Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-19

mutual interests which gain open markets
for us in return for our open markets tc
others. Protection builds up domestic in
dustry and trade, and secures our own
market for ourselves; reciprocity builds ur
foreign trade and finds an outlet for our
surplus.
HELPS NEBRASKA SUGAR.
We condemn the present administrator
for not keeping faith with the sugar pro
ducers of this country. The republican
party Iba yrd ddySfS SuG ON p H%erta9n a sSii Tt of i aiI the 5S
sugar which the American people use and
for which they pay other countries more
TO Ill our products, 10 those of the mine
and the field as well rs those of the shop
and the faetory-to hemp, to wool, the
bandry, as well as to the finished wootens OF
/ the mill-we promise the most ample pro-
lection.
We favor restoring the early American
policy of discriminating duties for the up
protection of our shipping interests in the
foreign carrying trade. so that American
ployed in American ship yards, sailing un-
der the stars and stripes. and manned, Off
cered and owned by Americans-may regain
the carrying of our foreign commerce.
SOUND MONEY PLANK.
The republican party is unrcservedly for
sound money. IT caused the enactment of
specie payments in 1879; since then every
dollar has been as good as gold. We are
unalterably opposed to the free coinage of
silver except by International agreement
with the leading commercial nations of the
world, which we pledge ourselves to pro-
mote, and until such agreement can be OBJ
tanned the existing gold standard must be
preserved. All our silver and paper cur
rency must be maintained at parity with
gold and we favor all measures designed to
maintain iEviolably the obligations of the
United States and all our money, whether
coin or paper, at the present standard. the
standard OF the most enlightened nations of
the earth.
The veterans of the union army deserve
and should receive fair treatment and gen
erous recognition. Whenever practicable,
they should be given the preference In the
matter of employment and they are entitled
to the enactment of such laws as are best
calculated to secure the fulfillment of the
the country's peril. We denounce the prac-
tice in the pensions bureau. so recElessly
and unjustly carried on by the present ad-
trarily dropping names from the rolls as de-
serving the severest of the
American people.
OUR FOREIGN POLICY.
Our foreign policy should he at all times
vigorous and dignitied, and all our interests
in the, western hemisphere carefully
Stands Stands should III be controlled by the Gnited
States and no foreign power should be per
nia can TO ie sbanid b win bnt mem nGn rnf a Mifa on-
Grated by the United States, and by the
purchase of the Danish islands we, should
station in the West indies.
The massacres in Armenia have aroused
the deep sympathy and Just indignation of
United States should exercise all the intlu-
ence II can properly exert to bring these
residents have been exposed to the greatest
dangers and American property destroyed.
and American property must be absolutely
protected at all hazards and at any cost.
We reussert the Monroe doctrine in it's
fullest extent and we reaftirm the right of
the United States to give the doctrine by
responding to the appeals of any American
state for friendly intervention in case of
European encroachment. We have not in
terfered and shall not interfere. with the
possessions of any European power
must not on any pretext be extended. We
hopefully look forward to the eventual
withdrawal of the European powers from
this hemisphere and to the ultimate union
of all English speaking parts of the CONT
nent by the free consent of it's inhabitants.
CUBA AND THE NAVY.
From the hour of achieving their own in
the people of the United States
regarded with sympathy the struggles
of other American peoples 10 free them
S Wate5 w lfqh da GGr9 and obi GHmin inioTest tSe
heroic battle of the Cuban patriots against
cruelty and oppression and our best hopes
mined contest for liberty. The government
Of Spain having lost control of Cuba and
I HS,ns of f" residen r9 american ToefGit Ih citi I , or 1 fo
comply with it's treaty obligations. we be-
lieve the government of the United States
offices to restore peace and give independ-
to the island.
The peace and security of the republic
and the maintenance of it's rightful infu-
ence among the nations of the earth de-
lmand q naval power commensurate with
It's position and responsibility. We, there
fore, favor the continued enlargement of
the navy and a complete system of harbor
and seacoast defenses.
For the protection of the quality of our
A merican citizenship and os the wages of
our workingmen against the fatal competi-
ton of low-priced labor, we demand that
the Immigration laws be thoroughly en-
t1,roIc ana q SO O., eStgmded as to exclude from
can neither read nor write.
The civil service law was placed on the
statute book by the republican party. which
has always sustained Il and we renew our
declarations that l. shall be thor
oughly and honestly enforced and extended
practicable.
We demand that every citizen of the
United States snail be allowed to cast one
ana nnrestricted ballot and that such
we proclaim our unqualified condemna-
ion OF the, ,uncivilized and barbarous
IF human beings suspected of charged with
without process OF law.
FAVOR NATIONAL ARBITRATION.
We favor the creation o. a national board
IF arbitration TO settle and adjust differ
noes which may arise between employers
ma employed engaged in interstate COM
" ''i' ~ ti illlIIltblilt return 10 the ]
rec homestead policy of the republican
and urge the passage by congress
the satisfactory free homestead measure,
which has already passed the house and
$ now pending in the senate.
we favor the admission of the remaining
at the earliest practicable date,
cue regard TO the Interests of the
,eople OF the territories and of the United
states. All the federal officers appointed
or the territories should be elected from
iona fde residents thereof. and the right
self-government should be accorded as
as practicable. We believe the citizens
Alaska should have representation in the
congress OF the United States, to the end
hat necdful legislation should be enacted
sympathiZc with all wise and legiti-
nate eHortS to lessen and prevent the evils
lntemperanCe and promote morality.
Inc republican party is mindful of the
lights OF women. Protection of American
includes equal opportunities.
qual pay for equal work. and protection TO
he home. We SAVIOR the admission of wo-
men to wider spheres OF usefulness. and
Welcome their cooperation in rescuing the
from democratic and populistic mis-
ma engagement and misrule.
such are the principles and policies of the
epubllcan party. BY these policies we will
hide and these policies we will put into
We ask for them the consider
.te Judgment of the American people. Con-
dent alike in the history of our great
'arty and in the justice OF our cause, we
present our platform and our candidates in
ne run assurance that the election will
ring victory 70 the republican party and