Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-05
An Amended Platform.


The national republican league
committee has issued an invitation to
"all patriotic citizens" to identify
themselves with that party and take
part in their convention. La setting
forth their platform, however, they
have made sundry omissions, to which
we feel sure they will be glad to have
us call their attention. We append q
copy of this platform, altered and
amended in accordance with the facts
in the case;
"The national committee Of the
league cordially invites all patriotic
citizens;
who believe that the human, in
dustrial and progressive policy of the
republican party is best for the pro-
lection Of life, liberty aud the pur-
suit of happiness for the American
peoples"
and who forget that the republican
party demonetized silver in 1873 and
that this action has filled the country
with tramps and mortgages.
"Who believe in honest elections as
the hulwark of our institutions, and
the right Of every voter to cast one
vote and have it counted;"
and who have no objection to having
every vote counted as many times us
necessary to win an election.
who believe in the dignity of free
labor and the faithful maintenance of
the difference between American and
European wages"
and who forget that European labor
ers have been welcomed to thus coun-
try, until between the rulnous fnan-
cial policy of the old parties and the
competition of cheap labor, millions
Of American citizens cannot obtain
living wages.
"Who believe in the established
policy of protection to American in.
dustries and American workmen and
in the republican policy of reclpro-
city;"
as shown in the Mckinley bill, which
puts prohibitive tariff on Canadian
eggs, so that the taxed workman could
not afford hard boiled taxed eggs in
his taxed TIN pail.
"Who believe in the fullest protec-
ton OF property and all forms of IN
vested interests and yet who are OPP.
posed to corporation rule in the gov
eminent of either nation or state"
aud who forget the Pinkerton toughs
at Homestead and the armor plate in
vestigation.
"Who gratefully remember the
union soldier in his hour of need as
we'll as IN the day of his sacrifice and
service;'
and who forget that union soldier
was tarred and feathered last Friday
night by republican henchmen.
"Who believe in sound money and
the use of both gold ard silver as
standard money! and that the pur-
chasing power and debt-payIng power
of the dollar, whether of silver, gold
or paper, shall be at all times equal
as pledged IN the national republican
platform at Minneapolis
and who forget that 80 per cent OF
the republican party east of the Mis-
sissippi voted against free coinage.
"Who believe in practical civil SER
vice reform, such as will separate the
spoils idea from politics, yet preserve
the people in control of all public
Offices and all public AFFAIRS"
and who forget that the last republi
can president appointed his uncles
his cousins aud his aunts to office.
"Who believe in liberal and broad
minded policies and in the assertion
of American ideas in all American
affairs"
and who forget the bigotry and fan
atheism of the un-American A. p. A.
which is an institution thoroughly
identified with the republican party
here and elsewhere.
"And all who are in sympathy will
the policies and aspirations of the re-
publican party are cordially invited
to join the league clubs and through
such clubs and the state leagues par
ticipate in the election of delegates tt
the national league convention a
Denver;"
as we'll as all who desire to crush tn,
people and exalt plutocracy; to aban
don the principles laid down by Abra
ham Lincoln and to follow in the leat