San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-10-15
National Republican Platform.
DoPTED AT THE MINNEAPOLIS
CONVENTION, JUNE 10, 1892.

tory is the record OF the Republican party,
congratulate their countrymen on the males
tic march OF the nation Under the banner ILL
scrlbed with the principles VI our platform OF
1888, vinuicateu by victory at the pous and
prosperity IN our uelds, workshops ana mines,
and make the following declaration OF prln-
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 largely due T. the
wise revenue legislation OF the Repupncan
congress.
be produced in the United States, except lux
uries, should be admitted free OF Guty, 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 Cf manutact red ar
ticles OF general consumption have cen re-
duced unoer the operations OF the tarlH OF
1891.
We denounce the efforts of the democratic
majority OF the house of representatives to
destroy our tariff laws by piecemeal, as man
ifested by their attacks upon wool, lead and
lead ores, the chief products of number OF
states, and we ask the people for their judg-
We point to the SUCCESS of the republican
policy OF reciprocity, under which our export
Iraue has vastly increased, and new enlarged
markets have been opened Tor the products
OF our farms and workshops.
We remind the people OF the utter opposl,
ton of the democratic party TO this practical
by republican administration, our present
laws will eventually give us control OF the
trade OF the world. ,
the American people from tradition and
interest favor bimetallism, ana the Repub.
licaD party demands the Use OF both gold ana
silver as standard money, with such restrlc-
tons and under sucn DrovlslCns, TO De deter
mined BY legislation, as Will secure the main
teuance OF the parity OF values Oh tne Two
metals, so that the purchasing and debt
paying power OF the dollar, whether OF
nr
equal. The interests of the producers OF the
country, its farmers and It's working men,
demand that every dollar, paper or COIN, is
sued by the government snail De as goou Us
We commend the wise and patriotic steps
already taken by the government TO secure
an international conference TO adopt such
measures as will insure parity OF value be-
tween gold and silver for use as money
throughout the world.
We demand that every citizen or The United
States shall be allowed IL cast one free ana
unrestricted ballot in all pubic elections, and
that such ballot shall be counted ana returned
as cast; tina. sucn laws small De enacted anu
enforced as Will secure TO every cltlZen, oe NE
rich or poor, native or foreign porn, Whlte or
black, his sovereign light guaranteed py the
constitution.
equal representation OF all the people, as
we'll as their just and equal protection under
the laws, are the tounc h ton or our republican
institutions, and the party Will never lax lts
efforts until the integrity of the ballot and
the purity of elections shall be fully guaran-
teed and protected in every state.
SOUTHERN oUTRAGEs.
We denounce the continued imhuman out
RACES perpetrateo upon American cltlLens
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
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interests and the honor OF our tag; the main
tenance of the most friendly relations with
all foreign powers, entangling alliances with
none, and the protection OF the rights OF our
fishermen.
We reaifirm our approval of the Monroe
doctrine and believe in the achievement OF
the manifest destiny of the republic In It's
broadest sense.
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 lie and limb of employees OF
transportation companies engagedin carrying
on interstate commerce, and recommend
legislation by the respective states that Will
protect employees engaged In state COM
merce in mining and manufacturing.
The Republican party has always been the
champion of the oppressed and recognizes
the dignity of manhood, irrespective OF ialtn,
color or nationality. 1t sy mpathlzes with the
cause of home rule in Ireland, and protests
against the persecution OF Jews In Russia.
The ultimate reliance of free opular gov
eminent lie the intelligence of the people and
the maintenance OF freedom among men: we
thereto ore declare anew our devotion 10 nDer-
y of thought and conscience, OF speech ana
press, and approve all agencies and lLstru-
mentalities which contribute to the educa-
ton of the children OF the land; but while In
slsting upon the fullest measure Of reli 4ious
liberty we are opposed to any union of church
and state.
We Ieaffirm our opposition, declared in the
republican platform of 1885, to all comblna-
tons of capital, organized in trusts or other,
wise, 10 control arbitrarily the condition of
trade among our citizens.
We heartily indorse the action already taken
upon this subject and ask for such further
legislation as may be required 10 remedy any
defects in existing laws, and to render their
enforcement more complete and effective.
We approve the policy OF extending 10 the
owns, villages and rural communities, the
advantages OF the free delivery service, now
enjoyed by the larger cities OF the country,
and reaffirm the declaration contained in the
platform of less, pledging the reduction of
letter Hostage TO i cent, at the earliest pos
sible moment consistent with the manten,
ance of the postoflice 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 ameasure of national defense,
and TO build up and maintain American COM
merce, and it 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 f1de resi-
dents thereof, and the right of self-govern-
ment should be accorded as far as prac-
ticable.
ARID GLANDS.
We favor the cession, subject to the home
stead laws, of the arid public lands of the
states and territories in which they lie, under