Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-31
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

| The Republicans OF the United otaJes
assembled by their delegates in Nationa
convention, pause on the theshold OF theil
proceedings 10 honor the memory Of thei
! frat great leader, the immortal champion
ofhberty and the rights of the people
! Abraham Lincoln; and to cover also
with wreaths ofimperishable remembrance
and gratitude the heroic names OF latel
leaders, who have more recently been
called away from our councils-Grant,
Garfield, Arthur, Logan and Conkling.
Nav their memories be faithfully cher
ished.
We also recall with our greetings and
with prayer for his recovery the name OF
one Of our living heroes whose memory
will be treasured in the history both of
Republicans and of the ReDublic-the
name of that noble soldier and favOrite
son of victory, Philip II 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 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 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 IL 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
charge that the present administration
and the Democratic majority IN Congress
owe their existence to the suppression OF
the ballot by a criminal notification ofthe
Constitution and laws Of the United
We are uncompromislngly 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.
sept the issues and confidently appeal to-
he people for their judgment. The pro-
,ectve system must be maintained. Its
has always been followed
1y general disaster to all interests, except
hose of the usurer and the sheriff. We
lenounce the Mills bill az destructive tO
he general business, the labor and the
arming interests of the country, and we
leartily endorse the consistent and
patriotic actions of the Republican Rep
IN Congress in opposing its
We condemn the proposition of the
Democratic party to place wool on the free
list, and we insist that the duties thereon
hall be adjusted and maintained so as to
urnish full aud adequate projection to
hat industry.
The Republican party would effect all
eeded reduction of the National revenue
" repeating the taxes on tobacco, which
re an annoyance and burdento agriculture,
nd the tax upon spIrits used in the arts
nd for mechanical purposes; and by such
evision of the tariff as will tend to check
nports Of such articles as are produced by
ur people, the production of which gives
mployment to our labor, aud release from
nport duties those articles Of foreign pro-
untion Except luxuries) the like Of which !
an not DC Produced at home. II there !
hail still remain larger revenue that is |
equisite for the wants OF the government |
'e favor the entire repeal OF internal
axes rather than the surrender nf
ny part of our protective system at
ho Joint behest of the whisky trusts and |
no agents of foreign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility to the introduc.
ion into this country Of foreign contract |
,bor, and OF Chinese labor, alien tn our
iviliEation and our Constitution, and We
emand the rigid enforcement of the ex.
ting laws against it, and favor such inn
lediate legislation as will exclude such
IhoT from our shores.
We declare our opposition to all combin'
tlons OF capital organized in trusts or ot"er.
Use, to control arbitrarily the condition
trade among our citizens, and We com
END to Congress- and tO the State Lrgis-
lures, III their respective Jurisdictions,
loh legislation as will prevent the eNecu-
on OF all schemes to opprcss the pc pie ny
ndue charges on their supple, ~ y un'
st rates for the transportation # their
rod ucts to market, We approve 'hr leg
latiou by Congress la prevent alike an
st burdens and unfair dl,cyjminoD Don' nee