Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-11
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration of Principles and Asser-
ton of Popular
Right.

assembled by their delegates in Nationa
convention, pause on the theshold Of the
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 also
with wreaths Ofimperishab!e remembrance
and gratitude the heroic names Of late
leaders, who have more recently beer
called away from our councis-Grantr
Garfield, Arthur, Logap and Conklug.
May their memories be faithfully cher
ished
We also recall with our greetings and
with prayer for his recovery the name oi
one Of our living heroes whose memory
will be treasured in the history both OF
Republicans and Of the ReDublic-the
name Of that noble soldier and favOrite
son Of victory Philip II Sheridan.
Ia the spirit Of those great leaders, and
of our own devotion 10 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
dlssoube Union Of the states to the au.
tonOmy reserved the states under the Cor.
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 eff
fectiye legislation to secure the integrity
aud 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 a criminal notification Ofthe
Constitution and laws Of the United
States.
We are uncomprOmislngIy in favor OF
the American system of protection. We
protest against its destruction proposed
by tho president and his party. They
serve the interests of Europe; we wilt
support the interests Of America. We ac.
cept the issues and confidently appeal to
he people for their judgment. The pro-
,ectlve system must be mainta'r ed, Its
lbsndonment has always been followed
by general disaster to al intere :, except
hose of The usurer and he s'IeliE. We
leuounce the Mills bill an destructive to
he general business, the J: Dor and the
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
is, land we insist that the duties thereon
hall be adjusted and maintained so as to
urnish full aud adequate protection to
hat industry.
The Republican party would effect all
needed reduction of the National revenue
by repeating the taxes on tobacco, which
IRE an annoyance and burden to agriculture,
md the tax upon spirits used in the arts
md for mechanical purposes; and by such
-evision 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.
luotion Except luXuries) the like of which
can not be produced at home. II there
shall still remain larger revenue that is
requisite for the wants OF the government
we favor the entire repeal of internal !
axes rather than the surrender of
any part of our protective system at
the joint behest of the whisky trusts and !
The agents of foreign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility TO the introduc.
tion into this country of foreign contract |
labor, and OF Chinese labor, alien to our
civilization and our Constitution, and we |
demand the rigid enforcement of the eX.
sting laws against it, and favor such i'm
mediate legislation as will exclude such |
labor from our shores.
We declare our opposition to all combin. |
atoms Of capital organized in trusts or other.
wise, to control arbitrarily the condition |
ll llAlG Auhllk hht NlNlANhSt NlAN w SNlA' /
mend to Congress- and to the State Legis- !
ltures, IN their respective jurisdictions, |
such legislation as will prevent the eNecu.
ton OF all schemes to oppTeSs the peopleby |
undue charges on their supplies, or 10y un.
Just rates for the transportation Of their
products to market, We approve the leg. |
Islation hy Congress to prevent alike un' |
Just burdens and unfair determinations be. |
tween the States.
We reAfirm the policy of appropriating |
the public lands Of the United States 20 be- !
homesIeads for American citizens and set.
tiers, not aliens, which the Republican
party established in 1909, against the
persistent opposition OF the Democrats in
Congress, and which has brought our great
Western domain into such magnificent
development. The restoration Of uneATn.
a land grants to the public domain for
he use Of actual settlers, which was begun
lnder the administration Of President Ar
hur, should be continued, We deny that
he democratic party has ever restored one
.cre to the people. but declare that 10y the
oint action Of republicans and democrats,
bout fifty millions OF aoree Of uneaTned
ands originally granted for the eonsIue'
i,n ,T failroaAa hnVA hean restored 10 the