Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-06-17
THE PLATFORM.
Clear and Compact Statement of
Republican Principles.

Clear and Compact Statement Of
Republican Principles.
The representatives of the Republicans
of the United States, assembled in general
convention on the shores of the Mississippi
River, the everlasting bond of an indestruc-
tible republic whose most glorious chap
ter of history is the record of the Repub-
lcan party, congratulate their cOuntrymen
on the majestic march of the nation under
the banners inscribed with the principles
of onr platform of 1888, vindicated by
victory at the polls and prosperity in orr
fields, workshops and mines, and make
the following declaration Of principles :;
THE TARIFF.
We reaffirm the American doctrine of
protection. We call attention to its
growth abroad. We maintain that the
PROSPEROUS condition of our country is
largely due to the wise revenue legislation
of the Republican Congress.
We believe that all articles which
cannot be produced in the United States,
except Injuries, should be admitted free
of duty, and that on all imports coming
into competition with the products of
American labor there should be duties
levied equal to the difference between
wages abroad and at home.
We assert that the prices of manuiac-
tured 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 to destroy our tariff laws by
piecemeal. as manifested by their attacks
on wool, lead, ore, and we ask the people
for their judgment thereon.
RECIPROCITY.
We point to the success of the Repub-
lican policy of reciprocity, under which
export trade has vastly increased and
new aud enlarged markets have been
opened for the products Of our farms and
workshops.
We remind the people OF the bitter
opposition of the Democratic party TO
this practical business measure, and
claim that, executed by a Republican
administration, orr present laws will
eventually give us control of the trade
of the world.
SILVER.
The American people from tradition and
interest, favor bimettallsm, and the he
publican party demands the use OF both
gold aud silver as standard money, with
such restrictions and under such pro
visions, to be determi ned by cOntempla-
ton, as 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 OF paper, shall be at all times equal.
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country, its farmers and its workingmen,
demand that every dollar, paper or coin,
issued by the government, shall be as
good as any other. We commend the
wise and patriotic steps already taken by
our government to secure an international
conference to adopt such measures as
will insure a parity of value between
gold and silver tor use as money through
out the world.
ELECTIONS.
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 citizen, be he rich or poor,
native or foreign born, white or black,
this sovereign right, guaranteed by the
Constitution, tie free aud honest popular
ballot the just and equal representation
of all the people as well as the just and
equal protection under the laws. as the
foundation of our republican institutions.
Aud the party will never relax its efforts
until the integrity of the ballot and the
purity of elections sh all be fully guaran-
teed aud protected iafyery State.
SOUTHERN %>GRAGEs.
We denounce the continued inhuman
outrages pvrpetrasnd on American citizens
for political reasons in certain States of