Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-16
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

We reafirm our answering devotion TO the
rational constitution aud TO the ndssoluhle union
OF the states; 10 the autonomy reserved to tha
states under the constitution; 10 the personal
rights aud liberties of citizens IN all the states and
prone and sovereign right Of every lawful citizen,
rich or poor native or foreign born, white or black,
70 cast one free ballot In public elections and to
have that ballot duly counted.
We arr nncompromsingly In favor OF the Amer
lean system ~ protection; we protest against It's
destruction proposed by the president and his
party, They serve the interests OF Europe; We
viii support the Interests OF America. We accept
the issue and confidently appeal TO the people for
their Judgment The protective system must bo
maintained, Its abandonment has always been
followed by general disaster 10 all interests except
those % the Insurer aud the sheriff. We dencunce
the Mills bill as destructive TO the general busi
ness the labor, and the farming interests Of the
country, aud we heartily indorsc the consistent
aud patriotic action OF the republican Representa-
ttycs In congress In opposing Its passage.
eve condemn the proposition OF the democratic
party TO place wool on the free list aud we insist
that the duties thereon shall be adjusted and main
tatAed so 10 furnish full and adequate protection
TO that industry.
The republican pc rty would effect all needed 70
duciion ~ tie nati' nal revenue by repeating the
taxes upon tobacco, which are an ammo, anee aud
burden 10 agriculture, and the tax upon spirits
used IN the arts aud for mechanical purposes, and
by such revision OF the tatf laws as VIII tend to
check imports 81 such articles rs are produced by
our people, the production Of which gives employ
mcnt To our labor, aud release from Import duties
those articles OF foreign production texcept luxur
irsh the like OF which cannot be produced at
home, II there shall still remain larger revenue
than Is requisite for the wants Of the government
We favor the entire repeal Of internal taxes rather
than the surrender OF auy part Of our protective
system At the Joint bchest % the whisky ring and
the agents ~ foreign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility 10 The Introduction into
this country of ioreirn Contract jnbnr and az chi
ncsc labor alien TO our civilization and our con
s,ltutpn; aud We demand the rigid enforcement
Of the existing laws nralust H. and favor such
Immediate legislation Ms will exclude such labor
from our shores.
a., A. an all Ia
Of capital organized In trusts or otherwise To con.
troll arbitrarily the conditions OF trade among our
Citi1cns; aud We recommend To congress and tho
state legislatures In their respective Jurisdictions
such legislation Ms will prevent the execution OF
all schemes To Cypress the people by undue
charges on their supplies or by unjust rates for
the transportation of their products TO market
We approve the legislation by congress 10 prevent
alike unjust burdens aud unfair determinations
between the smtcs.
We reailirm the policy OF appropratng tho
public iandS Of the tinted states 10 be- homes.sds
ior American citizens aud settlers moi aliens,
which the republican party established In 1872,
against the persistent opposition Of the democrats
in congress aud which has brought our great
western domain into such magnificent develop
menL
The government by congress OF tho territories
Is based upon Necessity only To the end that they
may become states In the unioni therefore, when.
ever the conditions OF population, material re-.
sources, public intelligence, and morality are such
~ to insure stable local government therein, the
people Of snrh territories should be permitted as
a right Inherited In them 10 form for themselves
cons ltutIuus and state governments and he
admitted into the union Pending the preparation
for statehood all officers thereof should he selected
from the bona hdc residents and citizens Of tho
territory Wherein they are To serve, south Dako.
kola should OF right be Immediately admitted ~
A state In the uuion under the constitution frnmod
and ndontcd by her people, and we heartily Ind"rse
the action OF The republican senate I'm twice pn.A.
Ing bills for har admission
The 10 iICal power of tho mormon church In
the territories. NJ exercised la the past Is men.
ace To free institutions too dangerous to be long
suffered Therefore wo pledge the republican
party 10 appropriate Legislation asserting thu
sovereignty uI tile nation In all territories where
the same Ii questioned mud In furtheranCc OF that
end to place upou the statute books legislation
stringent enough 10 divorce the political from the
cCcIosIastlcal powcr, mud thus stnmp out The nj
tcndant wlckrdness Of poiygnmy.
The republican party Il IN favor Of the use Of
both gold aud silver as money, aud denounces the
policy Of the democratic administration la It's
efforts 10 dcmouetlze silver " y
We demand The reduction Of letter postage 10
ccut per ounce.
IN a republic like ours, where the citizen Ia tho
s"yerssn and the ol,s,s ,.e ssg cry wner. no
4 is mpor,aSt lhs1 III" soyereIrn"the psopl,e.
should possess intelligence. The free school Is
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