Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-26
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration of Principles and Asser
tiOn Of Popular
Right.

The Republicans OF the United States
assembled by their delegates in Nationa
convention, pause ou the theshold Of thei
proceedings 10 honor the memory of thei
first great leader, the immortal champion
Of liberty aud the rights of the people
Abraham Lincoln; and to cover also
with wreaths ofimpenshable remembrance
and gratitude the heroic names Of late
leaders, who have more recently beer
called away from our councils-GTant
Garfield, Arthur, Logan and COnklIng
May their memories be faithfully cher
ished.
We also recall with our greetings and
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 H Sheridan.
In the spirit Of those great leaders, and
Of our own devotion 10 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
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 lber.
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 uncompromsIngly 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, It's
abandonment has always been followed
~ 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.
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 so as to
urnish full aud adequate protection to
hat industry.
The Republican party would effect ali
eeded reduction of the National revenue
" 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
ur people, the production Of which gives
mployment to our labor, aud release from
nport duties those articles of foreign pro.
uotiun Except luxuries) the like Of which
m not De produced at home. If there ;
lall sull remain larger revenue that is :
,quiste for the wants OF the government |
e favor the entire repeal of internal |
IXes rather than the surrender of I
ny part of our protective system at I
le Joint behest of the whisky trusts and i
10 agents Of foreign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility to the introduc. 3
on into this country Of foreign contract
Dor, and OF Chinese labor, alien to our a
viliEation and our Constitution, and We c
smand the rigid enforcement of the eX. II
ting laws against it, and favor such i'm. \
ediate legislation as will exclude such A
bor from our shores, d
We declare our opposition TO all oomhin. {
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Use, to control arbitrarily the condition o
trade among our citizens, and we com. a
end to Congress and to the State Legis. h
ures, IN their respective jurisdictions,
oh legislation as will prevent the execu. -
ln OF all schemes to oppTess the people by :,
ldue charges on their supplies, OF by un. y
st rates for the transportation of their ;,
oducts TO market, We approve the leg. "
alton 10y Congress to prevent alike un. :,
1t burdens and unfair determinations be. y
'een the States. =
We Teathrm the policy of Nppropriating =
c public lands Of the United States TO be ;
mesleads for American citizens and set. -
'rs, not aliens, which the Republican Y
rty established in 1902, against the "
rSistent opposition OF the Democrats in :,
'nRress, and which has brought our great " "
esteTn domain into such magnificent u'
The restoration OF uneArn. :. ~
land grants to the public domain for %
. use of actual settlers, which was begun ,
der the administration Of PTesIdeLt Ar. al
IL. should be continued We deny that "
J democratic party has ever restored one OF
. 10 the people, but declare that by the "a
NJ action Of republicans and democrats, ol
mi GftV milltOnS Ol acres nf unaafnad an