Smyrna times., 1894-08-22
THE PLATFORM.

tue pOllIlCdl H6lu anu SldO0 vi tue
country, and predicted a Republican
victory in the State.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform was reported and
adopted, as follows
1--WE affirm our belief in the Ameri- |
can doctrine of protection to home in
dustries. While we believe that all |
articles which cannot be produced in |
the United States, luxuries excepted, |
should be admitted free of duty, we |
hold that duties should be levied on all |
other imports. We denounce the |
revenue bill passed by the present |
Democratic Congress as a cowardly |
makeshift, that will reduce the wages
of labor, cripple our agriculture manu-
factures and shipping, and continue in
the future that feeling of uncertainty
and distrust which has attended Demo
cratic ascendeDcy in the general
Government. We hold that the pro-
visions of the bill in favor of the
interests of the sugar Trust, framed in
pursuance of a corrupt bargain made
by Democratic leaders, imposing a
duty on raw sugar as we'll as discrmi-
mating in favor of refined sugar, as an
outrage upon the American people,
imposing an unnecessary burden upon
them, and that such legislation must
be corrected as soon as possible.
1--WE denounce the income tax pro-
vided for in the bill as unequal. un-
! Just, inquisitorial and contrary to the
spirit of American institutions, and we
demand its appeal.
1--WE maintaint that the Republican
policy of reciprocity has largely in
creased our foreign trade and should
be fostered and extended for the
benefit of our farmers, workshops,
manufactures and shipping.
"We favor bimetallism and demand
the use of both gold and silver as
standard money, for such rates and
under such conditions as shall be fixed
by international agreement. We
believe that the commercial welfare of
the world is seriously prejudiced by
the dislocation of the parity of value
between silver and gold and that full
prosperity will not be re-established
until silver is restored to its proper
place as money metal of equal debt
paying power as gold in the currency
of the nations.
|
Democratic House of Representatives
in passing the bill to repeal the tax on
the issues of the State banks, as in
tended to destroy the present system
of national currency and re establish
an unsafe and ruinOus currency issued
} under the authority of the separate
! States.
, We denounce the present Demo-
cratic Administration as utterly incom-
. petent to conduct the affairs of the
Government at home or abroad. It
has by its cowardice and ignorance
} brought US financial distress at home
and abroad, has detracted from our
+ fair name by its underhand and un-
American treatment eff the Republic OF
= Hawaii.
1--WE favor the extension of our for
5 eign commerce, the restoration of our
| merchandise marine by home built
!. ships, the further increase of the navy
for the protection of our national in
terests and the honor of our flag, the
maintenance of friendly relations with
i. all foreign powers, but entangling alli-
ances with none.
D We demand for the people of this
, State, irrespective of party affiliation,
the right of self government, which has
8 seriously been impaired by partisan
3 Democratic legislation. We demand
0 fair election, every vote honestly
s counted and returned. We denounce
' the delinquent tax laws, applicable to
+ the counties of Kent and Sussex, as
}, done with the avowed purpose of de-
: feating the will of majority of the
J, citizens of the counties.
;. We denounce the present system OF
the qualification of electors in force in
our State, and demand its repeal.
e We denOunce the legislation which
d gives to the Democratic mai ority oi
t the Department of Elections for the
Q city of Wilmington, the power to ap
point the Republican registrars and
t judges of election,
9 We denOunce the Democratic party
= for retaining on the Statute Book the
: Infamous law for the appointment by
Y the governor of special constables fol
the election in the city of Wilmington
!, after over $4,000 had been perverted
}. for the payment of 800 such constables
d at the election of 1892, and the money
j. mlsappropriated from the State school
r fund.
Q We favor ship canal between the
p Delaware and Chesapeake bays, the
i deepening of the harbor of Whining
Q ton for the accommodation of the larg.
= est ocean~going steamers, the compile
't ton of the canal between Chineoteague
and Delaware bays, and the improve,
IS ment Of the rivers and harbors of the
Q State to their full capacity by the gen.
l. eral government.
:, We renew to the veteran soldiers O
Is the republic generous recognition o.
J, their just claims upon grateful peo.
pie and condemn the unfrlendly and
= unjust policy of the present Demo
= cratic administration toward them.
' We renew our demands for a con.
y vention to revise the Constitution O.
p this State and urge all Republicans &c
vote at the coming election for such
j. convention.
/ We favor such amendment to the
a tax laws of the State as shall impose
lt upon all property its equal and just
IS share of the public burden.
r We believe that the present uupre-
u cedented business depression is due to
:. the hopeless incompetency of the
Q Democratic party to conduct the affairs
o OF this government, and that relief can
only be obtained bya recourse TO those
d principles which made and maintained
J, our prosperity at home and respect