Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-05
REPUBLICAN PLATFORN.
Declaration Of Principles and ASser-
ton Of Popular
Right

Of liberty and the rights Ot the people
Ahuham Lincoln; and 10 cover als'
"ith Wroath- oiimper,habc remembrance
and gratitude the heroic names Of Iare
Leaders, who have more recently bcei
called away from 'Yr cruuni'---Gnnt
Garfield, Arthur, Lgr and Conk'g,
May their memories bc faithfully cInr
ishcd.
We also recall with our greetings aur
with payer FOR his recovery ~. name q
one yf our living heroes whose memory
will be treasured in the hlaury both ul
Republicans and Of rhe Il uuuI,e-thc
name Of that mobile soldier aad RyOritc
son of victory, Philip II Sheridan.
IL the spirit Of those grcl ,cad-rs, and
| " our own devotiun 90 human IIhor,l, and
/ win thar hostility TO all forms OF dcspot.
Ism ani oppression which d the iuuda.
m,ntaI IDEA of the Il puD'tcaa parry, W.
SEND fraternal congratulations To- our tci-
| low Americans If Brazil uIon their great
act Oi nCIpaJlDu, which coup, cd the
abolition ul slavery thr0u. hUut the two
American continents We earnestly hope
that We may soon congratulate our fellow
citizens OF lush birth upon the peaceful
recovery Ut hume rule for iceland.
We affirm our answering devotion 10
tho N1uonnl Constitution and to the IN.
drssuIuhlc Union OF lHe siatr, tu the au.
louomy reserved the states uuarr tine Con.
s,ituiiuu O. the personal rights and ltner
tie. Of citizens in all the States aud Terri.
torres in the Union, aud especially to
tho supreme an. sovereign right Ci
every lawful cit zen, rich or poor,
native or foreign born, white or black, to
cast one free ballot H. public elections,
aud tu 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.
fcclvc legislation to secure the integrity
aud purity f elections, which are he
fountains Of all public authority. We
charge that the present administration
aud the Democratic majority m Congress
owe their existence to the suppression OF
the ballot hy criminal notification ofthe
Constitution and laws Of the United
States.
We are uncompromislngly in favor OF
the American system Of protection. We
protest agaiu'' its destruction proposed
10y the president and his party. They
serve the interests ol Europe; we will
support the Interests of America We &C.
uupt che issues and confidently appeal to
The people lur heir judgment. The pro.
tectIye system must be maiuta ned, It's
has always been followed
By general disaster 90 ali interests, except
hose OF the usurer and the sheriff. We
iruouncc the Mills bill az destructive TO
he general business, the labor and the
arnnng interests Of tic country, aud NC
heartily rndurso tho consistent and
patriotic actions oi the Republican Rep.
m Congress in opposing it's
passage
We condemn the proposition Of the
Democratic party tu place wool on the free
ist aud We insist that the duties thereon
hall loo adjusted aud maintained So as 10
urnish full aud adequate protection to
hat industry,
The Republican party would effect all |
leoded reduction OF the National revenue |
" repeating the taxes on tobacco. which |
re an annoyance aud buIdsnto agriculture, |
nd the tax upon spirS used in the arts
nd for mechanical purposes; and 10y such |
evision ct the tariff as will tend To check .
upcrts Of such ARTICLES as are pruduc,d 10y
va p,up,t, tuv pIuuUyluu ul Mach -,N,
Employment to our labor, aud release from
IMPORT duties those ARTICLES IT foreign pro.
uotlun (eNoepI luNuries) the like OF which
an not too produced at home. Ii there
ha sui romaIn larger revenue that is
equisite for the wants OF the government
'e favor the entire repeal ul Internal
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ny paU ,t our protective system al
hr Joint hchrsl of the whisky trusts and
no agents Of foreign manufacturers,
We declare our hostility to the lnlroduo.
ION iutu this country ut tlrci.u cuutr,ul
thor, and oi tniueSe labor, alien To- uur
and our Constitution. and We
emAnd the rigld enforcement uf the rX.
ting laws against it, and favor such i'm
ledlate legislation AS will exclude sucl
.hof from our shntes
We declare our opposition % an Cop,hin, .
hons ot capital organized 10 trusts OF other.
lse, to control arbitrarily the conmuuu
trade among our citizens, and We com.
end 10 Congress- aud 90 the State Lcgis. ,
ures. IN their respective Jurisdictions,
.oh legislation as WIll prevent the ,Necu
''N N' ~ NNiNNlNa 'NNFl'fNeA NNN ~ lh'NN I q
rdue charges on their supplies, or hy IN, !
st ratcs loT the transportation Of their ,
'Odueu tn market, We approve The leg
auuu 10y Congress tn prcvcnt alike uu +,
~ burdens aud unfair determinations ho, \
.ccn the States
We fcAiirm the policy IT appropriations :,
&c public lands OF tho United States % hc :
'mes,eads foI American citizens and set. =,
~, not alicns, which tho Republican =
nv established u 1909, against the :.
pislent opposition oi the Democrats In :,
'ngrcss, and which has brought ouf grvat ~
csteIn domain into such magnificent !,
The restoration ct uucarn. :,
land grants 30 the public domain ior
: use OF actual settlers, which was begun
der the administration of PtesidrLt AZ. al
iI, should he continued We dony that NJ
democratic party ha, evvt restored one OF
y 10 the pcople, but declare Jha, by the "a
NJ action OF republicans aud democrats. oi
'ut hily m,ll1ns oi aCres of unvatOrd ~
da originally granted for ths eonstruc. '''
n oi railroads have been restored o. the az
'lle domain, In puuuAncr ct the condi. au
ns inserted hy the republican party IA vi
prtrinnl rr.nts Ne rhsF,ra fh. dem. ] ca