Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-10-19
THE PLATFORM.
An Able and Interesting
Document.
PROTECTION, THE PLANK ON
WHICH WE STAND.

WHICH WE STAND.
SQUARELY AND UNEQUIVOCALLf-
REPEAL OF THE TOBACCO TAX
CLEVELAND's ADMINISTRATION
CONDEMNED.
CHICAGO, June 2l.-Ths following is the
platform as reported 70 the convention
and adopted by q unanimous vote:
The Republicans OF the United States
assembled by their delegates in the Ma
tional Convention pause on the threshold
of the4r proceedings to honor the memory
of their first great leader immortal cham
MON of liberty and the rights Of the peo-
nle. Abraham Lincoln, and cover also
with wrsaths of impSrishable rememorah-
GA and gratitude, the heroic names OF the
later leaders who have more recently oeeh
called away from our councils "taht'
Garfield, Arther, Logan, Conkling. May
| their memories be faithfully cherished.
We also recall with our greetings ana
praver for his recovery the name OF one
of our living heroes whose memory VIII
be treasured in history, both OF hepueil-
cans and Of the Republic, the name OF that
noble soldier aud favorite child OF victory,
Philip II. Sheridan. In the spirit OF those
great leaders and Of our own devotion to
bnman liberty aud with that hostility TO
all the forms Of despotism aud oppression
| which ia the fundamental idea OF the ke-
nnhlican marty. we send lraternal cOngrat-
| nlations 10 our fellow Americans of Bra
| iii upon their great act of the emancipa-
I tion which completes the abolition OF
slavery throughout the two American
continents. We earnestly hope that we
NAV soon congratulate our fellow citizens
Of irish birth upon the peaceful recovery
of home rule for Ireland. We 'atiirm
onr unswerving devotion TO the National
! Constitution and the indissOluble Union
/ Of States 10 autonomy reserved 10 the
| States under the constitution to the per
! sopal rights and liberties OF the eitizens
in all States and Territories in the Union,
and especially to the supreme and soyer-
eiOn gbt of every lawful citizen, rich or
moor. native OF foreign born, whlte or
/ black 10 cast one free ballot in the pubic
elections and 10 have their ballot duly
counted. We hold that free trade ana
honest and popular ballot and Just ana
equal representation of all people to he
the foundation of our Republican govern
ment. and demand effective legislation TO
secure the integrity and surety OF the
eiections which are the fountains OF all
public authority.
We charge that the present adminlstra'
ton and the Democratic majority IN Con-
press owe their existence 10 the suppress
sion of the ballot by the criminal nnllii-
cation of the constitution and the laws oil
the United States.
We are uncompromisingly in favor OF
the American system Of protection. we
nrotest against ITS destruction as proposed
/ Inv the President and his party. They
serve the interests of America. We ac-
cent the issue and confidently appeal TO
the people for their judgment. The pro-
tectiye system must be maintained. It's
Abandonment has always been followed
nv general disaster to all interests except
! those of the usurer and sheriff.
We denounce the Mills bill as destruc-
tive TO the general business, labor and
! farming interests OF the country and we
heartily endorse the consistent and patri-
otto action of the Republican representa-
tives in Congress in opposing its passage
we condemn the proposition OF the Demo-
cratic party TO place wool on the free list,
and we insist that the duties thereon
| sbsll 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 upon tobacco,
which are an annoyance and burden to
agriculture, and tax on spirits used in the
arts and for mechanical purposes and by
sncb revision Of the tariff laws as will
tend 10 check the imports OF such articles
As are produced by our people, the produc-
ton Of which gives employment 10 our
labor and reduce from import duties those
articles of foreign production except lux
uries) the like of which cannot he prouuc-
ed at home. II there shall still remain n
larger revenue than Is required LOT the
government, we favor the entire repeal OF
| the internal revenue taxes father IMAM
the surrender Of any part OF our protective
ystem at the Joint behest OF whisky trusts
and agents Of foreign manufacturers. We
declare our hostility to the introduction
into this country of foreign contract Ia
bor and of Chinese labor, alien to our CIV
ilisation and our constitution, ana we de-
mand a rigid enforcement of existing laws
AGAINST il and favor such immedi ate leg
/ islation as will exclude such labor from
our shores r,.
We declare our opposition to all combin-
atoms of capital organized in trusts or
otherwise to control arbitrarily the con-
dition Of trade among our citizens, and we
recommend 10 Congress and the state
Legislatures, in their respective Jurlsuic-
tions such legislation as will prevent the
execution Of all schemes TO Cypress the
people by undue charges on their supplies
| or by unjust rates for transportation OF
their products to market We approve
| the legislation by Congress TO prevent
alike burdens and unfair determinations
between the States.
We re-afirm the policy Of appropriating
the public lands of the United States to
lie bomesteads for American citizens ana
settlers, not aliens, which the Republican
partv established in 1862, against the per
sstent opposition Of the Democrats IN
| Congress, and which has brought onr
Western domain INTO such magnificent
dsvelopement the restoration OF unearn'
ed railroad land grants to the publlc 40
main for the use of settlers, which was
begun under the administration Of Preel-
dent Arther, should be continued. we
DENY that that the Democratic party has
ever restored one acre to the people but
declare that by Joint action OF the Repub-
hcans and Democrats about fifty millions
of acres Of unearned n nds, originally
granted for the construction of railroads,
have been restored to the public domain
in nursuaDce of the conditions inserted
by the Republican party in the original
grants. We charge the Democratic ad-
ministration with failure TO execute the
laws securing TO the settlers their home
steads and with using the appropriations
made for that purpose to harrass innocent
settlers with spies and prosecutions, nm
der the false pretense Of reporting frauds
and vindicating law. Tue Government
by Congress of the Territories, is based
upon necessity only 70 the end that they
NAV become states in a Union therefore
whenever the condition OF population
material resources public intelligence aud
morality. are such as 10 insure stable
local government therein, the people OF
such Territories should be permitted as a
right Inherent In them, 20 form for them
selves constitutions and State govern
nepts and he admitted into the Union
pending preparation for statehood. All
officers thereof should be selected from
residents aud citizens Of the Territory
wherein they are 70 serve. south Dakota
sbould of fieht be Immediately admitted
as a state o the Union under the consti'
tuition formed aud adopted 10y her people
and we heartily endorse the act OF The
Republican Senate in twice passing bili'
for admission The refusal OF the Demo
cratic House OF Representatives for parti
san purposes 10 favorably consider these
bills isa wlful violation Of the sacred
American principle Of local self govern,
ment. and merits the condemnation of al