Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-11-01
THE REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM.

national constitution aud 10 the indls soluble union
| OF the states; to The autonomy reserved 10 the
| states under the constitutions; 10 the personal
rights and liberties OF citizens In all the states and
| Rr,itortes IN the union, and especially 10 the su.
prcme and sovereign right 81 every lawful citizen,
rich or poor, native or foreign horn, white black,
| TO cast one free ballot in public elections and TO
| have that ballot duly counted.
We are nncompromisingly IN favor OF the Amer
han system OF protection; we protest against tts
destruction proposed by the president and his
party. They serve the interests OF Europe; we
VIII SUPPORT the Interests OF America, We accept
the Issue and confidently appeal 10 the people for
| thetr Judgment, The protective system must be
maintained. Its abandonment has always been
followed By general disaster to all interests except
| those % the Insurer and the sheriff. We denouncs
the Mills bll as destructive to the general bush
ness me labor and Ne farming interests q tho
and patriotic action of the republican representa-
uy,sss IN congress In opposing lts passage.
party TO place wool on the free list, and we insist
that the duties thereon shall be adjusted and main
iained soss 70 furnish full and adequate protection
The republican psrty would effect oil needed 70
| duction Of to matte nal revenue by repeating tho
mne su upon looaseo, which are an ammo, ance aud
used IN the arts, and for mechanical purposes, and
by such revision OF the tarif laws as win tend TO
check imports OF such articles as are produced by
| our people, tho production OF which gives employ,
| ment 10 our labor aud release from Import duties
those articles OF foreign production Except luxur
home, IL there shall still remain larger revenue
| than IL requisite for tho wants OF tho government
we favor the entire repeal OF internal taxes rather
than the surrender OF any part OF our protective
system at the joint behest Of the whisky ring aud
| the agents OF foreign manufacturers,
We declare our hostility TO the Introduction Into
this country OF foreign contract labor aud OF Chi
nesc labor alien to our civilization and our con
| s.it9tiohi and we demand the rigid enforcement
| OF NE existing laws against II, and favor such
| immediate legislation as will exclude such labor
from our shores
we declare our opposition TO al combinations
tad "A Al Ia,
troi ARBITRARILY the conditions OF trade among our
citSensi aud We recommend to congress, and tho
stats legislatures IN lheir respective jurisdictions,
snch legislation as VIII prevent the execution OF
| all schemes 20 Cypress the people by undue
charges ON their supplies or by unjust rates for
the transportation OF their products to market
WeapproNe the legislation by congress to prevent
snhe unjust nnruehs ana uhiair determinations
| between the states.
public lands OF the United states TO be homesteads
| Tor American citizens aud settlers not allens,
which no republican party established In 1882,
| In congress, and which has brought our great
western domain into such magnificent develop
m .rm ..,, - ,,..
me government ny congress- OF The tefrtorie,
Is orsed upon necessity only, to the end that they
.Ss IN Of aHe when
sources public lSsanips ""d morality S's sra such
as to insure stable local government therein, the
people 81 sneh territories should DO permitted ~
aright Inherited ~ them TO form for themselves
constitutions aud state governments and bo
admitted Into the union. Pending the preparation
or statehood all officers thereof should be selected
from the bona nde residents aud citizens uf the
territory wherein they are to serve south Dako'
kota should OF right De immediately admitted rs
n state In the union, under the constitution framed
and adopted by her people, aud we heartily ndorso
the aelion OF the republican senate In twice pass.
Ing bills for her admission.
The political power OF the mormon church In
the territories, hs exercised In The past, Ia men
ace TO free Institutions too dangerous to be long
suffered. Therefore wo pledge tho republican
party TO appropriate legislation asserting the
sovereignty OF the nation IN oil territories where
the same Is questioned, ana In furtherance OF thnt
end To place upon the statute books legislation
stringent enough 10 divorce the political from the
ecelesiasticai power, aud thus stamp out the at
tendant wlrktdness OF polygamy.
The republican party IL In favor o. the use OF
both gold and silver us money aud dcnounces the
policy OF tue democratic administration In Its
Efforts to demonotizo silver
We demand the reduction OF letter postage TO
cent per ounce; .,,,-,.,
soverern md Inc oii,cai the servant wher, ' no
power Is exercised except by the will OF the people
- Important Inat ine so'ers,gnrlhs people
the promoter OF that Intelligence which IA IN nro
serve ne A free nation; therefore The stnte or
nation or both combined, should snppori freq
institutions Of learning sufficient 10 aiord 10 every
child growing up In the land the opportunity of