The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1896-06-24
THE REPUBLICAN, NalfloNAt
PLATFORM. sesi


The Platform.
The Republicans OF the United States, as
| sembled by their representattonAl convent on,
nppeaiing for the popular and historical iusti.
acaton of their claims to the natpltle93
nchiovements OF 20 years of Republican rule,
| earnestly and confidently address themselves
to the awakened intelligence, experiences aud
| conscience of their countrymen IN the follow
| ing declaration of facts and princtples:s
For the first time since the civil war the
American people have witpssssd the eele5at,
| Democratic control OF the goyetnfnents II has
been n record pf unparalleled tneape W dis
| honor and diSnSter.f In. admihi tive man.
| aeement it has ruthlessly sacrificed indi5psn.
| cable reYenuO, .Ontaileds an unceRsine dehctti
| oked out ordinary current o1penae9 NJ IA box
| rowed money, piled mp the public debt by S2sss'
| balance of trade. -.a,..-s
TARIHF-wo renew and emphasize 6r1t allie
| Riance to the policy OF protection as the brli-
| wark of American. Industrial undergraduates
| and the foundation of American deyelopment
| and prosperity. This true American policy
| taxes foreign products and encourages home
/ industry; IL puts tho burden of'reVenne on
| foreign goods; IL secures the American. mar
| ket for the American producers ~ upholds the
/ American standard OF wages for the American
| yorkinRmOn. In its reasonable application ~
| is just, fair and impartial .
| We denounce the present Democratic taFit!
| "a Sectional injurious to the public Sredit sud
| destructive 70 business enterpriao. Wosder
| mand such an equitable tRriR on foreign inn
| ports which como into Competitions wtthsAiHer-
| lean products as viii not only furnish ade;
] ouatu revenue for the necessary e1pehheas Oh
1 the government, but will protect American
labor from degradation to tho wage level OF
Or Rgci i; believe the repeif 81 lthe
i reciprocity arrangements negotiated by tlFs
l last Republican Observation-Disclosures hEtlonal
il calamity and WO demand their removal and
/ extension such terms as will equah2e bnr
TRADE with other nations, remove inc FestTaS
| products in the poFtR OF other countries, Rn1
Insure enlarged msrkets for the products OF
| our farms, forests and factories. fTpLseI3 3
| and reciprocity are twin measures OF hepno.
| lican policy and go hRnd1n hand. PIotec4on
| for what we produce, free admission Tor the
/ necessAries of life which,we do not produce.
| SUaAR.-we condemn the present adminis-
| tratioh for not Keeping faith with the sugar
| producers of this. country The .hepuPllcann
| party favors such protection 9swtll lead 70
| the production. on American Boh OF 0Ai1ho
| sugar which tho American people use, and for
| which they pay other Countries more than
| 500, 900 COO annually. !,
Wool AND wooLENs.1To all our products
to those Of the mine and the field, as. Yeli
| to those of the shop and the faotory-to
| hemp, to wool. we promise the most ample
| protection.
MERoHAET' NARINR--we favor restoring
| the early American policy of discriminating
duties for the upbuilding of our merchant
| marine and tho protection OF our shipping In
| the foreign carrying trade, SO that American
ships may regain the carrying of our foreign
| commerce.
MoNEY.-The Republics party is upreservs
/ eddy for sound money. }. caused the enact
| of specie payments in 1879 Since then every
| dollar has been as good rs gold. Ws are unal'
terably opposed to any measure calculated to
| debase our currency or impair the credit of our
country. We therefore oPpoSed to the
| free coinage of silver except by international
| agreement with the leading, commercinl ma
| tions OF the world, which we pledge ourselves
| to promote ;.and until such agreelnenb cam be
/ obtained the existing gold standard must be
| preserved. All our silver and paper currency
/ must be maintained at parity sttlt gold and
| we favor all measures desgAdd to maintain
inviolably tho obligations of the UBitSd States
| and all our money, whether coin or paper, at
| the nresen / standard. & E.di IL t1Sll'
| PENsIoNs.-Tho veterans Of tho Union army
deserve and should receive fair'trcn1nentHnd
/ generous recognition. Whenever raptieable
| they should DO given tho preferences in the
| matter of employment, and they arc entitled
| to the onac tnent of such laws as arc best cal
culated to secure the fullftlment OF the pledges
| made to them in tho dafls days of the coun
| try's peril We, denounoe the practice ofre.
| ducing pensions and RrbitraT iY d r2ppiRg ,of
| names from the rolls as deserving the sevefest
| condemnation. ssslii1yS-S
sFoREIoN RELATIoEs.-Our foreign policy
| should bio at all times firm Yigorot@ aud atgth
| nifed and all our interests in the western
hemisphere caFefulIyJwatolfeda hdSguAfdeds
| Tho Hawaiian islands should be controlled by
| the United States. tho SCSicaragum oatitEl
| should be built and operated by the United
states and by tho purchase of the 'Dhtiishttsf
4nds We can secure station on.the: Yektdn.
| dies.
AnMRNIAH- NAssACRFs.-The, 4assacrqsI Id
| Ammonia have aroused the dcop sympathy of
| the American people, ana
should exercise all the influences it can to
bring theSe atrocities to amend. In TnrlSey
| American citizens have been exposed 20 the
gravest diIngers and American property de.
| stroyed. There and everywhere American
| citizens and American property must BIO pro-
tected. 800. ..,.. 80. y /,
MONROE DoCTRINE.-We reassert the Mon.
| roe doctrine in its fullest extent, AID wd reafS
firm thorig hit of the United States to give the
| doctrine effect by responding to the appVdls
| OF any American state for friendly inteHYgns
| ton in case of European encroachmenk, We
have not. interfered and shall >hot inteTferd
| with existing possessions of any European
| power in this hemisphere, but those posses
| sions must not, ON any preteXt, be extended1 4
CUBA.-Wo watch With deep and fabidingin'
| terest the heroic battle of the Cubau patriots
against cruelty and oppression, and our best
hopes go out for the full success of their deter
| mined contest for liberty. The government
of Spain, having lost iGontrol 'of Cuba and
being unable to protect the property qryliYeS
| of resident American citizens, we believe that
| the government. of the Upited States shbuid
| use its influence to restore peace.
THE NAYY,-We favor the. continued On:
largemont of the navy and complete system
of harbor and sehconIt dofence5e
FoREIGH IMMIGRATIoN.-Mc demRnl that
immigration laws DO thoroughly enforced and
40 extended as to exclude fromentrance to the
United States those who .caIIneither read or
write. r..yyIS IL .
CIVIL. SRRVICE-The civil service lRw was
placed OH the statute books blythe Republiciu,
party, and we renew our repeated declara-I
enforced. x.s .tE.nt9y
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