Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-18
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration of Principles and Asser-
tiOn Of Popular
Right.

The Republicans Of the United States
assembled by their delegates in Nationa
convention, pause on the theshold of theil
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 also
with wreaths ofimperishable remembrance
and gratitude the heroic names Of latel
leaders, who have more recently been
called away from our councils-GTant,
Garfield, Arthur, Logan and Conkhng.
May their memories be faithfully cher.
ished.
We also recall with our greetings and
with prayer for his recovery the name oil
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 10 human liberty, and
with that hostility TO all forms Of despot.
ism and oppression which Is the funda.
mental idea Of the Republican party, we
send fraterna 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 hume rule for Ireland.
We affirm our answering devotion to
the National Constitution and to the In.
dIssoluble Union OF the states to the au.
roaar,,aH kha ,,pIar tha Cnn-
sttution to the personal rights and liber.
ties Of citizens in all the States and Terri.
tories in the Union, and especially TO
tho supreme and sovereign right Of
every lawful citizen, rich or poor,
native or foreign born, white or black, to
cast one free ballot Ih 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 uncompromislngly 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.
sept the issues and confidently appeal to
he people for their judgment The pro.
ectlve system must be maintained, Its
has always been followed
~ general disaster to all interests, except
hose of the usurer and the sheriff. We
enounce the Mills bill az destructive to
he general business, the labor and the
nrmlng interests of the country, and we
eartily endorse the consistent and
'airiotic actions of the Republican Rep.
esentatives IN Congress in opposing its
'assage.
We condemn the proposition of the
Democratic party to place wool on the free
st, and we insist that the duties thereon
hall be adjusted and maintained 80 as to
lrnish full aud adequate protection to
hat industry.
The Republican party would effect all
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Y repeating the taxes on tobacco, which q
re an annoyance and burden to agriculture,
nd the tax upon spirits used in the arts q
nd for mechanical purposes; and by such t
vision of the tariff as will tend to check
npcrts Of such articles as are produced by
ir people, the production Of which gives
nployment to our labor, and release from 1
nport duties those articles of foreign pro. 9
lGtion Except luxuries) the like of which i
IN not he produced at home. If there a
Iall still remain larger revenue that is a
quisite for the wants OF the government b
e favor the entire repeal OF internal n
xes rather than the surrender of II
~ part of our protective system at D
10 JOINT behest of the whisky trusts and II
o agents of foreign manufacturers. h
We declare our hostility to the introduc. 81
on into this country of foreign contract A
Dor, and OF Chinese labor, alien to our al
and our Constitution, and we cl
mand the rigid enforcement of the ex. Ic
ling laws against il, and favor such i'm. n
ediate legislation as will exclude such al
Dor from our shores, d,
We declare our opposition to all oombin. C.
ions OF capital organized in trusts or other. sa
se, to control arbitrarily the condition o,
trade among our citizens, and we com. ar
,nd to Congress- and to tho State Legis. th
nres, IN their respective Jurisdictions,
Oh legislation as will prevent the exeou. -,
N OF all schemes to oppress the people by tr
due charges on their supplies, or by un. -,
1t rates for the transportation of their ~,
oducts to market, We approve the leg. a.
alton by Congress to prevent alike un. g.
It buTdens and unfair determinations be. y,
cen the States.
We reSihrm the policy of appGopriating -,
: public lands Of the United States TO be :,
mesleads for American citizens and set. ~ ~
rs, not aliens, which the Republican ~
ry established in 1909, against the "''
'sistent opposition OF the Democrats in -;
ngress, and which has brought our great s' no
ssteIn domain into such magnificent - -.
lelopment. The restoration OF unearn. ~, 80
land grants TO the public domain for
use of actual settlers, which was begun -,
ler the administration Of President Ar. all
q, should be continued. We deny that up
democratic party has ever restored one oo'
o to the people, but declare that by the IN,
Il action of republicans aud democrats, OPT
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