The Forrest City times., 1896-06-26
THE PLATFORM.
Declaration of Principles of the Re-
 publican Party,
Adopted by the National Convention at st. Louis-Protection to American In- dustries and sound Money
 the Key Notes.

ST LQUIs, June 1s.-Following is the full text of the platform presented by the committee on resolutions and adopt ed by the Repu blican National conven- tion:
 Declaration.
 "The republicans of the United States as- sembled by their representatives in national convention, appealing for the popular and his torlcal justification of their claim to the bitter fruits Of four years of democratic control, as well as the matchless achievements of 30 years or republican rule, earnestly and confidently address themselves to the awakened intel hgence, experience and conscience of their countrymen in the following declaration of facts and principles
 For the first time since the civil war the American people have now witnessed the caIamltous consequences of full and unre- strieted democratic control of the government. IL mas been a record of unparalleled incapacity. dlshonor and disaster. In the administrative management 1t has ruthlessly sacrificed inds- pensable revenue, eked out ordinary current running expenses with borrowed money, piled up the public debt Sl62 900 GOO Ill time of peace, forced an ad- verse balance of trade, kept a perpetual menace hanging over the redemption fund. pawned American credit to alien syndicates and reversed all the measures and re-
 
 broad effect of its policy it has precipitated panic, blighted industry and trade with pro- Ionged depression, closed factories, reduced work and wages. halted enterprise and crip- pled American producl ion, while stimulating foreign production for the American market. Every consideration of public safety and Individual interest demand that the govern- ment shall be rescued from the hands Of those who had shown themselves incapable or conducting 1t without disaster at home and dlshonor abroad and shall be restored to the party which for 30 years administered it with unequaied success and prosperity. And in this connection we heartily ndorse the wisdom the patriotism and the success of the administra- tion of President Harrison.
 The Tariff.
 ''We renew and emphasize our allegiance to the policy of protection as the bulwark of American industrial independence, and the Iouhdatlon Of American development and prosperity. This true American policy taxes foreign products and encourages home indus try; It puts the burden of revenue on foreign goods; It secures the American market for the American producer; it upholdS the American standard Of wages for the Amer can working man; 1t puts the factory by the side of the farm. and makes the farmer less de- pendent on foreign demand and prices; it diff fuses general thrift and founds the strength of all on the strength of each. In it's responsible application it is just, fair and impartial equal Iy opposed to foreign control and domestic monopoly, to sectional discrimination and ir - dlvidual favortism.
 We denounce the present democratic tariff at sectional, partisan and one-Sided. and dis astrouS to the treasury and destructive of bus mess enterprise and we demand such an equitable tariff on foreign imports which come into competition with American products as VIII not only furnish adequate revenue for the necessary expense Of the government. but will protect American labor from degradation and the wage level of other lands We are not pledged to any particula schedule. The ques- ton Of rates is practical question, to De governed by the conditions of the tune and of production. The ruling and uncompromising principle is the protec- tlon and development of American labor and industry. The country wants Il right settle ment and then it wants rest.
 The republican party renews it's pledge for the protection of all American industries against foreign competition, and declares its falth that the supremacy of the United States among the nations is the result of such a policy We believe in liberal reciprocity and just retaliation, and demand the application of the golden rule of commerce to all future leg fslation affecting the tariff and foreign trade. We believe the repeal of the reciprocity ar rangements negotiated by the last republican administration was a national calamity, and demand their renewal and extension on such terms as will equalize our trade with other nations and remove the restrictions that now obstruct the sale of American products in the ports of Europe, and secure new markets for the products of our farms, forests and fac tories
 Reciprocity.
 We believe that protection and reciprocity are twin measures of republican policy and 20 hand in hand Democratic rule has recklesslv struck down both, and both must be re-estab- lished. Protection for what we produce: free admission for the necessaries of life which we do not produce; reciprocal agreements of mutual interest. which gain open markets for us in return for our open markets to others. Protection builds up domestic in- dustry and trade, and secures our own market for ourselves; reciprocity builds up foreign trade and finds an outlet for our surplus.
 The Finances.
 ''The republican party is unreservedly for sound money.
 Tt caused the enactment of the law provid- ing for the resumption of specie payments in 1879.
 ''Since then every dollar has been as good as gold.
 We are unal erably opposed to every meas ure calculated to debase our currency or im- pair the credit of our country.
 "We are, therefore, opposed to the free coin- age of silver. except by international agree ment with the leading commercial nations of the world, which we pledge ourselves to promote; and until such agreement can be obtained the existing gold standard must be preserved
 All our silver and paper currency must be maintained at parity with gold. and we favor all measures designed to maintain inviolabIy the obligations of the United States and all our money, either coin or paper, at the present standard-the standard of the most enlightened Il. ions of the earth.
 Sugar and Wool.
 We condemn the present administration for not keeping faith with the sugar producers of