The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-22
THE PLh TFORM.
The Full Text of the Resolutions as
Adopted.


The Full Text of the Resolutions as
Adopted.
CHICAGO, June 21.-The following is the
full text of the platform adopted:
The republicans of the United States, assem-
bled by their delegates in national convention,
pause on the threshold of their proceedings to
honor the memory of their first great leader.
the immortal champion of liberty and the
rights of the people, Abraham Lincoln, and to
cover also with wreaths of impershahle remem-
hrance and gratitude the heroic names of our
later leaders, who have more recently been
called away from our councils: Grant, Garfield
Arthur, Logan and Conklng. May their mem
ories be faithfully cherished. We also recall.
with our greetings and with prayers for his re-
covery the name of one of our living heroes,
whose memory will be treasured in the history
both of republicans and of the republic, the
name of that noble soldier and favorite child OF
victory, Philip H, Sheridan.
BRAZIL's EMANCIPATION.
In the spirit of the great leaders and Of our
own devotion to human liberty, and with that
hostility to all forms OF deSpOtiSm and Oppres-
sion which is the fundamental idea of the re-
publican party, we send fraternal congrMula
tion to our fellow Americans of Brazil upon
the great act OF emancipation, which completes
the abolition of slavery throughout the two
American continents.
We earnestly hope that we may soon CON
gratulate our fellow citizens of Irish birth upon
Jne pedceful recovery or nome rule OF Ireland.
We reaffirm our answering devotion to the
national constitution and indiss0lubility of the
states, and to the autonomy reserved TO the
states under the constitution, to the personal
rights and liberties of the citizens in all the
states and territories in the union and especially
to the supreme and sovereign right of every law
full 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 the free and honest popular ballot and
just and equal representation OF all the people
TO be the foundation OF our republican govern
ment, and demand effective legislation to secure
the integrity and pnrity of elections, which are
the fountains Of all public authority. We
charge that the present administration and the
democratic majority in congress owe their exist
ence to the suppression or the ballot by the
criminal notification of the constitution and
laws of the United States.
q THE TARIFF PLANK.
We are uncompromisngly In favor of the
American system Of protection. We protest
against its destruction as promised by the Pres
ident and his party. They serve the interests of
Europe; we will support the interests OF Amer
lea. We accept the issue, and confidently ap-
peal to the people for their Judgment The pro-
tectve system must be maintained. It's aban-
donment has always been followed by general
disaster TO all interests except those of the
usllrer and the sheriff We denounce the Mills
bill as destructive to the general business,
labor and farming interests Of the country,
and we heartily indorse the consistent and pa
triotic action of the republican representatives
in congress in opposing its passage We CON
demn the proposition OF the democratic party
to place wool on the free list aud we insist that
the duties thereon shall be adjusted and main
tanned so as to furnish full and adequate pro-
lection to that industry. The republican party
would effect all needed reduction of the
national revenue, by repeating taxes upon
tobacco, which are an annoyance
and burden to agriculture, and the tax upon
spirits used in the arts aud for mechanical pur
poses and by such revision of the tariff laws as
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are produced by our people, the production of
which gives employment to our labor and re-
lease from import duties those articles of for
eign production Except luxurieSl which can not
be produced at home.
IN FAVOR OF REPEALrNG INTERNAL TAXES.
If there shall still remain larger revenue
than is requisite for the wants OF the govern
ment. we favor the entire repeal OF internal
taxes rather than the surrender of any part of
our protective system, at the joint behest of the
whisky trusts and the agents OF foreign manu-
facturers. We declare our hostility to the in
PRODUCTION into this country of foreign contract
labor and Of Chinese labor, alien to our civiliza~
tion and our constitution, and we demand the
rigid enforcement of the existing laws against
IT, and favor such Immediate legislation as Will
exclude such labor from our shores.
We declare our opposition 10 oil combinations
of capital, organized in trusts or otherwise, to
control arbitrarily the condition OF trade among
our citizens, and we recommend TO congress
and the state legislatures in their respective
Jurisdictions such legislation as VIII prevent the
execution Of all schemes to oppress the people
by undue charges on their supplies, or by unjust
rates for the transportation OF their products
TO MARKET we approve the legislation by con
gress TO prevent alike. unjust burdens and un-
fair determinations between the states.
LANDS FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS.
We reaffirm the policy Of Gpproprlating the
public lands OF the United States TO be home
steads for American citizens and settlers not
aliens, which the republican party established
l,, } fhn ef.aFtf1 Of
democrats in congress, and which has brought
our great western domain into such magnificent
development. The restoration Of unearned
railroad land grants 70 tho public
begun under the administration OF President
Arthur. should be continued. We deny that
the democratic party has ever restored one
acre TO the people, but declare that by the joint
action of the republicans and democrats about
$1,000, 900 Of acres OF unearned lands originally
granted for the construction OF railroads have
been restored TO the public domain in pursuance
Of the conditions inserted by the republican party
In the original grants. We charge the demo-
cratic administration with the failure 70 execute
laws securing TO settlers title 20 their home
steads, and with using appropriations made Tor
that purpose TO harass Innocent settlers with
spies and prosecution under the false pretense
OF exposing frauds and vndicating the law.
THE RIoHrs or TERRITORIES.
The government by congress Of the territories
Is based upon necessity only, TO the end that
Jney may Dscone sJhuss III t'io uliVb tu'iNlVlc'
wherever the conditions OF the population,
material resources, public intelligence and
morality are such as to insure stable
local government therein; the people
of such territories should be permitted
as O right inherent In them to form for
themselves constitutions and state governments
and be admitted into the union. Pending the
preparation for statehood ali officers thereof
should be selected from the bona fide residents
aud citizens Of the territory wherein they are 10
serve
SOUTH DAKoTA's RIGHT.
South Dakota should, OF right, be Immediately
admitted as a state in the uuion under the con
stltution framed and adopted by her people,
and we heartily indorse tue act Of the republi-
can senate in twice passing bills for her admis.
sion. The refusal Of the democratic house Of