Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-18
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 on the theshold Of thei
proceedings TO honor the memory Of thel
first great leader, the immortal champion
Of liberty and the rights Of the people
Abraham Lincoln; and to cover als
with wrealhs ofimperishable remembranc
and gratitude the heroic names Of late
leaders, who have more recently beel
called away from our councils-Grant
Garfield Arthur, Logan and Conkling
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 oi
Republicans and Of the Republic-the
name Of that noble soldier and favorite
son Of victory, Philip II 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 fell
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
dissoluble 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 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 the people, to be the foundation Of our
republican government, and demand ef-
fectye 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 uncompromislngly 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 &C.
V,l -,
he people for their judgment. The pro.
tectlye system must be maintained, Its
has always been followed
by 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
farming interests Of the country, and we
heartily endorse the consistent and
patriotic actions OF the Republican Rep.
IN Congress in opposing its
passage.
We condemn the proposition of the
Democratic party 10 place wool on the free
ist, and we insist that the duties thereon
hall be adjusted and maintained so as to
urnish full and adequate protection to
hat industry.
The Republican party would effect all
ieeded 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
evision Of the tariff as will tend to check
imports Of such articles as are produced by
ur people, the production Of which gives
Employment to our labor, and release from
IMPORT duties those articles OF foreign pro.
uotion Except luXurles) the like Of which !
an not DO produced at home, II there
hall sull remain a larger revenue that is |
equiste for the wants ot the government |
'e favor the entire repeal OF internal
axes rather than the surrender OF |
ny part Of our protective system al
he joint behest OF the whisky trusts and
he agents of f,reign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility to the inIroduc.
ion into this country Of foreign contract
,hor, and OF Chinese labor, alien 20 our
iviliration and our Constitution, and We
emand the rigid enforcement Of the ex,
Iung laws against il, aud favor such i'm.
,ediaIe legislation as will exclude such
.hog from our shores,
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tons OF capital organited in trusts OF other,
Use, to control arbitrarily the condition
I trade among our citizens, and We com.
lend to Congress, and TO the State Legis.
lures, m their respective Jurisdictions,
loh legislation as will prevent the eNeou.
on ot all schemes 20 oppTess the people by
nduc charges ou their supplies, OF 10y un.
Isl, rates for the transportation Of their
roducts to market, We approve the leg.
latiou hy Congress to prevent alike ia.
st burdens and unfair determinations DO.
vern the States.
We reAi6rm the policy Of appropriatiug
he public lands Of the United States 70 be
,mcs,eAds tot American citizens and set.
ors, not aliens, which the Republican
,Fy established In 1909, against the
,psient opposition OF the Democrats in
ongrcss, and " hich has brought our grca, :
'cstem domain into such magnificent !
,volopmonL The restoration OF uneAru. :
hnd grants 60 the public domain for
c use OF actual settlers, which was begun
,der the administration OF PreSideht Al. a