Show republican PLATFORM adopted by the national courent loag sa t 1 june 10 tho the representatives representative or ct the republicans of the united E tats states assembled abbed tn in general convention it Yeti bention tiou on the shores of the bum mississippi river everlasting ting bond ot of an indestructible republic whose most moat glorious Klo riona chapter ot of history lathe record of the republic republican a party con Krat their countrymen on the majestic maje atio march of the nation tion under the banners in bribed with the principles ot of our platform of 1888 vindicated by victory vict cry at the polls polla and prosperity la in our deeds workshops and mines and the following of prin pria clalee cepl firstie Firs tWe IN m the american doctrine of ct protection we can 11 attention to its roath growth abroad we maintain that the prosperous oua 00 condition eidl tiofil of our country li 14 largely due to the wise revenue of 0 the republican N r e w we a be believe 1 I 1 a that all articles which h cannot t be produced in the united states except luxuries should ba admitted tree fe of duty end and that on all imports coming la in com with the products of american labor there should be levied dutle equal to th the e difference between waz abroad and at h home ome we assert amert that the prices of manufactured articles of geneL general ral consumption have been reduced under the operations of cf the theta tariff rift act of isoa M J W we denounce the efforts effort of the democratic majority of the house housa of representatives to destroy our tariff laws law piecemeal as ia attack altac ia upon wool lead and lead drea the chief products product of a number of states and we ask the people for their judgment there the cn S sud second ud we point to the success of the republican policy of reciprocity tr under which our export trade has haa atly ducr 1 end and new elaud ani enlarged markets market have been 0 opened for the products of our farms farm and wo we remind the people of tha bitar opposition of the democratic party to this practical businow Bie asure and claim that executed by a alle republican pub administration our xi recent laws win will us as cort rolof the trade of the world third the american people from rom tradition ou and interest favor bimetallism and ad the th a republican party demands the me of both gold cold and silver liver as standard atan dard money with anch no 11 restrictions r e trac and under such luch provisions provision t to be d determined by legislation as will secure the liala cenance of the parity of values of the two so eo that thih the e purchasing and d debt pa paying ewh au oa power of the dollar d whether r of silver enver gold or r paper shall be ba at all times equal the inter ata tests of the prod near of the country its farmers and demand that every dollar paper or cola coin issued by the govern ament shall ahall be a good as any other W avo commend the wiss aad ad patri otla steps tep already by our government to secure an interra confere conference aco to adopt such euch measures as will ill lasure insure a parity of vlene bejna between sold old and silver tor for use as money throughout the world fourthie Fourt hWe we demand that every citizen of f the united states shall bo b allowed to cat t on ne free and unrestricted ballot la in all public publia elections and that such ballot shall be counted and returned as east cast that such laws shall be b enacted and enforced enforce caswill as will secure to every citizen be he be rich or poor native of foreign corn wane or ima alas sovereign nant guaranteed by the constitution the free and hoewt popular ballot the just and ana equal representation of all the tha people as well as their just and protection under the laws law urn are the foundation of our republican institutions institution and the party will never relax its efforts until thein the in of the ballot and the purity of elections shall hall be fully folly guaranteed and protected in we wa denounce the cottin continued inhuman outrages outrage a perpetrated c american citi alti tens lens tor for political retsina in certain southern states of the union Fifth We favor the extension of our fo foreign r commerce the tha restoration of our cur mercantile merr marine marina by home built ships and re the creation of a navy for th protection of our national as interests and tho the honor of our flag the of the tha most friendly relations with all foreign powers entangling ent angline alliance all lancea I 1 with ron cone and the protection of the rights right of our fishermen sith reaffirm our approval of the monroe doctrine and believe in the achievement of f the manifest destiny of the tha re republic republica in its broadest sense seventh we favor the enactment of more stringent laws and regulations reg for the restriction of criminal pauper and contract cration er atlon eighth wo we favor fator efficient legislation by congress to protect the life and limbo of employees of companies engaged la in carrying on interstate commerce and rec ammond legislation by tho the respective that will protect employees engaged in state commerce Gam merce in mining and manufacturing the publican party has always been the champion of the oppressed and lecog the dignity of mood manhood irrespective ol oi faith color or nationality it sympathizes with the cause of home rule in Ir ireland elaud ard protests against the persecution of the jews lc fr hussla tenth the reliance of free popular government is the tha intelligence of the people and the maintenance of freedom among men we therefore declare anew our devotion to lib erty of thought and conscience of speech and press and approve all agencies and anstr instrument u m ta littee which contribute to tho the education dolfl 0 eu oi the children of the land but while insisting iddon the fullest measure of religious liberty we are opposed to tny any union of church and state eleventh we reaffirm our opposition declared in the republican platform of ISM 1888 to all combinations of capital organized in trusts or cr otherwise to control I 1 arbitrarily the condition of trade among our citizens we heartily indorse the me lotion action already taken upon this issue and ask aak for uch such further legislation a may y be required to remedy any def defects 00 ts in existing laws and to render their enforcement more tom complete and effective twelfth we approve the policy of extending to towns village and rural communities the advantages of the free delivery service u now ow enjoyed en joyed by the larger cities of the country and re reaffirm fr m the declaration contained in the ro re public ait platform of 1888 pledging the reduction of letter postage post aft to one cent at the tha earliest possible moment consistent with the ras maintenance inte of the post postoffice office department and the highest class of postal service thirteenth we commend command the spirit and ana evidence of reform in the civil service and the wise and consistent enforcement by the republican party of the laws regulating the dawne fourteenth the construction of the tha bics raeda bagua canal is of the highest importance to the he american people but as a meu measure url of national ional defense and to build up op and maintain mr taJo american commerce it should be controlled by the united states government Fifteenth Wo favor the tha admission of the remaining territories at the tha aar earliest liest practicable sw date having baring duo due regard to the interests arter ests of tho the people of the territories ter r tortes and of the th f 4 united URI ted states all ali the federal offices appointed for the territories should be selected from bons bona fide residents thereof and the right of self belt government should be accorded as for far sa a practicable Sixteenth We favor cession ces slon subject to the homestead laws law of tho the arid and public lands ian da to the states and territories in which they U US under ander such congressional restrictions r estrict ions as to disposition reclamation and occupancy by settlers as will secure the maximum maxi benefit to the tha people seventeenth the no world columbian ekpo expo is a creat national undertaking and congress congre should promptly enact such reasonable leation in lid aid thereof an a will insure a of the expense and obligations in IB cadent thereto and the attainment of results result with the dignity and progress of the netlon Eighteen thIn temperance temper anca we sympathize with LU all wise and legitimate efforts to lessen leasen and prevent the tha evils of intemperance and promote morality nineteenth ever of the sarT marticea icea and sacrifices itcea of the tha men who saved the life of the nation we pled pledge ga anew to the veteran soldiers of tha republic a watchful care and recognition of their just claim upon grateful people twentieth we wa ammend the able patriotic and thoroughly american administration of president Prealie nt harrison under it the country has enjoyed remarkable prosperity and the dignity and honor of the nation at home and abroad have hav been beau faithfully maintained and we offer tho the record of pledges kept M a of faithful par foTa LIL Q zia |