The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-01
FRIENDLY TO LABOR.
Platform and Ticket of the
Michigan Republicans.
GOV. J. 7. RICH ResomIsATED
Mayor Glroy Fears the Destruction Of
Tammany Would Intare the
Democrsey IN the Sasion.

GRAND RAPEDs, Mich. July 3l-The Re-
publican state convention today nominat-
ed the following tickes: Governor, John
I. Rich, renomipaikd, lieutenant COVER
nor. Afford Mines; seFsasy Of state, Rev.
Washington Gardner treasurer. James VI.
Wilkinson au<itor, stsnley w. Turner !:
attorney genera. Frank Maynard; land
commissioner, William A French: super
intendent OF pablic instruction, I'll. r
Pattengill member Of the board OF educs-
ton. Perry Powers
The platform adopted is as follows:
IVES the representatives Of the Repub-
hcan party of Michigan. in convention
embed. hereby affirm and renew our
faith and hope in the cardinal principles
and purposes of the Republican party.
which Wiu lead Us from the present most
unhappy and demoralized era of Demo-
cratic misruls, out again through night to
light. into an era of hope aud happiness
{ aud prosperity for our country ana our
state
I'VE affirm cur confidence and increased
devotion TO the American doctrine of pro-
lection. We believe the present unhappy
eondffion OF our country is in great part
due TO the threat and purpose of the DEM
ocratic party to destroy the American
system of protection. We believe that all
articles Which cannot be produced in the
United States, except luxuries. should be
admitted free of duty, and that on all inn
ports coming in competition with the pro-
duct of American labor there should
be duties leyisd equal to the difference
between wages abroad and wages at home.
We believe the doctrine of reciprocity, as
( advocated by that matchless statesman,
James g. Blaine, should under our pro-
teetiye system be the policy of our govern
meat and be applied in our trade relations
with other nations.
both capital and labor is necessary for the
I peace and prosperity of our people, and
/ that the enactment of such laws as sill
properly and wisely avoid aud settle labor
difficulties is one of the duties OF the Re-
publican party, which has always been
and still is the friend OF the humbiest
toiler. We believe that government was
instituted TO protect the weak against
the strong, and TO substitute right tor
might and that ii is therefore the duty of
the state to regulate all corporations and
combinations so as TO protect every right
and liberty of the laborer, and insist that
Law and order must be maintained, and
that the ballet box and the courts OF JUS
tice. sand not the sword and torch, must
settle economic difficulties.
White we recognize the value and
worth of the great body OF na.uralized
citizens as people who have sought with
patriotic hearts and adopted this ..as their
home and country, We believe in protect
ing American wage-earners and the peace
and prosperity of the nation against the
evil effects of indiscriminate immigration
from the pauper and criminal classes of
Europe by wise laws that shall properly
restrict and regulate immigration.
1--WE denounce the action of the Demo-
cratic party in the repeal of the election
laws, and declare that such action is an in
vitation TO falsify by fraud and violence
the will of the people.
I'VE believe IN the use of gold and silver
as money metals, to be maintained in cir
culation on perfect equality and intcrcon-
yertibiljty. We recognize the so-called
silver question as one of the para
mount issues of the day. and be-
Iieve that the thinking men of this state
can and do look to the Republican
party as the only party that can
give wise and adequate solution of tho
problem. We therefore pledge the Repub.
iican party of Michigan to use every effort
in its power TO restore silver TO its historic
| position i'm the United States as a money
metal. We pledge this in the belief tha
permanent prosperity will not be assured
or Justice done, until silver takes its plac,
by the side of gold as one of the two grea
money metals of the world.