The Globe-republican., 1891-08-26
The Republican Party Platform Of
Ford County.

We the Republicans of Ford county
Kansas, in convention assembled renew
our allegiance to the Republican party
both state and national and hereby express
our unwavering confidence in the admins
tratiOn of President Harrison, and Gov.
ernOr Humphrey.
We are uncOmprOmisingly on favor of q
protective tariff as distinguished from a
free trade policy or tariff with refernace
to -evenne. We protest against the fallacy
of compelling the laborer of our own land
to compete with the ill paid ryOts of India
and the starving serfs of Russia in mar
ket of our own that now consumes 81 per
cent. of the cereals we produce. We be-
lieve in that legislation that will conserve
and defend American trade and the wages
of American wOrkmen, that will preserve
American markets for American producer,
and that will secure for ourselves all those
advantages that fairly grow out of our IA
vored position as nation.
We believe i'm "Reciprocity" as eluci-
dated by that champion of state-craft, the
Hon. James &. Blaine, the voluminol,s
criticisms of foreign magnates to the con-
trary notwithstanding.
We affirm that the Republican party
is essentially the peoples party; that it
clings to the fundamental principle that
all wealth comes. primarily from the soil
and that the subsequent accessiOns thereto
are contributions principally from the
hands of the tOiler, and therefore the far
mer, the miner. the mechanic, the artisan
and the day labOrer are worthy subjects
for favored legislation. With this view
the western domain was opened to the &C
tual settler; extensive exceptions from the
execution and attachment of the rapaciOus
creditor were afforded; the mechanics lien
law was adopted; reasonable wage excep-
tons legaliZed, and the exemption excep-
ton in favor of the laborer adopted.
While favoring all reasonable legisla-
ton in the interest of labor, we demand
that such legislation be general in its ap-
plicatiOn and uniform i'm its effects. We
discOuntenance any idea to make this ma
ton a money broker rs dangerous to re-
publican institutions. as hazardous to COM
mercial liberties. We oppose the govern
ment leaning money to those only who
perchancc own real estate or non perish
able goods as class legislation in its most
pernicious form. The great army of wage
earners-the Drawn of the land-could hope
for TO amelioration of their condition
from such descriminative Legislation.
We favor an expansion of the circulating
medium in a uniform and equitable man
ner, sufficient To do the business of the
country easily and safely. fair to the cred
itor and debtor alike, and therefore de-
mand the free and unlimited coinage of
American silver as conclusive to the desired
result.
We demand Legislation that will control
transportation tariffs 10 the end that eX-
brilliant charges for produce and other
freight cannot be eNtOrted from the pro-
ducer and shipper at the pleasure of cor
poration maguaies. We demand that trans
pOrtation lines be so under the control Of
government that public officers of inspec-
ton have ut all times access To the books.
papers and all other documents pertaining
to transportation business that the actual
condition, manner of doing business. and
charges of such lines be made public that
any violations OF law either in evasion or
discrimination may be speedily punished.
We point with pride to the splendid fed
eral enactment for the benefit Of the ma.
TONS defenders. We are Internationally
committed TO a continuation of such laws,
and, if necessary, demand retrenchment in
other national expenditures that the soldier
may receive his full pension.
We compliment the loyal people of our
county for their untfring energy in per-
manently establishing in our midst a
Estate Soldiers's Home" and hereby
pledge our unwavering fidelity to the pro-
motion and perfection Of all the objects
thereby intended
That we heartily endorse the Hon. 4. j.
Abbott's candidacy for judgt in this jul
dicial district. That we commend him to
the people of this district as an honorable,
able and impartial judge.
We condemn the administration of
county affairs, and particularly the f1nan-
cial affairs whereby our county treasury
has been depleted to the amount of $40, 600.
We demand purity In Office and the
election of men whose known integrity is
beyond question and who will personally
attend to the official duties which they
are elected TO perform.