Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-12
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Declaration of Principles and Asser.
tiOn Of Popular
Right.


proceedings to honor the memory of thci
first great leader, the immortal champioi
Of liberty and the rights of the people
Abraham Lincoln; and to cover ais,
with wrealhs ofimperishabe remembranc
and gratitude the heroic names Of late
leaders, who have more recently beei
called away from our councils-Grant
Garfield, Arthur, Logan and Conkltng
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 Republic-the
name of that noble soldier and favOritt
son of victory, Philip H Sheridan.
Ia the spirit Of those great leaders, anc
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. I'VE earnestly hope
ellab VIC hiol o'Jull NOhkiaNulaAG OAl ACilbW
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
dissolubIe Union of the states to the au.
tonOmy reserved the states under the Con.
stitution to the personal rights and liber.
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,
native or foreign born, white or black, to
cast one free ballot liz 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-
feclive 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 majority IN Congress
owe their existence to the suppression OF
the ballot by criminal notification ofthe
Constitution and laws of the United
States.
We are uncomprOmislngI 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.
cept the issues and confidently appeal to
the people for their judgment, The pro.
tectIve system must be maintained, It's
has always been followed |
by general disaster to all interests, except !
those of the usurer and the sheriff. We
lenounce the Mills bill as destructive to |
he general business, the labor and the |
farming interests of the country, and we
heartily endorse the consistent and !
patriotic actions of the Republican Rep.
resentatives IN Congress in opposing its
passage.
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 and adequate protection to
hat industry.
The Republican party would effect all
leeded 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; aud by such
evision of the tariff as will tend to check
IMPORTS Of such articles as are produced by
ur people, the production Of which gives
Employment to our labor, and release from
IMPORT duties those articles Of foreign pro.
uction Except luxuries) the like of which
an not be produced at home. II there
hall still remain larger revenue that is
equisite for the wants OF the government
'e favor the entire repeal Of internal
axes rather than the surrender of
ny part of our protective system at
he joint behesI Of the whisky trusts and
he agents of foreign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility to the introduc.
on into this country of foreign contract
,bor, and of Chinese labor, alien to our !
vilizRtion aud our Constitution, and we {
emand the rigid enforcement of the ex. l
ting laws against 1t, and favor such i'm.
lediate legislation as will exclude such q
.boT from our shores {
We declare our opposition to all combin. {
hons Of capital Organized in trusts or other. 5
Use, to control arbitrarily the condition q
trade among our citizens, and we com. a
end to Congress and 20 the State Legis. I
lures, IN their respective jurisdictions,
loh legislation as will prevent the exeou.
on Of all schemes to oppTess the people by 4
ndue charges on their supplies, or by un. +
st rates for the transportation Of their !,
-oducts to market. We approve the leg. \
latiou by Congress to prevent alike un. =
st burdens and unfair determinations be. /,
reen the States, n
We reaffrm the policy of Appropriating ;
e public lands of the United States to be :
,mesteads for American citizens and set. -
srs, not aliens, which the Republican =
rIy established in 1902, against the " =,
rsisIent opposition OF the Democrats in n
'ngress, and which has brought our great N
estern domain into such magnificent !.
The restoration OF unearn. a,
land grants TO the public domain for
Q use Of actual settlers, which was begun
der the administration Of President AT. al
lT, should be continued, We deny that W
{ democratic party has ever restored one OF
70 to the people, but declare that by the u
nt action OF republicans aud democrats, oI
out fifty millions OF acres Of uneaTned Al
lds originally granted for the oonsIrue. u'
n OF railroads have been restored to the "u
hlie domain, in pursuance Of the eondi, M Nv