Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-06
THE ONVENTION HALL.

as an attempt to destroy an industry Of the
American farmer, built up by the wise pro-
tectlve policy of the republican party, and the
general tariff policy of the democratic House
will be assaied as An attempt by special bills to
array different sections and classes against each
other and as another scheme of the democratic
party to accomplish the destruction of the in
dustries of the country which failed when the
people at the polls rebuked the last democratic
administration and restored the republican
party to power.
The silver plank is likely to be more liberal
| than that of other conventions. based on the ex-
pectatiOn of the administration that the ap-
preaching monetary conference will result in
such agreements as will make it possible to util-
iZe our entire silver product money.
On the subject Of federal elections the right
| OF every American citizen to cast one ballot
and have that ballot counted will be upheld as
the greatest safeguard Of republican institu-
| tons.
TO HELP THE MERCHANT MARINE.
Ever mindful of the promotion of the welfare
and glory of the United States, the necessity for
the rehabilitation of the American merchant
marine to Its former high place on the seas will
be set forth and the laws passed in aid and en-
couragement of American shipping will be ap-
proved. In this connection attention will be
drawn to the progress v hich has been made to-
ward the restOratiO of the American navy, and
a continuance of the policy of liberal sppropri-
atoms for the navy will be advocated. with an
/ allusiOn to the policy of the House in the mig
J gardly naval appropriations.
The completion of our coast defenses will also
be urged necessary to tine protection of the
country part Of the republican policy of
promotion of home industries: encouragement
will he recommended to shipbuilders to the end
that American ships. made in American ship
yards of American material and manned by
American seamen. may once again fly the
American flag, CARRYING American manufac-
I turpS and nrOTGprpI bV American with
| guns of American manufacture.
\ careful supervision of immigration will be
recommended to prevent undesirable persons
landing on our shores and approval will be
given to the exclusion of contract and of
Chinese labor as necessary 10 the protection
from degradation of American labor. Ameri-
can homes for Americans and the honest and
I industrious of other nations who come here to
/ become American citizens will ring in this or
/ III other parts of the platform.
/ RECOGNIZING THE SOLDIERS.
The party will renew its acknowledgements
| of obligations to soldiers who fought for the
Union and reference will be made to the de-
| pendent and disability pension bill, by which
the party redeemed its pledge to keep from the
/ poor house the veterans of the war and their
\ families. who had become helpless through no
fault of theirs. Appropriations will be recon-
mended for all internal Improvements neces-
sary to provide easy and cheap facilities for in
tercOurse between the people
The Nicaragua canal project will be Endorsed
as a measure which will bind the different sec
| tions of the country close together and aid i'll
the maintenance of our predominance in this
hemisphere.
Among the measures of importance to the
good of the country which became laws during
the Fifty-first Congress there will be named the
meat inspection bill. under the provision of
which. seconded by vigorous efforts on the
part of Secretary Rusk. the administration and
the American ministers abroad, the meats and
other products of the United States have now
been admitted to the countries of Europe, after
having been excluded during the supine adj
ministration of foreign affairs by democratic
President: the antitrust bill, to restrain mo-
nopolies and combinations of capital; the copy
right bill; the bill revising the land lawsin the in
terest Of actual settlers the alien lands bill; the
private lands claim bill; the customs admin
istrative bill. framed to prevent differentiation
and an evasion of the protective tariff laws, and
the anti-lottery bill.
| place in the platform. On the question Of
civil service a square. open declaration III favor
| OF it will be one of the things Incorporated in
| the platform.
memorial of the republican national COM
| mittee has been prepared. in which the indOrse-
ment in the platform by the convention is asked
| for the following proposed sixteenth amend
ment TO the Constitution of the United States:
mo state shall pass any law respecting an
establishment of religion prohibiting the free
| exercise thereof. use its property or credit
| or any money raised By taxation. or authorize
either to be used. for the purpose of founding.
maintaining aiding by appropriation, pay
ment for services. expenses or otherwise. any
church. religious denomination or religious
| society any institution. society or undertak-
| ing which is wholly or III part under sectarian
| or ecclesiastical control