Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-08-29
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
DeelaFatiOHOf Principles and Asser'
tiOn Of Popular
Right.

/ convention, pause on the theshold Of the
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 alsC
with wreaths ofimperishable remembranc'
and gratitude the heroic names Of late
! leaders, who have more recently beer
called away from our councils-Grant
| Garfield, Arthur, Logau and COnkIng
/ May their memories be faithfully cher
/ ished.
We also recall with our greetings auc
with prayer for his recovery the name o
/ one Of our living heroes whose memory
will be treasured in the history both oI
| Republicans and Of the Republic-the
name of that noble soldier and iavOrite
son Of victory Philip II Sheridan.
Ia the spirit Of those great leaders, and
Of our own devotion TO human liberty, and
with that hostility TO all forms Of despot.
Ism aud oppression which Is the iunda.
mental idea Of the Republican party, we
send traternaI congratulations to our tei-
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 hume rule for Ireland.
We Affirm our answering devotion 10
the National Constitution and 10 the IN.
dissolublc Union OF the states to the au.
louOmy reserved the states under the Con.
stitulion to the personal rights and lIber.
a.. e. al III a. IL
tories IN the Union, aud especially to
the supreme and sovereign right Ui
every lawful citizen, rich or poor
native or foreign born, white or black, TO
cast one free ballot H. public elections,
aud tu have that ballp, duly counted. We
hold he 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.
lectlve 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 majority IN Congress
owe their existence 10 the suppression OF
the ballot by criminal nulhhcation ofthr
Constitution and laws Of the United
States.
We are uncompromisugly in favor OF
the American system Of protection. We
protest against lts destruction proposed
by the president and his parry, They
serve the interests OF Europe; we will
support the interests oi America. We &C.
copt the issues and confidently appcpl to
the people lor their judgment, The pro-
tectlvo system must be maintained. It's
abandonment has always been followed
by general disaster to all interests, except
those OF the usnrer and the shentf. We
deuounce the Mills bill ns destructive to
the general business, the labor aud the
farming interests Of the country, and We
heartily endorse the consistent and
patriotic actions ol the Republican Rep.
resenlatlyes m Congress in opposing it's
passage
We condemn the proposition OF the
Democratic party to place wool on the free
list, aud We insist that the duties thereon
shall be adjusted and Waintained 20 ns tu
furnish full and adequate protection to
that industry.
The Republican party would effect all
needed reduction OF the National revenue
by repeating tho taxes on tobacco, which
are an annoyance and burden to agriculture,
aud the tax upon splriS used IN the arts
aud lor mechanical mrposrsi aud b) such
revision ut the tariff aS will tend To check
imports of such articles as ara produced o,
our people, the production OF which gives
10 our labor, aud release from
import duties those aTuclys ot foreign pro.
duotiun (rNorpt luNurirs) the like ofwhich
eau not ue produced At home. II there
shall sull remain argeI revenue that is
requisite luI the wants ut the government
We favor the entire repeal at internal
taxes rather than the SUR. ndcr -;
any part OF our protective system at
tho Join, behesl OF the whisky trusts and
the agents ul foreign manufacturers.
We declare our hostility a. the inrroduo.
ton into this country ut foreign contract
llboG and ot Chinese labor, alien to OUT
civilization aud uuI Constitution, and Nc
demand The rigid enforcement Of the cN.
isung laws against t. and hNor such in.
mediate legislation as will exclude such
labor from our shores
We declare our oppoNlion to all comliu,
atoms OF capital organized in trusts or utNrr.
"NNNf " NNANlNf eANNhNehAAl wv AAANlNA'N'A
ui trade among our citizens. and Ne com.
mend 10 Congrcs' aud 20 the State Lceis.
Atures, m their respective Jurisdictions,
such legislation as wIll prevent the rNe0u,
ton Oi all schemes tn oppJess the people ny
undue charges ON their supplies, oI hy un.
Just rates lor the transportation Of their
products To market. We approve the lex.
lslauou 10y CongGess 20 prevent alike un,
lust burdens aud unfair determinations be,
tween the States.
We fcAihrm the policy oi appIoprlating
the public lands OF the United States % be
homesyeads ior American oluEcns and set.
tiers, not aliens, which the Republican
party established in 1909, against tho
persistent opposition OF the Democrats IN
Congress, aud which has brought our great
Ncstem domain into such magnihceD,
Tho restoration OF unearn,
sd land grants 10 The puNlic domain for
the use oi actual settlers, which was begun
lndvr the administration ol President Az,
huI, should he continued We dcuy that
he democratic party has ever restored oue
,crg 90 the pyople, but declare tha, by the
oint action ot republicans aud democrats,
,boul fifty millions OF acrcs Of uncAIned
auds orgl0aly gyautoj for the consuue'
ion % failtoais have hccn restored 10 the
tuhlfe NsnaaAn In nuFsuanrs NJ the rnnll.