Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-08-29

REPUBLICAN TICKET.
STATE.
REPUBL CAN 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-
ioice In each instance OF labor re-employed
wages restored and industry re-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 RepuDli-
can party, the vindication 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 1t denounced the policy as
robbery. But with complete power i'll It's hands
its law-makeIs have utterly failed to carry out
the policy to which they we're pledged. 1t Is a
farccal pretense for the Democratic party to
claim credit now for measure from which
nine months ago its president withheld his ap-
prevail and denounced AS humiliating aband-
Onment of their cardinal principle. The senate
bill, substituted for the Wilson Dlil, u not
measure which the Republican party would
father; it reduces the revenues upon luXurieS,
a method of levy more effective than any i'll
come tax; it restores taxation to sugar, neceS-
many industries in which labor is tie chief ele
ment of cost; but itmaintanSin 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-,
largement of our export trade, has destroyed
the reciproSity arrangements established by a
Republican administration. Its Sollcltude for
foreign trade has been exhibited only in the
nd, in,n NJ n n N W h
out obtaining any reciprocal fayOrS from foreign
nations, We believe In the policy OF reciprocity
as the policy of practical affairs, and the admis-
sion of foreign traders to the rich ma kets 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
lab0rer has been the constant care of the Re-
publican party from its 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 tariff should be
levied with view to revenue only, and re-
affirm the doctrine which has wrought In Amer
lea the most marvellous industrial development
ever known in 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 1882, adopted at Mime
ton and interest, favor bimetalism, and the
Republican party demands the use OF both gold
and silver AS standard money, with such re-
friction and under such provisions, to be de-
ter1nined by legislation, as will secure the
maintenance Of the parity OF the value OF the
two metals, that the purchasing and the debt
Pad Of p pU~ shall he 1T all tmes equal The
interest OF the producers OF the country, Its
farmers and the working men demands that
every dollar, paper OF u coin, issued by the gov
We urge that the United States exert Its In
nuence to establish with the important CONNER
clal nations OF the world such An international
agreement rs will 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.
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, pauper,
and all other undesirable classes whose pre-
sence tends to degrade American labor and In
The Republican party ever mindful OF the
patriotic services and sacrifices Of the veteran
soldiers Of the republic, reaftirms 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 will be represented In the
Fifty-fourh 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 remenl-
Der the distinguished services OF our senior
senator, whose long and honorable record as a
servant OF the state entities him to expressions
OF our full confidence and our enduring atfec.
ton. We hail with satisfaction the universal
desire of the Republicans OF the state to con
nrpSpnt field nSatIIlnpSS