Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-01
REPrBLICAN PLATRORM.
Declaration Of Principles and Asser-
tOn Of Popular
Right.

The Republicans Of the United States
| assembled by their delegates IN NatiOua
] convention, pousc on the tuC.hyld Of ihei
proceedings 10 honor the memory of thci
/ first great leader, the immortal champion
| Of liberty aud the rights nf the people
Abraham Llucoln; aud to cover also
with wreaths Ofimperishable remembranc,
and gratitude the heroic names Of late
| leaders, who have more recently beer
called away from our councils-Grant
Garfield, Arthur, l. gr and COnkuug
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 h1iOes whose memory
will he treasured 10 the history both oi
Republicans and Of The ReDubIic-the
name uf that noble soldier and iavurIe
son Of victory, Philip II Sheridan.
Ia the spirit OF those great leaders, and
Of our own devotion 20 human liberty, and
win that hostility TO all forms OF desp"t.
Ism ami oppression which Is the fuuda.
mental inca of the Republican party, we
send lraternal congratulations To- our fci-
low Americans Of Brazil upon their great
oct OI emancipation, which completed the
abolition ui slavery throughout the two
American continents We earnestly hope
that we may sopn congratulate our fellow.
citizens Of Irish birth upon the peaceful
recovery ol hume rule fJr Ireland.
We atifm our answering devotion to
the National Constitution and 10 The IN.
dIssoluble Union OF the states {" the au
louUmy reserved the states under the Con.
,tltuuon t. tie personal right, and hber
ties Of cllzeus lu all the States and Fern
tories in the Union, and especially TO
the supreme an, sovereign right #
every lawful Citz.n, rich or ppor,
native or foreign bonn, white or black, to
cast one free ballot H. public elections,
aud 10 ht,l 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 ei-
fectiye legislation To- secure the integrity
and purity f elections, which are the
fountains Of all public authority, We
charge that the present administration
aud the Democratic majonty m Congress
owe their existence 30 the suppression OF
the ballot by criminal nuIlihcation ofthe
Constitution aud laws of the United
States.
We are uncompromisngIy in favor Of
the American system Of protection. We
protest against It's destruction proposed
by the prgaIdcut and his party. They
serve the interests Of Europe; we will
support tlo interests OF America. We ac.
ccpt the issues and confidently appeal to
the people lor their judgment The pro-
toctlye system must be maintained, Its
Abandonment has always been followed
10y general disaster to all interests, except
those OF the usurer and the sheriff We
deuounce the Mills bill AZ destructive to
the general business, the labor and the
farming interests Of the country, and We
heartily endorse the consistent and
patriotic actions OF the Republican Rep.
resentatlves IA Congress in opposing its
passage.
We condemn the proposition Of the
Democratic party 10 place wool on the free
list and We insist that the duties thereon
shall be adjusted and maintained So as to
furnish full aud adequate protection to
that industry.
The Republican party would effect all
needed reduction of the National revenue
by repeating the taxes on tobacco, which
arc an annoyance and burden to agriculture,
and the tax upon spirils used in the arts
aud for mechanical purposes; aud 10y such
revision Of the tariff as will tend to check
imports Of such articles as are produced 10y
our people, the production Of which gives
employment to our labor, aud release from
import duties those articles Of foreign pro.
ductlon (eNcepl luNuries) the like OF which
can not No produced at home. II there
shall sull remain a larger revenue that is
requisite ior the wants OF the government
we favor tho entire repeal ol internal
taxes rather than the surrender ol
any part ui our protective system at
tho joint behest OF the whisky trusts aud
the agents Of foreign manufacturers.
We declare ouT hostility to the introduc.
ton into this country OF foreign contract
laboL and ut Chinese labor alien to our
civilization aud our Constitution. aud We
demand the rigid enforcement OF the eN.
isung laws against IT, and favor such i'm.
mediate legislation as will exclude such
labor from our shores,
We declare our opposition to all comhin.
atoms OF capital organisod in trusts OF other.
wise, TO control arbitrarily the condition
OF tiade among our citizens, and We com.
mend TO Congress and 70 tho State Legis.
Atures, m their respective Jurisdictions,
such legislation as will prevent the eNecu.
uon OF all schemes to oppIess the people hy
uudue charges on their supplies, OF by IN.
just rates toT the transportation Of their
products 10 market, We approve the leg.
islatiou 10y Congress 10 prevent alike an.
Just burdens and unfair determinations be.
tween the States.
We IcAthrm the policy OF appropriating
the publio lands OF the United States 70 be
homesJeads tor Ameueap citizens and set.
tlers, not aliens, which tho Republican
party established 10 1904, against tho
pcris,en, opposition OF the Democrats in
Congress, and which has brought our great
Western domain into such magnificent
development The restoration OF uneArn.
ed laud grants 90 the public domain ior
the use ot actual settlers, which was begun
under the administration 1T ptcsldvLt Ar,
thur, should be continued We dcuy that