San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-16
National Republican Platform,
ADOPTED AT THE MINNEAPOLIS
CONVENTION, JUNE 10. 1892.


tory is the record of the Republican party
congratulate their cOuntrymen on the males
tic march of the nation under the banner in
scribed with the principles OF our platform OF
1888, INDICATED by victory. at the polls and
prosperity in our fields workshops and mines,
and make the following declaration Of prin'
| cples'
We reaffirm the American doctrine OF pro-
| lection We call attention TO It's growth
| abroad. We maintain that the prosperous
condition OF our country Is lara ely que , the
| wise revenue Legislation OF the hepuoHcan
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be produced in the United States, except lux
uries should be admitted free OF duty, and
| that on all imports coming into competition
with the products of American labor there
should be levied duties equal 10 tne olHereRce
between wages abroad and at home. We
assert that the prices Of manufactured ar
tlcles OF general consumption have been re-
duced under the operations OF the tarf OF
| 1880.
we denounce the efforts of the democratic
majority OF the house of representatives to
destroy our tariff laws by plecemeal, as man
itested by their attacks upon WOOL, LEAD ana
| lead ores, the chief products OF number or
states, and we ask the people for their judg-
ment thereon.
we point to the success of the republican
pOlicy of reciprocity, under " hICh our export
traae has vastly increased, ana new enlarged
markets have been opened Tor the products
OF our farms and workshops.
We remind the peop!e Oh the utter OPPOSE
ton of the democratic party 10 this practical
business measure, ana claim that, executed
by a republican administration, our present
laws will eVeEtIany gI\C US control Oh the
trade OF the world.
The American teOp e from tradti and
interest favor DilIeiau,sm, ana the RepuO-
lican party demauCs the Sc of both gold and
silver as standard mOuey, with such restric-
tons and unuer sucn pIOvlsLCns, TO be deter
mined bS Legislation, us wlh secure the main
teuance U1 the parity Ui values Oh the TWO
metals, so that the pun CHASING and DEBT
paying power OF the 40 lar, whelher ot
81 Yer, gold ur paper shall be at all times
equal. The interests of the producers OF the
country, its farmers and its worHingmen,
demand that eve. dollar, paper Or com, Is
sued by the government snail be as good as
any other.
We commend the wise and patriotic steps
already taken by the government TO secure
an international conference to adopt such
measure S as will insure parity of value be-
tween gold and silver Tor use as money
throughout the world.
We demand that every citizen OF the United
States shall be allowed u cast one flee and
unrestricted ballot in all pubic elections, and
that 81, h ballot shall lie counted AM returned
as cast; thai such laws shall be enacted and
enforced as wi secure to every cltlZeD, &c he
rich or p.or, native or foreign born, whhe or
black ms sovereign Iignt gLaIantetd BY the
constitution.
The free and honest ballot, the just and
eoual representation OF all the leoplr, az
well as their Just and equal protection under
the laws, are the tounOh ton or our republican
institutions. and the party will ut yer lax Its
efforts until the integrity of the ba lot and
the purity of elections snail be July guaran-
teed and prott cted in every state.
SOUTHERN OUTRAGES.
We denounce the continued imhuman out
RACES perpetrated upon American citizens
for political reasons in certain Southern states
OF the Union.
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
We favor the extension of our foreign
commerce. the restoration OF our mercantile
marine by home built ships ana the creation
OF a navy for the protection of our national
tutere SITS and the honor Of our flag; the main
tenance OF the most friendly relations with
all foreign powers, entanghng Alliances WIN
none, aud the protection OF the rights OF our
fishermen.
We reatfrm 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 Oh
criminal, psuper and contract Immigration.
MISCELLANEOUS.
We favor efficient legislation by congress to
protect the life ard limb OF employees of
TRANSPORTATION companies engage d i'll carrying
on interstate commerce, and recommend
legislation by the respective states that Will
protect employees engaged IN state COM
merce, in mining and manufacturing.
The Republican party has always been the
champion OF the oppressed and recognizes
the dignity of manhood, irrespective OF iath,
color or nationality. Ii sSmpathZes with the
cause OF home RUE in Ireland, and protests
against the persecution of the Jews in Russia
The Ultimate reliance OF free OEular GO'-
eminent l. the int Il gCnce OF the people and
the ma nteLan,e OF freedom among hth We
lheref ore Gee. arc anew our devotion to liber
y of thOuEh t and conscience OF Sp cen aDC
press, ard approve all agencies and Ii stru.
meEtaltles which contribute 10 the educa-
ton of the ch ldren OF the land; but while in
sist ng upon the tuIle st measure Of RELIGIOUS
bert we are oppose dto any union OF chuTch
u stale.
WeIeafirm our opposition, declared in the
republican platform OF 1855, to all cOu Dina
lions of capital, organize in trusts or other
wise to control arc trarily the condition OF
trace among our Ci,lZei 5.
we h arttIyindCrse the action already taken
upon TINS subject, and ask for such further
egsla ron a. may be required 10 remedy any
defects in existing laws, aud to render their
enforcement more mDete and effective.
We approve the pUliry VI extending to the
towns villages and rural communities, the
advantages of the free delivery service, now
enjoyed by the larger cities of the country,
and reathrm the declaration contained in the
platform of lsSS, pledging the reduction OF
letter Lustsge to l cent, at the earliest pos
sible moment consistent with the mainten-
auce OF he postoffce department and the
highest class of postal service.
CIVIL SERVICE.
We commend the spirit and evidence of re-
form III the civil service, and the wise and
consistent enforcement by the Republican
party OF the laws regulating the same.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
The construct iOn of the Nicaragua canal Is
of the highest Importance to the American
people, both as a measure of national defense,
and TO build up and maintain American COM
merce. and IL 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.
LII the federal officers appointed for the terri
tories should be selected from bona tide resi-
deLts thereof, and the right of self-govern-
ment should be accorded as far as prac-