San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-04
National Republican Platform,
ADOPTED AT THE MINNEAPOLIS
CONVEN JUNE 10. 1892.

! the everlasting bond of an indestructible re.
public, whose most glorious chapter of his
| tory is the record of the Repupnean party,
| congratulate their cOuutrymen on the males
! tic march of the nation under the banner in
| sertbed with the principles of our platform of
| 1888, vindicated by victory at the polls and
prosperity in our fields, workshops and mines,
and make the following declaration of prin-
| cipes:
! We realiirm the American doctrine OF pro-
lection. We call attention 10 It's growth
| abroad. We maintain that the prosperous
condition of our cOUntry is largely due the
wise revenue legislation OF the Republican
congress.
We believe that all articles which cannot
be produced in the United States, except lux
uries, should be admitted free of duty, and
| that ON all imports coming into competition
with the products of American labor there
should be levied duties equal to the difference
| between wages abroad and at home. We
| assert that the prices Of manufactured ar
| Ticlss of general consumption have been re-
duced under the operations OF the tarlf OF
| 1920.
We denOunce the efforts of the democratic
| majority OF the house of representatives TO
| destroy our tariff laws by Decemeal, as man
| ifested by their attacks upon wool, lead and
lead ores, the chief products of a number OF
states ana we ask the people Tor their Judg-
ment thereon.
we point to the success of the republican
| policy of reciprocity, under which our export
traue has vastly increased, and new enlarged
markets have been opened for the products
of our farms and workshops.
We remind the peop'e OF the utter opposl-
| tion of the democratic party to this practical
business measure, and claim that, executed
by republican administration, our present
laws will eventually give US control OF the
trade OF the world.
interest favor binietallsm, and the Repub-
licaD party demands the use of both gold and
silver as standard money, with such restr1c-
| tons and under such provisions, to be deter
mined by legislation, as will secure the main-
teuance of the parity of values OF the two
metals, so that the purchasing and debt
paying power of the dollar, whether OF
silver, gold or paper, shall be at all times
equal. The interests of the producers of the
country, its farmers and its workingmeh,
demand that"evey dollar. paper or coin. is
sued by the government shall be as good as
any other.
We commend the wise and patriotic steps
already taken by the government to secure
an international conference TO adopt such
measures as will insure parity of value be-
tween gold and silver for use as money
throughout the world.
We demand that every citizen of the United
States shall be allowed " cast one free and
unrestricted ballot in all public elections. and
that suCh ballot shall be counted ana returned
as cast; that such laws shall be enacted and
enforced as Wi secure to every citizen, be he
rich or p5or, native or foreign born. white or
black his sovereign lignt guaranteed by the
constitution.
The free and honest ballot, the just and
equal representation OF all the people, as
we'll as their just and equal protection under
the laws, are the founo ton OF our republican
institutions. and the party will never lax its
efforts until the integrity of the ballot and
the purity of elections shall be fully guaran-
teed and prote cted in 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.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
We favor the extension of our foreign
commerce, the restoration of our mercantile
marine by home built ships and the creation
of a navy for the protection of our national
interests and the honor of our flag: the main
tenance of the most friendly relations with
all foreign powers, entaDgliDg alliances with
none, and the protection OF the rights of our
fishermen.
We reaffrm our approval of the Monroe
doctrine and believe in the achievement OF
the manifest destiny of the republic in its
brOadest sen @.
We favor the enactment of more stringent
laws and regulations for the restriction OF
criminal, psuper and contract immigration.
MISCELLANEOUS.
We favor efficient legislation by congress to
protect the life and limb of employees of
transportation companies engagedin carrying
on interstate commerce, and recommend
legislation by the respective states that will
protect employees engaged in state CON-
MERGE, in mining and manufacturing.
The Republican party has always been the
champion of the oppressed and recognizes
the dignity of manhood, irres pective of faith,
color or nationality. 1t sympathizes with the
| cause of home rule in Ireland, and protests
against the persecution OF the Jews in Russia.
| The ultimate reliance of free Opular gov
| eminent lie the Intelligence OF the people and
| the malnteDan e of freedom among men. We
| therefore declare anew our devotion to iber-
| u of thought and conscience, of speech and
press, and approve all agencies and II Stru-
mentalities which contribute to the educa-
| ton of the Oh ldren of the land; but while in
| sisting upon the fullest measure Of RELIGIOUS
| liberty,we are opposed TO any union of church
| and state.
Weleaffrm our opposition. declared in the
| republican platform Of 1855, to all combina-
| lions of capital, organized in trusts or other
wise, to control arb trarily the condition of
| trade among our citizens.
| We heartily indorse the action already taken
| upon this subject, and ask for such further
| LEGISLATION as may be required TO remedy any
| defects in existing laws, and to render their
| enforcement more complete and effective.
| We approve the policy of extending TO the
| towns, villages and rural communities, the
| advantages of the free delivery service, now
| enjoyed by the larger cities of the country
| and reatfrm the declaration contained in the
| platform of 1888, pledging the reduction of
| letter Hostage to i cent, at the earliest pos
| sibe moment consistent with the mainten-
/ ance of the pOstOfBce department and the
| highest class Of postal service.
| CIVIL SERVICE.
We commend the spirit and evidence of re-
| form in the civil service, and the wise and
| consistent enforcement by the Republican
party of the laws regulating the same.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
The construction OF the Nicaragua canal is
/ of the highest Importance to the American
| people, both as measure of national defense
| and TO build up and maintain American com
/ merce. and 1t should be controlled by the
United States government.
TERRITORIES,
We favor the admission of the remaining
i territories at the earliest practicable date,
having due regard to the interests of the peo-
| pie of the territories and of the United States
All the federal officers appointed for the terri
| tories should be selected from bona flde resi-