Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-06-22

constant defeat The oaly light which
iilab,ins. ~ith the san % hogs the darn recori
cf tiSss ,~.lv. y.sr- !. the fact that in isS-
the state - Nss york ~as triumphsntly car.
r-si by President Harri-oa.
lie carried u then ss q gallant -Dldisr, q
wiss ssnsiof. q statesman who in.pirrl conn.
dsnee By his public uttsrsho.- In daily sy~sch
from tb. commencement of IN. canvass o. its
cio-e. iis still he's all the-s claims. and In al.
dition an
Aa@,s,.s,.,is. Rsy.sd Cr,,is,.@
aud rich with the elemsat. % popularity wtth
which o. carry Ns~ Yotx again. Ancestry
LslIs In the Oii World. aud bsndicsp- In the
nsw. Thsr. l. one distinguished example % q
sos ir-i overcoming the limitation. imps-~i
by the pro-sminsnt fame ~ his father. and
then rising sb5,e n. and that vas When the
younger Iftt iscame greater than Chatham.
With an ancestor Q .ignsr ~ the Dsclsrstioa
% inisI<hienes and another ~ho sss.i the
north~c-, from ss,axery and gave u n civil.
ration and empire. aud whs ga. Al-D Prc.i.
dent u the United state. 9 I-.or and unk nown
lawyer 10 Indiana has rls.n By his unsids.i n.
forts Ia such distinction q lawyer. orator. .ol.
dier, Statesman and prrslieat that hs r.ne.ts
NOR. credit on hls ancestor. than they hAy.
deyols.i uIon him and present. la American
history IA. parallel ~ the younger ITtt. ny
the grand record of q wise aud popular al.
uilnistrsiion. BY tho strength gained In fro
qusnt contact - the people, In wonderfully
versatile sni fslioitoas sI-sch, By th. claims
~ par, life In public shd In the simplicity q
stypioal American home. ! nominate BsHIa-
min iIarrisOa-
Pail Test .f the Pissf.vw.
The representative. of the Rspablicsn party
% th. Uhitei state. .ss-smb In general oon.
s,ntion oa the .bor.. u the Mi.-i.sipga river.
the everlasting bDnd % an inie.truetibls Re
public whose mast slorioas chapter % history
l. the r,cori % the Republican party. ooa.
gratulsie their oountrymsn on the majestic
march % IA. nation under the banner. 10.
.crii-d ~lth ihs principle. of our platform II
is--, vindlcsied BY victory At the polls and
prosperity In our nsld.. workshops AMI mines.
shd make the following declaration of prinei.
ples
We r,arfirm the American doctrins Of pro-
tetion. We call attention 10 IT. grO~h
sbrusd. We maintain that the pru-Tsroas
sandition ~ our coantry l. lsrssiy due a. the
~i-. revenue legislation of the isspablicsh con-
gr--..
We t-llsye that all article. which oahho, H.
pru-iucsd In the Cnits.i st.te-, sroept iuxu-
rte. should b. admitted free of duty. and that
on all imports coming Into ComIs,ition With
the pr-lucts of American labor there .h0ae
- levied dgtie. equal TO the differ,Dce bs-
tween Wages sbruad and ., hons.
We ss-.r, that the price. - manufactured
articles q gyhsfal CONSUMPTION have hssn ~
duoe,i under the oEsraiions u the tsrin oct ~
lsS
We dsnolno. the EFFORT. of the D,mocrslic
majority Ot the house u representative. 20
destroy our tariN las. plecsmesl, a. l. mani
tested by their attacks upon vUol. lead and
A.. -. .Nlaf Rr..luEF. ~ 4. UIuulaV af
state, aud 80 ssk the people for their iuis.
lssnt ihsr~on.
We p.plnt to the succ.-- ~ the Ilspublisan
policy % rvciprocity, under shich oar ehgot
trade has vastly ihcrva-si snd new aud en-
largssl market. have l-en Oy-nssl fOf the
proluc,. % Oar farms shd sorkshop- We
t,mind the people % the bitter opI--ition q
the D,m"crs,ic PARTY % tn. practical bn.i-
he. measure. sni claim that, executed by .
Ilspahlican administration. our pfv-rni lass
will s,entually give u. control % the irAdsSf
ths world.
The American pcopls. from tradition and In.
,srv.t. favor bi.metali.ni. and the Rspablican
party demands the u-. q both
Goid sud sii,sr .. standard Money,
.t,h .ach rs-trictioa. ani anisr such proyi.-
Ions. 90 ~ dstermihed ~ legislation. a. sill
scar, th. msintshAnc. % the rarity - val.
Ne. - the two metals, - that the purchNsing
and dsb-psying POSER ~ the dollar, shs'hsr
~ silver. goli or psTsr. shall L. az all time
equal. The Interests ~ the producers % the
country, it, farmer. and IT. wOrkingnsn. de-
msni that every doIlsr-psp-r ~ coin-i-sussl
BY the government shall L. a. gusi q am
other. We commend the sis. AMI lstri0,ic
.tsT'- already taken by oar government o. -
cur. an international ooafsrehoe. a. siop,
such msssurys a. sill insure . parity u value
bs,weea gold AMI silver for uss a. money
throusbDut the World.
We demand that every citizen Of the uhiiei
States shall D. sllosei 90 cas-, one free and
unrestricted hsllo, In al public elections, and
that such ballot shall 10 counted and returned
q. east. that such laws shall - enacted and
enforced q. will secure "a every ciiissn. ~ he
rich 90 pbor. nstiy. or forvisn born, White 90
BLACK this sovereign right suaranissi by the
eonstitutioh The frvs snd honest Iopalar
baliot, the ia.i sai ~,usl representation Of
al the PEOPLE. q. well a. their Just ani e-sn nsl
pru,ec,lon uhisr ,hs laws. act the foandaiion
OF our Rspubllcsn Institutions. and the party
will never relAs n. efforts until the Integrity
u the ballot aud the purity ~ election. shall
L. fully guaranteed shi protected In even
state
We d.nounes the eon,inusd inhnmsh cut.
rage- tsrtstr.tsd On American citissn. fo'
Ipliiical r,ssohs In certain southsrn states In
the union.
We favor the sstsnsion u our foreign com.
msrcs, the rv-,oraiion u our msfcahiile hs-
rias by home built shiI-. snd the Creation ~
navy for IN. protection of our national In
tsrt.t. and the honor ~ our nas, tb. main.
tsnancs % the meet frishdly relations With
all foreign powcrs snisngling alliances Nth
hone AMI the pro,sc,lon of the rights OF our
tshsrmsn.
We r,.firm oar approval of tho Monros
doctrtns. aud l-lie,e In the achievement of
The manifs-, destiny % the r,pablic In L.
brnadest ssnse
We favor the enactment - more stringent
Laws and rlstions for the re-triciion Of crtmi.
nal IauErr and coatrsct Immigration.
We favor efficient legislation BY congress Ia
protect the life and limbs % employees %
transportAtipn companies engaged IN carrying
on interstate Commerce, aud r~commend leg
station by the rs.p-ctive states that will pro-
tset smploys. engaged IN state oOinmsrce. IN
mining and manufacturing.
Frissd ef ~. Oppresssd.
The Republican party has sl~sys bssn the
shampio1 u the op, rr--e.i and r-coxnites the
dignity u mshhoasi, irre-pectiss of faith.colof
or hAtiunality. u .ymrsthifss sith the esuss
ot homs rule In ireland, and protests against
the psr-.catiOn VI the Jess In Russia.
T.s ultimate reliance u fr-e popular gov
.rn nsnt ts the intelligcnoe % the people aud
th. main,ensncs u frrs-iom smonz men. We
therefor. declsr, anew our devotion ,o lit-riy
Of thought and conscience, % speech and
pre-.. aHd approve all agencies and insirumsn.
talitie- shich oonttibute to the siucst0n -
the children % the land. bot While Insisting
uf.a the fullest measure u religious litsry,
Ne ar, opps-.d 10 any union Of church AMI
state.
". rsafhrm our opposition. declared In the
I,spublican platform of lss-. - all combine.
tlon. of capital organized In trusts or othsr.
wi.s, 20 control arbitrarily the condition 81
trade among our cititens. We heartily sn-
dor-. the action ALREADY taken upon this sub
ies,, AMI ask for such further legislation a.
may L. required On remedy any defects In es.
i.tins lss.. aud 90 render their enforcement
morp compls,s aud effective.
We approve the policy a extending 10 tosns.
village. aud rural communities the sd'ah.
tass. % the frv. delivery ssrvics nov enjoyed
by the larssr cities of the country, shd -
affrm the declaration contained In the hspub-
iican .latform ~ ls-s. Ilesigihg the reduction
of letter po.tAge To cent, st the earliest Ios-
| .ibl. moment consistent With the maintenance
of th. Eostonice department and ths highest
| elas- of p-s-tAl ssrvic..
We commend the spirit and evidence of ~
form In the civil service and the wiss and con.
.i.tsnt Enforcement by the Rspublicsn part, |,
| az IN. Lac, regulating the same.