San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-18
National Republican Platform.
ADOPTED AT THE MINNEAPoLlS
CONVENTION, JUNE 10. 1892.

the everlasting bond of an indestructible re-
public, whose most glorious chapter of his
tory is the record of the RepuDncan party
CONGRATULATE their countrymen on the majes-
tic march of the nation under the banner in
scribed with the principles of our platform of
1855, INDICATED by victory at the polls and
prosperity in our fields, workshops and mines,
and make the following declaration of prin-
ciples:
We reaffirm the American doctrine OF pro-
lection, We call attention 10 It's growth
abroad. We maintain that the prosperous
condition of orr country is largely que - me
wise revenue legislation OF the hepuohcan
We believe that all articles which cannot
be produced in the United states, except lux,
uries, should be admitted free OF duty, ana
that on all imports coming into competition
with the products OF American lapOr lneIe
should be levied duties equal to the dinerence
between wages abroad and al nome. We
assert that the prices OF manufactured ar
ticles OF general cOnsumptlOn have oeen re.
duced under the operations OF the 'arin Oh
1880.
majority of the house of representatives 10
DESTROY our tariff laws by piecemeal, as man.
ifested by their attacks upon wool. leao anu
lead ores, the chief products OF hunpsr on
states and we ask The people for their 1udg-
We point to the success of the republican
policy OF reciprocity, under which our expor.
trale has vastly increased, and new enlarged
markets have been opened for the products
OF our farms and WORKSHOPS.
We remind the peopie OF the utter opposl,
ton of the democratic party TO TINS pIacticai
business measure, and Claim That, executed
py a republican administration, our present
laws will eventually give us control OF the
trade OF the world. 49,,
interest favor bimetallIsm, and the Repub.
licap party demands the use of both gold ana
silver as standard money, with such restrlc-
tons and under sucn provisions 10 pe ue atn-
mined by legislation, as will secure the mann
teuance of the parity OF values OF the Two
metals, so that the purchasing ann oepts
paying power of the collar, VINE IN sr OF
silver, gold or paper, small De al Gil tunes
equal The interests of the producers OF the
country, its farmers and its working men,
demand that every dollar, paper or COIN. IS
sued by the government shall De as good as
Ne commend the wise and patriotic steps
already taken by the government 10 secure
an international conference TO ADOPT such
measures as will insure parity OF value De-
tween gold and silver for use as money
throughout the world.
We demand that every citizen OF the United
States shall be allowed To cast one free ana
unresIricted ballot in all pubic elections, ana
that su ch ballot shall be counted AMI returned
as cast; that sucn laws shal be enacted ana
enforced as wilfsecure to every cluzen, De ne
rich or poor, native or foreign porn, Wnlte OF
UlaOA; hie ~ "
The free and honest ballot the just and
equal representation of all the people, rs
wen ae me. a,nnnostion ar onr re publican
institutions, and the party Will never lax lts
efforts until the Int gritty of the bailCt ana
the purity of elections shall be Iully gudran-
teed and prote cted III every state.
SOUTHERN OUTRAGES.
We denounce the continued imhuman out
RACES perpetrated upon American citizens
for political reasons in certain Southern states
of the Union.
no,p,Cy p1,rInNs
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We favor the eAlenslol VI W, ornan,fia
commerce, the restoration Oh our n draatinn
marine py hone uuna M, sn ntppon of our national
interests and the hOnor OF our nag Tue mali NAH
tenance OF the most iIienuiy aGitancaS with
all foreign powers, entaneilns ihtS of nnr
none, and the protectoh Vi tho isp'e VI ONh
fishermen.
We reattirm our approval OF tne monro
doctrine and peneVe III lne aouI n1,hI;o ~ az
the manifest destlny vi 'no iepu'-' 'n -''
broadcast sense. 1910 ,,;,oor.
We favor the enactment OF more slIiusen.
laws and regulations TOT lhe Ies.Loa4;n vi
criminal, pauper ano contract ilnniisra'ion'
NIsCHIIANEOUs.
-. ,ocislst,on nv conpress tn
we favor efnclenu n az ,imh 81 smDI1yes of
protect tne nie o, ana engaged in CARRYING
transportation coIhpanios 80 racomnanS
on Interstate comlneleui, sta,aS thai will
leglslation Ny .no oPpGared IN state com.
prolect 1iIpHUg and msnufacturing
The Republican party has always been the
champion of the oppressed and recognizes
the dignity of manhood, irrespective OF taith,
color or nationality. 1t sympathizes with the
cause of home rule IN lreianui anu PUSsIs
agalnsI Tue geIiance of tree OCULAR gov
rue ui' AZ nv int.1ioence OF the people and
ernmeuC le cue ~ ot freedom among men. We
.hsno Snn"ora anew our devotion to liber
theref ore deciare anem ~ of sn ooh aud
y OF tno9ent anu aII aUenc,es and iustru.
p iSss, pnich Contribute to the educa-
ton of the children of the land; tut while ln-
sistlng upon the fullest measure VI relislous
liberty, we are oppOsedto any union Oh chufch
and state
we Ieafirm our opposition, declared IN the