL the
sovereign aud the official the servant where no
power il exercised except by the viii Of the people,
i Is important tbst lhe so'ers rig propisI
The nranoer Of TINT In,oliis.ncs which IA /" pro'
serve MS a free nation; therefore tho state or
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