Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-05
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration of Principles and Asser
tiOn of Popular
Right.

The Republicans OF the United State
assembled by their delegates in Nations
convention, pause on the theshold OF the
proceedings TO honor the memory of the
. irst great leader, the immortal champio
Of liberty and the rights of the people
Abraham Lincoln; and to cover ais
with wreaths Ofimperishable remembTanc
and gratitude the heroic names Of late
leaders, who have more recently bee
called away from our councils-Grant
: Garfield, Arthur, Logan and COnkllug
May their memories be faithfully cher
ished.
We also recall with our greetings anc
with prayer for his recovery the name 0
one Of our living heroes whose memOry
will be treasured in the history both o.
Republicans and of the Republic-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 fell
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 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
fectiye 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 criminal notification ofthe
Constitution and laws of the United |
States.
We are uncompromislngly in favor of
he American system Of protection. We !
protest against its destruction proposed |
)y the president and his party. They
erve the interests of Europe; we will
support the interests Of America. We ac.
sept the issues and confidently appeal to
he people for their judgment. The pro-
ectlve system must be maintained, It's
has always been followed
~ general disaster to all interests, except
hose of the usurer and the sheriff. We
euounce the Mills bill az destructive TO
he general business, the labor and the
nrming interests of the country, and we
eartily endorse the consistent and
patriotic actions of the Republican Rep
esentatives IN Congress in opposing its
'assage.
We condemn the proposition of the
Democratic party to place wool on the free
st, and we insist that the duties thereon
hall be adjusted and maintained so as to
lrnish full and adequate protection to
hat industry.
The Republican party would effect all
eeded reduction of the National revenue
Y repealng.the taxes on tobacco, which
re an annoyance and burden to agriculture,
nd the tax upon spirits used in the arts
nd for mechanical purposes; and by such
vision of the tariff as will tend to check
nports Of such articles as are produced by
NJ people, the production Of which gives
nployment to our labor, and release from
nport duties those ARTICLES of foreign pro-
lction Except luxuries) the like of which i
IN not DC produced at home. If there q
lall sull remain a larger revenue that is O
quisite for the wants OF the government |
Z favor the entire repeal Of internal &
Nes rather than the surrender of 4
~ part of our protective system at =
10 joint behesl of the whisky trusts and /
q agents of foreign manufacturers. i
We declare our hostility to the introduc. $
Dn into this country of foreign contract Z
Dor, and Of Chinese labor, alien to our a
and our Constitution, and we c
'mand the rigid enforcement of the ex. /,
ting laws against il, and favor such i'm.
ediate legislation as will exclude such a
hor from our shores. 4
We declare our opposition to all combin- [
ions Of capital organized in trusts or other. 5,
se, to control arbitrarily the condition o
trade among our citizens, and we com. Al
end to Congress- and to the State LeCis. Il
nres, IN their respective Jurisdictions,
oh legislation as will prevent the eNecu- M
N Of all schemes to oppress the people by 4,
due charges on their supplies, OF by un- il
1t rates for the transportation of their n
oducts to market. We approve the leg. n, NJ
alton by Congress to prevent alike un. tr
Il burdens aud unfair determinations be. l..
cen the States. ~,
We reAihrm the policy of appropFialing So
: public lands OF the United States to be :,
meSJeads for American citizens and set. -,
rs, not aliens, which the Republican ~
r,y established in 1909, against the 49,
'SiStent opposition OF the Democrats in .,
ngress, and which has brought our great ma
astern domain into such magnificent -
ielopment, The restoration OF unearn. an
land grants to the public domain for
use Of actual settlers, which was begun .,
ler the administration OF President Ar. All
q, should be continued We deny that up
democratic party has ever restored one 90
o 70 the people, but declare that by the 'h
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