San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-19
National Republican Platform.
ADOPTED AT THE MINNEAPOLIS
CONVENTION, JUNE 10, 1892.

public, whose most glorious chapter of his
| tory is the record of the RepuOncan party,
| congratulate their countrymen on the majes-
| tic march of the nation under the banner in
| scrbed with the princi pies of our platform of
1885, indicated by victory at the polls and
prosperity in our fields, workshops and mines,
and make the following declaration of prin-
ciples:
We reafirm the American doctrine OF pro-
lection. We call attention 10 It's growth
abroad. We maintain that the prosperous
condition of our country Is lark ely due e. the
| wise revenue Legislation OF the hepuohcan
We believe that all articles which cannot
| be produced in the United States, except lux,
uries, should be admitted free OF duty, ana
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 manufactured ar
ticles OF general consumption have been re-
duced under the operations OF the tarln OF
1880.
majority OF the house of representatives 10
| destroy our tariff laws by piecemeal, as man
itested by their attacks upon wool, lead and
| lead ores, the chief products of number OF
states, ana we ask the people TOT tnelr JUG
we point to the success of the republican
policy of reciprocity, under which our export
|
markets have been opened Tor the products
| of our farms and workshops.
| We remind the people OF the utter opposi-
| ton OF the democratic party TO TINS practical
| business measure, ana claim That, executed
| by republican administrator, our present
| laws will eventually glvo US control OF the
| trade OF the world.
| The American people from tradition and
/ interest favor biMetail.sm, ana the RepuO.
| lican party demands the Lse of both gold and
| silver as standard IDOLey, with such restrlc-
| tons and under sucu PROVISIONS, 10 De deter
mined D. legls.a lUn, as viii secure the main
| teuance oil the parity Ut values OF the TWO
metals, SO mat tue purchasing ann ueDt-
paying power oil the 90 lar wh' IN + ol
| silver gold or paper, shall be ut all times
| equal. The interests of the producers OF the
| country, It's farmers and us wOrklns men,
| demand that eve dollar, paper or COLI. 49,
| sued by the government snail DE as good as
| Ne commend the wise and patriotic steps
| already taken by the government TO secure
| an international conference TO adopt sLch
| meas ur, as WI insure parity of value be-
| tween gold and silver Tor use as money
| throughout the world.
| We demand that every citizen OF the United
States shall be allowed u cast one free ana
unrestricted ballot in all pubic elections, ana
| that such ballot shall be counted AMI returned
| as cast; tina! sucn laws shall be enacted ana
( enforced as wi / secure to every cltlZep, Ue ne
rich or pGor, native or foreign born, white or
| black his sovereign light guaranteed by the
| constitution.
/
equal representation OF ali the peoplr, as
| well as their just and equal protection under
/ the laws, are the founchtion OF our republican
/ institutions, and the party Will never lax It's
| efforts until the int gritty of the ballot and
| the purity of elections shall be fully guaran'
| teed and prot. cted in every state.
SOUTHERN oUTRAGEs.
We dcnounce the continued imhuman out
| RACES perpetTated 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
| intere SITS and the honor of our flag; the main
| tenance of the most friendly relatlOns win
\ all foreign powers, entangliDg alliances with
| none, aud the protection OF the rights OF our
| fishermen.
We reaffrm our approval of the Monroe
| doctrine and believe in the achievement OF
| the manifest destiny of the republic IN lis
broadcast sense.
| We favor the enactment of more stringent
| laws and regulations for the restriction oil
| criminal, pauper ana contract immigration.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| We favor efficient legis lation 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
L
The Republican party has always been the
| champion of the oppressed and recognizes
| the dignity of manhood, irrespective OF faith,
| color or nationality. II sympathlZes with the
| cause of home rule in ireland, and protests
| against the persecution ottheJeWs In RUSSIA
The ultimate reliance Ot Tree OCULAR gov
| ernme Mt is the intelligence OF the people ana
| the LA ntenan, e OF freedom among men We
| therefore dec are anew our devUt On 10 hoer
| y of thought and conscience, OF SO cen aud
| press, aud approve all agencies ana u stru-
4 fsalN mi N
| ton of the Ch ldTen Of the land; but whlle IN
| sstug upon the fullest measure Of reli Elou'
| Ebertt we are oppose dto any union OF chulcn
| aid state.
| WereafRrm our opposition. declared in the
| repu bliCan platform of 1885, to all cOmbina-
| lions of capital, organized IN trusts or otner
| wise. to control arb trarlIy the cOndltloh OF
| trace among our citlZeLS.
| We ht artiIy indOrse the action already taken
upon this subject, and ask for such further
| levlslaliOn as may be required TO remedy any
defects in existing laws, aud to render their
enforcement more complete and enectlNe.
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,
i and reaffrm the declaration contained in the
/ platform of 1iSS, pledgins The reduction of
| letter Hostage 10 l cent, at the earliest pos
sib e moment consistent with the mainteu-
( ance of the postOffce department and the
| highest class of postal service.
| CIVIL SERVICE.
We commend the spirit and evidence of re-
| form IN the civil service, and the wise and
| consistent enforcement by the Republican
| party of the laws regulating the same.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
The constru. ton of the Nicaragua canal is
| of the higLe st importance to the American
PEG ole, both as measure of national defense,
| and to build up and maintain American COM
| merce. and il should be controlled by the
| United States government.
| TERRITORIES,
We favor the admission of the remaining
\ territories at the earliest practicable date,
having due regard to the interests of the peO-
pie of the territories and of the United States.
All the federal officers appointed for the terri
| tories should be selected from bona tide resi-
| dapts therpOf and the right of self-QOVern-