The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-08-27
REPUBLICAN platform

REPUKL1CA0 PLATHORA
The Sound and Sensibls Resolutions
Adopted BY the Idaho Convention.
The republicans OF Idaho, in state
convention assembled, alive TO every
question which concerns the people,
hereby adopt the following declaration
Of principles:
We reiterate our position on the
silver question announced at the re-
publican convention at PocatelIO,
and while favOring the holding of the
pending international conference and
hoping for the most abundant success,
we are nevertheless opposed to any
final settlement of this question on
any other basis than that Of free and
unlimited coinage Of silver, either upon
the present or some other satisfactory
ratio that will give that metal a fixed
value at the mints Of the United States
and prevent its constant depreciation
by the stock gamblers of Wall street.
We also favor the passage OF a law
by congress creating department of
mines and mining, SO that this, which
has become the leading industry of the
United States, may be properly repre-
scented in the councils of the govern
| ment.
We declare that the essence of re-
publicanism lies in the maintenance of
law and order, without which progress
is impossible, in the free and candid
discussion of all public questions on
their merits, and in peaceful appeal
to the ballot box for the redress of all
grievances that lie within the legiti-
mate scope of legislative power; We
therefore, condemn all acts Of lawless-
ness by whOsoever committed, and
pledge to every person in the state the
prompt and equal protection of the law.
We declare that the republican party
| was founded upon the principles of pro-
tecting free labor and We are therefore
radically opposed to any monopoly of
| the right to labor. We favor organized
labor, but believe that all labor organi-
cations should be conducted in support
Of American institutions, and while We
recognize in full the rights Of labor to
organize tor its benefit and protection,
We declare that all such organizations
must be administered in subordination
to the laws of the land; that every
person has the right to earn An honest
living free from interference from any
person or organization whatsoever, and
that such right should he amply pro-
tected by law.
We believe that the freedom of
labor should be protected against all
unlawful aggressions of labor organi-
cations. We also believe that all labor.
whether oganized or not, should be pro-
tected against the unjust exactions of
capital We therefore condemn that
system of employment which. under
the penalty of the loss Of employment,
compels the employe to patronize the
store or other business of the employer
or his managing agent. We believe
that this system tends to monopolize all
of the profitable business of any COM
munity by a few persons or corpora
tons, Injuries the public and prevents
harmonious relations between capital
and labor. We also pledge the repub-
lican party to the passage of law
establishing boards of arbitration to
determine all differences or controver-
sizes between laborers and their employ
ers which may be submitted to them.
We are unalterably in favor of the
policy Of protection as applied to
American capital and labor, and
specially commend the plank in the
national platform on this subject for
establishing a certain and definite
guide in tariff legislation.
The good faith of the government
and the entire country is pledged to the
faithful carrying out of the Columbian
Exposition in 1898, and, inasmuch as
this is to be made an exhibition of the
industrial products of the nation, a dis
play of the skill, energy and industry of
our mechanics, laborers and artisans, it
becomes subject of national and state
pride. We therefore most earnestly
indorse the action of those members of
the Fifty-second congress who voted
for liberal appropriations to carry on
this great work. and pledge the support
of the republican members of the next
legislature of Idaho for liberal appro-
priation to aid the commissioner of
this state in his endeavor to place Idaho
in the front rank with the other states
of the Union in a display Of our natural
resources and grand possibilities.
We call the attention of the national
administration to the unnecessary delay
in alloting the lands of the Nez Perce
Indian reservation. We ask that the
speedy conclusion Of such allotments
he sent forward, and that those in
charge of the work be instructed to at
tend to the same at once, or that per
SONS be substituted for them who will.
and we demand immediate action in
opening the reservation to settlement.
To furnish the workingmen Of this
country the facilities for the safe de-
posit Of their earnings, thereby foster
ing thrift among the people, we favor
the immediate passage of a law by con.