Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-06-11
THE REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM.
Party Utterances on the Great Topics
Of the Day Silver, Wool
and Lead.
CessiOn Of the Arid Lands - New
states-Where the Republicans
stand on the Issues
Of the Day.

of the Day.
MINNEAroLIs, June 1.-THE full tex
! OF the platform adopted by the Nationa
Republican convention yesterday is as
follows:
The representatives of the Republic
ans OF the United States assembled in
general convention on the shores of the
Mississippi river, the everlasting bond o.
larr indestructible republic whose mos!
glorious chapter OF history is the record ol
the Republican party, congratulate their
countrymen on the majestic merits OF the
nation Under the banners inscribed with
the principle of our platform OF 1888, vim
dicated by victory at the polls and pros.
perity in our fields, workshops and mines,
and make the following declaration Of
principles
We reaffirm the doctrine OF protection
We call attention to its growth abroad.
We maintain that the prosperous condi.
ton Of our country is largely due to the
wise revenue legislation of the Republi-
can congress. We believe that all articles
which can not be produced in the United
States, except luxuries, should be admit
ted free OF duty, and that on all imports
coming into competition with the prod
ucts of American labor. there should be
levied duties equal to the difference be-
tween wages abroad and at home. We
assert that the prices OF manufactured
articles of general consumption have
been reduced under the operations of
the tariff act of 1890. We denounce the
efforts of the Democratic majority of the
house OF representatives to destroy our
tariff laws by peacemeal, as manifested
by their attacks upon wool, lead and lead
ores, the chief products of number of
states, and we ask the people for their
judgment thereon.
We point to the success OF the Republi-
can policy of reciprocity upon which our
export trade has vastly increased and
new and enlarged markets have been
opened for products Of our farms and
workshops. We remind the people of
the bitter opposition of the Democratic
,psrty to this practical business measure,
and claim that as executed by Republi-
can administration, our present laws will
eventually give us control Of the trade OF
the world.
IHo hlucIlChu ptoplo IOu tTdulLlUu
and interest, favor bi-metallsm, and the
Republican party demands the use of both
gold and silver as standard money, with
such restrictions and under such provi.
sions to he determined by national legisla-
tionas will secure the maintenance 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, it's farmers and it's workingmen,
demand that every dollar, paper or coin,
issued by the government shall be as good
as any other dollar.
We commend the wise and patriotic |
steps taken already by our government to
secure an international conference to |
adopt such measures as will insure parity |
of value between 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 public
elections, and that such ballot shall be
counted and returned as cast that such
laws shall be enacted and enforced as will
secure to every individual, rich or poor,
udIlf0 VI lOIcikA UOlAj WHiIo VI DlhCky
this sovereign right granted by the con-
stitution.
The free and honest popular ballot, the
Just and equal representation OF all the
people, as well as their just aud equal pro.
lection under the laws, are the foundations
of our Republican institutions, and the
party will never relax its efforts until the
integrity OF the ballot and the purity Of
elections shall be fully guaranteed and
protected in every state.
We denounce the continued inhuman
outrages perpetrated upon Amer lean, citi.
zens for political reasons in certain south
ern states Of the Union.
We favor the extension OF our foreign
commerce, the restoration OF our mer-
chant marine and the creation of q
navy for the protection OF our national in
terests and the honor of our flag the
maintenance of the most friendly rela-
tions with all foreign powers; entangllng
alliances with none; and the protection
of the rights Of our fishermen.
We reaffirm our approval of the Mon
roe doctrine and believe in the achieve
ment of the manifest destiny of the re.
public in the broadest sense.
Wo ldNuI lll6 VI InOiO otilh-
gent laws and regulations for the restrlc-
tion of criminal, pauper and contract inn
migration.
We favor efficient legislation by con-
gress to protect the life and liberty of
employees of transportation companies
engaged in carrying interstate commerce,
and recommend such legislation by the
respective states as will protect employees
engaged in state commerce, in mining
and manufacturing.
The Republican party has always been
the champion OF the oppressed, and recog-
nizes the dignity OF manhood, irrespective
of faith, color or nationality it sympath-
ICES with the cause OF home rule in Ireland
and protests against the persecution of
the Jews in Russia.
The ultimate reliance OF free popular
government is the Intelligence of the peo.
pie and the maintenance of freedom
among men. We, therefore, declare anew
our devotion to liberty oil thought and