Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-08
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration Of Principles and Asser
tiOn Of Popular
Right.


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 ais,
with wreaths ofimperishable remembranc
and gratitude the heroic names Of late
leaders, who have more recently beei
called away from our councils-Grant
Garfield, Arthur, Logan and Conkllng
May their memories be faithfully cher
ished.
We also recall with our greetings anC
with prayer for his recovery the name o
one Of our living heroes whose memory
will be treasured in the history both o.
Republicans and Of the ReDublc-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 to 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 fraternal 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 home rule for Ireland.
We affirm our answering devotion to
the National Constitution and to the IN.
dIssoIube Union of the states to the au.
tonOmy reserved the states under the Con.
sttulion 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 IL 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-
fectve 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 majouty IN Congress
owe their existence to the suppression OF
the ballot by a criminal notification ofthe
Constitution and laws Of the United
States.
We are uncompromislngIy 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-
,ectve system must be maintained, It's
.bandonment has always been followed
~ general disaster to all interests, except
hose of the usurer and the sheriff. We
ienounce the Mills bill an destructive TO
he general business, the labor and the
armlng interests of the country, and we
leartily endorse the consistent and
patriotic actions of the Republican Rep.
esentatives IN Congress in opposing its
We condemn the proposition of the
Democratic party to place wool on the free
ist, and we insist that the duties thereon
hall be adjusted and maintained so as to
urnish full aud adequate protection to
hat industry.
The Republican party would effect all
eeded reduction of the National revenue
" repeating the taxes on tobacco, which |
re an annoyance and burden to agriculture,
nd the tax upon spirits used in the arts |
nd for mechanical purposes; and by such |
,yision Of the tariff as will tend to check |
npcrts Of such articles as are produced by
ur people, the production Of which gives
mployment to our labor, and release from
nport duties those articles of foreign pro.
uoticn Except luxuries) the like Of which
An not De produced at home. II there
lall still remain larger revenue that is
'quisite for the wants OF the government
e favor the entire repeal OF internal
xes rather than the surrender of
ny part Of our protective system at
le joint behest of the whisky trusts and
10 agents of foreign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility to the introduc.
on into this country of foreign contract
Dor, and Of Chinese labor, alien to our
and our Constitution, and we {
'mand the rigid enforcement of the ex.
ting laws against it, and favor such inn.
ediate legislation AS will exclude such d
Dor from our shores.
We declare our opposition to all oombin. [
ions OF capital organized in trusts or other, ,
se, to control arbitrarily the condition q
trade among our citizens, and we com. a
End to Congress and 60 the State Leeis. I
nres, IN their respective Jurisdictions,
Oh legislation as will prevent the execu. n
N OF all schemes to oppTess the peopleby !,
due charges on their supplies, or by un. !,
It rates for the transportation Of their ;,
oduets TO market, We approve the leg. n
alton by Congress to prevent alike un. ;,
It burdens and unfair determinations be. !.
cen the States. "
We TeSthrm the policy Of appropriating :,
: public lands Of the United States 10 be :
for American citizens and set. :,
rs, not aliens, which the Republican -
ny established in 1909, against the -
slstent opposition OF the Democrats in :,
ngress, and which has brought our great ~
ssteIn domain into such magnificent -
'elopment, The restoration OF unearu. ~
land grants 10 the public domain for "
use OF actual settlers, which was begun d,
Ter the administration OF PTesideht AT. al
Z, should be continued, We deny that ~
democratic party has ever restored one on
. 10 the people, but declare that by the th
i action of republicans aud democrats, op
NJ fifty millions OF acres OF uneamed an
10 originally granted for the oonslIuc. ne
! OF railroads have been restored TO the an
lie domain, in pursuance OF the condi. an