Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-23
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration of Principles and Asser-
tiOn of Popular
Right.

proceedings to honor the memory OF thei
first great leader, the immortal champion
Of liberty aud the rights Of the people
Abraham Lincoln; and to cover alst
with wreaths ofimperishabe remembranc
and gratitude the heroic names Of late
leaders, who have more recently beei
called away from our cOuncils-Grant
Garfield, Arthur, Logan and Conkling
May their memories be faithfully cher
ished.
We also recall with our greetings anc
with prayer for his recovery the name o
one Of our living heroes whose memory
will be treasured in the history both oi
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 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 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
States.
We are uncompromislngI 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 ac.
cept the issues and confidently appeal to
The people for their judgment. The pro-
tectlve system must be maintained, It's
has always been followed
by 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
heartily endorse the consistent and
patriotic actions of the Republican Rep.
IN Congress in opposing its
passage.
We condemn the proposition of the
Democratic party to place wool on the free |
ist and we insist that the duties thereon |
hall be adjusted and maintained so as to |
urnish full and adequate protection to
hat industry.
The Republican party would effect all |
leeded reduction of the National revenue |
~ repeating the taxes on tobacco, which |
re an annoyance and burden to agriculture,
nd the tax upon spIrils used in the arts
nd for mechanical purposes; and by such
evisiOn of the tariff as will tend to check
IMPORTS Of such articles as are produced by
ur people, the production of which gives
Employment to our labor, and release from
IMPORT duties those articles of foreign pro.
uotion Except luxuries) the like of which
an not De produced at home. II there
hall sull remain larger revenue that is
equisite for the wants OF the government
'e favor the entire repeal Of internal
axes rather than the surrender OF
ny part Of our protective system al
he joint behest of the whisky trusts aud
he agents of foreign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility to the introduo.
ion into this country of foreign contract
,bor, and Of Chinese labor, alien to our
vilizRtion and our Constitution, and We
emand the rigid enforcement of the ex.
ting laws against il, and favor such inn
lediate legislation as will exclude such
.bor from our shores.
We declare our opposition to all comhin. {
lions Of capital organized in trusts or other. .
Use, to control arbitrarily the condition {
trade among our citizens, and we com. .
end to Congress and to the State Legis. /
lures, IN their respective Jurisdictions,
lch legislation as will prevent the eNecu-
ON OF all schemes to oppTess the people by ,
ndue charges on their supplies, or by un. ;
st rates for the transportation of their ,
roducts to market. We approve the leg. a
latiou by Congress to prevent alike un. :
st burdens and unfair determinations be. !
veeu the States.
We reAtirm the policy of appropriRting :
le public lands OF the United States TO be :
,mesleads foT American citizens and set. ;,
ers, not aliens, which the Republican !
,rIy established in 1862, against the =
'rSistent opposition Of the Democrats in :
,ngress, and which has brought our great !,
'estern domain into such magnificent ;,
The restoration OF uneArn. = =
land grants TO the public domain for
q use OF actual settlers, which was begun
der the administration of President AT. a
lr, should he continued, We deny that u
{ democratic party has ever restored one o
re- to the people, hut declare that by the u
nc action Of republicans aud democrats, o.
out fifty millions OF acres Of uneATned A.
Ids originally granted for the oonsUue. u
N OF railroads have been restored to the
bile domain. in pursuance OF the eondi. al
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