Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-06
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration Of Principles and Asser-
ton Of Popular
Right.

! OF llDeTJy duu Lue rights bl the people
Abraham Lincoln; and to cover ala,
Nith wreaths ofimperishabe remembranc
aud gratitude the heroic names Of late
leaders, who have more recently bcel
called away from our councils-Crant
Garfield, Arthur, Logar and Cohknug
May their memories be faithfully cher
ished.
We also recall with our greetings anc
with prayer for bis recovery the name 0
one Ul our living heroes whose memory
! wIll be rcasurcd in the hs'ory both oI
| Republicans and Of the R-pubhc-the
name ~ that noble soldier and iayUrlte
son of victory, Philip II Sheriudn.
Ia the spirit Of those great leaders, and
| of our own devuti"n 20 human liberty, and
win that hostility to all forms ol despct.
Ism anl oppression which Is the fuuda.
mental idea Of the R-publlcan party we
send iratcrnal congratulations to our tcl-
! low Americans Of BAIL 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 tU
the National ConstI Aition and TO the IN
dlssoIuble Union Of the states to the au.
lOnOmy reserved the states under the Con.
stitulion t. the personal rights and llher
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,
e.. al 20 IN
Cast one free ballot H. 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-
fective legislation to secure the integrity
aud purity # elections, which are the
fountains Of all public authority. We
charge that the present administration
and the Democratic majonty IN Congress
owe their existence to the suppression OF
the ballot by n criminal nul!ihcltiOn Of the
Constitution and laws Of the United
States
We are uncompromislngI in favor OF
the American system Of protection. We
protest apaust It's destruction proposed
10y the prestdcnt and his party. They
serve the interests Of Europe; we will
support the interests OF America. We ac.
Crpt the issues and confidently appeal to
the people Tor their judgment. The pro-
techye system must be maintained, Its
abandonment huS always been followed
hy general disaster TO all interests, except
those of the usurrr and the sheriff We
denouncc the Mills bIll az destructive to
The general business, the labor aud the
farming interests OF the country, and we
heartily endorse tho consistent and
patriotic actions ul the Republican Rep.
resentatives ~ Congress ia opposing It's
passage
We condemn the proposition OF the
Democratic party tn place wool on the free
list, and we insist lhat the duties thereon
shall be adjusted and maintained 81 rs to
furnish full and adequate protection to
that indusrry,
The Republican party would effect al
needed reduction OF the National revenue
hy repeating the take, ON tobacco, which
are an annoyance and hurdsnto agriculture,
and the tax upon suirl,S used m the OFT,
and lot my -han,cal purposes; aud ny sucu
rcvisIun ul ths tDuu As Will tend To t''rt
lr.prtts C ,lcN .r''ctcs rs Nr" urN Nl'r'l q
nur people, the produouun ul winch give,
employment to our labor, aud release from
import duties those articles Of loTeien pro
ductiou (rNoept luNurie>) the like of which
can not ne Produced at home. II there
,ha sull remain largeI revenue that ~
requisite ioI the wants oi the government
Mv favor the entire repeal ul internal
B
my part of our protective system 9,
thu join, nehest OF the whisky trusts al u
tho agents OF foreign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility to the introduc.
tinn into this country of torrisn contract
tabor, aud oi Chinese labor, aleu- ~ our
ctNlllENllu auu CUT Constitution, and "
demand the rigid enforcement ut the e.,
isung laws .ain>i IL, aud favor such i'm.
mediate legislation as will exclude such
labor lrnm our shoies.
We declare uuG uppusi.,uu io all euu,nu'
auops OF capital organited in trusts OF other
Wise, To- control arbitrarily the condpl,1,
Of trade among our citizens, and We COM
mend 10 Congress- aud 10 the state Lggis'
atures, M their respective Jurisdictions,
such legislation as wall prevent tht rNecu'
'Nill Nl a'A NNhNN'NN 'NNHlANNF '''N ~ wv ~
undue charges on their supplies, or nv uU'
just rates tot the transportation Of their
products to market We approve lhe lcs'
tslatiou hy Con.trss 90 prevent alike up'
just burdens aud unfair determinations Dc
tween the States.
We rvAihrm the pollc, OF approprlatlug
tue public Land, Vt the Uni,ed States o. be-
homestead TOT American vl,iIcus and set
tlrr., not at,ens, which tho Republic ~
parry established ~ 1909, against che
persistent OPPOSITE ~ OF The nsmuctats IN
Congryss, and Nhlch has brought ou5 great
Western domain into such magnificent
developments The restoration ol uneATu,
ed land grants 10 the publlc domain ior
the use OF actual settlers, which was begun
under the administration ot President At
huf should be continued. We deny that
tbs de,uVcra,ic party has ever restored one
acFv 90 the pvolle, but declare thai Dy the
io,nt action oi rrpubl,caus aud dem 'crs'S,
abauJ hiyN millions oi acrcs ot uuvsfOs &
lands originally gtantei Tor the coOsuae'
tion oi ra,lUAds have hgcn restored lo the
Puhli, domain, in pupuapc- ct the eondi.
nous inserted hy the republican party ln
aha nrt.rtnaI rt.nf. Ne eharfp the dem