Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-04
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration Of Principles and Asser
ton Of Popular
Right.

convention, pause 0u th. the.HuId Oi ihe
proceedings IU honor the memory %. lht
.lut great iaalar, irl imm.rta, champ"
/ OF liberty and She rights ot the people
! Abraham Llucoir; and 90 cover ais
aI.u.ut,al1- IiWIua-hau.c geWt maau-
and gratitude the heroic names oi late
Icadcrs. Who have more recently bee
called away from cur couuciIs-Gmu'
GarIrId. Ar;uur, Lgw aud CouEH"g
May Their memories be iaithiuIly cI.'
shel.
We also recall with our greetings an
with prayer Tor bis recovery the name q
one " our lyng heroes aause memOr
will be- treasured in the history both "
| Republicans and Of the uuhlic-'h,
uaup or iaat noble soldier aud avorIt'
son OF victory Philip II Sheridan.
ia the spirit Of those great leaders, anC
! pf our own devotion 20 human liberty, anl
/ win that hostility 10 all forms p! dcspnt
Ism AMI oppression which 10 the iunda
| mental idca Of the R.puhucan party, w
senu iraternal congratulations ip our tel
lOW Americans Of Brazil upon their great
net OF emancipation, which upmpIr'cd th,
abolition ui slavery throughout the tWC
American continents. We earnestly hop,
that we may soon congratulate our fellow
citizens OF Irish birth uppn the peaceful
recovery OF home rule for Iceland.
We affirm cur unSwervInE devotion u
the Naiional Constitution and 20 the IN
dIssoiubIc Union Of the state, to The au
touUmy reserved the states under the Con.
stltuliOn to the personal rights and lber
Ties Of ciuzens ia all the States and Terri.
tories IN the Union, aud especially 10
the supreme an" sovereign right VI
every lawful cit zen, rich or poor
native ur foreign born, white or black, to
cast one free ballot IL 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 tho people, TO he the foundation OF our
republican government, and demand rt-
fective legislation to secure the integrity
and purity If elections, which are he
fountains Of all public authority. We
charge that the present administration
and the Democratic majority IN Congress
owe their existence 30 the suppression Of
the ballot by criminal nul.Ihcatlon Of the
Constitution and laws Of tho United
States.
We are uncompromisngly in favor Of
the American system Of protection. We
protest against It's destruction proposed
10y the prusidcut and his party. They
serve the Interests Of Europe; we will
support the interests OF America. We ac.
crpt the issues and confidently appeal To
the people tor heir judgment. The pro
tuctIye system must hc maintained, It's
Abandonment has always been followed
hy general disaster to all interests, except
those OF the usurer and the sheriff. We
deuuuncc the Mills bIll IA destructive To
the general business, the labor aud the
lamuug interest, Of the country, and We
endorse the consistent and
patriotic actions of The Republican Rep
resentativcs ~ Congress ia opposing its
passage
We condemn the proposition ot the
Democratic party % place wool on the free
iisl, aud we insist that the duties thereon
shall be adjusted aud maintained 50 as To
furnish full and adequate protection to
that industry,
The Republican party would effect at
needed reduction OF tue National revenue
10y repeating the taxes on tobacco, which
are an annoyance aud hurdSnto agriculture,
and the tax upon spirits used IN the arts
add ior mechanical purposes aud by such
revision ul the tariff as will tend 10 check
imports af such articles as are produced 10y
our people, the producuon of which gives
employment to our labor, aud release from
import duties those articles Ot foreign pro-
duction (eNcrpt luNuries) the like OF (which
can not Ue produced at home, II there
shall sull remain larger revenue that IL
requisite lor the wants oi the government
Ne favor the entire repeal ui internal
taxes rather than the surrender Of
any part Of our protective system at
the JOINT hehesI OF the whisky trusts and
tho agents Of ilreign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility To the inroduc.
tion into this country Of foreign contract
labor, and OF Chinese labor, alien 10 our
civilization aud our Constitution, and we
demand the rgld enforcement OF the ex-
isting laws aSains, Il, and favor such i'm
mediate legislation ms will exclude such
labor from our shores,
We declare our opposition to all comhln'
at.oua U, capital organized la trusts oI uthcf.
wise, to conlJol arbitrarily the condition
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mend to CongresS aud ca tho State Legis.
Aturcs. m their respective jurisdictions,
such legislation as wall prevent the eNecu.
ton ol all schemes tooppIess the peopls hy
undue charges ON their supplies, o. by IN.
iust rates ioT the transportation Of their
products 60 market. We approve the leg
islstion by Congress 20 prevent alike un.
lust burdens and unfair determinations be.
tween the States,
We fpAlhm the policy OF appropriaung
the public lands OF the United States 90 he
homestead Tor American citiseps and set.
tiers, not alieu>, which the Republican
party established in ISos, against tho
persistent opposition ct the Democrats in
Congress. and which has brought our great
Wcstcn domain into such magnificent
development The restoration OF uneAru.
al laud grants 60 the puhhc domain tlr
tho use oi actual settlers, which was begun
under the administration Of President At
thur. should bc continued We deny that
the dcmoeIauc patty has ever restored one
acre To the people, bat declare gha, by the
loint action oi republicans aud democrats,
about fifty milhons of acres of uneAned
lands originally graated for the cona'Jac-
lion oi fatiNAds have been rcsyotcd 10 the
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