Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-14
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration Of Principles and Assef-
ton Of Popular
Right.


The Republicans Of the United States
assembled by their delegates in NatiOna
convention, pause on the theshoId OF then
proceedings 10 honor the memory Of thoi
| FIRST great leader, the immortal champion
Of liberty and the rights Of the people
| Abraham Lincoln; and to cover also
with wreaths ofimperishable remembrance
! and gratitude the heroic names OF lale
! leaders, who have more recently beer
called away from our counclls-Grant
Garfield, Arthur Logan and ConkIng
May their memories be faithfully cher
ishcd.
We also recall with our greetings and
with prayer for his recovery the name o.
one Of our living heroes whose memory
will be treasured in the history both oi
Republicans and Of the Republic-the
name Of that noble soldier and iayorte
son Of victory, Philip II Sheridan.
In the spirit Of those great leaders, and
Of our own devotion 20 human liberty, and
with that hostility to all forms Of despot.
Ism and oppression which is the iunda.
mental idea Of the Republican party we
send fraternal congratulations to our TEL
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 10 the ln-
dIssoluble Union Of the states : to the au'
touOmy reserved the states under the Con-
stitulion 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 OF black, to
cast one free ballot III 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
aud 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 criminal notification ofthe
Constitution and laws Of the United
States.
We are uncompromisngl 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.
copt the issues and confidently appeal to
the people for their judgment. The pro-
tectlve system must be maintained, Its
has always been followed
by general disaster to all interests, except
those of the usurer and the sheriff. We
denounce the Mills bill as destructive to
the general business, the labor and the
farming interests of the country, and We
heartily endorse the consistent and
patriotic actions OF the Republican Rep
resentatives IN Congress in opposing its
passage.
We condemn the proposition OF the
Democratic party to place wool on the free
list, and we insist that the duties thereon
shall be adjusted and maintained so as to
furnish full aud adequate protection to
that industry.
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 tax upon spirits used in the arts
and for mechanical purposes; and by such
revision OF the tariff as will tend to check
imports Of such articles as are produced 10y
our people, the production OF which gives
employment to our labor, and release from
import duties those articles OF foreign pro.
duotion Except luNurieS) the like Of which
can not 10 produced at home. II there
shall sull remain larger revenue that is
requisite for the wants OF the government
we favor tho entire repeal OF internal
taxes rather than the surrender Of
any part Of our protective system at
tho joint behesl Of the whisky trusts and
the agents OF foreign manufacturers,
We declare our hostility to the introduc.
tion into this country Of foreign contract
labor, and OF Chinese labor, alien 10 our
civilization aud our Constitution, and We
demand the rigid enforcement Of the eN,
sting laws against II, and favor such im.
mediate legislation AS will exclude such
labor from our shores,
We declare ouJ opposition TO all oomhin.
atlous OF capital organiIedin in trusts OF other.
wise, 10 control arbitrarily the condition
Of trade among our citizens, and We com.
mend TO Congress and 20 the State Legis.
lturvs, m their respective Jurisdictions,
such legislation as will prevent the eNocu.
ton OF all schemes to opptess the people 10y
undue changes ON their supplies, OF 10y un.
.ust rates Goa the transportation Of their
products 90 market We approve The lei;.
.slatiou by Congress to prevent alike un.
Just burdens aud unfair determinations be.
.Wccu the States,
We vAthrm the policy Of approprialing
The public lands OF the United States 60 be
homestead Zoe American citizens and set.
.leCs, not aliens, which tho Republican
party established 10 1909, agains, the
persistent opposition ct the Democrats IN
'ongress, and which has brought our great
Western domain into such magnificent
developments The restoration OF unearn.
II land grants 10 the public domain Tor
he use OF actual settlers, which was begun
a. d. Il H.. A