The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-05
THE IMMIGRATIoN QUESTION.


The declaration is made that the hospi-
tally of the country in welcoming the
good men of all nations has been abused,
and declares that the time has arrived
when the immigration laws should be re-
formed.
Congress is urged to enact Immediately
into laws such measures as will enable the
hydaulic miner of California again TO pour
into the pathway of commerce his millions
OF treasures without damage to the agrlcul-
tural interests of the state.
The Sacramento and san Joaquin rivers
and their tributaries as natural highway
OF commerce within the state are recon-
mended for Improvement
The platform says the Nicaragua canal,
by means of which the distance between
the Atlantic and Pacific seaports Of our
country will be shortened by 10000 miles,
thus affording a highway Tor quick and
cheap transportation without limit, is an
enterprise which, If properly guarded, can
never be monopolized by any private in
terest, and because Of its vast importance
to the commercial world, especially to the
states and territories contiguous TO our
seacoast we urge upon Congress to take
such action as will insure the early com
pletion of said canal and at the same time
secure control of the canal to the govern
ment of the United States; and we heartily
endorse the views expressed on this SUB
ject by President Harrison in his message
TO Congress thereon.
We believe the wool growing interests of
the country are entitled TO and should re-
celve as full and adequate protection un-
der the tariff laws as that granted any
other Industry.
THE SILVER PLANK.
We believe silver equally with gold to be
the money of the people and In behalf of the
| farmers, laoorerS and mechanics, Tor whom
/ the Republican party has always labored
we demand the passage OF such laws as will
prevail for the free and unlimited coinage
OF the silver product OF the mines of the
| United States as soon as the same can be
| done without injury TO the business inter-
est of the nation.
We favor the passage of such laws by
| Congress as protect American labor against
the lmportatlpn6f the prod cts of pauper
labor, as well as against the Importation of
contract or pauper laborers, and the utter
! prohi bitien of all Chinese immigration into
the UnitedsStates;A
The eight EoursiAw and the election of
United States Seu4Bors by direct vote Of
the people are endorsed. The platform
closes as follows:
While we abate nothing of our words OF
praise regarding the chief magistrate OF
the nation, we must express our profound
! conviction that in the whole foreign policy
of the administration We see traces of the
master hand long and lovingly known by
all our party. We recognize again and
again he who stands in the very foremost
rank Of living statesmen, whose fame is
world wide, whose name is q household
word in every American home, and who is
the 'favorite son" of every represen tative
in every state in the union-James G.
Blaine.
The reading of the platform was inter
rupted several times by cheers of the dele
gates. The Endorsement of the admtnistra
ton of President Harrison, the section de
handing more stringent naturalization anC
, immigration laws, and especially the clos
ing reference to Blaine, called forth the
greatest enthusiasm, lasting several min
utes. A resolution indorsing civil service
was also adopted.