Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-03
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration Of Principles and Asser-
tiOn Of Popular
Right.

The Republicans OF the United States
assembled by their delegates in Nations
convention, pause on the theshold Of thei
proceedings to honor the memory Of thei
. FIRST great leader, the immortal champion
Of liberty and the rights of the people
Abraham Lincoln; and TO cover ast
with wreaths ofimperishable remembrance
and gratitude the heroic names Of late
leaders, who have more recently beef
called away from our councils-Grant
Garfield, Arthur, Logan and Conkling
May their memories be faithfully cher
ished
We also recall with our greetings anc
with prayer for his recovery the name o.
one Of our living heroes whose memory
will be treasured in the history both oi
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 70 human liberty, and
with that hostility 10 all forms Of despot-
Ism and oppression which IS the funda.
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. 1--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.
dissoluble Union Of the states to the au.
touOmy reserved the states under the Con.
sttution 10 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 ia 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 ef-
fective 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 majority IN Congress
owe their existence to the suppression Of
the ballot by criminal notification Ofthe
Constitution and laws of the United
States.
We are uncompromislngl 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 the interests of America We ac.
cept the issues and confidently appeal to
the people for their judgment. The pro-
tectve 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 bill as destructive to
the general business, the labor and the
farming interests of the country, and we
heartily endorse the consistent and
patriotic actions of the Republican Rep.
resentatives in Congress in opposing its
passage.
We condemn the proposition of the
Democratic party to place wool on the free
list, and we insist that the duties thereon
shall be adjusted and maintained so as to
furnish full and adequate protection to
that industry.
The Republican party would effect all
needed reduction of the National revenue
by repeating the taxes on tobacco, which
are an annoyance and burden 10 agriculture,
and the tax upon spiris used in the arts
and for mechanical purposes; and by such
revision of the tariff as will tend to check
imports Of such articles as are produced 10y
our people, the production OF which gives
employment to our labor, and release from
import duties those articles Of foreign pro-
duction Except luxuries) the like of which |
can not De produced at home. II there |
shall still remain larger revenue that is
requisite for the wants OF the government |
we favor tho entire repeal OF internal |
taxes rather than the surrender of
any part of our protective system at |
the Joint behesl OF the whisky trusts and |
the agents of foreign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility to the introduo. /
tion into this country OF foreign contract |
labor, and OF Chinese labor, alien to our
civilization aud our Constitution, and we
demand the rigid enforcement of the ex.
sting laws against il, and favor such inn
mediate legislation as will exclude such
labor from our shores,
We declare our opposition TO all combin'
atoms OF capital organized in trusts or other.
wise, to control arbitrarily the condition
oi trade among our citizens, and we com.
mend to Congress aud 90 the State Legis-
atures, IN their respective jurisdictions,
such legislation as will prevent the eNeou.
,ion OF all schemes TO oppreSs the people by
undue charges on their supplies, OF by uu.
ust rates ioI the transportation Of their
products TO market. We approve the leg.
station by Congress 10 prevent alike un.
ust burdens and unfair determinations be.
tween the States.
We lcaitrm the policy Of appropriating
The public lands Of the United States % be
homestead ioT Amenean citizens and set.
Hers, not aliens, which the Republican
party established IN 1909, against the
persistent opposition OF the Democrats in
congress, and which has brought our great
Western domain into such magnificent
development. The restoration OF unearn.
"a land grants TO the public domain for
he use OF actual settlers, which was begun
lndor the administration OF PTesideAt Az.
huI, should he continued, We deny that
he democratic party has ever restored one
ere To the pcople, but declare that by the
oint action OF republicans aud democrats,
bout fifty millions OF acres of uneAfned
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