Marble Hill press., 1892-06-16
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ATED HERE.
Full Text Of the Republican Platform
Adopted at the Minneapolis Conven-
.tion-SiIver, Gold. Protection and Re-
ligious Liberty.

The representatives of the Republicans Of
the United States, assembled in general con.
vention 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 Of the Republican party,
congratulate their countrymen on the majestic
march Of their nation under the banners in
scribed with the principles of our platform Of
1883, vindicated by victory at the polls and
prosperity in our fields, workshops and mines,
and make the following declaration of princi.
pies.
We reafirm the American doctrine Of protec.
ton. We call attention to its growth abroad.
We maintain that the prosperous condition Of
our country is largely due TO the wise revenue
legislation Of the Republican Congress- We
believe that all articles which cannot be pro.
duced in the United States, except luxuries,
should be admitted free of duty, and that all
imports coming into competition with the pro-
ducts of American labor there snould be levied
duties equal to the difference between wages
abroad and at home. We assert that the
prices OF manufactured articles Of general con-
sumption have been reduced under the oper-
ations of the tariff act Of 1890
We denounce the efforts of the Democratic
majority of the House of Representatives to
destroy our tariff laws by piece meal, as is
manifested by their attacks on wool, lead. and
lead ores, the chief products of number of
States, 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
trade has vastly increased and new and en-
larged markets have been opened for the pro-
ducts Of our farms and workshops.
We remind the people of the bitter opposi-
| tion of the Democratic party to this practical
| business measure, and claim that executed by
Republican administration, our present laws
| evidently give us control OF the trade of the
| world.
The American people from tradition and
interest favor bimetalism, and the Repub-
lican party demands the nse of gold and silver
as standard money with such restrictions and
under such provisions, to be determined by
| legislation, as will secure the maintainance 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 it's
workingmen, demand that every dollar, paper
or coin, issued by the government shall be as
| good as any other. We commend the wise and
patriotic steps already taken by our govern.
ment to secure an international conference, to
F.! adopt such measures as will insure parity of
| value between gold and silver for use as money
throughout the world.
We demand that every citizen Of the United
States shall be allowed to cast one free and un-
restricted ballot in all public elections, and
| that such ballot shall be counted and returned
as cast; that such laws shall be enacted and
enforced as will secure to every citizen, be he
rich or poor, native or foreign born, white or
black, this sovereign right guaranteed by the
constitution
We denounce the continued inhuman outrages
trat A ri ait
cal reason in certain Southern States of the
Union.
We favor the extension of our foreign COM
merce, the restoration of our mercantile ma
rine by home built ships and the creation Of
a navy for the protection of our National inter-
ests, and the honor of our flag: the maintenance
of the most friendly relations with all foreign
powers. entangling alliances with none, and
the protection of the rights of our fishermen.
We reatfirm our approval of the Monroe Doc
trine and believe in the achievements of the
manifest destiny of the Republic in it's broad
est sense.
We favor the enactment Of more stringent
laws and relations for the restriction of crimi.
nal pauper and contract immigration.
The Republican party has always been the
champion OF the oppressed, and recognizes the
dignity Of manhood. irrespective of faith, color
nationality; it sympathizes with the cause of
home rule in Ireland, and protests against the
persecution OF the Jews in Russia.
The ultimate reliance Of free popular govern
ment is the intelligence Of the people, and the
maintenance of freedom among its men. We
therefore declare anew our devotion to liberty
Of thought and conscience, of speech and press,
and approve all agencies and instrumentalities
which contribute to the education Of the chill
dren of the land; but while insisting upon the
fullest measure of religious liberty we are op-
posed to any union Of church and State
We reaffirm our opposition, declared in the
Republican platform Of 1885, to all combina-
tions OF capital organized in trusts or otherwise
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
to remedy any defects in existing laws and to
render their enforcement more complete and
effective.
Approve the policy of extending the towns,
villages, and rural communities the advantage
Of the free delivery service now enjoyed by the
larger cities OF the country, and reaflrm the
declaration contained in the Republican plat
form Of 1888 pledging o reduction Of letter
postage to cent, ut the earliest possible mo-
ment consistent with the maintenance Of the
Postofflce department and the highest class Of
postal service. So.
We commend the spirit and evidence OF re-
form in the civil service and the wise and con-
sistent enforcement by the Republican party
Of the laws regulating the same.
The construction Of the Nicaragua canal is OF
the highest importance to the American peo.
pie as. measure Of national defense and ia
build up and maintain American commerce,
and should be controlled by the United States
government
We favor the admission Of the re remainina