New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-10
TIE PLATFORM.
STRONG STATEMENT Of rARTY PRINCIPLES


FULL TEXT OF NE DOCUMENT rs COMPLETED
IY THE COMMITTEE oY RESOLUTIONS.
Minneapolis, June o--Thc following Is the full!
text of tine platform completed by the Committee
on Resolutions:
The representatives Of the Republicans Of the
United States, assembled in general convention
on The shores of The Mississippi River, the ever
lasting bond of IN indc>trGcibc Republic. whose
most glorious chapter OF history is the record of
the Republican party, congratulate their country
men on the majestic march Of the Nation under The
banners inscribed with the principles of our plat
form Of 1855 vndicaic1 by victory ut the polls
and prosperity in our fields workshops and mines
and make the following declaration of principles:
PROSPERITY DUE TO PROTECTION.
We realirm the American doctrine Of protection.
We call attention to its growth abroad We main
tain that the prosperous condition Of our conn
try is largely due to the wise revenue legislation
of the Republican Congress
! We believe that all articles which cannot bc
produced in the United States, except luyu.lc',
should be admitted free OF duty and 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 arti.
ccs OF general consumption have been reduced
under the operations of the Tariff act Of 1890.
We denounce thc efforts Of tie Democratic
majority Of the House OF Representatives To-
destroy our tariff laws pcccmcal as is man.
tested by their attacks upon wool, lead ana
lead ores. the chief ltoducts Of a humber OF
States. ard we ask the people for their Judgment
thereon.
sUCCE s OF RECIPROCITY.
Mt q, lao "a
policy Of reciprocity, under which our export trade
has vastly increased, and new and enlarged
markets have been opened for the products OF
our farms and workshops.
We remind the people Of tue bitter oppo.
sition Of the democratic party to this prac-
| teal business measure, and claim that
executed by Republican Administration, our
present laws will eventually give us control of
the trade Of the world
THE SILVER PLANK.
The American people, from tradition and in
tcrest favor bimctallism, and the Republican
party demands the use Of both gold and silver
rs standard money, with such restrictions and
under such provisions, TO be determined by legs-
ation, as viii secure the maintenance OF the
parity OF values Of the two metals, so that the
purchasing and dcbt-paying power OF the dollar
whether of silver, gold paper, shall be at all
times equal. The interests Of the producers OF
the country, its farmers and its workingmen, de-
mand that every dollar paper or coin, issued by
the 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
as will insure parity of value between gold and
silver for Use as money throughout the world
FREE BALLOT AND FAIR COUNT.
We demand that every citizen Of the Unitcd
States shall he allowed to cast one free and I'M
restricted ballot in all public elections, and that
such ballot shall lc counted and returned as
cast; that such laws shall he enacted and enforce l
as will secure TO every citizen he he rich or poor
native or foreign born, white or black. this
sovereign right guaranteed by the Constitution.
The free and honest popular ballot, the just
and equal representation of all the people, as well
as their just and equal protection under the
laws. are the foundation Of our Republican in
situations. and the party will never relax its
efforts until the integrity OF the ballot and tho