Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-22
THE PLATFORM.
Formula of Republican
Tenets of Faith.
FLAMBOYANT FLAPDOODLE.
The Only Substantial Plank in the
Structure Spiked with Demo-
cratic Nails.

don dispatch in the Tribune this morning
making an authorized statement from
Blaine that he had absolutely written no
letter to anyone, Of a political character,
except his Florence and Paris letters.
At 1908 A. NJ. the Convention was
called to order.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Thomas
Greene, Of Chicago, to almost empty
seats.
The roll Of States was called for the
names Of members Of the National Com
mittee, and at its conclusion Chairman
Mckinley presented the report of the
Committee on Resolutions. The reading
OF the platform was received with fire.
quent bursts of applause, especially the
tariff plank, which created great enthu-
siasm.
The platform was unanimously adopt
ed, and the Convention proceeded to call
the roll for nominating speeches.
Following is the full text of the plat
form:
DEPARTED LEADERS.
The Republicans OF the United States
assembled, by their delegates, in Ma
tional Convention, pause on the threshold
of their proceedings to honor the memory
of their first great leader, the immortal
champion of liberty and the rights OF the
people, Abraham Lincoln, and to cover
also with wreaths OF imperishabe re-
membrance and gratitude the heroic
names of our later leaders, who have
been more recently called away from our
councils, Grant, Garfield, Arthur, Lo-
gan, Conkling May their memories be
faithfully cherished. We also recall
with our greetings, and with prayer for
his recovery, the name OF one of.our liv-
ing heroes, whose memory will be treas
ured in the history both OF the Republi-
cans and of the Republic, the name of
that noble soldier and favorite child OF
victory, Philip Fl. Sheridan.
BRAZIL AND IRELAND.
In the spirit of those great leaders and
OF our own devotion to human liberty,
and with that hostility to all forms OF
despotism and oppression which is the
fundamental idea of the Republican
party, we send fraternal congratulations
to our fellow Americans of Brazil, upon
their great act OF the abolition of slavery
throughout the two American Continents.
W. VaihCSbl1 nODt ludl We IlluN SOOn
congratulate our fellow citizens of Irish
Home Rule for Ireland.
THE BALLOT.
We reaflirm our answering devotion
to the National Constitution and to the
indissoluble Union OF the States, and to
the autonomy reserved to the States un-
der the Constitution; to the personal
rights and liberties OF citizens in all the
States and Territories of 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 in public
elections, and to have that ballot duly
counted.
We hold the free and honest popular
ballot, and the just and equal representa-
tion OF all the people to be the foundation
OF Republican government, and demand
effective legislation to secure the integrity
and purity of elections which are the
fountains of all public authority.
We charge that the present admins
trat;on and the Democratic majority in
Congress owe their existence to the sup
preston of ballots by a criminal nulli6-
cation OF the Constitution and laws of the
United States.
PROTECTION.
We are uncompromisingly in favor of
the American system OF protection. We
protest against its destruction as pro-
posed by the President and his party.
They serve the interests of Europe, we
will support the interests OF America.
We accept the issue and confidently APP
peal to the people for their Judgment.
The protective system must be main
tanned, its abandonment has always been
followed by general disaster to all inter-
ests except those of the usurer and the
sheriff.
TARIFF REVISION.
We denounce the Mills bill as destruct-
i've to the general business, and the labor,
and the farming interests of the country ;
and we heartily endorse the consistent
and patriotic action OF the Republican
representatives in Congress in opposing
its passage.
We condemn the proposition of the
Democratic party to place wool in the
Tree list, and we insist that the duties
thereon shall be adjusted and maintained
so as to furnish full and adequate protec-
tion to the wool industry.
The Republican party would effect all
by repeating the taxes upon tobacco.
which are an annoyance and burden to
agriculture, and the tax upon spirits used
in the arts and for mercantile purposes,
and by such revision of the tariff laws as
will tend to check the imports OF such ar
ticles as are produced by our people, the
production OF which gives employment to
our labor, and release from import duties
those articles OF foreign production lex
cept luxuries) the like of which cannot
be produced at home. If there still re-
main larger revenue than is requisite
for the wants OF the Government, we ia
Vor the entire repeal OF internal taxes
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.
CHINESE AND PAupER LABOR AND TRUSTS.
We declare our hostility to the intro
duction into this country of foreign con-
tract labor and OF Chinese labor, alien to
our civilization and our Constitution and
we demand the rigid enforcement OF the
existing laws against it, and favor such
immediate legislation as will exclude
such labor from our shores.
We declare our opposition to all COM
binations OF capital, organized into
trusts or otherwise, to control
arbitrarily the condition OF trade among
citizens, and we recommend to Congress
and the State Legislatures, in their re-
spective jurisdictions, such legislation as
will prevent the execution OF all schemes
to oppress the people by undue charges
On THAR sI1nnliee Or bv t1pirSt rafac fnr