Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-06-28
THE PLATFORM.



The Republicans of the United States, as
sembed by their delegates In National Conven-
ton, pause on the threshold of their proceed
ings To honor the memory OF their first great
leader, the immortal champion of liberty and
the rights of the peoplc-Abrnham Lincoln
and to cover also with wrcaths Of impcrishabt
remembrance and gratitude the heroic names
of our later leaders who have been more re-
Gently called away from our cOuncils-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 memory will be treasured In the
history both Of the Republicans and the Re
public the name Of that noble soldier and
favoritc child of victory, Philip II. Sheridan.
BRAZIL AND IRELAND
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 opprcs
sion which is the fundamental idea Of the Re.
publican party, We send fratcrnal congratula.
lion to our fellow Americans Of Brazil for Their
great act Of emancipation which completed the
abolition Of slavery throughout the two Amcri
can continents.
We earnestly hope we may soon congratulate
our fellow citizens of Irish birth upon the
peaceful recovery OF home rule for Ireland.
FOR FREE BALLOT AND FAIR COUNT.
We rcalrm our answering devotion 10 the
national constitution and to the indissolubc
to the States under the constitution to the
personal rights and liberties Of citizens In all
the States aud Territories in the Union, and
especially TO the supreme aud sovereign right
of every citizen, rich or poor, foreign or native
born, white or black, 10 cast one free ballot In
public elections and to have that ballot duly
counted.
We hold free and honest popular ballot and
just and equal representation OF all people TO
be the foundation OF our republican Govern
ant un1 Al and afTn .rIptn
cure integrity and purity of elections, which
are the fountains Of all public authority.
We charge that the present Administration
and Democratic majority IN Congress owe their
existence to the suppression OF the ballot by
criminal publication of the constitution and
the laws Of the United States.
PROTECTION To AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.
We are uncompromisingy In favcr Of the
American system OF protection, we protest
against this destruction proposed by the Presi
dent and his party. They serve the interests
of Europe; We will support the interests Of
AmGrca. We accept the issue and confidently
appeal to the people for their judgement. The
protective system must be maintained. Its
abandonment has always been followed by
general disaster TO all interests except those Of
the usurer and sheriff.
We denOuncc the Mills bill as destructive to
the general business, labor and farming inter
ests Of the country, and we heartily endorse
The consistent and patriotic action Of the Re
publican Representatives In Congress IN oppos-
ing It's passage.
We condemn the proposition of the Demo
cratic party To place wool on the free list, and
we insist that the duties thereon shall be al
usted and maintained so as TO furnish full and
adequate protection TO that industry.
now TO REDUCE THE SURPLUS.
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 taxes upon
spirits used In the arts and for mechanical pur-
poses, and by such "A revision Of the tariff laws
as will tend TO check the imports on such arti
Clcs as are produced by our people, the prOduc-
ton Of which gives employment to our labor
and release from import duties those articles Of
foreign production except Injuries the like Of
which cannot be produced at home. II there
shall still remain larger revenue than Is requi
site for the wants of the Government, We favor
the entire repeal Of internal taxes rather than
surrender any part of our protective system at
Joint bchest OF whisky trusts and agents Of
foreign manufacturers.
OPPOSED To FOREIGN CONTRACT LABOR
We declare our hostility TO the introduction
into this country OF foreign contract labor
and OF Chinese labor alien To our civilization
aud our constitution aud we demand rigid en-
fOrcrment Of existing law against IL, and favor
such immediate legislation rs will exclude such
labor from our shores.
OPPOSITION TO TRUSTS AND COMBINATIONS.
We declare our opposition 10 all comhina-
tiOns or capital organizations Of trusts other
wise 10 control arbitrarily the condition Of
trade among our citizens aud We recommend
To Congress and State Legislatures In their re-
sprCtiye Jurisdictions, such legislation rs will
prevent the execution Of all schemes TO op'