The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-27


grants of power should be strictly
constructed; declared against carrying
on internal improvements by the gov
ernment; against protective tariff, fos-
tering one industry to the detriment
of another; against interference by
congress with domestic institutions of
state; against the deposit of gov
ernment money in banking institu-
tions. The Wings adopted no plat
form. The Abolitionists first appeared,
organized as a distinct party.
1874.
The whig platform advocated
well-regulated national currency; a
discriminating tariff for raising reve-
nue. for the government and protect
ing the domestic labor of the country;
distribution among the states of the
proceeds of public land sales; a single
term for the president.
The Democratic platform reaffirmed
most of the articles adopted in 1S40
and added three resolutions-opposing
the distribution of the proceeds of
public land sales; defending the veto
power of the president, and declaring
unquestonable our title to oregon and
1S4S.
The Democratic convention readopt-
ed the platform of 1874 and some reso-
lutions of 1910; felictated the party on
the conduct of the Mexican war, and
the assurances Of peace founded on
just principles of indemnity; congratu-
lated the republic of France as an
other evidence of the capacity Of the
people for government; rejoiced in
the impetus given the cause of free
trade, by the repeal of the protective
tariff of 1912. and the creation of the
productive tariff of 1916.
The Whig party adopted its platform
at meeting to ratify the nomination
of Taylor and Fillmore. The resolu-
tions were devoted entirely to re-
| counting the services of the candidates
| and a tribute to the constitution Of
| the United States.
The Free Soil party, in a convention
at Buffalo, adopted a platform in OPP
position to slavery extension. 1t de-
| clared that congress has no more
| power to make a slave than to make
king; no more power to establish
| slavery than to institute monarchy;
| of congress from all territories of the
United States; there should be no more
| slave states and no more slave terri
| tories; demanded freedom and estab-
| lished institutions for the people Of
| Oregon, now exposed to hardship, peril
and massacre by the hostility Of the
| slave power, and also for the people
! of California and New Mexico. The
| Ia fn, pt,n
for river and harbor improvements,
| free homesteads to actual settlers. the
| payment of the national debt with
revenue derived from tariff duties.
The inscription on the party's banner
was, Free Soil, Free Speech, Free
Labor and Free Men"
1859.
| The Democratic platform reanlrmed
| most of the resolutions of 1S4S and
| added new matter on most of the
| subjects-or restated th4 propositions,
denying the constitutional authority
of the government to charter a bank,
| or to interfere with the domestic in
stitutions OF a state. 1t also resolved
to resist al! attempts in congress or
out of it to renew the agitation of the
slavery question; to uphold the princi-
| pies expressed in the Virginia and
Kentucky resolutions OF '9S and the
report OF Madison to the Virginia leg
| islature o? 1879, as one of the main
| foundations. of its political creed. It
declared the war with Mexico. upon
the principles of patriotism and the
law of nations, was on our part just
and necessary; declared 1t to be the
duty of the Democratic party to main-
tain the rights of every state, TO re-
sist monopolies, and exclusive legisld-
tion for the benefit of the few.
| The Whig convention also declared
| the government of the United States
| TO be of a limited character, confined
| TO the exercise Of powers expressly
granted by the constitution; that the
states should be held secure in their
reserved rights; the government should
hold itself free from all entangling al
liances with foreign countries; that
We should not propagate our opinions
or impose on others our form of gov
| crnment but teach by example and
| moderation the blessings OF self gov
| ernment and free institutions. 1t fav-
ored improv cment Of rivers and har-
bors and deprecated further agitation
of the slavery question.
The Free Sol! platform declared that
| slavery is a sin against God, and a
| crime against man, which no human
law or usage can make right, and that
Christianity, humanity and patriotism
demand its abolition: that no perma- =
nent settlement Of the slavery ques-
tion can be looked to except in the
| practice! recognition of the truth that
slavery is sectional and freedom is ma
| tiOnal.
1856.
The American party, the national eX-
ponent of the local and state know
nothing" lodges, adopted platform
declaring that nativG-bo America Il
citizens should be selected for all ma
tional state and municipal offices; that
naturalization laws should be amended
so as to require residence of twensy-
one years as an indispensable requisite
20 citizenship.
The DemocI attic convention again
proclaimed the limitation of the federal
| government and declared congress had
no power to charter a national bank,
to carry on internal improvements, 10
foster industry by protective tariff;
defended the veto power, praised the
Declaration of Indf hC ndenCe. de-