Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-25
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration Of Principles and Asser.
tiOn of Popular
Right.

The Republicans OF the United State
assembled by their delegates in Nation;
convention, pause on the theshold Of the
proceedings to honor the memory of the
l. first great leader, the immortal champio
Of liberty and the rights of the people
Abraham Lincoln; and to cover ais
with wTeaths ofimperishable remembrance
and gratitude the heroic names Of late
leaders, who have more recently beei
called away from our councils-Grant
Garfield, Arthur, Logan and COnklIng
May their memories be faithfully cher
ished.
We also recall with our greetings anc
with prayer for his recovery the name o.
one Of our living heroes whose memory
will be treasured in the history both Of
Republicans and Of the Republio-the
name Of that noble soldier and favorite
son of victory, Philip H, Sheridan.
In the spirit Of those great leaders, and
OF our own devotion to human liberty, and
with that hostility to all forms Of despOt.
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. We 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-
stitution to the personal rights and liber.
ties Of citizens in all the States and Terri.
tories in the Union, and especially to
the supreme and sovereign right Of
every lawful citizen, rich or poor,
native or foreign born, white or black, to
cast one free ballot Ia 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
char,e th, o. pc ent administration |
and the DemCc = majority IN Congress
owe their existence to the suppression Of
the ballot by criminal notification ofthe
Constitution and laws Of the United
States.
We are uncompromisIngly in favor of
he American system of protection. We
protest against its destruction proposed
1y the president and his party. They
erve the interests OF Europe; we will
upport the interests of America. We ac.
iept the issues and confidently appeal to
he people for their judgment. The pro.
ectIve system must be maintained, Its
has always been followed
y general disaster to all interests, except
hose Of the usurer and the sheriff. We
enounce the Mills bill az destructive to
he general business, the labor and the
lrmlng interests of the country, aud we
earthly endorse the consistent and
alriotic actions of the Republican Rep
esentatives IN Congress in opposing its
assage.
We condemn the proposition of the
Democratic party to place wool on the free
st, and we insist that the duties thereon
nall be adjusted and maintained so as to
lrnish full and adequate protection to
nat industry.
The Republican party would effect all !
eeded reduction of the National revenue {
Y repeating the taxes on tobacco, which 4
re an annoyance and burden to agriculture, {
ld the tax upon spirits used in the arts q
nd for mechanical purposes; and by such I
vision Of the tariff as will tend to check {
lpcrts Of such articles as are produced by
II people, the production of which gives
our labor, and release from I
iport duties those articles of foreign pro. .
lotiOn Except luxuries) the like Of which /
IN not De produced at home. II there a
Iall still remain a larger revenue that is a
quisite for the wants OF the government b
e favor the entire repeal of internal n
xes rather than the surrender Of n
" part of our protective system at u
e joint behest of the whisky trusts and n
e agents of foreign manufacturers. h
We declare our hostility to the introduc. Il
Dn into this country Of foreign contract A
Dor, and OF Chinese labor, alien to our a
and our Constitution, and we ii
mand the rigid enforcement of the ex. u
ling laws against it, and favor such inn n
ediate legislation as will exclude such Al
Dor from our shores. d.
We declare our opposition to all comhin. c
ions Of capital organized in trusts or other. So
se, to control arbitrarily the condition OF
trade among our citizens, and we com. al
snd to Congress and TO the State Legis. Il
lres, IN their respective jurisdictions,
Oh legislation as will prevent the execu. -,
N OF all schemes to oppTess the people by -
due charges on their supplies, OF by un. -, -
It rates for the transportation Of their -,
oduets to market, We approve the leg. W :"
alton by Congress to prevent alike un. - :,
Il burdens and unfair determinations be. y
cen the States.
We reaihTm the policy of AppTopriating :"
{ public lands Of the United States TO DO :,
mesIesds for American citizens and set. W W
Is, not aliens, which the Republican p
rty established in 1862, against the ~ :"
rSislent opposition Of the Democrats in -,
ngress, and which has brought our great ~ y.
estern domain into such magnificent D DA-
The restoTalIon OF uneAtn. so ss
land grants 20 the public domain for
use Of actual settlers, which was begun =,
Ter the administration OF President Ar All
II. should he continued. We deny that up
democratic party has ever restored one 90
Q to the people, but declare that by the IN
Il action Of republicans aud democrats, op
u ~