Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-10-22
THE PLATFORM.

or Jasper County.
THE PLATFORM.
1. The Republican party of Iowa 10 conyen-
ton assembled gives renewed expressions of
devotion TO the principles of the Natl nal Re-
publican party and declares the acceptance Of
those principles to be the bond of union with
the Republican party of Iowa.
2. We commend the patriotic, wise and
courageous administration OF President Harri.
g. We commend the Republican party In
the last congress fc. its re emption of the
pledges made the people as to revision of the
tariff the interest OF home industry and of
its work in aehalf o the literal provision for
pensions for oil soldiers in accordance with
the pie lges of the nation.
T. We approve the coinage net by which the
great proaIlct of the silver mines of the United
States is added to the currency OF tine people,
aud out OF which experiment may come wise
adjustment Of financial questions, liberal to-
wards western interests
B. We commend most heartily the policy
that has been inaugurated looking to recipru-
cal trade relat ons with other people of the
American continent and the administrative
efforts now making for the enlargement of
foreign markets for American beef and
pork.
stands of record in eve. state OF this Union
In favor of elections base upon the freedom
OF indivl dual conscience, and that the Repub-
lican party may be trusted in Iowa or in any
state to promote any pan of reform, Austral-
ian or other, calculated to extend and to furth-
er protect the purity of the ballot.
z. While inviting to our shores the worthy
poor OF all nations, we earnestly recommend
laws that will protect our country and our peo-
pie against an influx OF the vicious and cr.ml-
nal classes OF foreign nat!ols aud importation
OF laborers under contract to compete with
our own citizens aud earnestly approve the
rigid enforcement of these laws, and of such
further legislation ms may be necessary.
s. We favor such legislation as will impose
upon all classes Of pro Derty, corporate or indl-
yldual, equally the burdens of taxat on.
9. We favor the passage of the Congcr lard
bill state legislation ten ing TO promote farm
ers' institutes and charging the powers of the
dairy commissioner.
10. We regard the Worlds Columbian Ex-
position as an important event In the worlds
history, and we arc in hearty sympathy with the
effort to make II a success. In the friendly riv-
airy of states we shOuldImake creditaole ex-
hibtt of 1owa's products and We favor lib
cral appropriation by the next general assem-
bly, for this purpose, that our prosperity aud
greatness may be fully exempliied.
IL. We take pride IN the record Of this state,
and recognize that It's growth and power, Its
prosperity and its good Lame are the fruits Of
Its industrial people, and we believe in such
policy, state and national as will promote jus
tice and wider opportunity among these
classes, and we pledge our most intelligent
Judgment and most sincere endeavor to their
support IN the future as In the past
IL. We point to the record of the state uu-
der Republican administration for justitica-
hon in the declaration that we favGr economy
and Justice In the administration of public af-
fairs. We point to that record also for justif-
cation of the statement that the party has
kept faith With the people in the past, and
upon that record we invite their continued
support and confidence.
10. We have no apologies to offer to the
people nor TO the Democrat party for the Re-
publican record In the conspicuous issue In
the state campaign this year. In the inter-
ests Of true temperance and under the laws OF
Iowa enacted by the representatives OF its SOW
ereign people, the saloon was made an outlaw
In this state We charge that the outlaw has
had the patronage. counsel and protection OF
the Democratic party; that the Democratic
party, as IL has won power, has nullttel the
law, detied the authority of the state and tho
expressed will OF the people, and that now an
appeal Is made to the electors Of the whole
state for approval Of the lawless work. We
recognize that 1t is law against defiance Of
law, subordination against INSTRUMENTATION;
the state OF Iowa against the Democratic
party We recognize that the issue Is between
true tenn lerance and free and iniiscrimlnate
traffic. We renew our Dleige to the people
and submit the issue to them. We recognize
the fact that the control of the next legisla-
ture by the Democratic party means state wi e
license, and the control OF the next legis ture
by the Republicans means continued OF posi-
ton to the bshests Of the saloon over
through the maintenance and enforcement Of
Law.
A. We denOuncc the Democratic party Of
Iowa as insincere In its dealings with the sa-
loon issue. We charge that party with service
to the saloon and with the purpose to strength
en- the saloon grasp upon the homes aud poll
tics of the safe. We cite in proof of this its
surrender tbs year of the local option plank
OF 1889, under which last year the pretense OF
endorsement by the state was made and on
which petition for the legislature was made.
We charge that this abandonment OF local op
ton is the forerunner for further premcdita-
ted BETRAYAL and that trust in the Democratic
party will end in the complete breaking down
of the temperance legislation of the state and
the complete turning over of the state In every
township thereof to the pollution and fester
OF the saloon against whatever portions may
now be free.
ID We protest against the reelection OF
Boes TO the governorship of Iowa. w charge
that in his unwise and amotiols zeal to c,llti.
yate the friendship and support OF the alleged
"new allies In the northwest and on that
strength to commend himself to the fayoring
graces OF Grover Cleveland that he did most
outrageously misrepresent the most industri
Gus, frugal and prosperous people of Iowa in
his efforts ut banquet speech in the city
OF New York on the 23i of December last. We
denounce as purposely unloading the alleged
Statistics with which the governor assumed to
sustain the indictment against the state which
10. We denounce the Ottumwa platform OF
this year as framed with the deliberate pur-
pose to mislcad and deceive, wherein sympathy
is expressed where none Is felJ; wherein hope
Is Proposed where none will be rendered;
wherein purposes are ayowed which are not
entertained. In the support oil this indict.
meDtw we point to the pretended friendship for
the soldier and arraienmcnt ut the same tim1
of tue Republican party for appropriations for
the payment of pensiOns; 10 the free silver
n - va he fata f.f
free and unlimited coinage of silver; to the
plank assuming 10 reatfirm the doctrine of
control and regulation Of railroads, a policy
implanted upon this state under the admits
trntion of the last Repub lean governor
against the opposition, secret and open, OF
the Democratic party, extending TO an alliance
with corporate power In the first election OF
tfailroad commissioner under the law In 1886.
Il. We denouncc the Democratic party for
misrepresentation In its platform and before OF
the McAiney bill, charging that 1t seeks to
mislead the people through the reiteration OF
untruths as 10 the effect of that bill, and in all
ways york upon the prejudlces of the unln-
formed
IS We arragn the Democratic party for
opposition to ballot reform in the SOUTH while
vet making a pre- ense of ballot reform in
iowa where the undisputed right 10 cast a free
ballot and 10 have 1t honestly counted goes In
every precinct OF the ate unchallepged
10. We ana IN the Democratic patty as the
enemy Of thc lHbOre', hamIng to break down
the defenses OF protective laws, 10 clock the
Wheels Of home industry, and 10 degrade the
masses of the people, As party controlled
by the aristOcratlc and reactiOnary tendency
o. the legacy of slavery.
81 The Republican party Of Iowa appeals
u the intelligence and TO the integrity VI the
people of this state, aud from all good citizens
We invite su -
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