San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-31
National Republican Platform.
ADOPTED AT THE MINNEAPOLIS
CONVENTION, JUNE 10. 1892.

public, whose most glorious chapter of his
| tory is the record of the Repupncan party,
| congratulate their countrymen on the majes-
| tic march of the nation under the banner in
| scribed with the principles 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:
lection. We call attention TO ITs growth
abroad. We maintain that the prosperous
condition of our country is largely due I the
wise revenue legislation of the Republican
congress.
we believe that all articles which cannot
| be produced in the United States, except lux
uries, should be admitted free of duty, and
| that on all imports ming 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 tariff OF
1890.
| We denounce the efforts of the democratic
majority of the house of representatives 10
| destroy our tariff laws by piecemea as man
| fested by their attacks upon wool, Lead and
! 6'ores, the chief products of rumber or
Estates, and we ask the people for their Judg-
| ment thereon.
| We point to the success of the republican
| policy OF reciprocity, under which our export
| ira Ie has vastly increased, and new enlarged
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| of our farms and workshops.
| We remind the peop OF the utter opposi-
| ton of the democratic party TO this practical
| business measure, and claim that, executed
| by republics administration, our present
| laws will eventually give us control OF the
| trade OF the world,
/ interest favor bimetallism, and the Repub-
I lican party demands the Use of both gold and
silver as standard money, with such restric-
| tons and under such provisions, to be deter
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| tenance of the parity OF values OF the two
] metals, so that the purchasing and debt
paying power of the dollar, whether OF
| silver, gold or paper, shall be at all times
| equal. The interests of the producers OF the
| country, its farmers and its workinRmen.
| demand that eve'y dollar, paper or coin. is
| sued bv the government shall be as good as
| any other.
| already taken by the government 10 secure
| an international conference to adopt such
| measures as wi insure parity of value be-
tween gold and silver for use as money
throughout the world.
| We demand that every citizen OF the United
| States shall be allowed IL cast one free and
unrestricted ballot IN all pubic elections, and
that such ballot shall be counted ana returned
l as cast; tina; such laws shall be enacted ana
enforced as will secure to every citizen, De he
( rich or poor, native or foreign born, white or
/ black his sovereign lignt guaranteed by the
constitution.
equal representation of all tine people, as
/ well as their just and equal protection under
the laws, are the founch ton OF our republican
1 institutions. and the party will never lax Its
| efforts until the integrity of the ballot and
] the purity of elections shall be fully guaran-
teed and prott cted in every state.
SOUTHERN OUTRAGES.
| We denounce the continued imhuman out
| RACES perpetrated upon American citizens
| for pol teal 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 a navy for the protection OF our national
interests and the honor OF our flag; the main
tenance of the most friendly relations with
| all foreign powers, entaDgling alliances with
1 none. and the protection OF the rights OF our
fishermen.
| We reafirm our approval of the Monroe
doctrine and believe in the achievement OF
i the manifest destiny of the republic in its
| We favor the enactment of more stringent
laws and regulations for the restriction OF
| criminal, pAuper ana contract immigration.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| We favor efficient legislation by congress to
| protect the life and limb or employees OF
| transportation companies engaged IN carrying
| on interstate commerce, ana recommend
| legislation by the respective states that Will
Il protect employees engaged in state COM
merce, in mining and manufacturing.
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champion of the oppressed and recognizes
4 the dignity of manhood, irrespective OF faith,
color or nationality. II sympathizes with the
cause of home rule in Ireland. and protests
/ against the persecution of the Jews in Russia.
| The ultimate reliance of free Opular gov
eminent lie the intelligence or the people and
| the malntepan,e OF freedom among men we
i therefore dec are anew our devotion to hber
| " of thou ght and conscience, OF SD ecb aud
/ press, and approve all agencies and instru'
| mentalities which contribute 10 the educa-
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i sisting upon the fullest measure of RELIGIOUS
| liberty we are oppose dto any union OF churcn
| and sthte. 49,, ,,.,
| renu blican platform of 1888, to all combina-
| lions of capital, organize in trusts or other
| wise, TO control arb .trariiy the condltlon or
| We heartily ind0rse the action already taken
| upon this subject. and ask for such further
/ legislation as may be required 10 remeoy any
defects in existing laws, and 10 render their
enforcement more complete and enectlNe.
We approve the policy OF extending 70 the
/ towns, villages and rural communities the
advantages of the free dellVery service now
enjoyed by the larger cities OF the country
and reaffrm the declaration contained in the
i platform of 1888, pledging the reduction OF
| letter Hostage to cent, at the carries, pos
sible moment consistent with the malnten-
! 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 construction of the Nicaragua canal is
/ of the highest Importance to the American
| people both as measure of national defense,
i and 10 build up and maintain American com
| merce. and ii 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-
ME of the territories and of the United States.
All the federal officers appointed for the terri
| tories should be selected from bona fide resi-
dents thereof, and the right OF self-RoVern-
| ment should be accorded as far as prac-
| tioahlp