Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-10
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration Of Principles and Asser
tiOn Of Popular
Right.

COuNGutiOnt pause ON buG buoauOlu VI AuCli
proceedings TO honor the memory OF theiI
first great leader, the immortal champion
Of liberty aud the rights Of the people
Abraham Lincoln; and TO cover also
with wIealhs ofimpeishable remembrance
and gratitude the heroic names Of later
leaders, who have more recently been
called away from our councls-Grant,
Garfield, Arthur, Logan and ConklDg.
May their memories be faithfully cher
ished.
We also recall with our greetings and
with prayer for his recovery the name OF
one Of our living heroes whose memory
will be treasured in the history both Of
Republicans and Of the Republic-the
name Of that noble soldier and favorite
son Of victory, Philip II. Sheridan.
In the spirit Of those great leaders, and
of our own devotion TO human liberty, and
with that hostility to all forms Of despOt.
ism and oppression which Is the iunda.
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 home rule for Ireland.
We affirm our answering devotion to
the National Constitution and TO the IN.
dlssoluble Union of the states to the au.
tOnOmy reserved the states under the Con.
sttution 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 ei- |
lcctive legislation to secure the integrity .
and purity of elections, which are the |
fountains Of all public authority, We .
charge that the present administration .
and the Democratic majouty 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 uncompromisngly in favor Of
the American system Of protection. We
protest against its destruction proposed
by the president and his party. They
serve the interests Of Europe; we will
support lh. interests OF America We ac.
ccpt the issues and confidently appeal to
the people for their judgment. The pro-
tectIyo system must be maintained, Its
has always been followed
by general disaster TO all interests, except
those of the usurer and the sheriff We
denounce the Mills hill as destructive to
the general business, the labor. and the
farming interests OF the country, aud we
heartily endorse the consistent and
patriotic actions oi the Republican Rep
IN Congress in opposing it's
passage.
We condemn the proposition OF the
Democratic party 10 place wool on the free
list, and we insist that the duties thereon
shall be adjusted aud maintained 30 as to
urnish full and adequate protection TO
hat industry.
The Republican party would effect AL
needed reduction OF the National revenue
ly repeating the taxes on tobacco, which
ire an annoyance and burden to agriculture, ,
md the tax upon splrits used in the arts .
md for mechanical purposes; and by such /
NNAnlNA " WV NAllll hN Nllt ANllh W NuGAh
IMPORTS Of such articles as are produced by
'ur people, the production OF which gives
employment to our labor, and release from ,
IMPORT duties those ARTICLES of foreign pro. !
Iuction Except luNuries) the like OF which I
an not DO produced at home. Ii there a
hail still remain larger revenue that is a
equisite for the wants ot the government [
We favor the entire repeal OF internal n
axes rather than the SUR nder IT n
ny part OF our protective system at u
he joint behest Of the whisky trusts aud n
he agents OF preign manufacturers. n
We declare our hostility to the intro duo.
ion into this country of foreign contract \
ihot, and OF Chinese labor, alien to our ,
ivlllEAtion and our Constitution, and W. d.
emAnd the rigid enforcement ut the rN. 3,
'ung laws against IL, and favor such i'm. \
,cdagc legislation as will exclude such al
,bor from our shores. Ia
We declare our opposition tO all cumhin. &
tons OF capital organiEodn n trusts OF other. ;.
Use, to control arbitrarily the condition o
{ trade among our citizens, and We com. Al
lcnd TO Congrrs, aud 90 tho State Leeis. n
,urrs, ma their respective Jurisdictions,
lch legislation as Will pteveu, the vNocu.
on oi all schemes 10 opptess the por pIruy =,
udue charges ON their supplies, or hy uu- A.
ist rates tot the transportation Of their y,
roducH 10 mateet. We approve the lex. ",
lutiou hy Congress 20 prevent alike uu. =,
st hurlguS and unfair discrimination ry. ~
Veru the States,
We ,rAihrm the policy of appropuaung '
,e publy lands yt the Uuiled States Co De- -.
1mcscads lor American citizens and set, ~,
ers, not allgus, which the Republican ~
iyN established lu 1900, against She w
.pn,yut opposition ot the Democrats la =,
lusuyss, and which has brought out Ercl, W.,
sstsIu domain into such magu.tcyn, '
.yvl.umvuU The restoration oi upyatu. ~,
land granJs.to the putIc domain or ""
10 use ol actual settlers, which Ma, bcgua
Jyr the administration ui rtgligLt AZ, aU
uI. should b., continued We dyuy that up
e dgmOcatic patty ha, ever restored oue oo
rv go the people, but declare that M tho co.
ut action OF republican, auj democrats, op
nui uiN millions vi acres 0i uut.tHyl an
lds originally gAntci tor the consIGc, Uc
"a oi railroads have been re,,ued 10 the an
hlr domain. In rur,Uauga .f the eonHI. am