The Globe-republican., 1891-09-02
The Republican Party Platform Of
Ford County.

We the Republicans of Ford county,
kalls;is, 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 nl,cOmprUmisingly Oh favor of II
protective tariff as distinguished from II
free trade policy or a tariff with refernacc
to revenue. We protest against the fallacy
OF compelling the labOrer of our own land
to compete with the i'll paid ryOts Of India
and the starving serfs of Russia in a mar
ket Of Our own that how consumes 81 per
cent. of the cereals we produce. We be-
lieye i'm that legislation that will conserve
and defend American trade and the wages
Of American wOrkncn, that will preserve
American markets for American producer,
and that will secure for ourselves all those
advantages that fairly grow out Of our fa-
yOred position as a nation.
We believe i'm Reciprocity rs eluci-
dated by that champion Of state-crift, the
Hon. james &. Blaine, the volumino,,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 rapaciOtls
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 APP
plication and uniform in its effects. We
discountenance any idea to make this ma
ton money broker rs dangerous to re-
publican institutions. as hazardous to COM
mercial liberties. We oppose the govern
ment loaning money TO those only who
perchance own real estate or non perish
able goods as class Legislation in its most
pernicious form. The great army of wage
carners-the Drawn of the land-could hope
for no amelioration of their condition
from such descriminative legislation.
We favor All expansion of the circulating
medium in 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 rs 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 eXtorted from the pro-
Queer and shipper at the pleasure of cor
poration ma"naies. We demand that trans
portation lines be So under the control of
government that public officers Of inspec-
ton have at 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 i'm 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 continuation of such laws.
and. if necessary. demand rerrenchment in
other national expenditures that the soldier
may receive his full pension.
We compliment the loyal people of our
county for their untiring 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. A. j.
Abbott's candidacy for judge 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 administrator of
county affairs, aud particularly the flnan-
cial affairs whereby our county treasury
has been depleted to the amount Of So. 900.
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
areelccted to perform.