Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-06-17
The Platform.

The representatives Of the Republicans
of the United States, assembled in general
convention on the shores OF the Mississip
pi River, the everlasting bond OF an indie
strnctible Republic, whose most glorious
chapter Of history is the record of the Re
publican party, congratulate their country
men on the majestic march Of the nation
under the banners inscribed with the prin-
ciples of our platform of 1888, vindioated
by victory at the polls and prosperity in
our fields, workshops and mines, and make
the following declaration of principles
We reafiirin the American doctrine oI
protection. We call attention to it,
growth abroad We maintain that the
prosperous condition of onr country is
largely due to the wise revenue legislation
of the Republican Congress.
We believe that all articles which can
not be produced in the United States, ex-
cept Injuries, should be admitted free OF
duty, and that on all imports coming into
competition with the products with Ameri-
can labor there should be levied duties
equal to the difference between wages
abroad and at home.S
We assert that the prices of manufacture
ed articles of general consumption have
been reduced under the operations of the
tariff act of 1890.
We denounce the efforts of the Demo
cratic majority of the House of Represent
atives to destroy our tariff laws, as is man
ifested by their attacks upon wool lead
and lead ores, the chief product OF a mum
ber of States, and we ask the people for
their judgments thereon.
We point to the success of the Republi
can policy of reciprocity, under which our
export trade has vastly Increased, and new
and enlarged markets have been opened
for the products of our farms and work
shops. We remind the people Of the bitter
opposition of the Democratic party 70 this
practical business measure; and claim that
executed by Republican Administration,
our present laws will eventually give us
control of the trade OF the world.
The American people from tradition and
interest favor bimetalism, and the Republi-
can party demands the use Of both gold
and silver as standard money, with such
restrictions, and under such provisions, to
be determined by legislation, aS w-l Sc
cure the maintenance ofthe 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 working men, demand that every dollar,
paper or coin, issued by the Government
Shall be as good as any other We COM
mend the wise and patriotic steps already
taken by our Government to secure an in
ternational conference, to adopt such
measures as viii insure a 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 east; 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 right guaranteed by the Con
stitution.
The free and honest popular ballot, the
Just and equal representation of all the