San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-09
National Republican Platform.
ADOPTED AT THE MINNEAPOLIS
cONNEN ION. JUNE 20, 1892.

yention on the shores of the Mississippi river,
| the everlasting bond of an indestructible re-
| public, whose most glorious chapter OF his
/ tory is the record ef the .RepuDncan party,
| congratulate their couutrymen on the majes-
tic march of the nation under the banner in
scribed with the pribcip pies of our platform of
| 1883, INDICATED by victory at the polls and
prosperity IN our fields, workshops and mines,
| and make the following declaration of prin-
ciples: 1850.
| lection. We call Attention 10 It's growth
| abroad. We maintain that thes prosperous
| condition OF our country is lareeIy Que Cne
| vice revenue legislation OF the hepuphcah
| we believe that all articles which cannot
| be produced in the United States, except lux
| uries, should be admitted free OF duIy, ana
| that on all imports coming into competition
| with the products OF American labor theIe
should be levied duties equal TO the difference
| between wages abroad and at nome we
| assert that the prices Of manufactured ar
| tiols S or general consumption have been re-
| duced under the operations OF the tarln OF
| I'VE deuoupce the efforts of the democratic
| majority OF the house of representatives 10
| destroy our tariff laws by plecemea, as msu,
| ifested by their attacks upon wool. LEAD and
| lead ores, the chief pro0ucIs OF numDer OF
| states, ana we ask the people for their judg-
| ment thereon.
| We point to the success of the republican
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| ira q has vastly increased, and new enlarged
| MARKERS have been opened for the products
| OF our farms aud workshops.
| We remILd the Peep OF the utter OPPOSE
| ton of the democratic party to this practical
| business measure, and claim that, executed
| by republican administration, our present
laws will eventually glvo US control OF the
| trade OF the world,
| The American people from tradition and
| interest favor bimeialllsm, and The Repub-
/ licaD party demands the Use of both gold ana
/ ltor ord
| tons and under sucn prOvlslt ms, TO De deter
| mined by legislation, as VIII secure the main
| teuance OF the parity OF values or the TWO
| metals, so that the purchasing ano oeDt-
| paying power of the dollar, whether or
| silver, gold or paper, shall be at. all times
1 equal. The interests of the producers OF the
/ country, its farmers and its Uorkinemen,
l demand that eve dollar, paper OF coin. ls-
1 sued by the government snail be as good as
| any other.
| 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.
l We demand that every citizen or the United
States shall be allowed IL cast one free ana
unrestricted ballot in all pubic elections, ana
4 that such ballot shall be cnunted AMI returned
as cast; tina; such laws shall be enacted and
4 enforced Ms wi | secure to every citizen, De he
rich or pOor, native or foreign born, white or
/ black his sovereign Iignt guaranteed py the
| The free and honest ballot, the just and
| equal representation OF all the people, as
| well as their just and equal protection under
/ the lave are Lhe founC ton of our republican
| institutions and the party viii never lax lts
| efforts until tue integrity of the ballot and
| the purity Of elections shall be fully guaran-
teed and prote cted in every state.
SOUTHERN oUTRAGEs.
We dcnounce the continued inhuman out
| RACES perpetrated upon American citizens
| for political reasons in certain Southern states
| of the Union.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
i 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 nag; the main
/ tenance of the most friendly relations with
i all foreign powers, entaDgling alliances with
/ none. and the protection OF the rlgnts OF our
We reafirm our approval of the Monroe
doctrine and believe in the achievement OF
the manifest destiny of the republic in its
broadest sense.
| We favor the enactment of more stringent
laws and regulations for the restriction OF
| criminal, psuper anu contract Immigration
| MISCELLANEOUS.
| We favor efficient legislation by congress to
protect the life and limb of employees OF
i TRANSFORMATION companies engaged IN carrying
| on Interstate commerce, and recommend
| legislation by the respective states that will
/ protect employees engaged IN state com,
| MERGE in mining and manufacturing
| The Republican party has always been the
/ champion of the oppressed and recognizes
| the dignity of manhood, irrespective OF falth,
| color or nationality. II sympatnlzes WIN 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 maintenance of freedom among men, We
/ theref ore dec are anew our devotion TO iber-
ty of thought and conscience, OF sps ech and
| press and approve all agencies and IL stru
/ mentalities which contribute to the educa-
i ton of the Oh ldren of the land; but while in
| sisting upon the fullest measure Of reli nous
liberty, we are oppose to any union of church
| and state.
/ republican platform of 1888, to all combina-
| tions OF capital, organ, zed IN trusts or other
| wise, to control arb trariiy the condltlon OF
| trade among our citizens
| We heartiIyindorse 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
| towns villages and rural communities, the
advantages of the free delivery service, now
| enjoyed by the larger cities OF the country,
| and reaifirm the declaration contained IN the
| platform of 1888, pledging the reduction OF
| letter Hostage TO cent, at the earliest 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 ana
| 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 natlonai oeIense,
/ 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.