Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-15
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration Of Principles and Asser.
tiOn Of Popular
Right.

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/ FIRST great leader, the immortal champion
! Of liberty aud the rights Of the people
! Abraham Lincoln; and to cover also
| with wrea,hs Ofimperi5hab!c remembrance
| and gratitude the heroic names OF later
/ leaders, who have more recently been
called away from our counclIs-Crant,
! Garfield, Arthur, Logan and COnkItug,
| May their memories be faithfully cher
| lshed.
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 lavorite
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 tunda.
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 home rule for Ireland.
We affirm our answering devotion TO
the National Constitution and 70 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 oi
every lawful citizen, rich or poor,
native or foreign born, white or black, to
cast one free ballot ia 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 ol our
republican government, and demand ell
fcctive legislation to secure the integrity
and purity Of elections, which are lhe
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
States.
We are uncompromislngly in favor OF
the American system Of protection. we
protest against its destruction proposed
by the presIdeut and his party. They
serve the inteIests 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-
tective system must be maintained, Its
Abandonment has always been followed
! by general disaster to all interests, except
| those of the usurer and the sheriff. we
deuounce the Mills bill M destructive &c
| the general business, the labor and the
| farming interests of the country, and W,
| heartily endorse the consistent anc
patriotic actions OF the Republican Rep
resentatves IN Congress in opposing III
passage.
We condemn the proposition OF th'
| Democratic party 10 place wool on the free
| list, and We insist that the duties thereon
| shall be adjusted and maintained so as L
furnish full and adequate protection L
! that industry.
The Republican party would eiieot a.
needed reduction Of the National revenu,
| by repeating the taxes on tobacco, whloi
are an annoyance and burden to agriculture
and the tax upon spirits used in the art
and for mechanical purposes; and by sucl
revision Of the tariff as will tend to checl
imports Of such articles "a are produced bl
our people, the production Of which give
employment to our labor, and release iron
import duties those articles af foreign pro
duotion Except luNuries) the like OF which
can not ne produced at home, II Their
shall sull remain larger revenue that Is
requisite for the wants OF the government
we favor the entire repeal OF lnterna
taxes rather than the surrender o
any part Of our protective system a
the joint behest Of the whisky trusts anC
the agents OF foreign manufacturers.
! We declare our hostility To the introduo
tion into this country OF foreign contTae
labor, and OF Chinese labor, alien 10 ou
civilization and our Constitution, and w
demand the rigid enforcement Of the eK
isting laws against il, and favor such i'm
mediate legislation As will exclude suei
labor from our shores.
We declare our opposition to all comhin
atoms OF capital organired in trusts OF other
wise, to control arbitrarily the condition
,oi trade among our citizens, and We com
mend to Congress and 10 the state Legis
atures, m their respective jurisdictions
such legislation as Will prevent the eNecu
ton OF all schemes to oppress the people b!
undue charges on their supplies, OF by un
lust rates ior the transportation Of thoi
products TO market, We approve the lex
,slatiou by Congress 10 prevent alike un
lust burdens aud unfair determinations be
tween the States.
We real6rm the policy Of Apptopriatinl
the public lands Of the United States 90 b,
homestead tot American oititens and set
tlrrs, not aliens, which the Republican
PARTY established in 1909, against On,
persistent opposition OF the Democrats II
Congress, aud which has brought ouT grea
/ Western domain into such magnlhcen
development The restoration OF unearn
ed land grants 10 the public domain toI
the use ct actual settlers, which was boguy
under the administration OF PTCsldeLt Az
] thur, should be continued, We deny thA
. the dcmoeratic party has ever restored one
acry TO the pcople, bat declare that by th'
| ioint action Of republicans aud democrats
ahouJ Gity millions OF acres Of unvaInet
I lands originally granted for the eons1Iue
| tion OF railUAds have been restored TO Oh,
publie domain, in pursuance oi the condt
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