The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-08-17
The Platform.

The following is copy Of the platform
adopted by the Republican State Conven-
tom
The Republicans of Michigan assembled
in state convention, reaffirm their faith and
confidence in the principles expressed and
candidates selected by the National Re
publican party at its recent convention at
Chicago. That in Benjamin Harrison we
recognize unquestioned integrity, high
craftsmanship and devoted patriotism and
pledge to him and his honorable and dis
tinguished associate our vigorous and
earnest support.
We do most fully and cordially indorse
the wise, economical and statesmanlike
administration of Gov. G.. G.. Luce, and
commend the vigilance and courage with
which he has discharged the official duties
of his great Office. We are also justly
proud of the faithful and capable manner
in which every state officer has discharged
the duties of his office during the present
term.
We believe in the system of protection
which has built up and diversified our in
dustries, and has made us the best fed,
clothed, housed, and the happiest and
most civilized of all peoples; which
has rewarded labor with wages and con-
ditions unequaled elsewhere, and which
has made our markets the envy of the
world.
We arraign and censure Grover Cleve.
land and the Democratic party for their
bitter and disloyal attacks upon American
industries and American labor, especially
tor their direct ana merciless blows aimed
at Michigan and those of her great indus.
tries which have advanced her to the front
rank in the march Of states We arraign
them for placing wool on the free list, the
effect of which has already been to greatly
reduce its price, and which if adopted
would absolutely drive from our farms the
growing of sheep.
We believe in reduction of the increas-
ing surplus and National revenues To gov
ernmental requirements by an American
protective and Republican method. and
not by an English free trade and Demo
cratic system, and that such reduction
should be made with the encouragement
of our industries and the better wages of
our workmen ever in view.
We cordially indorsc the progressive
temperance legislation enacted by the last
legislature. and regret that its full fruits
were not realized owing to the technical
defects In the laws, held by the supreme
court to be in conflict with the constitution.
We record ourselves in favor of the impair.
tial enforcement OF the temperance laws of
the state and recommend to the next legis.
lature the re-enactment of q local option
law that shall be free from constitutional
objections.
Upon the question of pensions to Union
soldiers, their widows, orphans and Deepen
dent ones, the Republican party. unlike its
antagonists, is not divided by sectional
prejudices, but its sentiments are ever
grateful and patriotic. We believe the
debt of gratitude we owe to the brave de-
tenders Of our National life can only be
discharged by extending to them such aid,
| and especially TO their manned. health.
broken and crippled survivors, and such
| care for the dependent ones of deceased
soldiers as will bring to them comfort and
do honor to patriotic people, blessed with
| a bountiful land and an overlooking
| treasury.
We indorse the sentiment recently utter.
ed by our leader, Benjamin Harrison, cit
| is no time now to use the apothecary's
| scale 10 weigh the rewards of the men who
| saved the country"
We believe in such legislation, both
state and National, as will impose severe
penalties upon all organized trusts and
monopolies that upjustly Cypress our citi.
zens and do hereby declare our opposition
| to their existence.
The Republican party being in favor of
protecting the products of American labor,
also demands the protection of American
laborers, and is therefore unalterably OPP
posed to unrestrained Chinese immigra-
ton and to the importation of all foreign
contract labor; and believe that such laws
should be enacted as will give protection
| TO our laboring men against such compe-
tition and secure to them the wages and
labor to which they are rightfully entitled.
| We believe also in such legislation as will
ever protect the laborer in the preservation
OF his rights and secure to him safety in
his employment.
We condemn the Democratic members
of congress from this state for their willing