Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-06
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration of Principles and Asser-
tiOn of Popular
Right.

proceedings to honor the memory OF thei
first great leader, the immortal champion
Of liberty and the rights Of the people
Abraham Lincoln; and to cover als
with wreaths ofimperishable remembranc
and gratitude the heroic names OF late
leaders, who have more recently beei
called away from our councils-Grant
Garfield, Arthur, Logan and Conkllng
May their memories be faithfully cher
ished.
We also recall with our greetings aDC
with prayer for his recovery the name o
one Of our living heroes whose memory
will be treasured in the history both o.
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 TO 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 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
dlssoluble Union of the states to the au.
tonomy reserved the states under the Con.
stitution 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 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 et-
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 criminal notification ofthe
Constitution and laws of the United
States.
We are uncompromisingl 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
the interests of America, We ac.
CGpt the issues and confidently appeal to
the people for their judgment. The pro-
tectlve system must be maintained, Its
Abandonment has always been followed
by general disaster to all interests, except
those of the usurer and the sheriff. We
denounce the Mills bill as 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
resentatives IN Congress in opposing its
passage.
We condemn the proposition of the
Democratic party TO place wool on the free
list, and we insist that the duties thereon
shall be adjusted and maintained so as to
furnish full and adequate protection to
that industry.
The Republican party would effect all
needed reduction of the National revenue
by repeating the taxes on tobacco, which
are an annoyance and burden to agriculture,
and the tax upon spirits used in the arts
and for mechanical purposes; and by such
revision Of the tariff as will tend to check
imports Of such articles as are produced by
our people, the production of which gives
employment to our labor, and release from
import duties those articles of foreign pro.
tuction Except luxuries) the like of which
IAN not De produced at home. II there
,hall still remain larger revenue that is
,equisite for the wants OF the government
We favor the entire repeal of internal
axes rather than the surrender of
he joint behest of the whisky trusts and |
he agents of foreign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility to the introduc.
ion into this country of foreign contract
abor, and OF Chinese labor, alien to our
civilization and our Constitution, and we |
lemand the rigid enforcement of the ex. !
sting laws against it, and favor such i'm.
Mediate legislation as will exclude such
abor from our shores.
We declare our opposition to all combin-
tlons OF capital organized in trusts or other.
wise, to control arbitrarily the condition
# trade among our citizens, and we com.
mend to Congress and 70 the State Legis-
lures, IN their respective jurisdictions,
uoh legislation as Will prevent the eNeou.
ion OF all schemes to oppTess the people by
ndue charges on their supplies, or by un-
ust rates for the transportation Of their
PRODUCTS TO market, We approve the leg
slatiou by Congress to prevent alike un.
lst burdens and unfair determinations be.
ween the States.
We reSihrm the policy of appropriating
he public lands Of the United States 20 be
omesIeads for American citizens and set.
lers, not aliens, which the Republican
arty established in 1909, against the
eSistent opposition Of the Democrats in
ongress, and which has brought our great
Western domain into such magnificent
evelopment. The restoration OF unearn.
4 land grants to the public domain for
le use OF actual settlers, which was begun
nder the administration OF PTeSideht Ar,
tut, should be continued. We deny that
le democratic party has ever restored one
no to the people, but declare that by the
int action OF republicans and democrats,
,out fifty millions OF acres Of uneArned
nds originally granted for the consITue'
on OF railroads have been restored to the
ihlic domain, in pursuance Of the cOndi.
ans inserted hv the fepuhhcan nartv in '