San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-15
National Republican Platform.
ADOPTED AT TAE MINNEAPOLIS
cONVEN LUNE 10. 1892.

Cen.iOn on the shores OF the MlsslSSlpHe river,
the everlasting bond of an iude IrucJl9Ee re-
public. whose most glorious chatter { his
tory IS the record Of ths BepuUncan party,
CONGRATULATE the ceAutrymeu q" ihe majes-
tic march OF the usIjayI LEder tue hsnber in
-scribsd with the QriIGilt=s OF our platform on
1855. vindicated Dy NI~tUry at the polls and
prosperity in our fields, workshops and mines
and make the following declaration OF prin-
ciples: .,, s,,o,.,,,, -, ,,,.o-
tection, We call Attention 10 It's growth
abroad. We maintaSn that the prosperous
condition OF our country Is larSe ely que bne
wise reyeuue legls atom OF The RepUutlcan
congress-. >, ,, ,.;, ,,,,,,.
be pro"uced in the CoIted states, except lux,
uries should be admitted Tree OF uutJ anu
maj On AIl imports coming intOs competition
with the products " American labor thele
snould be levied duties equal TO the difference
heTween wages abroad and at home We
ssserr thai the pr.ces Cf manufactured ar
TJcles. of general consumption have been re:
ducad under the open aIions OF the tarIn OF
~. d.nuuucC the Efforts of the democratic
majority of the house OF representatives 10
destroy our tariff laws by giecemeal, rs man
ifestGd.by their ATTACKS Upon wooi, ledu "st
lead ores, the Chief products of rumoer OF
states. and we ask the PeopIe Tor tnelr Juoe-
neut thereon. ,,.
fra a. has vastly increased, and new enlarged
markets have been opened for the products
OF our farms and WORKSHOP ,
We remind the peop OF the utter opposI-
tion of the democratic party 10 TINS practical
business measure, and claim that, executed
Gy a repE oncsn administration, our present
laws will ,eVentlaly give tS coh'iOL VI 'u'
trade OF the world. "
The American people FROM TRADITION ana
interest fssOr bimetalllsn, ana the hepuD-
licap party demands the Lse OF ootn gold ana
st4
Ton. and uDder sucn nrovlslt ne, 10 De dettr
mined b, legislation, as will secure the main
teuance OF the parity OF values OF Tue tw wv.
metals so that the purchasing ano deDt-
DaVlnv power of the dollar. whetner OF
81 yer, gold or paper, shall oe al all times
equal. The interests OF the producers OF the
country, its farmers and its workinRmen,
demand that eTe,y dollar, paper OF com; is
sued by the government shall DE as good Us
any ether. observation-disclosures.
already taken OF the government TO secure
an international conference to ADOPT sUch
measures as will insure parity OF value be-
tween gold and SILVER for use as money
throughout the world.
We demand that every citizen OF me Lnlted
States skall be allowed L. cast one Tree ana
unrestricted ballot in all pubic elections, ana
fnat su n SallOt shall De counted ana returned
as cast; tRst such laws shall be enacted ana
enforced as vi secure tOeVerJ cltlzep, te ne
rich or poor. native or foreign oorh' WplIe OF
black his sOCeteIgn Iignt guaranteed oy the
The free and honest ballot, the just and
equal representation OF al tue people, rs
We'll as their Just and equal protection under
the IL VS., are the fOun' alton or our republican
institutions. and the party will never lax us
efforts until tue integrity of tue ballot and
the purity of elections shall be fully guarah'
teed and prott eted in every state.
SOUTHERN OUTRAGES.
We denounce the continued imhuman out
RACES perpetrated upon American citizens
for political reasons in certain southern states
OF the Union.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
We favor the extension of our foreign
commerce, the restoration of our mercantile
marine by home built ships and the creation
OF navy for the protection OF our national
interests and the honor OF our flag; the main
t+nance of the most friendly relations with
all foreign powers, entaDglng alliances WIN
none. aud the protection OF the rights OF our
fishermen.
doctrine and believe in the achievement OF
the manifest destiny of the republc IN lts
broadest sense.
WeIavur tue enactment of more stringent
laws and regulations for the restriction OF
criminal, pAuper and contract immigration.
MISCELLANEOUS.
We favor efficient legislation by congress to
protect the life and limb of employees OF
transportation companies engaged IN carrying
on interstate commerce. and recommend
legislation by the respective states that Will
protect employees engaged IN state COM
merce, in mining and manufacturing.
The Republican party has always oeen tne
champion of the oppressed and recognizes
the dignity of manhood, irrespective OF talth,
color or nationality. 1t sympathiZes with the
cause of home rule in Ireland. and protests
against the persecution OF the jews in Russia.
The ultimate rcisnce of free Opular gov
Crunent j. the intelligence OF the people ana
the ma!ntenan.e OF freedom among men we
lheref ore dec are anew our devotion TO liber-
~ Of thought and conscience, OF SD cen and
press, and approve ali agencies ana II stru-
mentalities which contribute TO the educa-
ton of the ch dren Of Inc land; but while lu-
slstiDg upon the fullest measure Of rellSlous
EbertY,we are oppose d TO any union OF chuTch
and state.
We reafRrm our opposition, declared in the
republican platform OF 1888, to all com bina-
Iions OF capital, organized IN trusts or other
wise. to control arb trarliy the conultloh OF
trace among our citizens.
We heartily indorse the action already taken
upon this subject. and ask for such further
leglsla ion as may be required 10 remedy any
defects in existing laws, aud 10 render their
enforcement more complete and effective.
We approve the policy OF extending 10 the
towns. villages and rural communities, the
advantages of the free delivery service, now
enjoyed by the larger cities of the country,
aud reatfirm the declaration contained in the
Platform of less, pledging the reduction OF
letter Postage to cent, at the earliest pos
sible moment consistent with the mainteu'
ance of the postOfice department and the
highest class of postal service.
CIVIL SERVICE.
We commend tue spirit ana evidence OF re,
form in the civil service, and she wise and
consistent enforcement by the Republican
party of the laws regulating the same.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
The construction of the Nicaragua canal II
OF the highest Importance to the American
people, both as measure of national defense
aud 10 build up and maintain American com
merce. aud IL should be controlled by the
United States government
TERRITORIES,
We favor the admission of the-remaninL
territories at the earliest practicable date
having due regard to the interests of the peO
pie of the territories and of the UmtGd States
All the federal officers appointed for the terri
tories should be selected from bona hde resi-
dents T. ereof, ann the right of self-govern
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