Daily Republican., 1888-06-22
ran CONVENTION.

1n1 0oRN &A
Ths Platform Presented and Unsni- /,
mousiy Adoptea--Namiag the oandi'
dates.
CHICAGO, June 22-In the Rapubli-
oxn NattonAi Convention, yesterday,
Mr.. KoKtniey, OF Ohio, Chairman OF
the Com mittee on ResolurionP, present.
ed the following platform, which was
adopted unanimously:
The Republicans Of the United States,
assernbled by their deles ates In National
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 peopls-Abraham Llnooln--aDd to
cover also with wreaths OF imperishable
Remembrance aud gratitude the heroic
names of our later leaders who have
more recently been called away from
our counotla-Grant, Garfield, Arthur,
Logan, Conkling. May their memories
be faithfully oherished. We also recall
with our greetings, and with pray or for
HE recovery, the name OF one OF our
living heross whose memory will be
treasured In the history both OF Repub-
licaus and OF the republic-the name of
that noble soldier aud favorite child OF
lviotory, Philip Fl. Sheridan
In the spirit Of these great leaders
and OF our own devotion to human lib.
Ierty, and with that hostility to all
Iforms of despotism and oppression
" hich is the fundamental Idea OF the
Republican party, we send fraternal
oon ongrhtulation to our fellow. Americans
of Brazil upon their great act Of eman-
4 oipation, which completed the abolition
4 - la 80 al hRnf tho Nxun "A AunQPi-
. can contipents. We earnestly hope
, that we may soon congratulate our fell
low-citiz sns OF Irish birth upon the
peaceful recovery Of Home Rule for
Ireland.
We reaffirm our unswervlnR devo-
8 tion TO the National Constitution and
to the indissoub,e union Of the States;
Q TO the autonomy reserved to the States
4 under the Constitu ion; to the personal
i rights and liberties Of citizens In all the
] States and Territories in the union,
. and especially to the supreme aud sov,
d ereiRn 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
q ballot duly counted, We hold the free
+. and honest popular ballot and the just
y and equal representation Of all the
people TO be the foundation Of eur Re
Ipubican government, and demand eff
= Iective legislation to secure the integ
trity and purity OF elections, which are
1.-The fountains OF all public authority
We charge that the present admins
trAtion and the Democratic majority Ii
Congress owe their existence to tn,
suppression Of the ballot by q crimina
InulllficAtion OF the Constitution And
st laws OF the United Stats.
\: We arc unoompIo misiagly In favor o
S, the American system OF protection. W.
er protest against It's destruction as pro
y. "a posed by the President aud his party
lp They serve the interests OF Europe; vi
e will support the intsrests of America
,y We accept the issue and oonhdentl,
~ appeal to ihe people for their judgment
VI VI Ene protective system must be main
Ut tained, Its abandonment has Alway
ser e. been followed by general disaster to al
KS interests except those OF the usnrer an,
sts the sheriff. We denounce the Mill
lG bill rs destructive to the general busi
w ness the labor and the farming interest
OF the country, and we heartily endors
the consistent and patriotic action O
the Republican Representatives OF Con
m gress In opposing Its passage.
We condemn the proposition OF III
Democratic party to place wool on tn
. free liat, and we insist that the dutie
= thereon shall be adjusted and main
ltAinsd so as to furnish full and ade q uAt
protection to that industry.
The Republican party would etfeC
~ all nesded reduction of the nations
y revenue by repealing the taxes upo
! tobacco, which are an annoyance an
" burden to agriculture, and the tn
upon spirits used in the arts and fc
mech nical purposes, and by such n
vision of Bhe tariff laws As Will tend
check imports of suoh articles as nl
produced by our people, the produotio
of which gives employment to OF
labor, snd release from import dutil
ithose articles Of foreign production (ei
lcept luxuries) the like OF which eau
fprod uced ut home II there shall sti
remain n larger revenue than 10 reQui
Its for the wants of the Government, y
favor the entire repeal OF Internal tax
rather than the surrender OF any pA
OF our protective system at the joil
behest OF the whisky trusts and u
agents of forsign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility to the intr
" lduetlon into this country OF foreii
J contract labor, and OF Chinese lgbo
- alien to our civilization ahd our Co
situation, aud We demand the rigid Q
forosment OF the existing laws again
1T. and favor such immediate legtsl
tion as will exclude such labor fro
our shores.
We declare our opposition to all COZ
blnations OF capital organized In trus
OF otherwise to control arbitrarily .
condltion Of trade among our Citizen
land we recommend to Congress and {
Estate legislatures In their respecti
= n Jurisdictions such legislation aB "
4 prevent the execution of all schemes
~ Ioppress the people by undue charges
their supplies, or by unjust rates for t
ltransport tation OF theif products to mi
kst We approve the LEGISLATION
. Congress to prevent alike unjust b'
ldsns,and unfair Determinations betwe
the States.
l, We reafirm the policy of appropri
ing the public lands OF the U nit
States 10 be homesteads for Amerie
uttizsps and settlers, not aliens, VIII
TO 1.-The Republican party established
Ap' 1852, AgAinst the persistent opposit
hIv of the Democrats In Congress, q
which has brought our western DOM
into such magnificent developme
The restoration of nnearned ratlrt
Jay land grants to the public domaip,
the use OF actual settlers, which '
,.s begun under the administration
. President Arthur, besscontinued.
~, deny that the d Dsmoora,ic party has e
Ma revoked one acre to the pecple, but
clare that, by tue joint aotlon OF
SlN lpublicans and Democrats, about d
millions OF acres OF uuearned ia
Originally granted for the construct
of railroads have been restored TO
M, lpublic CONAN, in pursuance OF
conditions inserted by the Republi
held, party In the original grants. We chs