The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-06-18

the majestic march of the nation
under the banners inscribed with
the principles of our platform of
1883, vindicated by victory at the
polls and prosperity in our fields,
workshop and mines and make
the following declaration of princi-
pies:
We reaffirm the American doc
trine of protection.
We call attention to its growth
abroad.
We maintain that the prosper
GUS condition of our country is due
to the large revenue Legislation of
the Republican congress.
! We believe that all articles that
cannot be produced in the United
States, except luxuries, should be
admitted free of duty, and that on
all imports coming into competi-
ton with the American labor there
should be levied duties equal to
the difference between the price of
labor at home and abroad.
We assert that the prices of man.
ufactured articles have been re-
duced under the operation of the
tariff act of 1890.
We denounce the efforts of the
Democratic majority in the house
of representatives to destroy our
tariff laws by piecemeal. as is man
Tested by their attacks upon wool,
lead and lead ores, the chief pro-
ducts of number of States, and
we ask the people for their judge
ment thereon.
/ We point to the success of the
Republican policy of reciprocity,
under which our export trade has
| increased, and new and enlarged
markets have been opened for pro-
ducts of our farms and workshops.
We remind the people of the bit
ter opposition of the Democratic
party to this practical business
measure, and claim that executed
by a Republican administration,
the present laws will eventually
give us control of the trade of the
world.
The American people from ira
dition and interest favor bimetal-
ism, and the Republican party de.
mand the use of both gold and
silver as standard money, with
such restrictions and under such
provisions to be determined by
legislation as will secure the main.
tenance of the parity of values Of
the two metals, so that the pur.
chasing and debt paying power o.
the dollar, whether of silver, GOLD
or paper, shall be at all times
equal. The interests of the pro
, ducers of the country, its farmers
and Its workingmen, demand thai
every dollar, paper or coin, ISSUED
, by the government shall be a.
, good as any other.
We commend the wise and pa
triotic steps already taken by oul
: government to secure an interna
: tional conference to adopt sucl
3 measures as will insure a parity o
. value between gold and silver 70
use as money throughout tn
: world.
q We demand that every citizen O
@ the United States shall be allowe'
Y to cast one ballot in all public cleo
tons, and that such ballot shall b
counted and returned as cast; tina
9 such laws shall be enacted and en-
;, forced as will secure to every cit
b zen, be he rich or poor. native Q
j foreign born, white or black, thi
= sovereign right guaranteed by tn
constitution: the free and homes
u popular ballot; the just and equs
> representation of all the people, a
IS well as their just and equal protet
q ton under the laws, which are tn
, foundation of our Republican il
:, situations, and the party will neve
u relent its efforts until the integrit
of the ballot and the purity c
elections shall be fully guarantee
and protected in every State.
l. We denounce the continued IL
n human outrages perpetrated upo
4 American citizens for political ret
sons in certain southern States {
u the union.
', We favor the extension of o,
(. foreign commerce, the resoratio
E. of our mercantile marine by hom'
r. built ships, and the creation of
: navy for the protection of our ma
e ional interests and the honor I
!, our flag; the maintenance of th
u most friendly relations with a
r. fornion povers. entanplinp alllnct