The freeman's journal., 1889-08-17
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM IN
FULL AS ADOPTED.

The committee on resolutions then suit
mitted the platform, through Mckinley, o
Ohio, which is as follows:
The Republicans or the United States, Assem-
blei By their delegates Ia national convention
pause on the threshold or their proceedings /.
honor the memory Of their first great leader, tn
immortal champion Of liberty and the rights df tn
people, Abraham LINCOLN, and to cover also witt
wreaths OF imperishable remembrance and graft
fude the heroic names OF our later leaders wht
have more recently been called away from ou
councils-Grant, Garfield, Arthur, Logan, anc
Conkling. May their memories be faithfully
cherished We also recall with our greetings
and with prayer for his recovery the name oi
one OF our living heroes, whose name viii be
cherished In the history, both Of Republicans and
Of the republic-the name Of that noble soldier
and favorite child OF victory Philip III Sheridan
In the spirit OF these great leaders and of our
own devotion TO human liberty and political hos.
tility 10 all forms Of despotism, we send
fraternal congratulations to our fellow Amer
leans OF Brazil upon the accomplishment of the
abolition of slavery throughout two American
continents. We earnestly hope that may
soon congratulate our fellow-citizens Of Irish
birth upon the peaceful recovery Of home rule
for Ireland. We reaffirm our unswerving devo-
ton TO the national constitution and to the indis-
soluble union OF the states; 10 the autonomy re-
served TO the states under the constitutions 70 the
personal rights and liberties Of citizens in all the
states and territories in the Union; especially to
the supreme and sovereign right OF every lawful
citizen, rich or poor, native or foreign born white
or black, to cast free ballot In public elections
and to have that ballot duly counted We hold
that free and honest popular ballet and the Just
and equal representation of all the people is the
foundation Of our republican government and de-
mand effective legislation to secure the integrity
and purity Of elections which the fountains OF
all public authority. We charge that the present
administration and the Democratic majority ia
congress owe their existence TO the suppression OF
the ballot by criminal notification Of the consti-
tuition and laws Of the United States
We uncompromisingly in favor OF the
American system Of protection: we protest
against its destruction as proposed by the presi-
dent and his party. They serve the interests OF
Europe; we will support the interests Of America
We accept the issue and confidently appeal to the
people for their Judgment. The protective sys-
tenn must be maintained Its abandonment has
always been followed by general disaster to all in
ferests except those of the usurer and the sheriff
We denounce the Mills bill as destructive to the
general business, the labor and the farming in
ferests OF the country, and we heartily endorse
the consistent and patriotic action Of the Repub
can representatives in congress in opposing its
passage. We condemn the proposition of the Dem
ocraticparty to place wool the free list and we
insist that the duties thereon snaii be adjusted
protection to that industry.
The Republican party would effect all needed
reduction Of the national revenue by repeaing
the taxes upon tobacco, which are an annoyance
and burden TO agriculture, aud the tax upon the
spirits used In the arts and for mechanical pur-
poses, and by such revision of the tariff laws as
will tend TO check imports Of such articles as are
produced by our people, the production Of which
gives employment t. our labor. and release from
Import duties those articles of foreign production
fexcept luxuries) the like OF which cannot be pro-
duced at home II there shall still remain larger
revenue than Is requisite for the wants of the gov
eminent, we favor the entire repeal of internal
taxes, rather than the surrender of any part of
our protective system at the joint behest Of the
whisky trusts and the agents of foreign manu-
facturers.
We declare our hostility to the introduction into
this country Of foreign contract labor and of
Chinese labor, alien to our civilization and our
constitution; and we demand the rigid enforce
ment OF the existing laws against it, and favor
such immediate legislation as will exclude such
labor from our shores.
We declare our opposition to all nmoinations
or capital, organized in trusts or otherwise, to |
control arbitrarily the condition of trade among
our cltiZensi and We recommend to congress and /
the state legislatures in their respective iuistIic-
lions sncn legislation as will prevent the execution
or all schemes to oppress the people by uud,,e
charges On their supplies, or BY unjust rates for
the transportation OF their products to market
we approve the legislation by con-
gress TO prevent alike unjust burdens |
and unfair determinations between the |
1ates we reaffirn the policy Of |
appropriating the public hands of the United |
states to be homesteads for American citizens |
and settlers not aliens which the Republican
party established in 1852, against the persistent
opposition Of the Democrats in con .ti4.SS and |
"hlch mas brought our great western domain |
nto such magnificent development The restora- |
Ion OF unearned railroad land grants to the
public domain for the use Of actual settlers |
Shch was begun under the administration OF |
resident Arthur, should be continued We dcpy |
80 lcrafic party has ever restol ed one |
cre 10 the people, but declare that by the 1olnt |
lcton Of Republicans and Democrats in CON
'ress about so 1000 900 of acres of unearned lands
Hgfnaly granted for the construction OF rail.
DADS have been restored to the public domain |
pursuance of the conditions inserted Inv the |
republican party In the original grant. We |
narge the Democratic administration with fail |
re 10 execute the laws securing to settlers
Tile 10 their homesteads, and with using annro- I
riations made for that purpose to harass in.
oeent settlers with spies and prosecutions under
ne faise p<etense Of exposing frauds and yindi | ,
atfng the law.
The government by congress OF the territories
based upon necessity only, to the end that they
ay DeetAIe states in the Union; there | I
ITO Whenever the conditions OF Don |
alton, material resources public in
ilAgence ami morality such as to insure !, |
aoA focai government therein, the peopl. OF |
leh territories should be permitted as a rirh; | ,
hsrsnt In them. TO form for themselves cons; |
anons and stare governments and be admitted
TO the Union Pending the preparation for
stehood all officers thereof should be selected |
'stn the bona fde residents and citizens OF the ,
'rTfory wherein they are to serve South Da
iphf hariu Iiafal 4
state In the Union, under the constitution {
ameo and adopted by the people, and we heart |
ndorse the actisn Of the Republican senate in
vice nassing bills fos her admission The refusal .
the Democratic house of representatives, fol {
artisan purposes. TO favorably consider These
LIS Is Q willrul violation OF the sacred American
rtnciple Of local self government and merits the
'naemnation or aA jslst men The pending bills
the senate TO enable the people ef Washington
ortn Dakota and Montana territories to form | L
institutions and establish state governments | =
ould De passed without unnecessary delay The
epuolican party pledges itself 10 do all in It's :
'wer 70 facilitate the admission OF the terrific /
3 Of New Mexico, Wyoming Idspho and Arizona r
the enjoyment OF self governments as statea !.
ch OF them As are nosy qualified, as soon as pos .
Die, and the others a. soon as they may be- l
me -. | d
The political power OF the Mormon church in | Ii
le territories as exercised In the uast is men 81
9 70 Tree institution, too dangerous to longer !,
suffered Therefore, we pledge the Repub- u
An party to appropriate legislation asserting q
sovereignty OF the nation In territories where a
same Is questioned, and In furtheranca OF :.
&C end to place upon the statute books legisla. -
n strong enough to divorce the political from L
9 ecclesiastical power. and thus stamp out the 7
,endant wickedness Of polygamy :
The Republican party is in favor OF the use OF 9
10 gold and silver as money. and condemns the =
icy or the Democratic administration in its eff. W
ts TO demonetize silver e,
he demand the reduction Of letter postage to tt
ent per ysurce :,
- . republic like ours, where the citizen is the =
Fereign and the official the serv -
b - = | I,