The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-10-10
The Republican Platform.

The Republicans of the State of Washingto
: in representative convention assembled, n
affirm their confidence in and devotion to th
great principles of their party, under who's
, management the state was admitted to ia
Union, which that party maie nation. W
heartily endorse the administrations OF Pres
dent Harrison aud Governor Ferry, and the OF
, fetal actions oi our sepators and represents
tires in congress. We congratulate the Reput
lican party of Washington upon the renomina
lion OF Hon. John l.. Wilson by reclamation
His devotion to the principles of our party hi
earnest an; untiring efforts in behalf OF all thu
lnteresrt of our state give assurance OF his re
election by au increased majority
We congratulate the country on the leSS,s
ton secured at the present session or congress
in spite of the obstructive methods OF th(
Democratic party. THROUGH the courageous
sustained by the united action of tie majority
| in the house of representatives, the silver bill
has become law; disability pension bill
under which portion of the great debt owed
| b. the country TO its defenders and their faini
| lies, may be discharged, has been enacted; a
revised tariff bill is nearly perfected and other
| saiiItaTy legislation, all of which would have
| been impossible but for the resolute assertion
OF the rights OF the majority, has been procured.
| Believing alwa,s in rhe well established Re-
public an policy OF SO regulating the laws Tor the
| collection of the revenues of government as to
| afford all possible protection to American in
! dutrieS We heartily approve any pau Tor a
reciprocity of trade with other nations, as will
tend to perpetuate the protective policy, and AT
| the same time extend the area OF our markets,
and rebuild our neglected ocean carrying trade
Having within the borders OF this new state
| the grandest haroors OF the world, and having
| all unequaled abundance OF the materials for
| snip building and establishing an ocean COM
merce second to that of no other country, we
| demand of congress the speedy enactment OF
| laws which shall. either by subsidy or other
wise. encourage the establishment of these in
duStres. not only for OAR own bat for the ma
| tional good.
| For the same reasons also and because we oc-
eupy an outlyiag position, we invite the atten-
ton 81 our national legislators to the fact that
one of their first and paramount duties is to pro-
! vide for the common defense We therefore
| ASK That steps be taken at once for properly
terrifying this coast; and that the promised
navy yard be established without delay.
Living in a state where the right of every fire
born and naturaliZad citizen, who has not been
convicted OF crime, to cast his vote as he
| pleaSes and have 1t counted as cast, is never
questioned, we insist that every citizen of every
other state shall be protected in the enjoyment
| OF the same right. ii not by the states them
| selves then by the general government. 4 fraud
against any citizen in any election for national
officers is a fraud against ourselves.
| We believe in the same laws for the rich and
| the poor the strong and the weak, for the cor
poratiOn and the individual, aud the enforce
| ment of all laws earnestly SD long as they re-
main in our statute books, and we pledge our
| hearty support to our judiciary and To all civil
officers federal and state, in the administration
| of the sane impartially, confidently relying
| upon them as sufficient at all times for the
maintenance of order and the equal protection
OF all. And We will resist the invasion of the
state by hired mercenarieS of any sort, at any
time and under any pretense, as an invasion of
our rights.
| The first achievement of the Republican
party was to make all labor free. To elevate
protect and dignity it, has always been its con-
slant care andS will continue to be. In this
age of progress and invention the artisan is rap
idly advancing to position of the highest dig
nifty and usefulness. To promote and encour-
age that advancement by every practical means
is the most genuine assistance that any party or
government can give the laboring man In solv-
ing the difficulties which beset him.
We therefore recommend that a liberal portion
OF the income from the public lands, donated TO
the state for educational purposes, be devoted to
the better instruction OF the pupils in the pub
lie schools in the useful arts, and that free
school OF technology be established as soon as
may be- where higher education OF the same
sort mag be acquired even by the humblest
We recommend to the legislature the immedi
ate enactment of such laws as may be necessary
to protect the title OF the state to the school
lands.
We demand that liberal appropriations be
made by congress for the survey OF the public
domain in this state, and that such a policy
shall be pursued by the federal government as
Will enable the state to acquire title to the lands
granted to the state for public schools, the
erection of d state house anu for the enjOw
nent of other pablo institutions
By the passage of a bill FORGETTING the lands
granted to railroads coterninus with the I'm
completed portion of the roads, against the
unanimous opposition of the Democratic con-
gressmen, the Republicans have earned the
lasting gratitude OF the thousands OF farmers
living on the restored lands who are given an
easy and cheap way of obtaining title to the
homes aud lands they have occupied and i'm
proveI for years,
eminent has patented lands in severalty shall be
enabled to dispose of them at will.
We insist that the equitable claims of old set
tiers on account OF Indian depredatiOnS be al
justed aud promptly paid.
Ne call upon our legislature to enact string
ent la As TO guard the lives and health of min
ers, railroad employees and all other men en-
gagged i'll extra hazardous occupations, by COM
pelIlng employers to provide promptly the most
effective means and useful inventions for their
protection,
We demand the forfeiture of all unearned
land grants and their restoration to the public
domain for homestead only.
We are opposed to all combinations called
trusts, organized for the purpose of defeating
the natural laws of trade, enriching the few
ana depressing the many, and we demand the
enactment of laws necessary for their suppress
ion.
We demand that immediate steps be taken to
| remove the distractions to free navigation from
the Columbia and all our navigable rivers and
we favor liberal appropriations for the improve
ment OF our rivers and harbors
We favor the enactment OF laws for the COM
pliation, printing and free distribution by the
state of text books for our public schools.
While we will continue to welcome those who
come to our shores in search OF free homes, free
Institutions and free citizenship under an en-
ilghtened government, we think it time to pro-
test, in the interest of our citizenship against
the lndiscrimirate immigration or importation
OF ignorant, pauper or criminal classes from
any country, and we demand the enactment
and enforcement not only of restrictive Chin
csc immigration laws, but of laws which will
exclude all who come to lessen the dignity of
labor, or are by nature education, or inclination,
undeserv1ng of the rights We ourselves enjoy.
We favor the amendment of the constitution
or the United States, so as to permit the selec-
ton of the United States Senators by direct
vote of the electors of the state.
That while the general policy of protective
duties is maintained by congress the farmers of
the United States, including wool growers
should have its benefits as the most favored OF
manufacturing industries.
VIM. Walter has sold his old place
down the bay to Bnj, F. Roderick, of
Olympia, for $1,000. The sale inclu-
dcd $50 acres of land in one tract,
which has been patented to Mr.. Wal
ter at different times since 1858.
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