Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-06-14
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MISUNDERSTANDING IA, 1884
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THE nEFuRLICAN FLAT11OasM
Following IS a full text of the plat
form as completed by. ..hss lnmit,ee
on resolutions:
The representatives OF the Repub-
licans Of the United Stetes assembled
in general convention on the shores
Of the Mississippi river the everlast-
ing bond Of an indestrnctible repub.
lie, whose most glorious chapter Of
history is on record there, congratu.
late their coupfrymen on the majestic
march Of tho nation, under the ban
ners inscribed with the principles Of
our platform OF 1888, vindicated by
victory Il the polls and prosperity in
fields, warehouses and mines, and
make the following declaration Of
principles.
We affirm the American doctrine
OK protection. We call attention to
its growth abroad. We maintain that
the prosperous condition Of our ooun-
try il largely due to the wise revenue
legislation Of Republican Congress
and We believe that al articles which
cannot be produced in the United
States, except Injuries, should DO ad-
miited free Of duty, and that oil i'm
ports coming into competition with
the products OF Americas labor, there
should be levied duties abroad and ut
home.
We ASSERT that the prices Of manu-
featured articles Of general consump-
ton have been reduced under the OPP
srauons Of the tariff act al 1880. We
denounce tho efforts Of the Democrat
10 majority Of the House Of Rspresen-
tativcs to destroy our tariff laws by
pisoemsal, ~ il manifested by the at
tacks upon wool and lead ores, the
chief products Of number Of States,
and We ask the people for their judg-
ment thereon.
We point to the success OF the Re-
publican policy Of reciprocity, under
which our export trade has vastly in.
creased and new and enlarged mark
eta have been opened for the pro-
ducts Of our farms aud workshops.
We remind the people Of the bitter
opposition Of the Democratic party to
this practical business measure, and
claim that, A. executed by = Repub-
lican administration, our present laws
will eventually give us control OF the
trade Of the world.
The American people, from tradi
zion and interest, favor bimetalism,
and the Republican party demands
the use Of both gold aud silver As
standard money with such restrictions
and under such provisions, to he do
termined by legislation, as will secure
the maintenance Of the parity Of val
nes Of the two metals, 80 that the pur-
chasing and debt paying power Of =
dollar, whether silver, gold or paper,
shall be 1t all times equal.
The interests OF the producers Of
the country, its farmers and working
men, demand that every dollar Of pa
per or coin issued by tho 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 rs will insure
parity OF value between gold and sill
yer 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
Ia all public elections and that such
ballot shall be counted and returned
as cast, that such laws shall be enact
ed and enforced as will secure to ev-
cry citizen, be he rich or poor, native
or foreign born, white or black, this
sovereign right guaranteed by the
This free and honest
popular ballot, just and equal repre-
sentation to all people, as well as
their just and equal protection under
the laws, are the foundation of our re.
publican institutions, and tho party
viii never relax its efforts until the
Of the ballot and purity of
elections shall be fully guaranteed
and protected in every State.
We denounce the continued inhu-
man outrages perpetrated upon Amer
lean citizens for political reasons, in
certain Southern States OF the Union.
We favor the extension of our for