The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-10-11
POLITICAL PLATFORMS.
A Series of Interesting Documents.
MiIesto11eS IN the Development OF POlitG
cal Parties Since the OrganizG-
tiOn of the GOUerr D1e1et.
1884.

1884.
REPUBLICAN, CHICAGO, JUNE 9TH.
The Republicans of the United States.
in convention assembled, renew their
allegiance to the principles upon which
they have triumphed in six successive
presidential elections and congratu
late the American people on the attain
ment of SO many results in legislation
and Illustration by which the Repub-
ican party has, after saving the Union.
done so much to render it's institutions
just, equal and beneficent-the safe
guard of liberty and the best thought
and highest purposes of our citizens
The Republican party has gained It's
strength by quick and faithful response
to the demands of the people for the
freedom and equality of all men; for a
united nation assuring the rights of all
citizens; for the elevation of labor; for
an honest currency; for purity in legis-
lation, and for integrity and accOunta-
bility in all departments of the govern
ment; and it accepts anew the duty of
leading in the works of progress and
reform.
We lament the death of President
Garfield, whose sound craftsmanship,
long conspicuous in Congr ,ss, gave
promise of strong and successful ad
ministratiOn, a promise fully realized
during the short period of his Office "a
President of the United States. His
distinguished success in war and in
peace has endeared him to the hearts
of the American people.
In the administration of his Office we
recognize a wise, conservative and
patriotic policy, under which the cOun-
try has been blessed with re remarkable
prosperity, and we believe his eminent
services are entitled to and will receive
the hearty approval of every citizen.
It is the first, duty of a good govern
ment to protect the rights and promote
the interests of its own people; the
largest diversity of industry is most
productive of general prosperity, and
of the comfort and independence of the
people.
We, therefore, demand that the i'm
posion of duties on foreign imports
shall be made no5 for revenue only, "
but that IN raising the requisite rev
enues for the government, such duties
shall be so levied as to afford security
in our diversified industries and pro
lection to the rights and wages of the
| laborer, to the end that active and II
telligent labor, as well as capital, may
have it's just reward, and the laborlng
man his full share in the national pros
perity.
Against the so called economical sys-
tenn of the Democratic party, which
| would degrade our labor to the foreign
standard, we enter our earnest protest
the Democratic party has failed com
pletely to relieve the people of the bur
den of unnecessary taxation by wise
reduction of the surplus.
The Republican party pledges itself
! to correct the inequalities Of the tariff
and to reduce the surplus, not by the
vicious and indiscriminate process of
horizontal reduction, but by such
methods as will relieve the tax payer
without injuring the laborer or the
great productive interests of the
country.
We recognize the Importance of
sheep husbandry in the United States,
the serious depression which it is now
experiencing and the danger threaten
ing its future prosperity; and we,
therefore, respect the demands of the
representatives of this important agri
cultural interest for readjustment OF
duty upon foreign wool in order that
| such industry shall have full and ade
quate protection.
We have always recommended the
best money known to the civilized
world, and we urge that an effort be
made to unite all commercial nations
| inthe establishment of the international
standard, which shall fix for all the
relative value of gold and silver coin
age.
The regulation of commerce with
! foreign nations and between the States
is one of the most important preroga
tives of the General Government, anC
the Republican party distinctly an
nounces it's purposes to support such
legislation as will fully and efficiently
carry out the constitutional power Of
! Congress over inter-Sta commerce
| The principle of the public regulation
| of railway corporations is wise and
salutary one for the protection of al
classes of the people, and we favor
! legislation that shall prevent unjust
discrimination and excessive charges
for transportation, and that shall
secure to the people and to the railway
alike the fair and equal protection o
the laws.
We favor the establishment of {
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ment of the eight hour law, and a wis
and judicious system of general educa
tion by adequate appropriation from
the national revenues wherever tn
same is needed
We believe that everywhere the pro
tection to a citizen of American blrtl
must be secured to citizens by Amerl
can adoption. and we favor the settle
ment of national differences by inter
national arbitration.
The Republican party, having 1T
birth IN a hatred of slave labor and II
a desire that all men may be free aao
equal, is unalterably opposed to placing
our workingmen in competition With