Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-10-05
THE PLATFORM.
An Able and Interesting
Document.
PROTECTION, THE PLANK ON
WHICH We STAND.

WHICH We STAND.
| SQUARELY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY-
REPEAL OF THE TOBACCO TAN
CLEVELAND's ADMINISTRATION
CONDEMNED.
CHICAGO, June 2l.-Thc following is the
platform as reported 10 the convention
and adopted by unanimous vote:
The Republicans of the United States
assembled by their delegates in the Ma
tional Convention pause on the threshold
of their proceedings 10 honor the memory
of their first great leader. immortal cham
pion of liberty and the rights Of the peo-
pie. Abraham Lincoln, and cover also
with wrsaths of imporlshable remembran-
90 and gratitude, the heroic names of the
later leaders who have moro recently been
called away from our councils, Grant,
Garfield, Arther, Logan, Conkling May
their memories ne faithfully cherished.
We also recall with onr greetings and
PRAYER for his recovery the name of one
of our living beroes whose memory Will
be- treasured in history, both of Republi-
cans and of the Republic. the name of that
noble soldier and favorite child 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 the forms of despotism and oppression
which is the fundamental idea of the Re
publican party, we send iraternal congrat-
/ ulations to our fellow Americans of Bra
iii upon their great act of The emancipa-
I ton which completes the abolition OF
slavery throughout the two American
continents. We earnestly hope that we
NAV soon congratulate our fellow citizens
of Irish birth upon the peaceful recovery
of homo rule for Ireland. We re- affirm
I our answering devotion to the National
/ Constitution and the indissOluble Union
of States, TO autonomy reserved 10 the
States under the constitution; to the per
sonal rights and liberties of tine citizens
i'm al States and Territories in the Union,
and especially to the supreme and s0yer-
eirn right of every lawful citizen, rich or
poor. native or foreign born, white or
/ black. to cast one free ballot in the public
elections and 10 have their ballot duly
/ counted. We hold that free trade and
/ honest and popular ballot and just and
equal representation Of all people to he
the foundation of our Republican govern
ment. and demand effective legislation to
secnrc the integrity and surety of the
elections which are the fountains OF all
/ public authority.
We charge that the present admlnistra-
. ton and the Democratic majority IN Con
! cress owe their existence 10 the suppress
/ sion of the ballot by the criminal nulliii-
cation of the constitution and the laws of
the United States.
We are uncompromisingl in favor of
the American system Of protection. We
protest against ITS destruction as proposed
by the President and his party. They
serve the interests Of America. We ac-
cent the issue and confidently appeal to
the people for their Judgment. The pro-
tective system must be maintained. It's
abandonment has always been followed
by general disaster TO all Interests except
those of the Insurer and sheriff.
We denounce the Mills bill as destruc
tive to the general business, labor and
farming interests of the country and we
heartily endorse the consistent and patri- !
otto action Of the Republican representa- !
tiyes in Congress in opposing IT'S passage |
we condemn the proposition of the Demo /
cratic party TO place wool on the free list, |
and we insist that the dulies thereon |
shall be adjusted and maintained so as to |
furnish full and adequate protection to |
that industry.
The Republican party would effect all |
needed reduction OF the national revenue /
by repeating the taxes upon tobacco, /
which are an annoyance and hulden TO
agriculture, and tax on spirits used in the
arts and for mechanical purposes and by
such revision of the tariff laws as will
tend to check the imports of such articles
as are produced by our people, the produc-
ton Of which gives employment TO our
labor and reduce from import duties those
articles OF foreign production Except lux
uries) the ike of which cannot be produce
ed at home. If there shall still remain a
larger revenue than is required ior the
government we favor the entire repeal Of
the internal revenue taxes rather than
the surrender OF any part Of our protective
s;stem ai the Joint behest OF whisky trusts
and agents of foreign manufacturers. We
declare our hostility 10 the introduction
into this country Of foreign contract Ia
Dor ana of Chinese labor, alien 10 our CIV
ilization and our constitution, and We de-
mand rigid enforcement of existing laws
against ~ anu lhNNl SUM Aiihi' 'AtfAN'
islation as will exclude such labor from
our shores
We declare our opposition 20 all combin-
atoms of capital organized in trusts or
otherwise TO control arbitrarily the con-
ditiOn of trade among our citizens, and we
recommend to Congress and tho State
Legislatures, in their respective iurisdic-
lions, such legislation as Will prevent The
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people by undue charges on their supplies
or by unjust rates for transportation Of
their products to market. We approve
the legislation 10y Congress to prevent
alike burdens and unfair determinations
between the States.
We re-affirm the policy Of apprOpriating
the public lands of the United States to
be hOmesteads for American citizens and
settlers, not aliens, which the Republican
party established in 1862 against the per
sisteut opposition of the Democrats in
Coneress, and which has brought our
Western domain into such magnificent
dsvelopement: the restoration of unearn-
ed railroad land grants to the public do
main for the use of settlers, which was
begun under the administration Of Pfcsl-
dent Arther, shOuld be continued. We
deny that that the Democratic party has
ever restored one acre to the people but
declare that by joint action OF the Repub-
lcans and Democrats about fifty millions
of acres Of uneaTned ] n Is, originally
granted for the construction Of railroads,
have been restored to the public domain
in pursuance Of the conditions inserted
by the Republican party in the original
grants. We charge the Democratic adj
ministratiOn with failure TO execute the
laws securing TO the settlers their home
steads and with using the approximations
made for that purpose TO haTrass innocent
settlers with spies and prosecutions. I'M
der the false pretense of reporting frauds
and indicating law. The Government
by Congress of the Territories is based
upon necessity only 10 the end that they
may become States IN Union therefore,
whenever the condition OF population,
material resources, public Intelligence and
are such as 90 insure stable
local government therein, the people of
such Territories .hould bee permitted as
right inherent in them, 10 form for them
SELVES constitutions and State govern
meut- and bc admitted into the Union
pending preparation for statehood. All
officer. thereof should be selected from
residents and citizens of the Territory
wherein they are To serve. South Dakota
should of right hc Immediately admitted
as a State in the Union under the const-
tuition formed and adopted by her people,
and We heartily endorse the act Of the
Republican Senate in twice passing bills