Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-09
FORECAST OF THE PLATFORM.
Il VIII Contain . Reiterauon Of Sound
Principles.

MINNEAPOLIS, June s.-The commit
tee on platform was in session for sew
eral hours today and after drawing up
a draft of the principal pianks referred
them TO Q committee Of seven for re-
vision. The full committee gave .
hearing TO Susan B. Anthony on the
women suffrage question. The CON-
mittee on revision was In ses-
sion till late hour tonight.
when 1t reported the result OF
its labors TO the general body. The
platform will not be . long one. The
record of the national administration
will be referred to IN an approving way,
although until the document is revised
again IN the morning the name of
President Harrison will not be men.
toned specifically. The tariff plank
makes the usual announcements Of
the party upon that issue, but deals
lightly with reciprocity. The silver
plank in substance favors the execu.
tive department Of the government
adopting such measures a. will make
the gold and silver and paper dollar
equal in debt and tax paying power. The
p!auks on election reiterAtes the party
demand for an honest ballot and far
count. On the question of tenn
perapce there 10 brief
plank advocating all proper means
tending 70 lessen the evil of intsmper-
ance aud to promote morality. The
subcommittee on miscellany Of the
committee of resolutions has agreed TO
report favorably on the resolution
aske for by the Nicaragua canal con-
ventlon. last week. Judge NJ. NJ. Estee
of Calfornia and Henry ID. Pierce of In-
diana made the Arguments before the
sub-committees. They were sent here for
that purpose By the canal convention.
This will be 70 the effect that the
canal would be of vast benefit to The
United States IN case Of war and . ben
eft TO ltA prod ductiops and commerce.
and that If should be built by American
capital and controlled by the United
States
TarsH Psask IN Fan.
The following IL the text of the tariff
plank IN full, adopted by the commit
tee:
Resolved. That We reafYirm the Amer
ican doctrine Of protection; we call at
tentlon 70 its growth abroad; We MAN.
tain that she prosperous condition OF
our country - largely due 20 The wise
legislation OF . republican congress.
We believe that ali articles Of
foreign grown lexcept the luxuriee
of lIfe) which cannot be produced
in the United States sbould b. I'd
mitted free Of duty, ana that IN ali i'm
ports coming into competition with
the products of Amer,can labor
there should Be Iev,ed duties
fully equal 70 the difference in wages
abroad and at bone. We assert that
the price of manufactured articles OF
general censumproptson have been
reduced under the operation OF
the tariff act Of 1890. We de-
nounce the efforts Of the democfafie
majority Of the house of represents
tves TO destroy ous tariff laws ~
piece meal, and Ne ask the peo-
pie for their judgment thereon
We point 70 the extensIon Of our en-
port trade and the great ssccsss Of The
republican system 81 reciprocity under
which orr agricultural prodpcts are nov
reaching nsargete unknown before
We remind the people Of the bitter op.
position Of the democratic party 70 fhla
practical bBsineN measure, ond ~
claim Il erecated ~ republican, ID.
rBsnlstrsfson oar prsseDt laws VII