San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-07-30
National Republican Platform,
ADOPTED AT THE MINNEAPOLIS
CONVENTION, JUNE 10, 1892.

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public, whose most glorious chapter of his
tory is the record of the Republican party,
congratulate their countrymen on the males
tic march of the nation under the banner in
scribed with the principles of our platform of
1855, vindicated by victory at the polls and
prosperity in our fields, workshops and mines,
and make the following declaration Of prin-
cipes:
We reafiirm the American doctrine OF pro-
lection. We call attention TO It's growth
abroad. We maintain that the PROSPEROUS
condition of our country is IarsSl oil 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, ana
that on all imports coming into competition
with the products of American labor thele
should be levied duties equal to the difference
| between wages abroad and at home. we
assert that the prices of manufactured ar
| ticles of general consumption have been re-
duced under the operations of the tariff OF
1890.
We denounce the efforts of the democratic
majority of the house of representatives 10
destroy our tariff laws by Diecemea, rs man
| ifested by their attacks upon wool, lead and
| lead ores, the chief products of a number of
states Aand we ask the people for their judg-
ment thereon
We point to the success of the republican
policy of reciprocity, under which our export
traGe has vastly increased, and new enlarged
markets have been opened for the products
of our farms and workshops.
We remind the peope OF the utter Opposi-
ton of the democratic party to this practical
business measure, and claim that, executed
by a republican administration, our present
laws will eventually give US control OF the
trade OF the world.
The American people from tradition and
interest favor bimetallism, ana the Repub-
liCaD party demands the use of both gold and
silver as standard money, with such restric-
tons and under such provisions, to be deter
mined by legislation, as will secure the maln-
tenance 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 workingmen,
demand that every 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 to cast one free and
unrestricted ballot in all pubic elections and
that su IN ballot shall be counted and returned
as cast; that such laws shall be enacted and
enforced as will secure to every citizen, be he
rich or poor, native or foreign born, white or
black, his sovereign Iignt guaranteed by the
constitution
The free and honest ballot, the just and
equal representation OF all the people, as
well as their just and equal protection under
the laws, are the founChtiOn 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 protected in every state.
SOUTHERN OUTRAGES.
We dcnounce 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, entangling alliances with
none, and the protection of the rights of our
fishermen.
We reatirm our approval of the Monroe
doctrine and believe in the achievement of
the manifest destiny of the republic in it's
broadcast sen'e
We favor the enactment of more stringent
laws and regulations for the restriction OF
criminal, pauper and contract immigration.
MISCELLANEOUS.
We favor efficient legislation by congress to
protect the life ard limb of employees of
transportation companies engaged in carrying
on interstate commerce, and recommend
legislation by the respective states that will
project employees tDRdEeO III STATE CON-
merce, in mining and manufacturing.
The Republican party has always been the
champion of the oppressed and recognizes
the dignity of manhood, irrespective of faith,
color or nationality. Ii 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 is the intelligence of the PEG pie and
the maintenance of freedom among men. We
theref ore declare anew our devotion to iber-
ty of thought and conscience, of speech and
press, and approve all agencies and iDstru-
mentalitieS which contribute to the educa-
ton of the children of the land; but while in
sisting upon the fullest measure of religious
Eberty,we are opposed to any union of church
and state.
We Ieaffirm our opposition. declared in the
republican platform Of 1883, to all combina-
lions of capital, organized in trusts or other
wise, to control arb trarlly the condition or
trade among our citizens.
We heartily indorse the action already taken
upon this subject, and ask for such further
legislation as may be required 10 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 reaffirm the declaration contained in the
platform of 1888, pledging the reduction of
letter Hostage to cent, at the earliest pos
sible moment consistent with the mainten-
ance of the pOstofice 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 ameasure of national defense,
and TO build up and maintain American COM
merce. and it should be controlled by the
United States government.
TERRITORIES,
We favor the admission of the remaining
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