Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-06-23
THE MARTINSBURG HERALD, s
d STRONG PLATFORM.

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= The platform is 5rief, plain and
square on the issue between the par.
ties and the demands of the day.
1t is all the campaign documents
the Republicans need, and every
man who has the interest of himself
and country at heart, rather than
party success, can stand upon its
principles and declarations. Honor
to the memory of the great leaders
of the Republic; and in their spirit
of devotion to human liberty, con-
gratulations to emancipated Brazil,
and hope and support for Irish home
rule and independence. Unswery-
ing devotion to our national consti-
tuition and the union of states, the
liberties of citizens. rich or poor,
white or black, and demand for
the freedom and purity of the ballot,
the fountain of all public authority.
Uncompromisingly in favor Of Amer
lean protection, and protest and de-
nunciation for the English interests
to be served by the Mills bill and
the Presidents message. Placing
wool on the free list condemned.
Repeal of the home taxes and pro-
lection to such articles as are pro.
duced by American labor. Hostili-
ty to foreign contract labor and a
rigid enforcement of the laws prohib-
iting its Importation. Opposition to
all combinations of capital and trust
organizations, and approval OF the
laws against unjust determinations.
The homestead laws re.affirmed
for American settlers and not for
alien land grabbers just titles to
settlers and the restoration of I'M
earned grants to the public domain
The rights of the territories to state.
hood pledged, and appropriate legis-
lation to meet and counterfeit the
evils of Mormonism. The reduction
of letter postage demanded to one
cent, and the policy of the Demo.
cratic administrator in it's efforts to
demonetize silver condemned.
The sovereignty of citizenship de-
mands intelligence of the masses
education-and state OF nation, or
both combined, are bound to afford
every child in the land an opportu-
nifty for good common school edu-
cation.
Encouragement for coast defences
for harborS and cities, the advance
menu of home and foreign commerce
and shipping, thus giving employ
ment to home labor, activity to in
dustry, security to trade, new mar
kets and cheap transportation.
The administration of foreign al
fairs under the Democratic party
has been weakened, treaties broken,
and it refused to sanction or encour-
age American organization tor the
extension of trade or the protection
of American ENTHUSIASTICALLY
unfavorable to this country is the
Canadian fisheries treaty. Safe.
guards guaranteed to American cit
izenShip at home and abroad.
Civil service reform, betrayed and
abandoned by President Cleveland,
receives fresh baptism in the Re-
publican platform, where it was
born, aud achieved its earlier sue
cesses. 1t is proposed to collect the
discredited fragments cast away by
the Democrats, repair them thor.
oughly, and extend the system to
every branch of the service where
its introduction is possible or desira-
BILE. There is not the shadow of
cant about the civil service reform
resolution-merely the recognition
of plain duty made so by the laws
of the country, which cannot he TAX
ell up and thrown aside at the will
of president or party.
The gratitude of the nation to the
defenders of the Union cannot be
measured by laws, and it would be
public scandal to allow an honora.
BILE wearer of the country's uniform
to die in the poorhOuse with an over
flowing surplus in the treasury.
In support OF the principles here.
with enunciated we invite the CO.
operation of patriotic men of all par
ties, and especially of all working.
men, whose prosperity is seriously
threatened by the free trade policy
of the present administration.