Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-06-23
THE PLATFORM.
The American Policy of Protection Re-
affirmed and Prominence Given
to Reciprocity.
The Use of Gold and Silver as Standard
Money Demanded by the Re-
publican Party.
Free and Unrestricted Ballot in All
Elections Demanded and Southern
Outrages Denounced.
The Cession of Arid Lands to the States
and Territories Favored---The
Canal Project.

The following is the full text of the
platform adopted by the Republican
convention at Minneapolis:
The representatives OF the Republi-
cans of the United States, assembled
on the shores OF the Mississippi river,
the everlasting bond OF an indestruct-
ible republic, whose most glorious
cl'".sPr OF history is a record OF
the Republican party, congratulate
their countrymen on the majestic
march OF the nation under banners in
scribed with the principles OF our plat
| form of 1883, indicated mt the polls
and byprosperity in fields, workshops
and mines, and make the following
declaration of principles:
| We reailirm the American doctrine
of protection. We call attention to
/ its growth abroad. We maintain that
/ the prosperous condition OF our cOun-
/ try rs largely due to the wise revenue
! legislation o. the Republican congress.
| We believe that all articles which can
not be produced in the United States,
1 except luxuries, should be admitted
free OF duty, and that on all imports
coming into competition with the
products OF American labor, there
should be levied duties equal to the
difference between wages abroad and
at home.
We assert that the prices OF manu-
factured articles oil general consump-
ton have been reduced under the op.
erauiOnS OF the tariff act OF 1890. We
denounce the effort of the Democratic IL
majority of the house of representa-
tives to destroy our tariff laws 10y
piecemeal, as is manifested by attacks
upon wool and lead ores, the chic
products OF a number OF states, anC
we ask the people TOR their Judgment
thereon.
We point to the success of the Re
publican policy oil reciprocity, under
which our export trade has vastly III
creased and new and enlarged market:
have been opened for the products o
our farms and workshops.
We remind the people of the bitte
opposition of the Democratic party
to this practical business measure
and claim that, executed by u Repub
lican administrat our present law
will eventually give us contrO. OF tn
trade of the world.
The American people, from trail
tions and interest, favor bi-metalllsm
and the Republican party demand
! the use OF both gold and silver a
standard money, with such restrlc
tions and under provisions, to be de
termined by legislation, as will secur
the maint enance of parity OF value
between the two metals, so that tn
| Il nd 1alt N
!, a dollar, whethe silver, gold or paper
l shall be at all times equal. The inter
ests OF the producers of the country
Its farmers and workingmen, deman'
that every dollar, paper or coin, issue,
by the government, shall be as goo,
as any other. We commend the wis
and patriotic steps already taken b.
our government to secure an interna
tional conference to adopt such meas
ures as will insure parity OF value
between gold and silver, for use a
money throughout the world.
We demand that every citizen OF tn
United States shall be allowed to cas-
one free and unrestricted ballot in a.
public elections, and that such ballo
: shall be counted and returned as cast
that such laws shall be enacted an,
enforced AS will secure to every citizen
be he rich or poor, native, or foreig
born, white or black, this sovereig
right guaranteed by the constitution
A free and honest popular ballot, jus
and equal representation OF all people
as well as their just and equal protec
! ton under the laws, are the founda
! ton OF our republican institutions
and the party will never relax it
efforts until the integrity OF the ballo
and the purity of elections shall b
fully guaranteed and protected by tn
state.
!, We denounce the continued inhr
man outrages perpetrated upon Amer
lean citizens for political reasons i
certain southern states of the union
r. We favor the extension of our foreig
commerce, the restoration OF our mel
chant marine by home built ships, an