Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-13
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration of Principles and Asser.
tiOn Of Popular
Right.

! convention, pause on the JneSnOlu OF lhe
proceedings 10 honor the memory Of the
. lrst great leader, the immortal champio
Of liberty and the rights of the people
Abraham Lincoln; and to cover als
with wTeaths ofimperishabe remembran;
and gratitude the heroic names of late
leaders, who have more recently bee
called away from our councils-GTant
Garfield, Arthur, Logan and COnkllue
May their memories be faithfully chel
ished.
We also recall with our greetings an
with prayer for his recovery the name c
one Of our living heroes whose memor
will be treasured in the history both o
Republicans and of the Republic-th,
name Of that noble soldier and favorit
son of victory, Philip II Sheridan.
In the spirit Of those great leaders, anC
of our own devotion to human liberty, anC
with that hostility to all forms Of despot
Ism and oppression which Is the funda
mental idea Of the Republican party, VIZ
send fraternal congratulations to our fel
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-
stituton 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 Ii 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 uncomprOmisIngly 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.
sept the issues and confidently appeal to
he people for their judgment. The pro-
.ectlve system must be maintained, Its
has always been followed
~ general disaster to all interests, except
hose of the usurer and the sheriff. We
lenounce the Mills bill as 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.
esentatives 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 80 as to |
lrnish full and adequate protection to
hat industry.
The Republican party would effect all
eeded reduction of the National revenue
v repeating 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
lr people, the production Of which gives
nployment to our labor, and release from
nport duties those articles Of foreign pro.
uotion Except luxuries) the like of which
IN not 90 produced at home. II there
lall still remain larger revenue that is
,quisite for the wants OF the government
e favor the entire repeal OF internal
xes rather than the surrender of
ny part of our protective system at
le joint behest of the whisky trusts and /
10 agents of foreign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility to the introduo. 6
on into this country of foreign contract
boT, and Of Chinese labor, alien to our q
and our Constitution, and we c
'mand the rigid enforcement of the ex. L
ling laws against ii, and favor such i'm. !
ediate legislation as will exclude such a
boT from our shores, d
We declare our opposition to all oomhin.
ions Of capital organized in trusts or other. s.
se, to control arbitrarily the condition o
trade among our citizens, and we com. a
1nd to Congress and TO the State Legis- d
lres, IN their respective jurisdictions,
Oh legislation as Will prevent the exeou. n
N Of all schemes to oppTess the people by =,
due charges on their supplies, or by un. il
VI rates for the transportation of their -
oduets to market. We approve the leg. a,
alton by Congress TO prevent alike un. :,
Il burdens and unfair determinations be. l..
cen the States. ~,
We reAfhrm the policy Of AppIopriating -
; public lands Of the United States TO be :,
mesteads for American citizens and set. =,
rs, not aliens, which the Republican ~
ny established in 1909, against the a.
sistent opposition OF the Democrats in =,
ngress, and which has brought our great n.
.steTn domain into such magnificent ;.
'elopment. The restoration OF unearn. AN
land grants to the public domain for
use Of actual settlers, which was begun :,
Ter the administration OF President Ar. al
r, should be continued We deny that W
democratic party has ever restored one 90 90
. to the people, but declare that by the IN
I action of republicans aud democrats, op
ut fifty millions OF acres Of uneArnsd an
Il originally granted for the oonsIue, TIC
OF TailrCAds have been restored to the An
lie domain, in pursuance Of the eOndi. an
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