Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-07-25
THE AUDUBON REPUBLICAN.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
STATE.
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

We, the representatives OF the Republican
party Of Iowa, In convention assembled, re-
affirm our fealty to the great principles which
our National party from its birth has steadfast-
ly proclaimed in the face of an ever shifting foe.
We congratulate the people of this country upon
the evidences Of returning prosperity, and re-
joice in each instance OF labor re-employed,
wages restored and industry established upon
a prosperous basis. In the record OF the build
ing OF of our industries under Republican poll
cy, their paralysis under Democratic power and
their revival with the reputation OF the Demo
cratic party and the dissolution Of the Demo
cratic house OF representatives, succeeded by
one elected upon the platform OF the Republic
can party, the yindication OF the policy OF pro
| lection Is complete. The Democratic party Is
convicted OF obtaining power in 1892 under
false pretenses. In its platform it declared the
principle OF protection to be unconstitutional
and in its campaign it denounced the policy as
robbery. But with complete power I'm its hands
its law-makeIs have utterly failed to carry out
the policy to which they were pledged. ltisa
farccal pretense for the Democratic party to
claim credit DOW for measure from which
nine months ago Its president withheld his APP
prevail and denounced as Illuminating aband-
onment of their cardinal principle. The senate
BILL substituted for the Wilson bill, it not u
measure which the Republican party would
father 1t reduces the revenues upon luXuries,
come tax; it restores taxation to sugar, a neces-
sity in every home, 1t reduces the wage rate in
many industries in which labor Is the chief ele-
ment Of cost; but itmaintalnsi in many OF its parts
the principle which the Democratic party de-
clared to be unconstitutional. To claim credit
for abandoning its own policy and adopting the
princiaple which it had denounced.
We deplore the fact that the Democratic
party, while protesting especial interest in en-
largenent OF our export trade, has destroyed
| the reciproSity arrangements established by a
Republican administration. Its Solicitude for
foreign trade has been exhibited only i'll the
! admission OF foreign goods to our markets with
! out obtaining any reciprocal faVors from foreign
cations, We believe in the policy Of reclprocity
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sion OF foreign traders TO the rich markets OF
the United States should obtain for our people
equal opportunities in foreign markets.
We believe that the compensation OF labor is
the true gauge Of civilization, and the welfare
of the labOrer has been the constant care OF the
laborer has been the constant care of the he
publican party from it's birth. We are unalter-
ably opposed TO reducing the American work
men to open competition in our own market
with the poorly paid labor Of the old world. We
denounce the doctrine that a tariff should be
levied with view to revenue only, and re-
affirm the doctrine which has wrOuglItin Amer
lea the most marvellous industrial development
ever known i'll the world viz: The doctrine of
protection to home industry.
We believe in maintaining not only the high
est wage ratY for the labor but the integrity of
money in which he is paid.
We affirm the declarations of the Republican
National platform OF 1892, adopted at Mime
apOliS, that 1.-THE American people, from tradi-
ton and interest, favor DimetaliSsa, ami the
Republican party demands the use of both gold
friction and under such provisions, to be de-
termined by legislation, as will secure the
maintenance of the parity of the value OF the
two metals, that the purchasing aud the debt
paying power of the dollar, whether Of silver,
gold or paper, shall he at all times equal. The
interest OF the producers of the country, its
farmers and the working men demands that
every dollar, paper or coin, issued by the gov
eminent shall he as good as any other.
We urge that the United States exert its In
fuence to establish with the important CONNER
clal nations OF the world such an international
agreement as VIII enable this country to reopen
its minis to the free unlimited coinage of both
metals without loss of one or the other from the
volume of our money.
Resolved, That the honest and industrious
immigrant who comes to our land with the in
tent 10 become in good faith an American citi-
zen Is always welcomed None other should be
permitted to come. We favor the amendment
and more stringent enforcement OF the immi-
grafton laws so as to exclude criminal, Dauper,
Sence tends to degrade American labor and in
cite disorder.
The Republican party ever mindful of the
patriotic services and sacrifices of the veteran
soldiers Of the republic, reatrms its position in
favor of liberalty TO the Nations defenders.
We favor the granting OF pensions to all honor
ably discharged Union soldiers and sailors,
whose disabilities or necessities justly entitle
them thereto.
We congratulate the people upon the fact that
the state Of Iowa win be represented In the
Fifty-four.h congress by. two senators and
eleven representatives, who are Jealous and
fearless advocates OF Republican principles,
and whose services in the past we heartily
commend. With especial pride do we remem
senator, whose long and honorable record as n
servant OF the state entities him to expressions
of our full confidence and our enduring alice
ton. We hail with satisfaction the universal
desire of the Republicans of the state to con
tnue him In his present field of usefulness unit
called to the larger services NJ the Nation.