San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-07-12
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM,
A WOrdy, Windy Document

coDoSp, "opS'hoASe ~ SeNAe eS'Se1sSooa
in national convention, pause on the
the threshold Of their proceedings To
honor tho memory of their first great
leader, the immortal champion of lib
srty and the rights of the people,
Abraham Lincoln, and to cover also
with wreaths of imperishable remem-
brance and gratitude the heroic
names of our late leaders, who have
more recently been called away from
our councils-Grant, Garfield, Ar
thur, Logan, Conkling-may their
memories be faithfully cherished.
We also recall with our greetings
and with prayer for his recovery the
name Of our living hero, whose men,
ory will be treasured in history, both
of the Republicans and of the Repub-
lie: the name of that noble soldier
and favorite child of victory, Philip
HI. Sheridan.
In the spirit of those great leaders
and our own devotion to human li5-
erty and with that hostility to all
forms of despotism and oppression
which is the fundamental idea of the
Republican party, we send fraternal
congratulations to our fellow Ameri-
cans of Brazil upon their great act of
emancipation which completed the eab-
clifton of slavery throughout the two
Amarican continents
We earnestly hope that we may
soon congratulate our fellow citizens
of Irish birth upon the peaceful re-
covery of home rule in Ireland
We reaffirm our unswerving devo-
ton to the national constitution and
to an indissoluble union of states.
and to the autonomy reserved to the
states under the constitution, to the
personal rights and liberties of the
citizens in oil states and territories in
the Union, and especially to the su-
preme and sovereign right OF every
lawful citizen, rich or poor, native or
foreign born, white or black, to 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 the people to be the foundation
of our republican government, and
effective legislation to secure
the integrity and purity of elections,
which are the foundations of all pub.
lie authority.
We charge that the present admin
aud the Democratic majority
in Congress owe their existence to
The suppression of the ballot BY
\ criminal notification Of the con-
stitution and laws Of the United
States.
We are uncompromisingly in favor
Of the American system of protection.
We protest against its destruction as
proposed by the president and his
party. They serve the interest Of
Europe. We will support the inter
sst Of America. We accept the issue
and confidently appeal to the people
Tor their judgment. The protective
system must be maintained. Its aban-
ionment has always been followed by
general disaster to all interests except
hose of usurer and sheriff
We dsnounce the Mills bill as de-
.tructive to general business, labor
md farming interests OF the country,
and we heartily endorse the consist
,nt aud patriotic system of the Re
publican representatives ia Congress
IN opposing its passage.
We condemn the propositions of
the Democratic party to place wool
On the free list We insist dtuies
thereon shall be adjusted and uain-
.ained SO as to furnish full and ade-
1uate protection TO that industry.
The Republican party would effect
al needed reduction Of the national
revenue by repeating taxeSon tobac-
20. which are an annoyance and bur
len to agriculture, aud upon spirits
nsed in the arts and for mechanical
purposes, and BY such revision Of the
tariff laws a. will tend 10 check i'm
ports Of such articles as are produced
BY our own people, the production Of
which gives employment 10 our labor,
md release from import du ties those
,rticlss Of foreign production, except
.u1uries. tie Ike q which cannot be
produced at bone. u there shall still
remain = larger rsvenue than is re-
luisits for the wants Of the govern
nent.
We favor TIE entire repeal Of in