St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-07

policy of that party in failing TO protect
great American industry from the encroach
ment of a rival power, ana Its selhsh ana
dishonest course in refusing ana delaying
The admission of the territory of Dakota in
order to maintain and perpetuate Democratic
control of its government.
That a due gratitude to the brave defend
ers of the nation demands at all times lib
eral recognition OF the Union soldiers and
sailors of the late war in the erection and
provision for pensions.
The Republican party of Minnesota, mind
full of its obligations and responsibilities to
the people of the state. hereby declares Its
hostility to trusts so called, and TO all mo-
nopolistic combinations of every form which
seek 10 limit the production or the price, or
in any way control The commodities OF the
country, as contrary TO the common law,
subversive of good morals and Injurious TO
the public. and pledge the Republican party
of this state to protect as far as possible the
producer aud consumer by legal means from
the evil effects resulting from the practices
herein referred to.
1t indOrses and approves the reform of the
voting system called the Australian system,
and recommends il to the favorable consid-
Grafton of the legislature.
In view of the recent revelations show
ing the abuses to which our immigration
and naturalization laws have been sub
ject. we demand of the national
congress q thorough revision of
those laws: and in the meantime, more eff
ficient execution by the national administra-
ton Of such laws as we have. especially that
prohibiting the importation OF contract
labor. TO The end that the country be better
protected from the pauper and the cTlmiual
classes of the old world, whose coming
throws upon our working people an unjust
and grinding competition.
That while the Democrats of the South
have, by reason of the disfranchisement OF
the blacks, under the constitution of the
United States. the benefit or an unjust ana
unequal representation, we are assured by
appeals from various Southern states that III
many places free vote and fair count is
there unknown, and that outrageS and OPP
preston, both physical and political, are
common, and while condemnlng all such
acts as subversive of free government and an
outrage upon the rights of these unottend'
ing citizens, we extend 10 them in common,
with all others of the oppressed, whereso-
ever they may be, cordial welcome TO the
free soil. tree air and freedom from outrage,
which are the common property OF all cltl-
Zens of our state.
We heartily sympathize with the Irish
people in their struggle for home rule, and
with those brave leaders whose disinterested
! patriotism has brought upon them suffering
| in persons and estate. and shall hail the day
as the dawn of liberty in Ireland, when the
| scheme of the grand old Briusher statesman
| for governing Ireland, whose name Is q
| household word whe ever liberty is known.
! shall become part of the law OF the British
| empire.
After the adoption of the report Gen. Bar
| rett introduced an entire platform and
| moved its adoption as whole as part OF
| the report. striking out all portions covered
| by it While the committee approved of
many things in the platform proposed by
| him vet much of the best portion had, in the
| opinion of the committee, been covered more
| concisely by the platform reported 10y the
! committee, while other portions required
notifications which Gen. Barrett was un-
! willing TO concede.
There was not time to go through the some
| what lengthy document and carefully eX-
anime il, even if its authOr would have con-
sented to it. II is believed, however, that
every material point is substantially covered
by the report of the committee herewith sub
mitled, leaving 10 Gen. Barrett liberty 10
present his platform in the form Of minor
ity report.