Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-10
pIArroRM OF raE PARRY.
1t Moves Up to the High Pun>ip,us =
Protection.

PLATFORM OF THE PARTY.
1t Moves Up to the High Pr,n>ip,us =
Protection.
Governor Foraker submltasd -
report of the committee on rssotut,onn
which - shorter than any of its pru1o-
cessors. IL 10 rather practical IN ~
suggestions and deyotas mucn los onoco
than usual 10 wordy genesAlitsee -
threadbare piatltudef- Now thai ~
long sessions OF the COMMITTEES entruGto@
with its preparation are over, mem1n1o>
feel at liberty TO talk m reepock
TO their proceedings. They uoeo
hsrmonlousiy inclined ibroughonf.
silver Men ousvessa.
| There were no "hot hehu' uoR
''dogged" attempts 10 contest every
inch ottthe ground nor any OF the othGf
features that have been ascribed -
It's sessions an imaginative discrlpt,ona.
| The silver men from the flrst man.
Tested an earnest desire for the suoou
of their party - with free cosnrro
| II possible. without IL the majoej3v
so ruled. They were outvotsd Shrco
To two ia the sub-committee. the
they appealed 10 the whole commiStoo
ana loyalty submitted their we've foe
Its decision. Successive proposstloun
made by them for unrostr1oto1
| free coinage. for free coanaGo
with restrictions and for free ooina1o
| for the products of the Amerioan min1n
and coinage with q seignoraRo q,
tached for the products of other minon
and when they found themooivoo
IN more hopeless m,noe>
ity in the whole commiffno
tnan they had been IA sbo
subcommittee They fell into ~
ranks and accepted q plank favos1ne
bs-meialsm At = ratio 10 he Sixsd q
congress. Senators Dubois and eh0uD
and Congressman sweet Of Jkah6
made powerful appeals TO Che coonmc =
try Of the silver producing states on1
succeeded IN having inserted il -
tariff plank q denunciatlon of the De-
ocratlc party for their attacks on vol.
lead, ores and bullion, the chief pro
ducts Of several states.r
Judge Albion W. Tourges. With m
Afro American following, inniotr
ed that the platform fnfn
hold OF the lynchings OF colored 80
IN the south. The comm.tteo hal = s
much difficulty 10 convincing him -
the colored men Of the committoe f1na
these were matters of state lurlsdic1>oo
with which IL was sn1poooi11o
for the United States 20 ~
terfere a. Mr.. Blaine ho1
in persuading Baron FssA that ~
United States governments Ma nos -
ponsibie for the Italian lynchsues i
New Orleans.
A carefully prepared plank was u
serted TO cover the senatorial echonI
issues IN the northwestern states. a
-
dent Harrison received . generous 60
dorsemenL
The Platform sa Ran.
The Representatives Of the repnnn(-
cans OF the United States aaDemblo( q
general convention on the shores q -
Mississippi rser. the everlasting boo<
of an lBdestructsble republic, whono
most glorious chapter Of history u ~
record OF the republican party. CO.
graduate their countrymen q
the majestic march of -
nation under the banners iusorito1
with the principles of our pistfor1no q
lsss vIndlcAted by victory ~ the po11n
and prosperity in our fields. wof1nbouo
and mines and make the fo1ioW1nk
declaration Of principles.
I'VE resffirm the American doctR<nn I
growth abroad. We maintaiu thnf
he prosperous condition of our ooun>
ry is largely due 10 the vise rcvoouo
legislation Of the republican conErnn
We believe that all srticies which g.
not he produced IN the United etn1~H
except lu1ories, should b. admit1
free of duty, and that On eli imoU(Cx s
coming lDfo composition With -
ducts OF American labof there el1DG
f,e duties levied eqenl 20 the d54e4u1
between wages abroad and a 49,.
| We assert that the prices Of mnnufnh
| tured ARTICLES Of general c0tsunso1fnn
have been reduced under the opexoo1o|1
Of the tsrIf oct Of 1Gr&
We denonnce the e6offe
the democratic majority at -
house 10 destroy our tarfn jseo ~
piece meal, ss manifested ~ tAeif -
iscke on wool. lead and Iced Gre. -
We ssk the peop.e for 60
judgment thereon. We podot
the succsee of the -
can policy Of reciprocity under
Export trade nss vastly s1e1
spd nee and enlarged mAfke0 49,
beer o5eped for the pruducfs - 60
faru.s and workshops. We romln0 ~
people of the b;tser 0ptIU41>Un
| OF TIE democraisc party % - !
practical business meseusx aud e1G1n5
that executed bs = republican, edm1111
tratson cur present iars VII eSou101||
give ne oenfroi of the trade of t.
| world.
Tbe American people from tre6111D1
| and interest favor bi-mefsliem - 90
repntsscsn party demands the - q 5
both gold and SILVER Ne stnndar6 mGm1 5
| SUCH Instructions and uoder 90 s
froveioDs 40 ~ determined - 60
temptation ~ sHsue< OF the fVo nn01
80 that the purchasing and def4 DnvfG
| power Of the dolisr ~betbes of ojI01
gosd or paper shat ~ ~ ~ 49,
cquai. The Iuserest& of the pFo1oc0